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European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture

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Barbara Turtakova

Barbara is a Slovak Roma from Kosice, currently living in Bradford and working as an assistant in a law firm and is also studying at a university.

You can watch her video HERE

EN transcription: HERE

Peter Pollak MEP

Peter Pollák is a Slovak politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.

He offers his vies on education from the parent's perspective.

Florentina Chiriac

Florentina is from Romania and for the past six years has been working as a Police Constable in Surrey.

You can watch her video HERE

EN transcription: HERE

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Positive Roma role models - COMPAS.org.uk

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Barbara is a Slovak Roma from Kosice, currently living in Bradford and working as an assistant in a law firm and is also studying at a university. You can watch her video HERE EN transcription: HERE Peter Pollák is a Slovak politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.

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Busting Myths About Modern Romany Travellers

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Roads From The Past - Short Film - Travellers' Times Online

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Gypsies, Roma, Travellers: An Animated History

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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) groups in Hampshire schools

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Our January 2023 Roma News edition covers the UK Holocaust Memorial Day, new law on marriages and the Household Support Fund:

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​​Societies across the world are proudly promoting equality and diversity. But some still get it wrong. No one should be discriminated against just because of who s/he is. ​Give a fair chance...

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Travelling Ahead: Wales Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Advice and Advocacy Service « TGP Cymru

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Advice, support and individual and community advocacy working alongside Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families on issues such as accommodation, sites, planning, rights and accessing services. We run youth forums, support to report hate crime and discrimination and we can offer training to improve servic…

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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month 2022 - Friends, Families and Travellers

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Every June since 2008, people from across the UK have celebrated Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month. Through celebration, education and raising awareness, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month helps to tackle prejudice, challenge myths and ... Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month 2022 Read More "

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This Learning Resource consists of introductory information about Roma. It consists of eight sections that can be used in Primary (KS2) and Secondary (KS3) schools, with teachers in higher and further education, other professionals and it might also be of interest to non-school audiences to build a broader understanding about Roma people.

Roma people are keen for non-Roma people, and their children, to learn more about Roma history and culture. The positive inclusion of this material in the school curriculum will help to overturn negative stereotypes and create positive relationships based on mutual respect and understanding.

The Learning Resource has been designed to be used in curriculum work focussing on, but not limited to:

British Values

Personal, Social, Health and Education (PSHE)

Rights Respecting Schools

English: Life Stories

History: Life in the Second World War

Geography: Journeys

Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month (GRTHM)

Developed through workshops with Year 5 children in Southern Road Primary School (London Borough Newham) and Year 6 children in Redbridge Primary School (London Borough Redbridge), this Learning Resource can be used as stand-alone sections or as a whole (look at Workshop Outline and Suggested Activities as an example), and can be adapted to suit the needs of individual classes.

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Roma Oral History Learning Resource | Roma Oral History

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This Learning Resource consists of introductory information about Roma. It consists of eight sections that can be used in Primary (KS2) and Secondary (KS3) schools, with teachers in higher and further education, other professionals and it might also be of interest to non-school audiences to build a broader understanding about Roma people.

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Museu Virtual del Poble Gitano a Catalunya

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Museu Virtual del Poble Gitano de Catalunya

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Donar veu al poble gitano per poder explicar-se a sí mateix i apropar-se a la societat catalana

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International Roma Day is an opportunity for us all to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Roma people.

The day, also known as International Romani Day, takes place on 8 April every year after first being declared in 1990. International Roma Day draws attention to discrimination directed at Roma communities globally and calls for the human rights of all to be respected and observed.

European Roma and Sinti (often labelled as 'Gypsies') were targeted for complete extermination under the Nazi regime. Historians estimate that between 200,000 and 500,000 Roma and Sinti people were murdered or died as a result of starvation or disease, and many were imprisoned and subjected to sterilisation and forced labour. This became known as the Porrajmos, which translates to 'the Devouring'.

Many of those who survived this period under the Nazis were still subject to persecution after World War Two, as Roma communities have continued to face discrimination and prejudice across Europe in different forms.
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Holocaust Memorial Day Trust | 8 April: International Roma Day

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Romani or Gypsies? | Dijana Pavlovic | TEDxBocconiU

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Location : Appleby

Appleby Horse Fair runs for a week in June, ending on the 2nd Wednesday in June, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria.

It is probably the best known of the horse fairs attended by Romany families travelling to meet up with old friends and conduct business. It is world famous, the largest of its kind in the world, having existed as a fair for horse trading since 1685, and attracts a huge gypsy gathering.

Young people wash the horses in the River Eden and are then ready to show them off. The tradition of racing and trotting the horses along Flashing Lane takes place throughout the day.

The official website www.applebyfair.org sets out all the arrangements leading up to and during the Fair to help you plan your visit and make it safe and enjoyable.

The field on the outskirts of Appleby originally known as Gallows Hill, due to its usage in earlier times is now called Fair Hill and looks over the town of Appleby. During the Fair, horses may be found everywhere - in the river, on its banks, along the roadsides or tethered outside hotels and shops.

Aerial photos by Simon Ledingham. Other photos by Andy Hibbert.

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Appleby Horse Fair Location : Appleby Appleby Horse Fair runs for a week in June, ending on the 2nd Wednesday in June, in the town of

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"We want to be heard" - Roma and Sinti in the OSCE region

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Barbara Turtakova

Barbara is a Slovak Roma from Kosice, currently living in Bradford and working as an assistant in a law firm and is also studying at a university.

You can watch her video HERE

EN transcription: HERE

Peter Pollak MEP

Peter Pollák is a Slovak politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.

He offers his vies on education from the parent's perspective.

Florentina Chiriac

Florentina is from Romania and for the past six years has been working as a Police Constable in Surrey.

You can watch her video HERE

EN transcription: HERE

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Positive Roma role models - COMPAS.org.uk

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Barbara is a Slovak Roma from Kosice, currently living in Bradford and working as an assistant in a law firm and is also studying at a university. You can watch her video HERE EN transcription: HERE Peter Pollák is a Slovak politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.