Jewish pilgrims flock to Morocco to honour celebrated rabbis Tuesday, May 15, 2012 The European Jewish Press By AFP and EJP The North African country is regarded for its long-standing rich Jewish history and its cemeteries serve as the resting place for approximately 1,200 leading lights of the religion, such as Amran Ben Diwan, who [...]
Save the Date: Chachipe Map Awards Ceremony, Exhibition Opening & Party – June 22
Dear Colleagues and Friends, The awards ceremony and exhibition opening for the Chachipe Map photo contest (www.chachipe.org) organized by the Open Society Roma Initiatives and OSA Archivum will take place at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 22, 2012 at Akvárium Klub (formerly Gödör Klub) in downtown Budapest, Hungary. The ceremony will feature a performance by [...]
Rada Volshaninova and Via Romen – Via Romen
Dear friends, We are – Via Romen band, working on a very exciting project – CD recording and documentary with Rada Volshaninova. Rada is one of the few remaining Russian-Romany (Gypsy) performers that possess the essence of real Russian and Russian-Romany musical culture. She is retired and currently lives in Miami, FL. We’ve already done [...]
Let us take up the legacy of the Gypsy heroes of May 16th 1944
Let us take up the legacy of the Gypsy heroes of May 16th 1944 May 16, 2012 France/Poland By Roberto Malini – La Voix des Rroms On May 16th, 1944 four thousand Roma imprisoned in the “zigeunerlager” in Auschwitz decided to stand up to their murderers who according to programme had come to get them [...]
Unique Romani-Slovak and Slovak-Romani dictionary christened in Košice
Unique Romani-Slovak and Slovak-Romani dictionary christened in Košice http://www.mecem.sk/rpa/?id=minorities&lang=english&show=22187
Eurovision 2012 – Vote for Sofi Marinova!
Eurovision 2012 – Vote for Sofi Sofiya Marinova Kamenova, better known as Sofi Marinova, (born in 1975) is a Bulgarian pop-folk and ethno-pop singer of Romani heritage. She is one of the most popular singers in Bulgaria, famed for her extreme five-octave vocal range. She has won multiple music awards and contests. Оften called “the [...]
Fighting prostitution and human trafficking with prayer
Fighting prostitution and human trafficking with prayer Reported by: Tiffany Westry Email: twestry@cbs42.com BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) – The WellHouse is a nonprofit, faith-based in organization in Birmingham devoted to the rescue and recovery of women who are being sexually exploited. The organization reaches out to victims of sex trafficking across the southeastern United States. Victims [...]
Call for Applications: Roma English Language Program 2012-2013
Call for Applications: Roma English Language Program 2012-2013 http://www.romadecade.org/relp_2012 Central European University and the Open Society Roma Initiatives are pleased to announce scholarship opportunities for an 8-month intensive English language training program in Budapest during the 2012-2013 academic year. Qualified young Roma university graduates from Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, [...]
Alternative strategies of Romani mobilization, Cambridge, 5-8 April 2013
Dear colleagues, UACES sponsored collaborative research network “Romanis in Europe” is now calling for papers for a panel on ‘Alternative strategies of Roma mobilization’ at the 2013 BASEES/ICCEES European Congress “Europe: Crisis and Renewal” in Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge 5-8 April 2013. Looking at the present day socio-economic situation of Roma communities across countries, discrimination and [...]
ERRC Seeks Staff and Interns
ERRC SEEKS NEW STAFF AND INTERNS Budapest, 14 May 2012: The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is recruiting for posts including lawyers, legal fellows, interns and a researcher. The positions are all based in Budapest, Hungary. The ERRC is a public interest law organisation that defends the human rights of Roma throughout Europe and serves [...]
