What does it mean to grow up in Germany as a Sintica… And what stereotypes one is exposed to.
– masala 11 – „Ich habe gedacht, du wohnst im Wohnwagen“ In: Masala Magazin. 17.12.2017. https://masalamagazin.wordpress.com/2017/12/16/masala-11-ich-habe-gedacht-du-wohnst-im-wohnwagen/ [link-preview url=”https://masalamagazin.wordpress.com/2017/12/16/masala-11-ich-habe-gedacht-du-wohnst-im-wohnwagen/”]
What does it mean to grow up in Germany as a Sintica… And what stereotypes one is exposed to.
– masala 11 – „Ich habe gedacht, du wohnst im Wohnwagen“ In: Masala Magazin. 17.12.2017. https://masalamagazin.wordpress.com/2017/12/16/masala-11-ich-habe-gedacht-du-wohnst-im-wohnwagen/ [link-preview url=”https://masalamagazin.wordpress.com/2017/12/16/masala-11-ich-habe-gedacht-du-wohnst-im-wohnwagen/”]
The Central Council of German Sinti and Roma likes Sido’s movie “A bride seldom comes alone” and invited the Rapper to a conference on antitsiganism.
– Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma mag den aktuellen Film des Rappers. In: Stimme. 21.12.2017. http://www.stimme.de/deutschland-welt/panorama/tlsch/stars/star_zitat/Zentralrat-Deutscher-Sinti-und-Roma-mag-den-aktuellen-Film-des-Rappers;art136657,3959727 [link-preview url=”http://www.stimme.de/deutschland-welt/panorama/tlsch/stars/star_zitat/Zentralrat-Deutscher-Sinti-und-Roma-mag-den-aktuellen-Film-des-Rappers;art136657,3959727″]
Now that the pig farm in Lety is closing – a long fight goes to the end. What comes next, in view of the rising extremism in the Czech Republic is difficult to predict. This reportage shows the situation in Ušti nad Labem and it is scary.
– Czech Roma reclaim Holocaust site from pig farmers. In: Deutsche Welle. 20.12.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/czech-roma-reclaim-holocaust-site-from-pig-farmers/a-41872009 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/en/czech-roma-reclaim-holocaust-site-from-pig-farmers/a-41872009″]
Jana Horvathova, the director of the Brno Roma museum gave a lengthy interview to Romea and spoke about the purchase of the pig farm on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety.
– Jana Horváthová: Today Czech society perceives removing the pig farm from the Roma genocide site as necessary. In: Romea. 19.12.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/jana-horvathova-today-czech-society-perceives-removing-the-pig-farm-from-the-roma-genocide-site-as-necessary
– Jana Horváthová: Dnes už společnost vnímá likvidaci vepřína za potřebnou. In: Romea. 19.12.2017. http://www.romea.cz/cz/romano-vodi/jana-horvathova-dnes-uz-spolecnost-vnima-likvidaci-veprina-za-potrebnou [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/jana-horvathova-today-czech-society-perceives-removing-the-pig-farm-from-the-roma-genocide-site-as-necessary “]
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination called on the Slovak Government to take effective measures to eliminate the discrimination of the Roma minority.
Let’s see what this brings.
– Výbor OSN kritizuje Slovensko za diskrimináciu Rómov. In: SME. 14.12.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20718811/vybor-osn-kritizuje-slovensko-za-diskriminaciu-romskej-mensiny.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20718811/vybor-osn-kritizuje-slovensko-za-diskriminaciu-romskej-mensiny.html”]
An article in English on the Auschwitz laws issued by Himmler that started the deportation and Holocaust for Sinti and Roma.
– Remembering Himmler’s ‘Auschwitz decree’ to exterminate Roma and Sinti. In: Deutsche Welle. 16.12.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/remembering-himmlers-auschwitz-decree-to-exterminate-roma-and-sinti/a-41824830 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/en/remembering-himmlers-auschwitz-decree-to-exterminate-roma-and-sinti/a-41824830″]
Reading this article, one cannot but ask how bad journalism can get. It seems this is a very deep pit indeed. This article manages to present all stereotypes, mixes travellers and Roma and well, is of really bad taste …
What else can one expect from this paper…
– It’s a big fat gypsy Christmas! Granddaughter of Traveller king Paddy Doherty’s delight as Santa brings her a new CHALET (and schoolgirl wants it to be just as bling as her grandpa’s). In: Daily Mail. 14.12.2017. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5156507/Gypsy-king-Paddy-Doherty-lavishes-gifts-family.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5156507/Gypsy-king-Paddy-Doherty-lavishes-gifts-family.html”]
Less evictions in France, due to the winter pause, but lots of activities regarding Roma. Discussions on Roma in Marseilles, where politicians of various sides violently disagreed; in Nimes, Roma and unemployment are the greatest worries; in Celleneuve, a suburb of Montpellier, residents managed to force a debate on a Roma camp; in Nantes, in the West, Roima are being integrated, which is good; and in Grenoble, in the Alps, an evening was devoted to reducing stereotypes on Roma. Finally, near Paris, a camp was closed.
– Marseille : le sort des Roms se fraye un chemin dans l’hémicycle. In: La Marseillaise. 12.12.2017. http://www.lamarseillaise.fr/marseille/politique/65929-le-sort-des-roms-se-fraye-un-chemin-dans-l-hemicycle
– NÎMES APL, chômage et Roms, les sujets sensibles du Gard. In: Objectif Gard. 10.12.2017. http://www.objectifgard.com/2017/12/10/nimes-apl-chomage-et-roms-les-sujets-sensibles-du-gard/
– Camp Roms de Celleneuve : les riverains de Bionne obtiennent une réunion publique. In: Métropolitain. 11.12.2017. https://e-metropolitain.fr/2017/12/11/camp-rom-de-celleneuve-riverains-de-bionne-obtiennent-reunion-publique/
– Près de Nantes, le pari de l’insertion des Roms. In: La Croix. 13.12.2017. https://www.la-croix.com/France/Exclusion/Pres-Nantes-pari-linsertion-Roms-2017-12-13-1200899075
– Une soirée contre les préjugés avec Roms Action. In: Le Dauphiné. 11.12.2017. http://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2017/12/11/une-soiree-contre-les-prejuges-avec-roms-action
– Ris-Orangis : un camp de Roms évacué le long de la N 104. In: Le Parisien. 14.12.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/essonne-91/ris-orangis-un-camp-de-roms-evacue-le-long-de-la-n-104-14-12-2017-7452981.php [link-preview url=”https://e-metropolitain.fr/2017/12/11/camp-rom-de-celleneuve-riverains-de-bionne-obtiennent-reunion-publique/ “]
The movie the Time of the Gypsies is now also a theatre production. It has been presented as a musical in Turkey for the first time.
While the movie was excellent as a movie, it presented Roma in a very stereotypical fashion. Let’s hope the theatre production will not do the same.
– ‘Time of the Gypsies’ now on theater stage. In: The Daily Sabah. 12.12.2017. https://www.dailysabah.com/arts-culture/2017/12/12/time-of-the-gypsies-now-on-theater-stage [link-preview url=”https://www.dailysabah.com/arts-culture/2017/12/12/time-of-the-gypsies-now-on-theater-stage”]
Seventy-five years ago, the Nazis issued the Auschwitz laws (Auschwitz Erlass) which gave the order for the deportation of Sinti and Roma and sent them to their death.
This day is being commemorated across Germany.
– Bundesrat erinnert an Holocaust an Sinti und Roma. In: Deutsche Welle. 15.12.2017. http://www.dw.com/de/bundesrat-erinnert-an-holocaust-an-sinti-und-roma/a-41813827
– Gestern ist heute und morgen. In: TAZ. 15.12.2017. http://www.taz.de/!5467795/
– Gedenken: Das Schicksal der Sinti und Roma. In: Nordbayrischer Kurier. 15.12.2017. http://www.nordbayerischer-kurier.de/nachrichten/gedenken-das-schicksal-der-sinti-und-roma_628619
– Gedenken an ermordete Sinti und Roma in der Nazizeit. In: Deutschlandfunk. 15.12.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/bundesrat-gedenken-an-ermordete-sinti-und-roma-in-der.1939.de.html?drn:news_id=827536
– Landeshauptstadt gedenkt ermordeten Sinti und Roma. In: Westdeutsche Zeitung. 14.12.2017. http://www.wz.de/lokales/duesseldorf/landeshauptstadt-gedenkt-ermordeten-sinti-und-roma-1.2576276 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/de/bundesrat-erinnert-an-holocaust-an-sinti-und-roma/a-41813827 “]
Slovakia is facing serious criticism. UN says it discriminates Roma!
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination called on the Slovak government to take effective measures to eliminate discrimination against the Roma minority.
– Slovensko čelí vážnej kritike. OSN tvrdí: Diskriminujete Rómov! In: Pluska. 14.12.2017. https://www1.pluska.sk/Spravy/Z-domova/Slovensko-celi-vaznej-kritike.-OSN-tvrdi-Diskriminujete-Romov [link-preview url=”https://www1.pluska.sk/Spravy/Z-domova/Slovensko-celi-vaznej-kritike.-OSN-tvrdi-Diskriminujete-Romov”]
We will not leave this country to the Nazis. It is our country too!
An appeal from Romani Rose, chariman of the German Council of Sinti and Roma.
– https://www.facebook.com/BeLapoBi/photos/a.252191191905274.1073741828.237921856665541/387364668387925/?type=3&theater [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/BeLapoBi/photos/a.252191191905274.1073741828.237921856665541/387364668387925/?type=3&theater”]
In the context of the Swiss presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in 2017, representatives from the IHRA met Roma representatives from Switzerland.
– Meeting with Roma Representatives in Switzerland. In: International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. 05.12.2017. https://holocaustremembrance.com/media-room/news-archive/meeting-roma-representatives-switzerland [link-preview url=”https://holocaustremembrance.com/media-room/news-archive/meeting-roma-representatives-switzerland”]
On December 16th, a commemoration on the 75th anniversary of the “Auschwitz Decree” by Hermann Goering ordering the deportation and thus annihilation of the Sinti and Roma will be held on the site of the former Sachsenhausen camp.
– Gedenken an ermordete Sinti und Roma. In: ND. 11.12.2017. https://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/1072930.gedenken-an-ermordete-sinti-und-roma.html [link-preview url=”https://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/1072930.gedenken-an-ermordete-sinti-und-roma.html”]
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 [link-preview url=”https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/7xw84a/viennas-dark-wwii-history-is-literally-embedded-in-its-streets”]
More background on the recent news that an Israeli scholar claims that Roma are the lost Israelite tribe of Samuel. He has a Facebook page and a foundation called Atsigana whose goal is to establish a Roma Holocaust museum (in itself a worthy goal).
Only issue, his theories are totally wrong.
– https://www.facebook.com/Shmuel377
– https://www.leetchi.com/c/projets-de-samuel-abucaya [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/Shmuel377 “]
Many more articles about Sido and the movie “A Bride Seldom Comes Alone”.
– «Ich bin auch gutmütig». In: Berner Zeitung. 05.12.2017. https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/kultur/kino/ich-bin-auch-gutmuetig/story/27097718
– Rapper und Schauspieler Sido: “Ich habe Sinti-Wurzeln”. In: Berliner Morgenpost. 06.12.2017. https://www.morgenpost.de/kultur/tv/article212757561/Rapper-und-Schauspieler-Sido-Ich-habe-Sinti-Wurzeln.html
– Rapper Sido spielt Hauptrolle in ARD-Komödie ‘Eine Braut kommt selten allein’. In: VIP. 07.12.2017. https://www.vip.de/cms/rapper-sido-spielt-hauptrolle-in-ard-komoedie-eine-braut-kommt-selten-allein-4135552.html
– Eine Braut kommt selten allein. In: Stern. 06.12.2017. https://www.stern.de/kultur/tv/tv-tipp-eine-braut-kommt-selten-allein-7778172.html
– Sido wird TV-Star: “Familie ist wichtiger als mein Job”. In: Der Kurrier. 04.12.2017. https://kurier.at/stars/rapper-sido-die-familie-ist-mir-wichtiger-als-mein-job/300.724.280 [link-preview url=”https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/kultur/kino/ich-bin-auch-gutmuetig/story/27097718 “]
Again the TV series “Shut Eyes” featuring the actress Isabella Rosselini. Well, the series perpetuates stereotypes against Roma. So please shut your eyes…
– Rossellini embraces ruthless yet loving crime boss on ‘Shut Eye’. In: New York Post. 05.12.2017. https://nypost.com/2017/12/05/rossellini-embraces-ruthless-yet-loving-crime-boss-on-shut-eye/ [link-preview url=”https://nypost.com/2017/12/05/rossellini-embraces-ruthless-yet-loving-crime-boss-on-shut-eye/”]
The European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) in a report and survey stated that minorities and migrants are facing increased discrimination and racism. The agency surveyed 25’500 people belonging to minorities in their survey.
– Minorities across EU face widespread discrimination, rights body say. In: Daily Sabah. 06.11.2017. https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2017/12/07/minorities-across-eu-face-widespread-discrimination-rights-body-say [link-preview url=”https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2017/12/07/minorities-across-eu-face-widespread-discrimination-rights-body-say”]
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