Get to know your Traveller neighbours 30/10/2012 – SETTLED people in Londonderry are being urged to get to know their Irish Traveller and Roma Gypsy neighbours better through a number of planned events in the shared future centre in Irish Street. Local community groups and organisations are being invited to take part in a special [...]
Sam Lee: ‘There is a difference in the songs Gypsies sing’
Sam Lee: ‘There is a difference in the songs Gypsies sing’ Sam Lee didn’t want to find out about folk music from archives. Instead he has trawled traveller sites, learning from families who have passed these songs down the generations Ed Vulliamy, The Observer 28/10/2012 – Freda Black leans forward in her armchair, arches back [...]
UK: Mediator training for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities December 4th to 8th, 2012
Mediator training for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities December 4th to 8th Dear colleagues, ACERT has been commissioned by the Council of Europe, to organise two free residential training courses for Gypsy, Roma or Traveller community members who are either employed or volunteer as mediators. Mediators facilitate understanding and dialogue between Gypsy, Roma and Traveller [...]
Roma of Govanhill film screening helps celebrate a decade of change
Roma of Govanhill film screening helps celebrate a decade of change By Amanda MacMillan 23/10/2012 – People of the Roma community often live on the edge of society suffering huge prejudice and discrimination. They are among the most deprived communities in Europe and many are denied their rights to housing, employment and healthcare. Roma children [...]
Groups awarded for commitment to equality (From The Northern Echo)
Groups awarded for commitment to equality By Alexa Copeland, Reporter (Darlington) 24/10/2012 – A HOST of North-East organisations have been rewarded for their commitment to promoting equality. More than 250 guests attended the North East Equality Awards final at the Gosforth Marriott Hotel on Friday (October 19) to see businesses and community organisations receive awards [...]
Dale Farm: one year after eviction
DAILY MAIL: ONLINE Dale Farm: a year on from eviction of 80 families By Larisa Brown After more than £7million was spent evicting travellers from Dale Farm in Essex, the site was supposed to be turned back into greenbelt fields. But one year on council bosses have failed to uphold their pledge, leaving the six-acre [...]
Protest At Czech Embassy Over Denial Of Roma Children’s Rights – 13 November 2012 – London, UK
Protest At Czech Embassy Over Denial Of Roma Children’s Rights Four year ago, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Czech Republic must end the segregration of Roma children into “special schools” where education is said to be severely substandard. The system has been condemned as a form of apartheid but despite pressure, [...]
Mental illness now blights many Dale Farm families
Mental illness now blights many Dale Farm families MPs report that health fears mount for Travellers a year after eviction 20/10/2012 – Scores of Travellers removed from the Dale Farm site near Basildon in Essex 12 months ago have suffered mental or physical illness after being forced to live in “squalor” following the controversial eviction, [...]
Human trafficking: ‘I never thought it could happen in this country’
Human trafficking: ‘I never thought it could happen in this country’ Hundreds of men and women are trafficked into Britain for the profit of their bosses, according to a government report Alexandra Topping The Guardian, Thursday 18 October 2012 Mike used to pride himself on his health, running double marathons and working as a personal [...]
UK MINISTRY STORMED IN DALE FARM PROTEST
UK MINISTRY STORMED IN DALE FARM PROTEST By Grattan Puxon 20/10/2012 – The UK Communities Ministry at Eland House, London, was stormed yesterday (19 October) by 250 Dale Farm protesters demanding an end to evictions. Angered by minister Eric Pickles’ latest round of anti-camping legislation, they scaled the entrance to raise Romani flags and blocked [...]
