More about "Djanes" project
This is a media project of the Roma youth organization "ARCA". It includes news of the Roma community in Ukraine, interviews and life stories, interesting facts designed to break stereotypes.
Djanes
Inspired by Shevchenko: Burmek-Diuri, a man who made his dream come true and became the first Romani
He is referred to as the First Romani Writer of Zakarpattia (Transcarpathia). His biography is full of challenges and difficulties that created serious obstacles in his life
"Pervert Romanis" and "underage Gypsies". How the mass media failed at assessing the crime in Kryvyi
In Kryvyi Rih City, three teenagers aged 13 to 15 raped a woman. Not just the city where the crime was committed but the entire Ukraine was shaken by the news. That, however, was not the end of the story…
Romanis. Remembering the Holocaust Survivors
The tragedy of the Holocaust should be a reminder to everyone of the fact that no one should be denigrated due to his or her ethnicity, religion or otherwise…
Something should be left in the past: the stereotyping of Roma in classical literature
This is a classic! We hear it everywhere. Authors of enthusiastic reviews may even raise their eyes to the sky, click their tongues, and make a characteristic hand gesture. But what lies behind this classicism? What does literature, which has become a model, teach us?
Malanka Festivities, Leading the Horse , and Honouring the Ancestors: Christmas Celebrations among R
Christmas traditions of Romani communities feature ancient and authentic customs and traditions. Not unlike Ukrainians, the Romanis consider it important to cherish the memory of their deceased ancestors and to propagate their bloodline; to prepare honey kutia with walnuts, to sing Koliada carols at the top of one’s voice—and, of course, to immerse oneself into the spirit and the magic of the upcoming Christmas.
"I am Ukrainian, yes – I am a Romani": the impressive story of the poetess Rani Romani.
Raisa Nabaranchuk, or as most Roma people call her, Rani Romani, is one of the few representatives of Romani literature who became an important cult figure in the creation of Romani poetry and culture overall during her lifetime.
Why are the Roma “unsuccessful”? Or how does discrimination impact the future.
Education is the foundation of any successful society. The main thing is for all citizens of this society to have unimpeded access to quality education.
"Gypsy punk" and Carpathian rap in the music of the band Gogol Bordello
Who is Eugene Hütz, and what do the Roma have to do with it? We talk about the iconic American musician of Ukrainian-Roma descent in our material.
The stories of Roma migrants who are helping people
On February 24, 2022, our lives were divided into "before" and "after." We will share with you three stories of Roma individuals who were forced to leave their homes and start a new life in a different place.
Netflix has made the series Infamia about Roma. Is it worth watching?
Apart from being a series that talks about the struggles of a Roma youngster woman to become a rap singer and follow her dreams, this series brings into its scene’s real experiences of hate and racism that Roma women and men encounter in Poland and in other countries in Europe
Also in this section:
- У Бабиному Яру вшанували пам’ять жертв геноциду ромів
- Romane Dyvesa: фестиваль, який уже майже чотири десятиліття об’єднує ромів Європи
- Ромські діти-біженці з України: чи не втратять доступ до освіти?
- У Берліні завершила роботу Літня школа з прав людини та ромського молодіжного активізму
- 30 років Конституції України: права людини і національних спільнот між законом і реальністю
- Всесвітній ромський фестиваль Khamoro
- «Справжня робота починається зараз»: роми очікують реальних змін після зміни влади в Угорщині.
- У Варшаві відбулася дискусійна подія «What We Talk About When We Talk About Crimea»
- Януш Оґли: життя за Україну
- Українські активісти в Польщі говорять про проблеми біженців: роми — серед найбільш вразливих