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Cultural Appropriation
A blog on cultural appropriation and Rroma …
– Cultural Appropriation and the Gypsy Industry. In: https://gypsyindustry.wordpress.com [link-preview url=”https://gypsyindustry.wordpress.com”]
Macron and Rroma
The French candidate to the presidential election Emmanuel Macron was confronted by Anina Ciuciu on the fate of Rroma children who are denied the right of going to school in France.
Good that this topic is being raised!
– https://www.facebook.com/La.voix.des.Rroms/videos/1857042574553374/ [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/La.voix.des.Rroms/videos/1857042574553374/”]
French Evictions
An essay from the European Roma Right Centre on the policies of the French state against Rroma and the euphemisms of the French state who is using the term of “evacuations” instead of what it is, namely “evictions”.
– Bearing witness: how ‘evacuations’ provide the pretext for forced evictions of Roma in France. In: ERRC Blog. 03.03.2017. http://www.errc.org/blog/bearing-witness-how-evacuations-provide-the-pretext-for-forced-evictions-of-roma-in-france/161 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/blog/bearing-witness-how-evacuations-provide-the-pretext-for-forced-evictions-of-roma-in-france/161″]
US State Department Criticises Romania
The US State Department strongly criticised Romania for corruption but also for its treatment of Rroma as well as for its mistreatment of detainees. Discrimination against Rroma is rampant in Romania.
– U.S. Department of State criticizes Romania on mistreatement of detainees, Roma discrimination and corruption. In Actmedia. 08.03.2017. http://actmedia.eu/daily/u.s.-department-of-state-criticizes-romania-on-mistreatement-of-detainees-roma-discrimination-and-corruption/68384 [link-preview url=”http://actmedia.eu/daily/u.s.-department-of-state-criticizes-romania-on-mistreatement-of-detainees-roma-discrimination-and-corruption/68384″]
Pikey????
Students of the university of Reading stages a „Pikey“ night. The term refers to Gypsy and Travellers and is exceedingly derogatory.
After protests, the students apologised.
A bit late in our opinion. They certainly would not have staged a “N..” night, so why about Rroma?
– Reading students apologise for ‘pikey night’ social. In BBC News. 07.03.2017. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-39190588 [link-preview url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-39190588″]
Thürigen and Graves
The German state of Thürigen followed the lead of other German regions and now protects the graves of Rroma and Sinti holocaust victims. Many of thé families of these victims cannot afford the yearly fee and thus according to German customs, the graves would have been removed 25 years after the death of the person.
Good that those who survived the holocaust can rest in peace.
– Thüringen schützt Gräber von verfolgten Sinti und Roma. In: t-online. 07.03.2017. http://www.t-online.de/regionales/id_80559474/thueringen-schuetzt-graeber-von-verfolgten-sinti-und-roma.html [link-preview url=”http://www.t-online.de/regionales/id_80559474/thueringen-schuetzt-graeber-von-verfolgten-sinti-und-roma.html”]
Well …
Odd news today … A couple of Rroma is suing the organisers of a fair for using the name Gypsies. But actually they are right … Who would thing of calling a fair the N word.
– Romani Gypsies accuse travelling ‘gypsy’ fair of exploiting gypsy culture. In: New Zealand Herald. 05.03.2016. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11812277 [link-preview url=”http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11812277″]
Germany and Travellers
Seems that Germany is following the Swiss model and increasingly tries to prevent travelling Rroma from camping…
Bad.
– Scharfe Diskussionen um Wohnwagenlager in Freising. In: Merkur.de. 06.03.2016. https://www.merkur.de/lokales/freising/freising-ort28692/freising-diskussionen-um-aufenthalt-in-freising-7505033.html [link-preview url=”https://www.merkur.de/lokales/freising/freising-ort28692/freising-diskussionen-um-aufenthalt-in-freising-7505033.html”]
Slovakia: Documentary on Rroma Holocaust
Robert Kirchhoff was born in 1968 in Nitra and studied documentary production and dramaturgy at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. He is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and cameraman, and has had a number of films that have won awards at domestic and foreign festivals. Amongst others, he made documentaries Hey, Slovaks !, Ghost in the Machine, The Case Cervanová, etc. and was a producer and co-producer of films like Blind Loves Disease of the Third Power, in Ash.
From 2003 to 2016, he has been preparing a documentary on the Holocaust of Roma and Sinti called A “Hole in the Head”, which will have its premier in March 2017. He has interviewed many survivors of the Holocaust and recorded their fate.
– Vyhľadal Rómov a Sintov, ktorí prežili holokaust, a natočil skutočné diery v hlave. Etno safari odmietol. In: Dennik. 01.03.2017. https://dennikn.sk/681418/vyhladal-romov-a-sintov-ktori-prezili-holokaust-a-natocil-skutocne-diery-v-hlave-etno-safari-odmietol/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/681418/vyhladal-romov-a-sintov-ktori-prezili-holokaust-a-natocil-skutocne-diery-v-hlave-etno-safari-odmietol/”]
Bern and City Nomads
The so-called “Stadtnomaden” or “City Nomads”, a group of alternative people living in caravans in field on the city outskirts were originally forced to move every three months per decree from the municipality. They now successfully claimed the same rights as the travellers and are now allowed to stay for a full 6 months on the same place.
Very nomadic …
– Stadtnomaden dürfen neu sechs Monate bleiben. In: 20 Minuten (CH). 01.03.2017. http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/Stadtnomaden-duerfen-neu-sechs-Monate-bleiben-15705929 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/Stadtnomaden-duerfen-neu-sechs-Monate-bleiben-15705929″]
Slovenia and Basic Rights
Some deputies are trying to force the issue of Rroma slums in Slovenia by proposing that the government pay a lump sum to all municipalities with Rroma camps and force them to provide basic services (water and electricity) to the Rroma.
The Forum of Rroma Councillors, which represents two thirds of the Rroma in that country is welcoming this proposal.
– Še en poskus urejanja romske problematike. In: Delo. 03.03.2017. http://www.delo.si/novice/politika/se-en-poskus-urejanja-romske-problematike.html [link-preview url=”http://www.delo.si/novice/politika/se-en-poskus-urejanja-romske-problematike.html”]
France and Education
The story of a young Rroma boy who went to school but can no longer register and be admitted in one.
SHAME!
– Basti, enfant rom de 10 ans, voudrait simplement aller à l’école. In: Nord Éclair. 01.03.2017. http://www.nordeclair.fr/40430/article/2017-03-01/basti-enfant-rom-de-10-ans-voudrait-simplement-aller-l-ecole [link-preview url=”http://www.nordeclair.fr/40430/article/2017-03-01/basti-enfant-rom-de-10-ans-voudrait-simplement-aller-l-ecole”]
An overview of the various Rroma groups in Western and Northern Europe based on language and historical documents… [link-preview url=””]
Django, the Movie
A good critique and review of the movie on Django Reinhardt.
– A film about the legendary guitarist: Django. In: The World Socialist Web Page. 04.03.2017. https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/04/ber2-m04.html [link-preview url=”https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/04/ber2-m04.html”]
Again …
Yet another Daily Mail article, this time about the christening of a Rroma boy in Slovakia with lots of money splashed around.
We do not need this – really.
– It’s a Big Fat Gypsy… christening! Baby covered in £550 worth of banknotes and handed a dummy on a gold chain in Roma ceremony costing £25,000. In: Daily Mail. 04.03.2017. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4281492/Gypsy-baby-covered-550-worth-banknotes.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4281492/Gypsy-baby-covered-550-worth-banknotes.html”]
Lots of news in France this week on the aggressions in the North of France in Lille, following aggressions and petty thefts, two Rroma camps were closed by the municipality. This follows the closure of other camps in Lille following claims of sexual aggressions by Rroma minors. Bad, and a lot of articles.
On a more “normal” footing, a camp is being closed in Hellemes, in the North of France; one camp was closed in Paris near Porte de la Chapelle; a fire in Vitry, near Paris forced the evacuation of ca. 70 Rroma; another fire occurred in Montpellier is a camp; yet another fire destroyed a camp in Grimaud, near St. Tropez in the South of France; and finally, a camps is awaiting it closure in Marseilles.
– L’évacuation du camp rom précipitée par les plaintes pour agressions. In: La Voix du Nord. 02.03.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/125864/article/2017-03-02/le-camp-rom-de-la-rue-de-constantine-evacue-ce-jeudi-matin
– Agressions à la Citadelle : Un premier camp de Roms démantelé. In: 20 Minutes (FR). 02.03.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/lille/2023503-20170302-agressions-citadelle-premier-camp-roms-demantele
– A Lille, la mairie demande l’évacuation de Roms après plusieurs agressions. In: Europe 1. 27.02.2017. http://www.europe1.fr/societe/a-lille-la-mairie-demande-levacuation-de-roms-apres-plusieurs-agressions-2989175
– Le camp rom de l’ancienne imprimerie H2D très bientôt évacué. In: La Voix du Nord. 01.03.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/125566/article/2017-03-01/le-camp-rom-de-l-ancienne-imprimerie-h2d-tres-bientot-evacue
– Paris : un campement de Roms évacué au nord de la ville. In: Le Parisien. 28.02.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/un-campement-de-roms-evacue-dans-le-nord-de-paris-28-02-2017-6719340.php
– Incendie à Vitry : 70 Roms évacués quai Jules-Guesde. In: Le Parisien. 01.03.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/vitry-sur-seine-94400/incendie-a-vitry-70-roms-evacues-quai-jules-guesde-01-03-2017-6722232.php
– Montpellier : incendie dans un campement de Roms. In: France Info Occitanie. 26.02.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/herault/montpellier-metropole/montpellier/montpellier-incendie-campement-roms-1203551.html
– Un camp de roms prend feu, une demi-douzaine de caravanes et mobil-homes part en fumée. In: Var Matin. 27.02.2017. http://www.varmatin.com/faits-divers/un-camp-de-roms-prend-feu-une-demi-douzaine-de-caravanes-et-mobil-homes-part-en-fumee-117302
– Un camp de Roms en sursis à Marseille. In: France Info Provence Côte d’Azur. 28.02.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/bouches-du-rhone/metropole-aix-marseille/marseille/camp-roms-sursis-marseille-1204673.html [link-preview url=”http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/125864/article/2017-03-02/le-camp-rom-de-la-rue-de-constantine-evacue-ce-jeudi-matin “]
Slovakia: Opposition to Rroma Community Centre
In Poprad, a petition against a Rroma Community Centre was signed by 1’300 people… And it is supported by the city hall. A lawyer of the Rroma says that such petitions should not encourage the violation of the constitution. He is right.
– V Poprade sú výhrady proti komunitnému centru pre Rómov. In: 24 Hodin. 27.02.2017. http://www.24hod.sk/v-poprade-su-vyhrady-proti-komunitnemu-centru-pre-romov-cl496463.html [link-preview url=”http://www.24hod.sk/v-poprade-su-vyhrady-proti-komunitnemu-centru-pre-romov-cl496463.html”]
Hungary and Racism
An interesting article about a recent speech by Viktor Orban on “Ethnic Homogeneity” …
Scary and mad in a country which, according to the Austro Hungarian Empire counted 30% of Magyar at the end of the 19th century…
– SCANDAL AFTER SCANDAL: TRYING TO HIDE THE REAL MEANING OF “ETHNIC HOMOGENEITY”. In: Hungarian Spectrum. 02.03.2017. http://hungarianspectrum.org/2017/03/02/scandal-after-scandal-trying-to-hide-the-real-meaning-of-ethnic-homogeneity/ [link-preview url=”http://hungarianspectrum.org/2017/03/02/scandal-after-scandal-trying-to-hide-the-real-meaning-of-ethnic-homogeneity/”]
Slovakia and Rroma Education
There have been many articles recently that thematise the segregation of Rroma children in the Slovak education system and the consequences thereof. Also in Slovakia itself.
Good that this gains traction!
– Roma segregation – Slovakia’s evergreen problem. In: The Slovak Spectator. 01.03.2017. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20471589/roma-segregation-slovakias-evergreen-problem.html
– Slovakia continues to allow discrimination against Roma children. In: EURAKTIV. 02.03.2017. http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/slovakia-continues-to-allow-discrimination-against-roma-children/ http://www.euractiv.fr/section/justice-affaires-interieures/news/slovakia-continues-to-allow-discrimination-against-roma-children/
– Rights groups: Slovakia discriminates against Roma kids. In: Associated Press. 28.02.2017. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rights-groups-slovakia-discriminates-roma-kids-45812947
– Slovak Roma Students Still Segregated Says Report. In: TOL. 02.03.2017. http://www.tol.org/client/article/26739-slovakia-roma-segregation-schools-report.html
– AI: Slovensko nezabezpečuje rovný prístup rómskych detí k vzdelaniu. In: Spravy Pravda. 01.03.2017. http://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/421645-ai-slovensko-nezabezpecuje-rovny-pristup-romskych-deti-k-vzdelaniu/
– Amnesty International preháňa, tvrdí Kaliňák o kritike segregácie Rómov. In: TA3. 25.02.2017. http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1100609/amnesty-international-prehana-tvrdi-kalinak-o-kritike-segregacie-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20471589/roma-segregation-slovakias-evergreen-problem.html “]
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