Discrimination against Roma and Travellers also involves issues with banking.
Bad.
- Fighting financial exclusion in the Gypsy and Traveller community. In: Financial Times. 21.07.2022. https://www.ft.com/video/0453065a-a334-4e80-895c-fae86c3dd1fb
Tag Archives: Travellers
Switzerland and Travellers
Two camping sites for travellers are planned on the left bank of the lake of Zurich. Needless to say, the communes are against it.
- Gemeinden wehren sich gegen neue Standplätze für Fahrende. In: Zurichsee Zeitung. 18.07.2022. https://www.zsz.ch/gemeinden-wehren-sich-gegen-neue-standplaetze-fuer-fahrende-573974186089
UK, Roma, and Education
No surprise, Travellers and Roma face hurdles in higher education.
Bad.
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students ‘face stark barriers to going to university’. In: The Independent. 07.07.2022. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gypsy-irish-russell-group-university-of-sussex-bbc-b2117575.html
- Ensuring the most disadvantaged minorities in UK education – Gypsies, Roma and Travellers – have fairer opportunities. In: HEPI. 07.07.2022. https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2022/07/07/ensuring-the-most-disadvantaged-minorities-in-uk-education-gypsies-roma-and-travellers-have-fairer-opportunities/
- Ensuring the most disadvantaged minorities in UK education – Gypsies, Roma and Travellers – have fairer opportunities: In: FE News. 07.07.2022. https://www.fenews.co.uk/fe-voices/ensuring-the-most-disadvantaged-minorities-in-uk-education-gypsies-roma-and-travellers-have-fairer-opportunities/
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller students ‘face stark barriers to going to university’. In: Daily Echo. 07.07.2022. https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/national/20261459.gypsy-roma-traveller-students-face-stark-barriers-going-university/
Switzerland and Travellers
There are not enough camping sites for Roma travellers in Basle, Switzerland …
Nothing new.
- Sinti und Roma finden keinen Platz in Basel-Stadt. In: Basler Zeitung. 06.07.2022. https://www.bazonline.ch/sinti-und-roma-finden-keinen-platz-in-basel-stadt-462711852221
Wales and Travellers
Not a nice article, to say the least, and an article that fails to look for the root causes of the problems.
- The scandal of authorised Gypsy, Roma and Traveller sites in Wales. In: The National. 02.07.2022. https://www.thenational.wales/news/20249600.scandal-authorised-gypsy-roma-traveller-sites-wales/
Appleby Horse Fair
- Mane event: Gypsies and travellers flock to Appleby Horse Fair. In: The Telegraph. 09.06.2022. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/09/mane-event-gypsies-travellers-flock-appleby-horse-fair/
- Appleby Horse Fair 2022 in pictures as thousands of travellers arrive in Cumbrian town. In: News and Star. 09.06.2022. https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/20198727.appleby-horse-fair-2022-first-look-thousands-travellers-arrive-cumbrian-town/
- Appleby Horse Fair kicks off as thousands of travellers arrive for historic festival. In: The Mirror. 09.06.2022. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/appleby-horse-fair-kicks-thousands-27188776
Appleby Horse Fair
Europe Roma and Travellers largest fair is opening today in Appleby.
- Appleby Horse Fair organisers introduce new measures. In: BBC News. 08.06.2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-61716773?fbclid=IwAR3Hh5t-zKP6ls3MixmB8MW9EDIohKTIRuccZrZqn5hbvkMEogf71Yq3yVM
Appleby
- Photos of Europe’s largest gathering of Romani and Traveler people as thousand enjoy the traditional horse-trading fair in a rural English town. In: Yahoo. https://news.yahoo.com/photos-europes-largest-gathering-romani-113733587.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGxn_KDknDhEpgRXAcvXZqSLOdtsfiDmqIdquulxpGbqBKmx_kDG_ilGkB-t-UhGyM9znEpa_folf5-CYIeVN4lABOl4OChlhycxbxcOlj9Ux5oxAK4ZqTqbTlB2-67RBD0PlVBtsWeEQKxi5h3LTYC1IjJgxcsjQ3IHFKMWrSEo
Travellers and the UK
There are not enough camping sites for Travellers in the UK, resulting in tensions when they pitch camp in other areas.
- Fareham council ‘not happy’ over traveller camp. In: BBC News. 20.05.2022. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-61520325
UK and Travellers
The fact that some travellers want to settle near a landmark in Yorkshire doesn’t bring the best in the UK press. Stereotypes galore.
- Oathie Sykes: Traveller family’s plan to create home near to 14th Century Yorkshire castle causes outcry. In: Yorkshire Post. 05.05.2022. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/oathie-sykes-traveller-familys-plan-to-create-home-near-to-14th-century-yorkshire-castle-causes-outcry-3679207
Labour?
A Labour councillor in the UK made a comment on social media stating that “Hitler had the right idea” about travellers.
He certainly has turned his brain off at some point.
– Labour councillor denies Facebook Hitler remark. In: BBC News. 08.04.2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-47853418 [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-47853418″]
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Bad …
– Spanish police brutally end street fight between Roma travellers with vicious kicks, punches and baton charges in shocking footage taken in a busy Madrid square. In: Daily Mail. 09.04.2019. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6902755/Spanish-police-break-vicious-fight-Roma-travellers.html [link-preview url=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6902755/Spanish-police-break-vicious-fight-Roma-travellers.html”]
Travellers in Switzerland
The canton of Berne is setting aside quite a bit of money to create a permanent camping site for travellers in Villeroltigen. Good, except that they segregate between “Swiss” and “Foreign” travellers. And the SVP, the populist right wing party already stated that they would do a referendum on the topic.
– 3,3 Millionen Franken für ausländische Fahrende. In: Tele Bärn. 13.03.2019. https://www.telebaern.tv/telebaern-news/33-millionen-franken-fuer-auslaendische-fahrende-134205439?utm_source=shared-facebook&fbclid=IwAR2P9OnGYhvOIxFBNmx9nCOzjU1tFOfRMqlH2qAhVGUrkRe2fSWMUmI7DLk [link-preview url=”https://www.telebaern.tv/telebaern-news/33-millionen-franken-fuer-auslaendische-fahrende-134205439?utm_source=shared-facebook&fbclid=IwAR2P9OnGYhvOIxFBNmx9nCOzjU1tFOfRMqlH2qAhVGUrkRe2fSWMUmI7DLk”]
Church of England
The Church of England is making efforts to help Roma and travellers. Well, better late than never.
– Church of England urged to make land available to Gypsies. In: The Guardian. 22.02.2019. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/22/church-of-england-urged-to-make-land-available-to-gypsies [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/22/church-of-england-urged-to-make-land-available-to-gypsies”]
Camping Sites in Switzerland
An article on the perennial Swiss issue of sites for travellers with a mention of the fact that Roma are still not recognised in that country (but Sinti are) …
– Mehr Halteplätze für Fahrende. In: Der Bote. 19.02.2019. https://www.bote.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/mehr-halteplaetze-fuer-fahrende;art46447,1157032 [link-preview url=”https://www.bote.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/mehr-halteplaetze-fuer-fahrende;art46447,1157032″]
Housing Crisis
How the city of Bristol is trying to force travellers out of caravans and into houses and flats.
– Road to nowhere: Bristol’s hidden housing crisis. In: The Bristol Cable. https://thebristolcable.org/2019/02/road-to-nowhere-bristols-gypsy-and-traveller/ [link-preview url=”https://thebristolcable.org/2019/02/road-to-nowhere-bristols-gypsy-and-traveller/”]
Women Conference
Announcement for the Romani woman conference March 25-27.
– 7th International Roma Women’s Conference: SAVE THE DATE! In: Council of Europe. https://www.coe.int/en/web/roma-and-travellers/-/open-call-for-the-7th-roma-women-conference [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/roma-and-travellers/-/open-call-for-the-7th-roma-women-conference”]
UK, Racism, and Roma
The story of a young Romni in School in the UK.
– “We the youth must never give up the fight for Roma equality”. In: The Travellers’ Times. 07.02.2019. https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/ytt/news/2018/02/we-youth-must-never-give-fight-roma-equality?fbclid=IwAR3Ws_-zv41P3ms9WQ0SkHBP7rQ0qhOUJ-EeB38RWSWU1MIZdf8vqIyORwU [link-preview url=”https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/ytt/news/2018/02/we-youth-must-never-give-fight-roma-equality?fbclid=IwAR3Ws_-zv41P3ms9WQ0SkHBP7rQ0qhOUJ-EeB38RWSWU1MIZdf8vqIyORwU”]
UK Media and Roma
An editorial on how the UK TV presents Roma and Travellers.
– Patronising and totally false: my despair at TV about Gypsies. In: The Guardian. 11.02.2019. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/11/patronising-and-totally-false-my-despair-at-tv-about-gypsies-a-very-british-history-bbc [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/11/patronising-and-totally-false-my-despair-at-tv-about-gypsies-a-very-british-history-bbc”]
UK and Travellers
More on the plans of the UK government to criminalise illegal camping by travellers.
– Why the government has a ‘lazy and populist’ approach towards unauthorised traveller sites. In: Environment Journal. 08.02.2019. https://environmentjournal.online/articles/why-the-government-has-a-lazy-and-populist-approach-towards-unauthorised-traveller-sites/
– Travellers say they ‘live in fear’ as government plans tough new powers for unauthorised encampments. In: Get Surrey. 08.02.2019. https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/travellers-say-live-fear-government-15797230 [link-preview url=”https://environmentjournal.online/articles/why-the-government-has-a-lazy-and-populist-approach-towards-unauthorised-traveller-sites/ “]
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