A concert is being held today in the Netherlands with Roma music. Only issue, Goran Bregovic, Bratch. They play Roma music, and in thecse of Bregovic, they have Roma musisians, but it is not Roma music.
Another one of those articles. This time, about residents who are “terrorised”, “trembling”, when faced by Roma “Criminality”. Clearly, there is a problem in some neighbourhoods, but such articles will not help solving the issues.
The Roma camp located in Via Cesare Lombroso in Rome was closed. 33 families lived ther with a total of 145 people, more than a third of whom were children. All the inhabitants of the camp were relocated and the cleaning operations were carried out without recourse to public force. Six families were housed independently, the other 27 were housed partly in social housing and partly in other housing solutions. The Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, announced the operation this morning: “Today – he said – is a historic day. For the first time in the history of Rome, this operation is taking place without an eviction order and without recourse to public force.”
It took time …
Only notable news in France this week about Roma is about the arrestation of three people for a tentative of arson on a Roma camp. Clearly, the fact that the three were of North African origins opened doors to some of the most extreme rightist parties, alothough some of their followers did the same.
Another one of those “statistics”. Here, it states that only 29% of Roma are getting the minimum living income. It then proceeds to conclude that 71% of Roma who are entitled to this benefit are not receiving it.
Spot the issues? 1. How many Roma are there? No one knows for sure. 2. The author is assuming that all Roma are poor. Which is not the case.
Bad journalism, even worse arithmetics.
Another AfD politician is being investigated for for incitement to hatred for statements he made about migrants, Moslems, and of course also Roma.
Bad.
Dozens of Bulgarian Roma families in Duisburg have received letters from the German municipal authorities informing them that they must vacate their apartments by mid-September 2024, according to the organisation “Stolipinovo in Europe”.
The local authorities also specify that the affected tenants are all tenants of Gertrudenstraße, Diesterwegstraße, Pestalozzistraße, Wilfriedstraße, Halskestraße and Wiesenstraße, who are in fact tenants of the company Ivere Property Management. It turns out that the company that owns the buildings, about fifty in total, has not paid electricity and water bills to the municipal property management company for months. It now intends to cut off the drinking water supply, which, according to the municipal authorities, makes the apartments unfit for consumption and leads to a mass eviction.
A small town in Portugal is trying evangelism tto integrate Roma there. This is dangerous, as evangelism has a tendency to erase traditions.
An exhibition of photographs in Perpignan, cements sterotypes.
Glasgow is gearing up for the return of Ando Glaso Roma Fest 2024, promising a rich program of music, dance, film and cultural workshops. Taking place on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th September, this two-day festival will welcome talented artists from across the UK and Europe and offer visitors a unique insight into the rich and diverse Roma culture.
A rehash of an old story. It says that 84% of the Greeks involved in theft and burglaries in 2002 were Roma.
Well, other say these are migrants, and so on.
Bad.
Not much about Roma in the French press this week either. A festival in Perpignan, in Southern France showcasing the work of a Romanian photograph, who, sorry to say, perpetuates stereotypes; and the evacuation of one of the oldest Roma camps near Paris, in la Courneuve. The camp was established in 2008. An no one asks why 80 families had to stay there for 16 years …
A horrible article relating the violent burglary of a German’s house near Corinth, Greece. This is the start of a diatribe against Roma, with all stereotypes, advocating stricter laws, deprivation of civil rights, and cuts of social benefits.
Bad.
Very few news this week in France on Roma. The expulsion of 60 Roma who worked in vineyards in the Bordeaux region. Apparently, their fourth expulsion in less than a year. Shame that they cannot be properly lodged. Near Paris, another camp was evacuated, to accommodate the Paris Olympics skatepark.
A salvaged horse in England.
More Roma from Sweden are now positive about schooling for their children. A reportage.
Not much this week. A fire in a camp in Marseilles, and an old reportage just updated about young Roma who are working with social workers.
An article in the Czech press on the many festival featuring Roma music in France.
Almost nothing this week in France about Rom. Just the story of the closure of a camp near Strasbourg. This story is typical of the way France deals with such things: 120 Roma settled near a highway access ramp in 2019. They slowly built a maeksift camp, and now, the camp has been closed for being insalubrious.
Frankly, it was the case since the beginning. Its inhabitants have yet to be permanetly re-located.
The “Ando Glaso Roma Festival” 2024 will take place in Glasgowd on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th September. The innovative two-day festival is a vibrant celebration of Roma talent and culture, and offers audiences a rich tapestry of performances – including traditional dance and live music – alongside immersive workshops that delve into customs, costumes, language and more.
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