June 2011
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Jesus fucking fuck, stop getting all butthurt every time someone says the word Gypsy. You’re the only one who cares. You’re not even a fucking Rrom, you’re just a gadjo ukranijenka with a romani chib dictionary and a blog. If you’re going to be overtly politically correct, at least get bitchy about your own race.
GYPSYGYPSYGYPSY
keep yo gadjo shit...
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Two new operations for educational integration... →
The Monitoring committee of Human Resources Development Operational Programme approved by written procedure, the final criteria for selection of two new operations: “Educational Integration of Children and Pupils from Ethnic Minorities” and “Reintegration of school dropouts in the educational system.” The first of these operations will support projects of schools,...
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WatchRomanipen, the Gipsy Identity
Romanipen is the set of values or code that gypsies must follow to be true Roma, as they call themselves. The persecution they have suffered and the process of assimilation they have undertaken to survive have forced them to adapt the Romanipen to the specific circumstances they face in each of the countries where Gypsies are found. With twelve million people spread...
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Ceija Stojka
Ceija Stojka was born on March 23, 1933 as the fifth child of six children in a traveling Lovara family in Styria, Austria. As a young girl she witnessed the persecution of the Nazis against the Roma. She survived the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Ravensbrueck, and Bergen-Belsen. After the liberation of the camps, she and her family moved back to an apartment that had been occupied...
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Cardiff Gypsy children's film about travelling... →
Gypsy and Traveller children in Cardiff have made a film about their community’s traditional ways with funding from BBC Children in Need.
The youngsters from the Shirenewton site worked with the Romani Cultural and Arts Company and animation firm Cinetig, providing drawings to illustrate Laurel Price’s memories of travelling life.
Gypsy Ways is being shown at the Riverfront Arts...
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Gyöngyöspata: roma jelölt is indul a polgármesteri... →
A Heves megyei Gyöngyöspatán július 17-re írta ki az időközi polgármester-választást a helyi választási bizottság. Farkas János, az Országos Roma Polgárjogi Mozgalom alelnöke független jelöltként méretteti meg magát a gyöngyöspatai polgármester választáson.
Farkas János a RomNetnek megküldött nyilatkozata szerint a jelölést a gyöngyöspatai választópolgárok és cigány kisebbségi önkormányzat...
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ERPC Coalition applauds EU leaders’ endorsement of... →
Brussels, 24 June 2011: As Europe’s Romani population prepares for the possibility of another summer of targeted expulsions and evictions, the European Roma Policy Coalition (ERPC) has welcomed today’s endorsement by EU heads of government of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies.
The Framework commits all 27 member states to developing targeted policies which systematically...
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OPEN LETTER: Stop Baia Mare municipality’s actions... →
Romani CRISS, “Sanse Egale Association and Amnesty International strongly protest against the discriminatory and abusive initiatives of the Baia Mare local authorities to erect a concrete wall around the block where Roma live, in Horea Street and against the Local Council’s decision to build social housing for the underprivileged on a land nearby the sewage plant.
On June 28th, according to the...
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WatchTrans-Siberian hustling))
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golden-zephyr:
“If you like our people, our name is like music for you. If you hate us, every of our names, even Roma, will be bad for you.”
From the United States representitive for NRADO or National Romani Anti-Discrimination Organization:
The Romani people are a persecuted race and the older generations do not like the term Gypsy or dont tell people they are Gypsy because people sterotype...
olivesexual asked: I just wanted to thank you for standing up for the Romani people, and teaching people about the real culture in an eloquent and kind manner. I myself am part Romani, and my own family still uses the term "gypsy," talking about how ashamed they are to have this part of our family history in existence. Whether it is talking about the ethnic groups or the pseudo-culture, the term...
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In response to Audacia
golden-zephyr:
ajromale:
golden-zephyr:
ajromale:
thesmashingnails:
I really couldn’t agree more.
At one point or another, everyone is going to be butthurt over wrongdoing. Shut the fuck up about it, unless you are a minority, and are actually offended.
Audacia was not using the term “gypsy” in a derogatory way. She was talking about living a nomadic lifestyle like a gypsy. ...
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In response to Audacia
golden-zephyr:
ajromale:
thesmashingnails:
I really couldn’t agree more.
At one point or another, everyone is going to be butthurt over wrongdoing. Shut the fuck up about it, unless you are a minority, and are actually offended.
Audacia was not using the term “gypsy” in a derogatory way. She was talking about living a nomadic lifestyle like a gypsy. She was not saying something...
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In response to Audacia
thesmashingnails:
I really couldn’t agree more.
At one point or another, everyone is going to be butthurt over wrongdoing. Shut the fuck up about it, unless you are a minority, and are actually offended.
Audacia was not using the term “gypsy” in a derogatory way. She was talking about living a nomadic lifestyle like a gypsy. She was not saying something bad about them. If anything,...
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golden-zephyr:
bulhana:
static-nonsense:
audaciaxx:
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[tw for swearing at the appropriative White World being racist again]
audaciaxx:
static-nonsense:
reblog as a reminder to folks about how societies perceive the romani and other traveler peoples outside of hate crimes and antiziganism. and to show that any stereotypes, even positive ones, are oppressive, as they...
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Serbia: Minister apologises to Roma Gypsy family... →
Serbian police minister Ivica Dacic Tuesday issued an apology to a Roma family for police brutality in a case that shocked the public and sparked protests by human rights organisations. (Read more)
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Czechs pass Decade of Roma Inclusion chairmanship... →
The Czech Republic yesterday officially passed its chairmanship of the international project Decade of Roma Inclusion that is to improve the living conditions of ethnic Romanies by 2015 and contribute to their integration to Macedonia. (Read more)
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Romania's child brides →
The many bars around the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid attract an eclectic mix of people, ranging from tourists to locals, all engaging in ebullient conversations over a glass of sangria. 35 year-old Maria is a different kind of local. Every day she makes her way through the enthusiastic crowds of tourists, armed with a cardboard sign stating her plea and a plastic cup, into which every once in a...
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MEP JOINS UNITED TRAVELLER-ROMA PROTEST TOMORROW →
Dale Farm residents will start to gather about 5 pm at Dale Farm, when we are being joined by MEP Richard Howitt and newly elected “King of the Gypsies” Ladislav Stoyka and Roma organizer Roman Cisko, coming from Peterborough, and many other supporters. The main convey will leave about 6.15 pm for the Basildon Centre. Demonstration starts at 6.30 pm One of our themes...
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Център за междуетнически диалог и толерантност... →
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Точно един ден след края на учебната година за учениците в прогимназиална степен, на 16.06.2011 г. Център „Амалипе” организира среща на председателите на ученически парламенти от училища, работещи по програмата за превенция на отпадане на ромските деца от училище, финансирана от Фондация „Америка за България”, със заместник-председателя на Народното събрание Анастас Анастасов. Срещата...
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WatchFinancier and philanthropist George Soros accused the Czech Republic and its prime minister, Petr Necas, of doing nothing to end the segregation of Roma children in public schools. (Read more)
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ROMEA helping victims of discrimination and hate... →
Have you been attacked because of your race or ethnicity? Is someone discriminating against you or otherwise persecuting you? Call our free anti-discrimination hotline, 800 307 307. With your consent, we will report your case on news server Romea.cz. Should you need legal aid, we will refer your case to the civic associations Czech Helsinki Committee, EUROPE ROMA CZ, or In IUSTITIA....
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There Was An Eviction In Küçükbakkalköy Towards... →
Tents and shacks in where families with Roma and Abdal origin lived were demolished by city police in Küçükbakkalköy which is one of the oldest Gypsy settlements of İstanbul at 06.00 today. One of the residents whose houses were demolished and who needs respirator to live asked authorities to help her. She has no possibility to work and needs to benefit from state assistance. (Read more)
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Endangered language studied in Spain →
An endangered language in Spain may be saved through a push to encourage it among the country’s Romani youth, researchers say. (Read more)
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ERU PUČEL SAVOREN →
I attempted a translation, because I feel this is an important message. Hopefully, I did not mess it up too much. I did leave off something off the ending message, because I was not sure how to word it.
I Evropaki Romani Unia rudjil sa e organizacien thaj manušen an i Evropa:
Kozom si romane thana (setlmentura) an tumari phuv thaj Roma?
An save regionura tumare phuvajke si e romane setlmentura...
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one foot in each world; →
golden-zephyr:
“I was born into a mixed family. My mother is of Romani origin and my father is a Czech. As to the question - do I consider myself Roma? Well I definitely feel like a Roma. Sometimes it’s very hard because I don’t look like a Roma.” - Article by Gabriela Hrabanova (click the link above)
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The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the... →
Balázs Vizi
Institute for Ethnic and National Minority Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
This article attempts to offer a concise overview of the main developments relating to the Hungarian presidency, notably in the areas of regional stability and interethnic relations.
Read the article
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Parliament of Republic of Serbia: Public... →
President of the “Democratic left of Roma” and deputy in the Parliament Jovan Damjanovic announced on today’s session of the Parliament of Republic of Serbia and convicted torture in police station in Vrsac from 2007 over juvenile Roma Danijel Stojkovic and his father from side of officers from that police station. (Read more)
Ugh, I saw the video posted around Twitter and on RomLink, but...
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Parliament of Republic of Serbia: Public... →
President of the “Democratic left of Roma” and deputy in the Parliament Jovan Damjanovic announced on today’s session of the Parliament of Republic of Serbia and convicted torture in police station in Vrsac from 2007 over juvenile Roma Danijel Stojkovic and his father from side of officers from that police station. (Read more)
Ugh, I saw the video posted around Twitter and on RomLink, but...
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There Was An Eviction In Küçükbakkalköy Towards... →
Tents and shacks in where families with Roma and Abdal origin lived were demolished by city police in Küçükbakkalköy which is one of the oldest Gypsy settlements of İstanbul at 06.00 today. One of the residents whose houses were demolished and who needs respirator to live asked authorities to help her. She has no possibility to work and needs to benefit from state assistance. (Read more)
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Endangered language studied in Spain →
An endangered language in Spain may be saved through a push to encourage it among the country’s Romani youth, researchers say. (Read more)
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The Lord's Prayer →
Amaro Dad
Amaro Dad kaj san ande o cheri! Ke tjiro anav t’ avel svincime; ke tjiri amperecija t’ avel; ke tu keres sar tu kames pe e phuv sar ande o cheri. De amenge adjes amaro manrro sakone djesesko. Jertisar amenge amare bezexendar, sar vi ame jertisaras kudalendar kaj amisajle amende. Na zurnav amen, numa skipisar amen katar o xitro. Ke tuke si, ande sa le bersh kaj...
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witcheschant:
Besh o Drom - Meggyújtom a Pipám
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SA E RROMENGE AN I EVROPA →
An Slovenija, an foro Murska Subota, po 23. jun 2011. berš bijandili i Evropaki Rromani Unia (ERU). An nav e ERU thaj moro nav, mangav sa e Rromenge baxt thaj akharav sa e reprezentantunen e rromane organizaciengere te ćidas amen kethane trujal e ERU thaj te keras buti savi ka ovel po lačhipe amare themesko thaj amare čhavengo. (Maj but)
