Equality

My friend Valery Novoselsky's story...


World Rroma / Lumijakere Rroma: MY OWN PATH IN ROMANI IDENTITY
www.worldrroma.org

Got an article in the New Statesman...


The stereotypes used against Eastern Europe are as old as they are wrong
www.newstatesman.com
The tabloids are smearing Roma – but we've heard these myths before.

Update on the national Roma integration strategies. I don't agree that headway is being made, but two interesting points: national governments have to submit a progress report on implementing their strategy by end of year; and only 16 countries have allocated any funding to the strategy (which could be used to shame others)


EUROPA - PRESS RELEASES - Press Release - European Commission making headway on Roma integration
europa.eu
European Commission - Press Release - MEMO Brussels, 15 May 2013 European Commission European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding (Justice, Citizenship and Fundamental Rights) and Commissioner László Andor (Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) will today meet with civil society organisatio...

You must read Artur's story in the Huffington Post...


http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/artur-conka/roma-families-in-europe_b_3253404.html
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

Just one school, but important step...


Slovak apartheid ends at one school - Romea.cz
www.romea.cz
zpravodajský server Romea.cz

I will not sell a car to a Roma
www.romatransitions.org
This is an ad I saw two weeks ago on some Czech website selling used cars

Just been browsing this new website, World Rroma.


Rroma Media
rromamedia.blogspot.com

Nice story...


The Taikon Sisters
romediafoundation.wordpress.com
I moved to Budapest in 1973, and although I was a Roma girl, I began my studies at the Faculty of Humanities at ELTE University. At the same time, I also joined the movement for Roma rights. We col...

Good news from Italy...


Italy: Supreme Court strikes down the ‘Nomad emergency’ for good | Amnesty International
www.amnesty.org
By declaring the so-called “Nomad emergency” unlawful and unfounded, Italy's Supreme Court has helped to end discrimination against Roma communities.

Hate is where the heart is: Time for Europe to confront anti-Gypsyism | openDemocracy
www.opendemocracy.net
It is time for the European Union to officially recognize anti-Gypsyism as a long-standing and deeply rooted form of European prejudice.

Another blog from Valeriu that is just oh so true...


Roma Social Inclusion Measures the European Commission Can and Should Take
valeriucnicolae.wordpress.com
An Open Letter to the European Commission I have been accused in the past of always complaining about what the Commission does and never offering “constructive” solutions myself. Factually this is ...

Interview in which Arthur Ivatts and Alan Anstead (me!) discuss the situation of Roma in the UK....


The expert’s opinion of the status of Gypsies in the UK ‹ V.A
www.lsbu-multimedia-journalists.co.uk
Alan Anstead founder and chief executive of Equality charity, and Arthur Ivatts, a policy adviser to the UK Government on the education of Gypsies and Travellers, discuss what the government is doing for the Roma in Britain and how charities are engaged around the Gypsy situation in London. They hig...

Great video from the Open Society Foundation. Do watch...


Roma, A New Generation
Ten centuries ago the Roma traveled from India to Europe. Yet the promise of Europe is still denied these true Europeans. This film, from the Open Society Fo...

Some interesting multimedia pieces within this article...


EUROPEAN YOUTH PRESS AT ROMEDIA
romediafoundation.wordpress.com
Last week a diverse group of human rights activists and journalists visited Romendia Foundation as part of the Minority Voices Study Session organized by the European Youth Centre in Budapest. The...

Internships at the European Commission for Roma graduates. Travel and some living costs covered but nothing paid for working there...


European Commission Internship for Young Roma University Graduates | Open Society Foundations
www.opensocietyfoundations.org
Internships in the European Commission are available for young Roma university graduates from selected European countries.

Video report...


Life in Spain's 'slum of shame'
Illegal immigrants, Roma gypsies and those down on their luck live in dire conditions outside Madrid.

From the BBC...


Hungary's rawest nerve: Living with Roma
www.bbc.co.uk
Nick Thorpe on tensions between Roma and non-Roma people in central Europe, and a new attempt to spread tolerance.

In Jerusalem, activist hopes to restore Gypsy pride
www.latimes.com
JERUSALEM — Growing up poor and motherless in the slums of Jerusalem's Old City, Amoun Sleem dropped out of school at age 7 after her teacher repeatedly singled her out as a Gypsy, inspecting her hair for lice in front of the class and calling her "Nawar," a derogatory Arabic term that means "...

EU-produced map of local authorities that they recognise as "committed to Roma integration". Covers many UK cities. Interesting...


European Commission - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion: Page title
ec.europa.eu
This is the website of the European Commission's DG for Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion.

Interesting article...


Up-Close with Violeta Draganova: “The First Woman from Roma Origin on National TV in Bulgaria”
romediafoundation.wordpress.com
There is a lot of attention on Roma origin today and recently the topic of double-discrimination of Roma women has become very popular. In this context it becomes very important to emphasize Roma ...