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France News Western Europe

French Chronicle …

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Quite a few news in France this week. First, a huge fire in Marseilles nearly totally burnt a Roma camp. Near Paris, Roma are returning to a camp that burnt down last week. In Paris itself, the camp on the tracks of the former petite ceinture railway can stay for another month; near Paris too, a camp that was vacated last week left a mountain of trash. Further south, in Lyon, 145 Roma were expulsed. This is deemed the “largest” camp in Lyon …
In Nice, the concern is on the schooling of the young Roma from the camp – at least a constructive approach!
And finally, a view against the exclusion policies of the French state.

– Marseille : un camp de Roms a été presque entièrement détruit par un incendie. In: France Bleu. 17.09.2017. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/marseille-un-camp-de-roms-a-ete-presque-entierement-detruit-par-un-incendie-1505628460
– Un camp de Roms en grande partie détruit par un incendie à Marseille. In: France Info FR3. 17.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/bouches-du-rhone/marseille/camp-roms-grande-partie-detruit-incendie-marseille-1329509.html
– Val-de-Marne : après l’incendie, les Roms retournent dans leur camp de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. In: Le Parisien. 12.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/villeneuve-saint-georges-94190/villeneuve-saint-georges-apres-l-incendie-les-roms-retournent-dans-leur-camp-12-09-2017-7254630.php
– Paris : un mois de sursis pour les Roms de la petite ceinture. In: Le Parisien. 14.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75018/paris-un-mois-de-sursis-pour-les-roms-de-la-petite-ceinture-14-09-2017-7261113.php
– Montesson : « Des montagnes de déchets » après le départ des Roms de la Plaine. In: Le Parisien. 13.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/montesson-78360/montesson-des-montagnes-de-dechets-apres-le-depart-des-roms-de-la-plaine-13-09-2017-7257690.php
– Villeurbanne: 145 personnes expulsées d’un camp de Roms. In: Le Progrès. 13.09.2017. http://www.leprogres.fr/rhone/2017/09/13/villeurbanne-un-camp-de-roms-en-cours-d-expulsion
– 150 Roms expulsés du plus gros bidonville de la Métropole de Lyon. In: Rue 89 Lyon. 13.09.2017. http://www.rue89lyon.fr/2017/09/13/150-roms-expulses-plus-gros-bidonville-de-metropole-de-lyon/
– Ces enfants roms qui vivent sur les bords du Paillon à Nice. In: Nice Matin. 11.09.2017. http://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/ces-enfants-roms-qui-vivent-sur-les-bords-du-paillon-a-nice-165564
– Scolarisation : ces enfants roms des bords du Paillon. In: Nice Matin. 13.09.2017. http://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/scolarisation-ces-enfants-roms-des-bords-du-paillon-165953
– Contre la politique d’exclusion des populations roms de France. In: Médiapart. 17.09.2017. https://blogs.mediapart.fr/juliette-keating/blog/140917/contre-la-politique-dexclusion-des-populations-roms-de-france [link-preview url=”https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/marseille-un-camp-de-roms-a-ete-presque-entierement-detruit-par-un-incendie-1505628460 “]

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe

Bulgaria, the US, and Schools

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The US ambassador attended a ceremony at a school for Roma children. It is a special school for ca. 80 pupils, aiming at a 0 dropout rate.
But it is a segregated school – this is really bad.

– Bulgaria: U.S. Ambassador Rubin attends ceremony at school for Roma children. In: The Sofia Globe. 16.09.2017. http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/09/16/bulgaria-u-s-ambassador-rubin-attends-ceremony-at-school-for-roma-children/ [link-preview url=”http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/09/16/bulgaria-u-s-ambassador-rubin-attends-ceremony-at-school-for-roma-children/”]

France News Western Europe

France, Roma, Schools and Volunteers

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A reportage on a civil service man helping young Roma from Roma camps near Paris get into school.

– Bidonvilles : “En service civique, j’accompagne des enfants roms vers la scolarité”. In: L’Obs. 06.09.2017. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/education/20170906.OBS4307/bidonvilles-en-service-civique-j-accompagne-des-enfants-roms-vers-la-scolarite.html [link-preview url=”http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/education/20170906.OBS4307/bidonvilles-en-service-civique-j-accompagne-des-enfants-roms-vers-la-scolarite.html”]

France News Western Europe

France, Schools, and Evictions

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The impact of evictions on children… An article about Roma children in Marseilles, the week of the start of school in France.

– Rentrée sur le fil pour les enfants roms. In: Marsactu. 02.09.2017. https://marsactu.fr/rentree-sur-le-fil-pour-les-enfants-roms/ [link-preview url=”https://marsactu.fr/rentree-sur-le-fil-pour-les-enfants-roms/”]

News Western Europe United Kingdom

Education

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Young Romnja are bucking the trend and are going to university in the UK.
Good!

– Gypsy women breaking education barriers with uni degrees. In: BBC. 03.09.2017. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-40728470 [link-preview url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-40728470″]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Czech Schools

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What a surprise … Roma are discriminated in the Czech school system. This has not changed much, according to the latest report on the state of human rights in the Czech Republic. And Roma children are still put in “special” schools…

– Czech Gov’t human rights report finds Romani children are still discriminated against in education. In: Romea. 01.09.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-gov-t-human-rights-report-finds-romani-children-are-still-discriminated-against-in-education-2
– Report: Czech Roma kids still face discrimination in education. In: The Prague Monitor. 01.09.2017. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/08/31/report-czech-roma-kids-still-face-discrimination-education [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-gov-t-human-rights-report-finds-romani-children-are-still-discriminated-against-in-education-2 “]

Italy News Western Europe

Italy: Roma 101

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A workshop in Italy with the local Roma, the Abbruzzesi. Led by Santino Spinelli who recorded the language of this group of Roma.

– Roma Culture 101: Opening Minds With Song, Talk and Laughter. In: The New York Times. 29.08.2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/world/europe/roma-culture-school-bias.html [link-preview url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/world/europe/roma-culture-school-bias.html”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Summer School

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How a 19 year old future teacher organised a summer camp in Slovakia for Roma children. And the camp is full – for, as she says, Roma children want to learn.
Well done!

– Budúca učiteľka má len 19 rokov, do jej letnej školy sa už hlásili desiatky Rómov. In: Dennik. 21.08.2017. https://dennikn.sk/851615/buduca-ucitelka-ma-len-19-rokov-do-jej-letnej-skoly-sa-uz-hlasili-desiatky-romov/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/851615/buduca-ucitelka-ma-len-19-rokov-do-jej-letnej-skoly-sa-uz-hlasili-desiatky-romov/”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

School and Slovakia

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A typical story for Slovakia. The government plenipotentiary for Roma affairs, Abel Ravasz, is trying to mediate an issue of bullying of Roma in a school and a de-facto attempt at school segregation. Bullying against Roma children happened in Demandice, a village where Roma from two neighbouring communes are attending school in. The local council has decided to exclude Lontov and Ipeľský Sokolec from their school district, meaning that the mostly Roma pupils from these municipalities are allowed to attend a school in Demandice, but will not have the travel expenses paid. This is a de-facto exclusion of the Roma as they depend on this stipend.

Rómsky splnomocnenec sa dohodol so starostami na postupe v Demandiciach. In: SME Domov. 22.08.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20631878/splnomocnenec-sa-dohodol-so-starostami-na-rieseni-problemov-v-demandiciach.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20631878/splnomocnenec-sa-dohodol-so-starostami-na-rieseni-problemov-v-demandiciach.html”]

News Eastern Europe Serbia

Serbia: Spot the Issue?

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Do you spot the issue? Two parties in schoolyards in Serbia. In the first scantily clad go-go dancers, in the second, a Roma wedding.
Against which were protests logged? Clearly against the “depravation” of a Gypsy Wedding.

– Schoolyards in south: Go-go dancers and Roma wedding party. In: B92. 07.08.2017. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2017&mm=08&dd=07&nav_id=102007 [link-preview url=”http://www.b92.net/eng/news/society.php?yyyy=2017&mm=08&dd=07&nav_id=102007″]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

More on Zoltan Balog

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A longer analysis of the statements of Zoltan Balog Hungarian Minister of Human Resources who is suggesting to segregate Roma in schools. He’s been saying that for a long time …

– Minister Balog suggests officially segregating Roma schools. In: The Hungarian Spectrum. 25.07.2017. http://budapestbeacon.com/featured-articles/minister-balog-suggests-officially-segregating-roma-schools/49007 [link-preview url=”http://budapestbeacon.com/featured-articles/minister-balog-suggests-officially-segregating-roma-schools/49007″]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Zoltan Balog

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The Hungarian super minister (and protestant minister) is still advocating segregated schools for Roma. Not the first time, and probably not the last time either, unfortunately.

– https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanRomaRightsCentre/photos/a.367490363319026.81028.152127778188620/1399814260086626/?type=3&theater [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanRomaRightsCentre/photos/a.367490363319026.81028.152127778188620/1399814260086626/?type=3&theater”]

Ireland News Western Europe

Travellers and University

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Travellers’ and Roma children are 10 times less likely than the rest to attend university. This is the result of outright discrimination at every school stage.

– Research shows Traveller pupils less likely to go to university. In: Irish World. 21.07.2017. http://www.theirishworld.com/research-shows-traveller-pupils-less-likely-go-university/ [link-preview url=”http://www.theirishworld.com/research-shows-traveller-pupils-less-likely-go-university/”]

News Western Europe United Kingdom

UK: Racism in Schools

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Racism seems to be a serious issue in the UK, especially against Roma and travellers.
Shame.

– Schools need to address the last acceptable form of racism. In: School Week. 16.07.2017. http://schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-need-to-address-the-last-acceptable-form-of-racism/ [link-preview url=”http://schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-need-to-address-the-last-acceptable-form-of-racism/”]

News Western Europe United Kingdom

Racism in School

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An article on the unfortunately very common racism found in schools in the UK, especially against Roma and Travellers.
BAD.

– Racism in schools isn’t just part of the grim past – it’s hiding in plain sight. In: The Guardian. 07.07.2017. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/07/racism-schools-bame-pupils-teachers [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/07/racism-schools-bame-pupils-teachers”]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Czech Republic and Memorial

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The planned opening of a memorial to the Roma victims of the Holocaust in Hodonin, on the site of a former concentration camp, has been delayed indefinitely. This is the result of a possible transfer of ownership of the memorial and exhibition from the Education Ministry to the Government Council for Roma Minority Affairs.
Well, seems that the Czech prefer not to dwell too much on the fact that they killed nearly all Roma in the country during World War Two.

– Memorial to Czech Roma Holocaust delayed. In: The Prague Monitor. 30.06.2017. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/06/30/memorial-czech-roma-holocaust-delayed [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2017/06/30/memorial-czech-roma-holocaust-delayed”]

Greece News Western Europe

Greece: Aftermath of the Riots

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The Greek minister of Public Order, Nikos Toskas, stated that the root causes of the riot following the accidental shooting of an 11 years old boy will take time to be resolved. He stated that the budget for the integration of the Roma had been cut by more than 80% due to the crisis, thus contributing to the current explosion.

– Education and Social Integration Program for Roma in Greece Suffers 80% Budget Cut. In: Greek Reporter. 16.06.2017. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/16/education-and-social-integration-program-for-roma-in-greece-suffers-80-budget-cut/#sthash.Gpl665nv.dpuf
– Budget cuts hurt outreach to Roma schools in Menidi. In: Ekathimerini. 16.06.2017. http://www.ekathimerini.com/219294/article/ekathimerini/news/budget-cuts-hurt-outreach-to-roma-schools-in-menidi [link-preview url=”http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/16/education-and-social-integration-program-for-roma-in-greece-suffers-80-budget-cut/#sthash.Gpl665nv.dpuf”]

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

Slovenia: School Inclusion

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The International School for Social and Business Studies in Celje (Slovenia) conducted a national consultation on the integration of migrants and Roma in schools. As the project manager RoMigSc Nada Trunk Širca said, the project is aimed at identifying best practices for improving policies for Roma integration and migrant children in school.

– V Celju o vključevanju Romov in migrantov v šole. In: STA. 15.06.2017. https://www.sta.si/2398919/v-celju-o-vkljucevanju-romov-in-migrantov-v-sole [link-preview url=”https://www.sta.si/2398919/v-celju-o-vkljucevanju-romov-in-migrantov-v-sole”]

Greece News Western Europe

Greece: Riots against Roma

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Residents of Menidi a suburb to the North of Athens, have been clashing with the police and rioting against Roma following the death of a 11 years old boy who was killed by a stray bullet in the schoolyard.
A 23 years old Rom was arrested in connection with the stray bullet.

– Greek Riot Police Stop Angry Crowd From Attacking Roma Community. In: Greek Reporter. 12.06.2017. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/12/greek-riot-police-stop-angry-crowd-from-attacking-roma-community/#sthash.Kuv0ePmF.dpuf
– 23-Year-Old Roma Arrested in Connection with the Stray Bullet that Killed Young Boy. In: Greek Reporter. 10.06.2017. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/10/23-year-old-roma-arrested-in-connection-with-the-stray-bullet-that-killed-young-boy/#sthash.LqtzCJ2D.dpuf
– Menidi residents clash with police, demand crime crackdown. In: Ekathimerini. 12.06.2017. http://www.ekathimerini.com/219192/article/ekathimerini/news/menidi-residents-clash-with-police-demand-crime-crackdown [link-preview url=”http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/12/greek-riot-police-stop-angry-crowd-from-attacking-roma-community/#sthash.Kuv0ePmF.dpuf “]

Germany News Western Europe

Roma for Roma

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The Hildegard-Langrenne is Germany’s first foundation founded by Roma and Sinti for Roma and Sinti. It wants to further the inclusion of this minority in the education system and as started a new program searching for role models to help Roma and Sinti who want to work in pedagogy.

– Programm “Vorbilder gesucht” fördert Teilhabe am Arbeitsleben. In: Deutschlandfunk. 23.05.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/mehr-bildungschancen-fuer-sinti-und-roma-programm-vorbilder.680.de.html?dram:article_id=386905 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/mehr-bildungschancen-fuer-sinti-und-roma-programm-vorbilder.680.de.html?dram:article_id=386905″]

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