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Reuters) - The erection of a concrete wall between a Roma gypsy neighborhood and a main road in northern Romania has led a human rights group to accuse the town of trying to set up a ghetto. Catalin Chereches, the 32-year-old mayor of Baia Mare, told Reuters Friday the plan was not discriminatory and the wall's height of 1.8 meters (six feet) was designed to prevent traffic accidents. "

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A person named Hilda Schultheiss operates the defamatory anti-Semitic websites at http://romorg.com, http://www.romano-liloro.com and http://gypsy-news.com/. Originally from Hungary, she emigrated to Australia in 1981. Official address: 40 Golden Avenue, Werribee, Melbourne, VIC 3030. Australia. Her e-mails are hschultheiss01@optusnet.com.au and hschultheiss@hotmail.com Her websites are 

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VATICAN CITY (AP) ­ Pope Benedict XVI listened to Gypsies recount their way of life at a first-ever papal audience for them at the Vatican on Saturday, decried their persecution by the Nazis during World War II and called on Europe to help end centuries of rejection for the Roma people. About 2,000 Catholic Gypsies gathered in the Vatican's auditorium to hear Benedict speak. "Your history is

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My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding was billed as investigative journalism, an inside look at the highly private, secret world of gypsy and travelling communities in the UK. The aim, seemingly, was to increase awareness of the culture of gypsy and travelling societies, thereby bringing greater understanding to this much-maligned section of our community. But the result has Romani and Traveller

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Recent topic on Roma in America group is Drew Magary's review of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. Reading his tweets, he seems like the kind of guy that thinks he is clever and funny by being "shocking" (so original). But no one is laughing. Roma in America group member consist of many of the Romani Gypsy community educators, leaders and activists and they all agree that he went too far. What do you

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By Richard Field, is founder and chairman of the American House Foundation09/03/2011 - One wonders what he would make of last Thursday’s conviction and sentencing of five Roma and one Hungarian to a total of 29 years in prison for what prosecutors said was a racially motivated attack on a Hungarian student. Four of the six suspects had been held in detention since their arrest on 23 October 2009

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08/03/2011 - Starting International Women’s Day 2011, videos, films, photos, news, life stories and experiences can be shared by an estimated six-seven million Romani women worldwide through the campaign website created by the Romedia Foundation, a Budapest-based Roma advocacy organization.Katalin Barsony, the managing director of the Romedia Foundation and a Romani activist herself, initiated

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By Daily Mail ReporterAnimal rights groups are demanding a Slovak mayor be sacked after he urged gypsies to help him tackle the stray dog problem - by eating them.Andrej Sabol who is mayor of Druzstevnej pri Hornade in Slovakia admitted to animal welfare officers that he had given permission to gypsies to catch and eat the dogs - although it was normally forbidden - to cut down on the numbers.And

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Some weeks ago Professor Ian Hancock wrote to the President about the importance of having Romani representation on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. William Clinton (Democrat) made the appointment, George Bush (Republican) removed it.Former Director of the USHMM's Holocaust Research Institute, Michael Berenbaum wrote that "At the center of the tragedy of the Holocaust is the murder of

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URGENT CALL TO ACTIONItaly, February 18th, 2010ITALY, TWO HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS FROM EVERYONE GROUP RECEIVE A PENAL ORDER (A CRIMINAL CONVICTION WITHOUT GOING TO TRIAL) FOR THEIR HUMANITARIAN WORK: “IT IS THE FIRST TIME IN THE WORLD”THE NEWS GIVEN BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION: “A CONVICTION BASED ON INACCURATE EVIDENCE GIVEN BY A POLICE OFFICER. IT IS THE UMPTEENTH EPISODE OF ABUSE OF POWER

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A thoroughly exploitative new book has been published recently and has caused an uproar in the Roma community.Julia Chaplin's new book GYPSET STYLE"covers contemporary art, fashiondesign, lifestyle and travel. Gypset," she explains, "is GYPSY + JET-SET. The book consists of profiles of wealthy, privileged, effete gazhe who live in exotic surroundings in exotic places around the world, the "

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10th of May 2008, Ponticelli district, Naples, Italy, the 16-old girl Angelika got arrested under an extremely defamatory charge: “She attempted to kidnap a baby”. According to a recent decision issued by the Court for Minors of Naples because she is a ROMNI “totally inserted in schemes belonging to Romani culture”, fully “integrated within that” she faces a “concrete danger of “recidivism”. At

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Dear Colleague's Please see UK Association of Gypsy Women - Annual Report 2009 on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/British_Roma/files/ UKAGW are embarking on a campaign to lobby for the immediate evacuation and medical treatment of around 650 refugees at a camp in Osterode Kosovo. They are living in what has been described as a hell-hole and where test carried out on the children in the camp show

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We received a letter from the student apologizing and taking responsibility for this situation. If this is true, then I personally apologize to the folks at Baylor. We have never had someone report a situation like this that has not been true. This is the first time someone has reported something and then taken it back. I hope this doesn't reflect negatively on the efforts of NRADO and the

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Withdrwan-IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDEDPLEASE SEE NEW POST REGARDING THIS ISSUE. WE left this intact so you can see the original issue.Professor Ian Hancock, received a letter (below) from a student named Joy Fattori-Hudson at Baylor University. She submitted a paper regarding the the fate of Romanies in the Holocaust. The professor refused to accept it because it dealt with Romanies. His name is

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“Imminent camp clearance of 700 Roma citizens who live in the camp, including seriously ill members and 300 children. It is an ethnic cleansing operation. An appeal to the European Commission, the council of Europe and the United Nations High Commissioner”.“News has just reached us that the Italian authorities have decided to clear the Casilino 900 Roma settlement in Rome within the next three

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At about 7 a.m. on the morning of February 25th in Pesaro (Italy), about 20 officers, (regular police and municipal police) entered the abandoned factory situated in Via Fermo, 49, where 30 Romanian Roma have been living for the last year.Among them patients being treated at San Salvatore Hospital for heart problems and tumours; many women and nine minors, including a few-month-old baby. The

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I wanted to post this because it is sickening but sadly, reflects the way people really do feel. This is the very reason we are fighting!Gypsy ScamsPosted Nov. 25, 2009Comment on: (Article) World's Worst Travel ScamsI disagree with the recommendations on the Baby Toss & Newspaper Scams. Don't just walk away from Gypsies. The locals in every country & the local police, HATE local Gypsies, with

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Roma girl burnt in neo-Nazi attack leaves hospital - World - JavnoPosted using ShareThis

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Saturday, December 5, 2009, by Alfred BreitmanRacial prejudice in the sentences of Naples Juvenile Court against Angelica, the scapegoat for the hatred towards the Roma peopleNaples, December 4th, 2009. News has just reached us of the measure taken by the Juvenile Court of Naples which has denied the concession of any alternative to prison for Angelica V, a young Roma teenager. Angelica was

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A conference was held in the European Parliament about "The Role of Churches in the Social Inclusion of Roma" hosted by Lívia Járóka MEP. Participants agreed that historic churches might and must play an eminent role in the process of integration. In her welcome speech Lívia Járóka (Hungarian Civic Union) appreciated the unequalled community building activities the churches pursue in addition to

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Regarding the anti-discrimination acts for Roma People, the first step should be to abolish the article 21 of the Law regarding the Residence and Travel of Foreigners in Turkey. According to this law, “The Ministry of Internal Affairs is authorized for the expulsions of the Gypsies, who are stateless or citizens of a foreign state, and of the foreigner nomads, who are not affiliated with Turkish

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The Dangers Faced by Roma in Europe Today Thursday, September 24, 2009 DESCRIPTION:Rob Kushen, the Managing Director of the European Roma Rights Center, discuss human rights abuses against Roma in Europe today.TRANSCRIPT:ARIANA BERENGAUT: Welcome to Voices on Genocide Prevention podcast. This is Ariana Berengaut, your guest host for this week’s episode.For centuries, Europeans stigmatized the

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Napoli, November 27-28, 2009 - Policy Center’s intervention during the forum “Fight Against Poverty in Europe and in the World: Towards the European Year 2010 for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion”. “We are lost in ambiguities. We are lost in a permanent and unproductive exercise of ducking responsibilities between intergovernmental institutions and governments. We, at the Policy Center

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URANIA NATIONAL FILM THEATRE Rákóczi út 21, 8th district, Budapest VIEWS FROM THE GROUNDCHALLENGES TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ROMAFROM NAPLES TO THE BOSPHORUS Screening of Mundi Romani – the World through Roma Eyes/ News Documentaries by Katalin Bársony and from Tatárszentgyörgy to Tatárszentgyörgy by János Joka DarócziKey Messages for International Human Rights Day* Mrs. Magda A. Szabó,

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Human Rights TrainerLast Updated: 2009-11-18 16:26:47Post Title: Human Rights TrainerReports to: Programmes DirectorPurpose of the post: The Human Rights Trainer (HRT) coordinates, develops and implements ERRC human rights training programmes to enhance the capacity of Romani activists and other relevant actors for the promotion of human rights respect of Roma. S/he coordinates the ERRC

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We, the editors at the Roma Media Centre (MECEM), based in Košice, Slovakia, turn via this letter to the European public, colleagues in the Roma media and European institutions, in order to publicly come forward and undertake the steps for asserting the needs and the preservation of Roma media in the EU.As Roma journalists with long years of experience working in public media in Slovakia, we are

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Saturday, 21 November 2009 A village near the Hungarian border with a population of 200 and plagued by unemployment and poverty is now preparing to become a tourist attraction. No, this is not a case of disaster tourism. The village is hoping to attract tourists with its wall paintings. Anger inspiration.“Two years ago I saw the Hungarian Guard marching in front of Sólyom’s palace on television.

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19/11/2009 - What began as a short visit to Hungary finished seven years later with a prize-winning book documenting the lives of the Roma people, from India to Eastern Europe. The photos are now on display in Germany. And with Berlin planning to repatriate up to 10,000 Roma, they are more than just pretty pictures.It was nine years ago that Danish photographer Joakim Eskildsen and his wife,

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11/11/2009 - ... The signatory organisations are expressing their disapproval and concern in relation with Mr. Ludovic Orban’s statements regarding the Roma community. Mr. Orban who is also the vice-president of the National Liberal Party, made racist and discriminatory comments on November 8th, 2009, during a press briefing session, in the framework of the presidential pre-election debates.Mr.

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18/11/2009 - Politicians and supporters of Hungary's far right are responsible for the confrontation at the weekend between local Roma residents and supporters of the radical nationalist Jobbik party and its banned uniformed wing, the Hungarian Guard in Sajobabony (NE), the minister in charge of the civilian secret services said after a meeting of the national security cabinet on Tuesday.Gabor

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Milan, 14/11/2009 - For the last three years the City of Milan has been carrying out a terrifying and well-documented sequence of ethnic cleansing measures against the Roma people, a situation which has led to many deaths, to a terrible exodus and humanitarian crisis. EveryOne Group and other humanitarian organisations have tried to rescue as many families as possible, with their own resources

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12/11/2009 - Amnesty International has condemned the forced eviction of a community of about 400 Roma people in the Italian capital, Rome. According to local NGOs and media, around 150 police officers evicted the families from the Via Centocelle camp, in the east of the city, on Wednesday morning.All the community's shelters were destroyed and around 20 Roma men were arrested. It is not known

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Why are member states are discriminating against the anti-discrimination directive.19/11/2009 - Eurobarometer recently published a survey that once again showed that there is a serious problem of discrimination across Europe. One in six people said they had personally experienced discrimination in the past year; 58% of Europeans considered that prejudice in relation to age was widespread in their

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You can buy "The Nazi Persecution of the Gypsies" and other Books at www.GypsyTown.comRoaming the country side in caravans, earning their living as musi cians, peddlers, and fortune-tellers, the Gypsies and their elusive way of life represented an affront to Nazi ideas of social order, hard work, and racial purity. They were branded as "asocials," harassed, and eventually herded into

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FAMU film student Tereza Reichová has created a documentary about last November's events at the predominantly Roma-inhabited housing estate of Janov in the town of Litvínov. Last year a Workers' Party demonstration there exceeded all previous neo-Nazi events when the extremists were supported during their attempted pogrom by a large number of people not normally involved with their organizations.

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Prague, 19.11.2009The Gypsy Spirit 2009 contest being held by Czech Human Rights and Minorities Minister Michael Kocáb has its nominees! ROMEA, o. s. is one of three nominees in the non-governmental organization category. On Friday 13 November the nominating committee met to evaluate 110 applications.1. Award to a non-governmental organization for implementing a specific project aimed at

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Despite the progress made by the European Union over the past years in combating discrimination, Roma still face exclusion and unequal treatment. The conference brought together EU and member state experts, as well as Roma and non-Roma civil society representatives who discussed how Roma's equal treatment can be promoted. The discussion focused on data collection and positive action, tools proven

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09/11/2009 - I was walking through the Moscow subway system when a woman grabbed my arm and said in Russian, “Hide your wallet. The Gypsies are crying.” It was only later that I realized what her cryptic warning meant. In Russia, I was repeatedly warned to avoid Gypsies at all costs because of the risk of becoming a victim of Gypsy hypnosis. This practice, in which Gypsies attempt to hypnotize

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Gypsies have lived for more than a century in the shadows of American society, their culture hidden from outsiders. Some are law-abiding Gypsies who, while proud of their heritage, conceal it out of fear of discrimination. Some follow traditions of bilking the gullible through insurance scams or other forms of fraud.But even Gypsies who have operated on the wrong side of the law, as well as those

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Canada says it has no immediate plans to reinstate visa requirements for Hungarian tourists despite reports of a surge in the number of Hungarian Roma flying in and claiming asylum. “Canada is aware of an increase in refugee claims from Hungary and is monitoring the situation closely,” Canadian Citizenship and Immigration office spokeswoman Kelli Fraser told The Budapest Times last Thursday: “

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As a big Sam Raimi fan, (loyal follower of Xena and Hercules as well as any project Ted Raimi, Robert Tapert, Bruce Campbell and the rest of the B movie gore boys do) I am sad to have to agree with the public reviews of DRAG ME TO HELL. The following review says it best.DRAG ME TO HELL REVIEWJohn WalshThe film's main drawback, however, is its startling attitude to eastern-European ladies of

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April 8, 2009April 8th marks International Roma Day. International Roma Day was introduced in 1990 to commemorate the first-ever international gathering of Roma representatives in London in 1971. It was envisioned as the day to celebrate the cultural achievements and positive contributions of Roma and raise awareness of their continued struggle. In recent years, the day has been marked by events

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I have been compiling Links for the last year that contain information on Romani issues. If you find any that don't work please let me know so I can remove it. Feel free to suggest more and I will add it to the list. Keep in mind, I cannot promise that all of them or legit or accurate, I am simply providing the links and letting you decide for yourself. But I can say my favorites are on top.*

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Recently, it was brought to the attention of the yahoo group ROMA_in_Americas, that there were some racist comments against Gypsies and others on YELP. We all wrote in to have them removed. See below to see the original comment and their response. If you want to show support, please write YELP and express your concern.THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY RACIST HATEFUL REVIEWS"I just wish the annoying

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-66682353708094857112009-01-29T02:43:00.000-08:002009-01-29T03:32:27.397-08:00

I just had a buyer ask me to verify the customs of horseshoes and vardos after seeing a listing on eBay where the person was selling a supposed "Gypsy" pin. The pin had the horseshoes facing down and was referring to Vardos a Wardos and saying they were made in the US. SO I wanted to blog about the accurate information. There has always been some great debate about which way a horseshoe is

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-15430206218603752982009-01-01T16:18:00.000-08:002009-01-01T16:22:52.246-08:00

Someone sent me the following link to ask me who owns the copy rights to our flag. http://rmy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitro:Roma_flag.svgIt is interesting that someone decided to grant Wikipedia and the entire world the public rights to our flag when no one should have those rights, the flags are for the world to use. This actually brings up something I have been wanting to address for some time.

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-67043646020571082832008-12-14T17:13:00.000-08:002008-12-14T17:24:30.457-08:00

What happens when there is a culture, who is as far behind being recognized as the Romani are, it leaves a wide open door for opportunist who have tried and failed to make a name for themselved in either their own culture or own profession that is already saturated with thousands of other who have all done the samething. The internet is a wonderful example of what is happening withpeople, all

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-22071453146882490502008-12-03T19:39:00.000-08:002008-12-03T19:49:28.248-08:00

My mother has released 2 new reprints from her GYPSY GIRL series. PORTRAIT OF A GYPSY GIRL I & II are 2 portraits adpted from 2 photos Circa 1947 of my grandmother and my great aunt just a few years after they were liberated from Aushchwitz. There are only a limited amount being offered at this time. You can order them at or , or contact me and I can send you an invoice direct from the gallery

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-54247856920340805082008-11-28T18:03:00.001-08:002008-12-06T11:57:53.208-08:00

My mother and I have been working on a cook book for many years and it is finally done! We are publishing it ourselves for the time being. We are accepting pre-orders. It is $29.95 and contains stories, photos and recipes from my family and gypsies all over the world. There is nothing like it available now! Below is an exerpt from it."IntroductionIf you are a first time cook or someone whose

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-18823227733567336092008-08-10T02:21:00.001-07:002008-08-10T02:37:07.038-07:00

OHere is some interesting information on IP addresses. One thing people don't realize is that you can see where someone is emailing you from their IP address. So if you are getting emails even from yahoo and gmail accounts where you think you are safe, all you have to do it do a show header to get an IP then do a WHOIS trace. The most you can see is where they are as far as their country or

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-57071992885532531512008-08-07T15:48:00.001-07:002008-08-07T15:54:27.405-07:00

I wanted to pass along this site to people who may have had to deal with harassment. I contacted this guy for some advice when I was receiving these nasty emails. He has some really useful sites on the subject. The most useful one is this new one http://stopcyberstalkers.blogspot.com/. I found that the people I am dealing with fit these profiles to a "T". I forwarded him some of the messaged

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-76136127882565847892008-08-06T12:49:00.000-07:002008-12-03T19:51:25.666-08:00

I just wanted everyone to know we are now in the home stretch! Just 2 more weeks to the move and we can't be more excited. The quarantine laws have kept us captive here for longer than we care to be. Our lives have been put on hold as everything we own is on ships. As soon as we get there life will resume as planned. My mama and Jona and are going to take a quick trip to Germany to introduce

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-84488419435526182932008-08-02T18:53:00.001-07:002008-08-06T13:06:05.275-07:00

I have been asked by my family to remove these comments as they felt that aknowledging these hateful people only validate that we care, and we don't so no point in wasting the energy on it.

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-68468365708343745322008-06-02T10:32:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:52:15.376-08:00

My grandfather lost his battle with Pneumonia. He died at 93. My grandfather was a wonderful, charming, funny and gifted man. His marquetry art and violins have one awards around the world. He was charming and funny, the kind who flirted with waitresses even in his 90's. He was a talented artist, musician and poet. He was passionate about his family and his heritage and his life. He will

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-67259844770245012472008-05-03T19:57:00.000-07:002008-05-22T11:22:59.310-07:00

We have officially starte the National Romani Anti-Discrimination Organization. It is an organization supported by some of the most well known and distinguishable Romani in the community. The goal of the organization is to monitor the media and public for discrimination against Romani and to take action. We also will be acting as a HUB of communication between other organizations as well as an

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-3037113248986366562008-04-08T06:26:00.000-07:002008-05-25T11:44:30.197-07:00

The North Queensland Historical Museum is pleased to present "The History of the the Romani"Yvonne Slee, well know Sinti author and activist, was successful in her efforts to include Rromani History into the North Queensland museum exhibits! The Anti-stereotyping Romani exhibit in the North Queensland museum portrays the parts Romanies played in local history including jobs they did, things to do

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-16357632032936875022008-01-29T07:23:00.000-08:002008-01-29T23:02:03.267-08:00

In the never ending quest to fight for and educate people on the Sinti and Romani people, it seems we have forgotten to attend to our culture. We have no heroes, no role models, no "Davey Crockets" or "Abraham Lincolns". No "Martin Luther Kings" or "Pattons". We don't even have the child hood stories like the tooth fairy or Santa Claus. At least not ones of our own culture. At least not any I

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-18916018440259301352008-01-29T06:53:00.001-08:002008-01-29T06:53:59.169-08:00

From the very first day I was old enough to understand what it meant to be Sinti, I knew coming forward and telling people would not be easy. My family spent a huge amount of effort hiding it from us, witholding information, and being secretive...something that is common in their generation and in the culture. It only in the last 6 and 7 years that I truly began to understand what it all meant.

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-17139260446203102712007-12-29T21:27:00.000-08:002007-12-29T22:17:46.740-08:00

There are more than twelve million Roma located in many countries around the world. There is no way to obtain an exact number since they are not recorded on most official census counts. Many Roma themselves do not admit to their true ethnic origins for economic and social reasons. The Roma are a distinct ethnic minority, distinguished at least by Rom blood and the Romani, or Romanes, language,

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-181319531999508932007-08-08T02:12:00.000-07:002007-08-08T02:22:32.160-07:00

Words can't express how wonderful our day was. I think these pictures do a wonderful job showing it! Thanks to Adam Housman!

Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15698043207741998833noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6794893521900266254.post-61721441281999678482007-07-14T10:48:00.000-07:002007-07-16T00:51:45.747-07:00

Anyone who knows me might say I have lived a thousand lives in one lifetime. That I have done more in 5 years than most have in their whole lives. This is absolutely true. Every day it forever amazes me te crazy stuff that happens and I find myself laughing aloud at the irony of it as well as the complete ridiculousness of our life lessons we challenge ourselves with every day.It is funny how

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