https://vimeo/60460838 Tuesday, April 8 at 12:00pm in UTC+02 WORLD WIDE 8th of April is the International Roma Day. On that date in 1971 Roma representatives from 25 countries met for the first time in London and founded the Romani Union. On this day they also decided to replace offensive foreign appellations with our native name “Roma” (human being) and agreed on a common flag, of blue and green with a red wheel in the centre. Today there is still a lot to do! Almost everywhere Roma find themselves exposed to increasing discrimination, ranging from exclusion from education and employment to racially motivated attacks. In Germany there are monthly deportations of Roma to Kosovo and Serbia, in Hungary the far-right Jobbik party gains votes with a shameless anti-Roman propaganda and Roma have to live in fear of assassination attempts. Violent manifestations and attacks against Roma also happened in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. The policemen are indifferent or even racists themselves ... - so many crimes against Roma are never reported or punished. In the end of the winter many families are in danger to be deported from Germany to a very uncertain future. These families have often been living in Germany for up to 20 years and their children were born in Germany. The deportation is especially difficult for these children who are forced to leave their home to depart to a foreign country were they do not even understand the official language. the 8 April-events this year in face of rising anti-Roma racism and violence as well as the failure to remedy deep-seated prejudices against our people. In more than 50 countries different events will take place. We ask you to join the movement – tell your friends and family to be part of it. It is time to stand up and show the world that we are not afraid or willing to suffer in silence. We are European citizens with equal rights and although we are a minority in every country, we are not weak or ashamed to say “WE CLAIM: STOP FORCED DEPORTATIONS AND EVICTIONS, STOP RACISM, STOP DISCRIMINATION – JOIN THE REVOLUTION!”. We are more than 12 Million sisters and brothers in Europe facing the same situation and we are solidly united and loud! On 8th of April WORLD WIDE Roma stand up against all wrongs committed against Roma and remember the victims of racist mass murder- the cruelty of the past must not be forgotten in order to avoid a repetition. 8.April 2014 for World Wide Roma Movement Tirana/Albania * Buenos Aires/Argentina* Perth/Australia* Vienna/Austria * Belarus* Saint Niklas&Brussels/Belgium * Sarajevo/Bosnia* Rio de Janeiro/Brazil * Sofia/Bulgaria * Toronto/Canada * Chile * Bogota/Colombia * Zagreb/Croatia * Cyprus * Prague/Czech Republic * Denmark * Ecuador * London/England * Estonia * Helsinki/Finland * Paris&Cagliari(Sardinia)/France * Georgia * Greece * Germany*Budapest/Hungary * Chandigarh/India * Iran * Dublin/Ireland * Genoa&Lombardy&Marche&Campania/Italy * Jerusalem/Israel * Jordan* Gnjilane&Haxi&Prizren&Pristina&Mitrovica/Kosovo * Latvia * Luxembourg * Skopje&Kumanovo/Macedonia * Mexico * Moldova* Podgorica/Montenegro * Netherlands * New Zealand * Norway * Bialystock/Poland* Portugal * Sibiu&Cluj(Rata Pata)&Bucarest/Romania * Ekaterinberg/Russia * Glasgow/Scotland * Belgrade&Beocin/Serbia * Bratislava/Slovakia* Ljubljana/Slovenia * South Africa * Barcelona&Valencia/Spain * Sweden * Bern/Switzerland * Istanbul&Edirne/Turkey * Odessa/Ukraine * New York&Houston&San Francisco/USA * https://vimeo/60460838
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:43:03 +0000