Ein Festival in Vienna – not to be missed.
- Festival E BISTARDE -VERGISS MEIN NICHT. https://www.romanosvato.at/ebistarde
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Category Archives: Austria
Vienna and Roma
On April 8, 2022, the Roma community officially submitted a position paper on the erection of a memorial to the Roma and Sinti murdered during the Nazi era in the Vienna Parliament. The politicians promised support.
- Bald ein Denkmal für die Roma und Sinti in Wien? In; Deutsche Welle. 09.04.2022. https://www.dw.com/de/bald-ein-denkmal-für-die-roma-und-sinti-in-wien/a-61418519
Portrait
A portrait of the actress Sandra Selimović.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=saved&v=3262155854008092
Oberwart
The Roma victims of the February 5th, 1995 attack were commemorated in Oberwart on Sunday afternoon. Four Roma from Oberwart were killed by a pipe bomb disguised as a standing sign. The attack was racially motivated.
- Roma-Attentat: Gedenkfeier in Oberwart. In: ORF. 06.02.2022. https://burgenland.orf.at/stories/3141978/
- Gedenken an Roma-Attentat. In: ORF. 05.02.2022. https://burgenland.orf.at/stories/3141701/
Simonida and Sandra Selimović
The theater association “Romano Svato” was founded ten years ago by Simonida and Sandra Selimović. Since then, the sisters have become icons of the theatre world.
- Sandra. Rampenlicht. In: Deutsche Welle. 03.02.2022. https://www.dw.com/de/simonida-sandra-rampenlicht/a-60613420
Austria: New Project
A new project “Thara” in Austria aims at helping Roma acquiring new skills and learnings so as to have more chances of finding jobs.
- Chancen am Arbeitsmarkt für Roma und Sinti erhöhen: Das Projekt THARA. In: Erwachsenenbildung. 10.02.2022. https://erwachsenenbildung.at/aktuell/nachrichten/16802-chancen-am-arbeitsmarkt-fuer-roma-und-sinti-erhoehen-das-projekt-thara.php
Mariazell
The traditional pilgrimage of Rom to Mariazell will take place on August 12th.
– Mariazell: Traditionelle Roma-Wallfahrt. In: Vatican News. 09.08.2018. https://www.vaticannews.va/de/kirche/news/2018-08/oesterreich-mariazell-wallfahrt-sinti-roma.html
Austria: August 2nd?
There is a proposal to officialise August 2nd in Austria as the day of the commemoration of Roma victims of the Holocaust.
– Mandl schlägt 2. August als offiziellen österreichischen Gedenktag für Roma und Sinti vor. In: OTS. 01.08.2018. https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20180801_OTS0032/mandl-schlaegt-2-august-als-offiziellen-oesterreichischen-gedenktag-fuer-roma-und-sinti-vor
Vienna Roma Festival
An interview of Simonida Selimović about her, and about the Roma festival in Vienna.
– „Wir sind Roma – na und?“. In: Die Presse. 14.05.2018. https://diepresse.com/home/leben/mensch/5446507/Wir-sind-Roma-na-und
Romano Svato
Interview with the activists and actresses of Romano Svato, the company behind the show Roma Armee Fraction.
– Austria: Romani Artists Telling Stories of Resistance, Not Victimhood. In: Romea. 02.06.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/austria-romani-artists-telling-stories-of-resistance-not-victimhood
Austria and Prejudice
An Essay on the rampant racism against Roma which still exists in Austria nowadays. This article dismantles several of them, such as the one of the begging mafia.
A must read.
– Roma werden in Österreich immer noch diskriminiert – und es ist jedem scheißegal. In: Vice. 21.03.2018. https://www.vice.com/de_at/article/j5byxg/roma-werden-in-osterreich-immer-noch-diskriminiert-und-es-ist-jedem-scheissegal
Check it Out!
Look at “Romano Svato” – a Roma theatre, a film and cultural association in Vienna, Austria.
– https://www.facebook.com/romanosvato/
– http://www.romanosvato.at
Ceija Stoika
Another article in the French Press on the retrospective of Ceija Stojka’s work.
– Ceija Stojka, une artiste rom dans le siècle. In: Exponaute. 27.02.2018. http://www.exponaute.com/magazine/2018/02/27/ceija-stojka-une-artiste-rom-dans-le-siecle/
Litzmannstadt Ghetto
An article about the tragic fate of the Roma in the Litzmannstadt Ghetto. The Roma part of the Ghetto was liquidated 76 years ago. Many of the Roma there came from the Austrian Burgenland.
May they rest in peace.
– Tragiczna historia Romów z Litzmannstadt Ghetto. In: Dzeinnik Łodzki. 18.01.2018. https://plus.dzienniklodzki.pl/historia/a/tragiczna-historia-romow-z-litzmannstadt-ghetto,12854450
Course on Media in Austria
Course on Media in Austria
Austria: Reassurances
It is fairly bad if the president of a country feels obliged to reassure Holocaust survivors that they don’t risk anything… This is what happened in Austria, on the background of an Austrian interior minister who suggested to “concentrate” refugees in camps.
– Austrian President Seeks to Reassure Holocaust Survivors on Government. In: USNews (Reuters). 11.01.2018. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-01-11/austrian-president-seeks-to-reassure-holocaust-survivors-on-government
– FPÖ-Innenminister Kickl will Flüchtlinge “konzentriert” an einem Ort halten. In: Die Welt. 11.01.2018. https://www.welt.de/newsticker/news1/article172400202/Parteien-FPOE-Innenminister-Kickl-will-Fluechtlinge-konzentriert-an-einem-Ort-halten.html
Vienna: 3rd Report on Antitziganism
Romano Centro published yesterday its third report on Antitziganism in Austria. A must read and well done!
– Wien | Video | Dritter Antiziganismus-Bericht erschienen. In: Romblog. 14.12.2017.
http://www.romblog.at/2017/12/14/wien-video-3-antiziganismus-bericht-erschienen/
Stumbling Stones in Vienna
A series of stumbling stones commemorating victims of the Holocaust, among them Roma, are set up in Vienna.
At a time where Vienna is again taking a sharp right turn, this is a reminder of what such policies can lead to.
– Vienna’s Dark WWII History is Literally Embedded in its Streets. In: Vice. 08.12.2017. https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/7xw84a/viennas-dark-wwii-history-is-literally-embedded-in-its-streets
Austria and Beggars
An article about the effects of forbidding begging in cities. This does not eradicate this issue, it just distributes it …
– Roma: Bettelverbote lösen die Probleme nicht. In: ORF Vorarblerg. 06.11.2017. http://vorarlberg.orf.at/news/stories/2876441/
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