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75 Years
An event in the Czech Republic to commemorate the deportation of Roma to Auschwitz. This is new in the Czech Republic …
– Event in Brno marks anniversary of Roma transfer to Auschwitz. In: The Prague Monitor. 07.03.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/03/08/event-brno-marks-anniversary-roma-transfer-auschwitz [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2018/03/08/event-brno-marks-anniversary-roma-transfer-auschwitz”]
Empowering Women
The council of Europe is stating that women are change makers and that empowering Roma and Traveller women and girls to access leadership positions is the key towards the inclusion of Roma and Travellers into society.
– ROMA-Latest News. In: Council of Europe. 08.03.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/empowering-roma-and-traveller-women-and-girls-to-access-leadership-positions-is-the-key-towards-the-inclusion [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/empowering-roma-and-traveller-women-and-girls-to-access-leadership-positions-is-the-key-towards-the-inclusion”]
Clichés in Film
An essay on the racists clichés that are prevalent in films regarding Roma. This was clear in the children movie “Nelly’s Adventures” which portrayed Roma in a totally stereotypic fashion. What is really bad is that the filmmakers and public alike do not even realise that the depiction of Roma is racist, because the stereotypes are so firmly anchored in society.
– MEHR EMPÖRUNG ÜBER ANTIZIGANISMUS IM FILM. In: Bell Tower. 08.03.2018. http://www.belltower.news/artikel/mehr-empörung-über-antiziganismus-im-film-13435 [link-preview url=”http://www.belltower.news/artikel/mehr-empörung-über-antiziganismus-im-film-13435″]
Camping Site
A site for “foreign” travellers (i.e. Roma) is opening in Brügg, Switzerland. Switzerland has a policy of de-facto segregation – reserving sites for Swiss travellers only. This is a rather recent development, started around 2014.
– Transitplatz für Fahrende in Brügg. In: Bauernzeitung. 08.03.2018. https://www.bauernzeitung.ch/news-archiv/2018/transitplatz-fuer-fahrende-in-bruegg [link-preview url=”https://www.bauernzeitung.ch/news-archiv/2018/transitplatz-fuer-fahrende-in-bruegg”]
75 Years Ago
The Roma camp of Berlin Marzahn, one of the first camp established by the Nazis for Roma in 1936 was closed 75 years ago and most of its inmates were sent to their death to Auschwitz.
March 1943 saw many Roma and Sinti deported to death camps all over Germany.
May they rest in peace.
– Vor 75 Jahren begann die Deportation der Sinti und Roma aus Marzahn. In: Berliner Woche. http://www.berliner-woche.de/marzahn/bildung/vor-75-jahren-begann-die-deportation-der-sinti-und-roma-aus-marzahn-d144021.html
– “… durch die Polizei abgeholt”. In: TAZ. 06.03.2018. http://www.taz.de/!5486300/ [link-preview url=”http://www.berliner-woche.de/marzahn/bildung/vor-75-jahren-begann-die-deportation-der-sinti-und-roma-aus-marzahn-d144021.html “]
Child Wedding
A story of a child wedding (bride 14, groom 11) in a shopping centre in Novosibirsk, Siberia. Not good.
– Милиция проверит сообщение о свадьбе малолетних цыган в Новосибирске. In: Belrynok. 01.03.2018. http://belrynok.ru/2018/03/miliciya-proverit-soobschenie-o-svadbe-maloletnih-cigan-v/ [link-preview url=”http://belrynok.ru/2018/03/miliciya-proverit-soobschenie-o-svadbe-maloletnih-cigan-v/”]
Slovakia, Roma, and Jobs
Employment of Roma was the topic of a meeting of representatives of companies from Eastern Slovakia and non-profit organizations in Košice (Eastern Slovakia). The event, prepared by the Pontis Foundation, called the Roma a chance for the labour market in the regions.
“We are confronted with a growing demand for employing Roma from excluded communities, due to the lack of low-skilled labour in the market” said Pontis Foundation program manager Beáta Fekiačová. The aim of the meeting was to present a set of steps for companies that have chosen to employ marginalized Roma or want to resolve the obstacles they have.
– Firmy a neziskové organizácie sa zaoberali otázkou zamestnávania Rómov. In: Korzar. 06.03.2018. https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/20774990/firmy-a-neziskove-organizacie-sa-zaoberali-otazkou-zamestnavania-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/20774990/firmy-a-neziskove-organizacie-sa-zaoberali-otazkou-zamestnavania-romov.html”]
Canada, Czech Roma, and Theft
Police in Toronto has arrested a Czech refugee – possibly a Romni – who, according to the report may be a member of a ring of Roma purse snatchers.
Well, why is ethnicity an important factor in information about crime? Is there a difference between a Gadžo and a Rom purse snatcher? Not really – then why write it?
– WARMINGTON: Cops target ring of thieves. In: Toronto Sun. 06.03.2018. http://torontosun.com/news/crime/warmington-cops-target-ring-of-theives [link-preview url=”http://torontosun.com/news/crime/warmington-cops-target-ring-of-theives”]
Mitrovica, UN, and Roma
Finally, the UN seems to be agreeing on compensating the victims of the lead poisoning on the site of the EU refugee camp for Roma in Mitrovica. Better late than never …
– UN sollen Roma-Flüchtlinge entschädigen. In: GfbV. 05.03.2018. https://www.gfbv.de/de/news/un-sollen-roma-fluechtlinge-entschaedigen-9064/ [link-preview url=”https://www.gfbv.de/de/news/un-sollen-roma-fluechtlinge-entschaedigen-9064/”]
Switzerland and EU
Following the late report of Switzerland on the Framework Agreement for the Protection of National Minorities, members from the Council of Europe were in Bern to speak with representatives of the Government and f the minorities. Jenishe, sinti, and also Roma organisations were also included in this dialogue.
– Europarat nimmt im Bernbiet die Lage der Jenischen und Sinti unter die Lupe. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/region/europarat-nimmt-im-bernbiet-die-lage-der-jenischen-und-sinti-unter-die-lupe/story/11801374 [link-preview url=”https://www.derbund.ch/bern/region/europarat-nimmt-im-bernbiet-die-lage-der-jenischen-und-sinti-unter-die-lupe/story/11801374″]
Ceija Stojka
Another two articles on the retrospective of Ceija Stoika’s work in Paris.
A must see.
– Militante et rescapée des camps : l’artiste rom Ceija Stojka exposée à La Maison Rouge. In: Nova. 27.02.2018. http://www.nova.fr/militante-et-rescapee-des-camps-lartiste-rom-ceija-stojka-exposee-la-maison-rouge
– Paris würdigt Roma-Künstlerin Ceija Stojka mit Retrospektive. In: Salzburger Nachrichten. 28.02.2018. https://www.sn.at/kultur/allgemein/paris-wuerdigt-roma-kuenstlerin-ceija-stojka-mit-retrospektive-24813769 [link-preview url=”https://www.sn.at/kultur/allgemein/paris-wuerdigt-roma-kuenstlerin-ceija-stojka-mit-retrospektive-24813769″]
Slovakia: Evacuated
A further twist on the fate of the 100 Roma who were evacuated following a fire in their housing estate and who are now lodged in a cinema. The city council needs to vote on funds to buy container housing as an “interim” solution, and meanwhile, children are returning to school after their spring break.
– Žiaci potrebujú od pondelka školu na učenie. Rómov presťahovali do Kina Máj. In: Poprad 24. 03.03.2018. http://poprad.dnes24.sk/ziaci-potrebuju-od-pondelka-skolu-na-ucenie-romov-prestahovali-do-kina-maj-292985
– Stovku Rómov, ktorí prišli po požiari o bývanie, presťahovali do kina. In: Spiš Korzar. 03.03.2018. https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20772823/stovku-romov-ktori-prisli-po-poziari-o-byvanie-prestahovali-do-kina.html [link-preview url=”https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20772823/stovku-romov-ktori-prisli-po-poziari-o-byvanie-prestahovali-do-kina.html”]
Slovakia: An Osada Issue
The Roma Osada (settlement) in the village of Kolačkov, in North Eastern Slovakia is threatened by a landslide as the hillslope above it is slipping. The Roma Plenipotentiary Ábelom Ravasz is negotiating a land swap with the commune, but, as this process is lengthy, is asking for a temporary agreement to be found. He stated: “By mutual agreement with the municipality, we have selected the land at the beginning of the municipality, as we want to prevent the segregation of the Roma, but since the situation is critical and needs to be solved quickly, the land should be used for the temporary housing.”
Let’s see and let’s hope there is no landslide and victims in the meantime.
– Rómov z Kolačkova chcú presťahovať. Ohrozuje ich svah. In: Spiš Korzar. 05.03.2018. https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20773757/romov-z-kolackova-chcu-prestahovat-ohrozuje-ich-svah.html [link-preview url=”https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20773757/romov-z-kolackova-chcu-prestahovat-ohrozuje-ich-svah.html”]
Hungary, Roma, Orban
Gabor Varadi, president of the Miskolc Roma local government (in Eastern Hungary) is vehemently protesting against the fact that Orban de-facto qualified Roma as “migrants”. With the demonization of the migrants that has been underway in Hungary, this is very dangerous and definitively discriminatory for people who arrived in the 13th century after all…
– “A cigányság ellen uszított Orbán, bocsánatot kell kérnie”. In: HVG. http://hvg.hu/itthon/20180302_A_ciganysag_ellen_uszitott_Orban_bocsanatot_kell_kernie [link-preview url=”http://hvg.hu/itthon/20180302_A_ciganysag_ellen_uszitott_Orban_bocsanatot_kell_kernie”]
Slavery in Romania
An article on the slavery of Roma in Romania (actually in Wallachia and Moldova). Romanians are at long last starting to deal with the slavery and undergoing what happened in the USA in the 1960’s.
Unfortunate that the article contains a few mistakes (Gypsy is not derived from Athinganoi …)
– Romania turns its back on dark past of Roma slavery. In: Euractiv. 03.03.2018. https://www.euractiv.com/section/social-europe-jobs/news/romania-turns-its-back-on-dark-past-of-roma-slavery/ [link-preview url=”https://www.euractiv.com/section/social-europe-jobs/news/romania-turns-its-back-on-dark-past-of-roma-slavery/”]
Moldova, Holocaust, and Organisations
Increasingly, Roma Moldovan Holocaust survivors and their families are turning to Jewish organisations to help them obtain compensation. Up till now, most Roma survivors in Eastern Europe have not received anything for the Holocaust, even more so in Moldova.
– Pourquoi les survivants tsiganes de la Shoah se tournent vers les Juifs. In: The Time of Israël. 03.03.2018. https://fr.timesofisrael.com/pourquoi-les-survivants-tsiganes-de-la-shoah-se-tournent-vers-les-juifs/ [link-preview url=”https://fr.timesofisrael.com/pourquoi-les-survivants-tsiganes-de-la-shoah-se-tournent-vers-les-juifs/”]
Bergen Belsen: Remembrance
Roughly 120 people gather in Bergen Belsen to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the deportation of the Roma and Sinti to Auschwitz.
– 120 Gäste gedenken in Bergen-Belsen der Deportation der Sinti und Roma. 04.03.2018. http://www.cellesche-zeitung.de/S5372439/120-Gaeste-gedenken-in-Bergen-Belsen-der-Deportation-der-Sinti-und-Roma [link-preview url=”http://www.cellesche-zeitung.de/S5372439/120-Gaeste-gedenken-in-Bergen-Belsen-der-Deportation-der-Sinti-und-Roma”]
Slovenia: Change of Roma Law
The new law on the Roma minority is being implemented. One of the main changes is in the future composition of the Roma Parliament, which has been extended from 21 members to 30. Whereas prior to this new law, the main decisions were taken by the Union of Roma of Slovenia (ZRS) and its President Jožko Horvat Muca, a two-thirds majority of 20 Roma municipal councillors will now be required. The parliament will have representatives of the Roma community and from the current five Roma associations.
– Muc ob večino v romskem svetu. In: Delo. 03.03.2018. http://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/muc-ob-vecino-v-romskem-svetu.html [link-preview url=”http://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/muc-ob-vecino-v-romskem-svetu.html”]
Slovakia: Fire
108 Roma lost their homes after a fire gutter a housing estate in Matejovce, in the Poprad region on February 22nd. The Roma were initially housed in a school but have now been moved to a cinema. There is no permanent situation in sight, and this at a time where the weather is extremely bad.
– Rómov, ktorí prišli po požiari v Poprade o bývanie, presťahovali do kina. In: Spravy Pravda. 03.03.2018. https://spravy.pravda.sk/regiony/clanok/460820-romov-ktori-prisli-po-poziari-v-poprade-o-byvanie-prestahovali-do-kina/ [link-preview url=”https://spravy.pravda.sk/regiony/clanok/460820-romov-ktori-prisli-po-poziari-v-poprade-o-byvanie-prestahovali-do-kina/”]
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