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Chronicling History: Understanding the roots of the European Roma
“The Roma need to know their history. They need to know that they belong here,” says Ivan as we’re talking this week. “My family was here since the fifteenth century.” This simple statement made me...
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Mere Rhetoric: The effectiveness of the Decade of Roma Inclusion
Thursday 30 June, 2011 marks the end of the Czech Presidency of the Decade of Roma Inclusion. The presidency will be closed with the 20th International Steering Committee Meeting on 27 and 28 June, in...
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The 20th International Steering Committee Meeting: Reactions from a Peace Fellow
On 27 and 28 June, 2011 The Decade of Roma Inclusion held the 20th International Steering Committee Meeting in Prague, Czech Republic. This event heralded the end of the Czech Presidency of the Decade...
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Quilting for Advocacy: The Beginning
The culture of the Roma people has often been used as a tool for exclusion. It is a method that continues to make sure that the Roma people are consistently seen as the “other,” an aberration from...
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Fear Mongering and Firebombs: The Extremist Violence Against Roma in the...
In an event reminiscent of 2009’s attack in which a two year old girl suffered burns to over 80% of her body, a flaming torch was thrown through the window of a flat owned by a Roma family. Early...
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Is Inclusive Education in the Czech Republic Possible?
The education of Roma children in the Czech Republic for has been a major issue facing the Roma community for a number of years. One of the first landmark decisions affecting Roma education was the...
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A Visit to the Museum of Romani Culture
What a busy few weeks! The quilt is starting to shape up as the women complete their panels and get better every day at embroidery. I have been busy asking them questions and taking lots of pictures...
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The Forgotten Victims of the Holocaust
The Holocaust. That simple word is one of the main reasons I chose human rights as a career. It is one of the most obvious and well known cases of genocide. People around the world are still reeling...
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Hope for the Future
Earlier this week another fire bombing occurred in the Czech Republic against a Roma family. There still has been no movement on education reform. Far right politician Bátora has condemned the upcoming...
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Na Shledanou, Česká republika! (Goodbye, Czech Republic!)
So here it is. My last day in the Czech Republic. As always with traveling (and life in general), it feels like I just got here! But soon enough it will be back to school, abundant with readings and...
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