Yale World Fellows Program: Opportunity for NGO Leaders The Yale World Fellows Program at the Yale University, USA is an opportunity mid-career emerging leaders who have distinguished themselves within their own professions, regions, countries, or at an international level. NGO leaders can also apply to take part in a specially designed academic curriculum that advances [...]
New York Roma Festival
New York Roma Festival New York Roma Festival continue with a great enthusiasm. There is important informations about the festival in the new prepared by the Voice of America. Mehmet Dede who is producer of the festival said that the festival is for the people whose heart is gypsy-like. Read more on http://medyaroman.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-york-roma-festival.html MEDIAROMA Roma [...]
Many questions, few answers for Toronto’s Roma: Fiorito
Many questions, few answers for Toronto’s Roma: Fiorito By Joe Fiorito, City Columnist 29/10/2012 – There is more to know as a result of the Roma Health Forum held a while ago. As you recall: the purpose of the forum was to discuss the problems faced by Roma refugee claimants in Toronto. Among those problems: [...]
Illegal migrants breaching Quebec-Vermont border crossing
Illegal migrants breaching Quebec-Vermont border crossing By DANIEL LEBLANC Quebec station has had 260 illegal entries this year, many from Roma communities, are desperate to make their refugee claims from inside Canada 25/10/2012 – The Quebec-Vermont border is the scene of growing chaos as illegal migrants hop over unguarded entry points or drive through guarded [...]
Canada: Hate crime investigation launched surrounding Ezra Levant broadcast
Hate crime investigation launched surrounding Ezra Levant broadcast By Eric Mark Do 24/10/2012 – The Roma Community Centre in Toronto wants police to investigate comments made by Ezra Levant in a recent broadcast on Sun News Network as a hate crime. The centre says it has “officially reported a hate crime” about Ezra Levant’s broadcast, [...]
If EU did more for Roma, they wouldn’t seek asylum in Canada – The Globe and Mail
If EU did more for Roma, they wouldn’t seek asylum in Canada 21/10/2012 – There is no doubt that many of the 10 million Roma who live in Europe are subject to deep-rooted discrimination, and social exclusion. But this does not make them refugees. Nor is it a problem that Canada can resolve. Rather, the [...]
If EU did more for Roma, they wouldn’t seek asylum in Canada – The Globe and Mail
If EU did more for Roma, they wouldn’t seek asylum in Canada 21/10/2012 – There is no doubt that many of the 10 million Roma who live in Europe are subject to deep-rooted discrimination, and social exclusion. But this does not make them refugees. Nor is it a problem that Canada can resolve. Rather, the [...]
Should The Canadian Citizenship And Immigration Minister Recognize The Danger Posed To Roma And Jews By The Extreme-right?
Toronto’s Roma Community Centre (RCC) has a mandate to serve our people, to promote understanding of Roma, including the Roma Porrajmos (i.e.Shoah) – during the Holocaust, where Roma and Jews were targeted for extermination and murdered in the Nazi death camps. In the past, we have used available opportunities to raise awareness and educate about [...]
Letter to the Editor: Clarifying Roma refugee issue
Clarifying Roma refugee issue BY SHAYNA PLAUT, BURNABY NOW SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 Dear Editor: Re: Refugees take protest downtown, Burnaby NOW, Sept. 19. Thank you for your article. As I am sure you are aware, there were many public education events that took place in Vancouver (as well as many other cities in Canada) when [...]
Toronto’s Roma Community Centre (RCC) board distances itself from anti-Israel groups
Toronto’s Roma Community Centre (RCC) board distances itself from anti-Israel groups planning to protest a reception for Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf, Staff Reporter Toronto, 15/10/2012 – The main representative body of Canada’s Roma community doesn’t want its members to be labelled anti-Israel. Toronto’s Roma Community Centre (RCC) board distanced itself last [...]
