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The devil wears a handlebar mustache →
Scientists haven’t discovered a gene that produces violin prodigies, but anyone familiar with fifth-generation violinist Roby Lakatos might have wondered if such a thing exists. The acclaimed virtuoso first performed in public at the young age of 9, but his family has been playing the fiddle in the scorching Hungarian Romani (or Gypsy) tradition as far back as the 18th century… (Read more)
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Its time that a Roma gets appointed as European... →
Only makes sense — no?
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WatchThe National Roma Centrum promoted its documentary film “Sung life” that reflects the rich Roma tradition and history sung through traditional folk Roma music. The film is in NRC’s organization in production of “Kotiledon” and financially supported from the cultural program of the Open Society Institute from Budapest – Hungary and the green group from the European Parliament.
100 people were...
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this heart is all asbestos: golden-zephyr replied... →
mesotheliomatic:
golden-zephyr replied to your post: I’m not sure if you’ve seen this, but I was made aware of it via thehairpin, and it made my head hurt - http://racked.com/archives/2011/04/18/update-my-big-fat-gypsy-wedding-will-air-on-tlc-starting-this-may.php
Ohgod Ohgod Ohgod Ohgod. *tries to…
I’ve not even seen this; just maybe adverts and people talking about it just…...
Aj, Rromale!: I think it's so sad.. →
vezarina:
danceswithravensunderthemoon:
that Romani Culture has been forgotten in the UK. There are no museums there that are dedicated to Travellers and to educate people on Romani Culture and Heritage. Sure, there might be a few things set up in a corner that a Romani has donated in an attempt to…
I gotta say I agree with this, and not just the Traveller side of things. I think so much...
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A DIRECTORY OF RROMANI + PAVEE FOLKS & THEIR...
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The following will be a directory of people on Tumblr who are of Rrom or Pavee descent and our allies. Hopefully, it’ll lead to networking in the fight against antiziganism and anti-Pavee sentiments, and the recognition of settled privilege. Please feel free to add yourself and reblog! RROMA: sami — south florida/genderqueer/ursari & kalderaš PAVEE: ALLIES:...
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Take action for the housing rights of Roma in... →
TAKE ACTION!! 1) Create your own twin postcards with coloured cardboard cut in the shape of a house (see example and use your creativity!!). You can create two twin postcards in seconds. On one side of each postcard you could draw a house, on the other write the address (see below), leave some space for the stamp, and add your personal message. Examples of messages:
Forced evictions and the...
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"Gypsy" Fashion
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Just thought I’d send this along. The author references looking into her crystal ball and offers Esmerelda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame as a model for “Gypsy Punk” style.
“Just google Romani Gypsy for more ideas.” Ugh.
http://fashionwithnina.blogspot.com/2010/04/gypsy-punk-revoltoh-legalize-me.html
Oh, lord. -Bree
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Hungarian Interior Minister: No one can break the... →
Last night, after undergoing an exceptionally tense situation during the day, everything was calm in the Hungarian village of Gyöngyöspata. The tensions had been caused by street fighting between local Roma residents and members of paramilitary “Guards”. Hungarian Interior Minister Sándor Pintér is promising to intervene uncompromisingly against those who provoked the violence and...
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Parno Graszt - Phe kircsime ná...
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Find real Gypsy culture, community at the 15th... →
Sani Rifati emigrated from Serbia two decades ago, and in 1996 started a Roma (“Gypsy”) festival from his Graton home to honor the culture and raise money for refugees in Kosovo. The 15th annual festival kicks off in Sebastopol on May 6… (Read more)
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Czech bus driver said to be harassing Roma... →
A dispute has flared up between the Olomouc town hall and the Transport Authority. Social workers are claiming that the driver of a municipal bus has not been giving Roma children enough time to stamp their bus tickets on board before demanding to see them.
Read the full article in Czech
Read the full article in Google Translation into English
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Commentary: The current situation of Roma can only... →
The Roma Association Forum (Romské sdružení Forum) is disturbed by the rise in “right-wing extremism” which Roma people in Europe are now facing. These problems are appearing most markedly in the “post-communist” countries. Members of the Roma national minority there permanently face attacks by extremist and militant groups, institutional racism, and racially-motivated persecution. The current...
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Neo-Nazis return to Hungarian village, provoke... →
Yesterday evening in the northern Hungarian village of Gyöngyöspata a fight took place between a group of radical nationalists and local Roma residents. Four people were injured, one seriously. Those injured included a 14-year-old mentally disabled boy… (Read more)
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Inciting Hate, Racism against the Roma, Gypsy...
Inciting hatred, frear, racism against the Roma, Gypsy People is not limited to one country any more, thanks to the internet. Now even previously respected agents who were delivering ‘decent’ news suddenly changed and became the agents of inciting racism, racist propagandas, encouraging people hate and racism against the already marginalized Gypsies. One of such media is the BBC News,...
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Romea.cz to report from postwar Kosovo →
During the month of May, news server Romea.cz will be dedicating a column exclusively to Roma in Kosovo 12 years after the war. Two correspondents for the news server, Lukáš Houdek and Zdenka Kainarová, will leave at the end of April for Albania and then for Kosovo, where they will focus primarily on the complicated situation of the Roma minority there… (Read more)
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Hungary: Evacuated Roma children and women return... →
Yesterday the Roma children and women who were evacuated from the northern Hungarian village of Gyöngyöspata on Friday returned home. They had been evacuated because they feared they would be attacked by members of the extremist paramilitary organization Véderő (Defense), which had set up a training camp near their homes. The Hungarian Government, however, denies that they were forced to evacuate...
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Gypsy life... it’s not all about spray tans and... →
Born in a caravan in land called Heathgate, purchased by her family for £150 in the 1930s, Mrs Penfold says her ‘special childhood’ was a far cry from that portrayed in the recent hit Channel 4 TV series My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding.
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Elenaki gili
Dešoduj brâšolja ovâla, Dešoduj brâšolja ovâla, čhe romnie, Dešoduj gavolja nakljom, ax, astardâ ma romnie, i gradsko narodno milicia.
Ax, astârâ ma romnie, ax, ingâlna man, Eleno, dešoduj brâšolja dinâ ma, ax, ingâlna man, Eleno Slivenskârâ barâ phanlipnastâ.
Ka rovâs rromnie, ka bleizâ tâ mukledjarâs man, Eleno. — Ax, sar tâ kârav man, româna. Ax, žala amari Elena Slivenskârâ barâ...
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Vatican kicks out Roma on Easter →
About 150 Roma gypsies were barred from participating in the Easter vigil of the basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on Sunday, after temporarily taking shelter there on Good Friday, The Telegraph reported… (Read more)
Okay, you know what? I don’t understand how they can go and send them back to Romania. How do they know they came from there specifically? Besides, I’m sure...
