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Here lived Josyp Adam

Here lived Josyp Adam

How the Romani community of Uzhhorod city initiated a change of the name of the Romani baron, preserving the memory of one of their own.

Dikh He Na Bicster–2024: A visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau (A PHOTO REPORT)

Dikh He Na Bicster–2024: A visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau (A PHOTO REPORT)

Aug. 8, 2024

An immersion into the topic of Romani genocide, understanding of the processes is literally impossible without a visit to this death camp. Hence, a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau is a part of the Dikh He Na Bicster education programme.

Romanis: Lessons for Ukraine

Romanis: Lessons for Ukraine

July 28, 2024

A full-featured integration of Romanis in Ukrainian society is one of the prerequisites of the successful European integration of Ukraine. A similar test has been passed by a number of other Central European countries where Romani minority lives. Yevhen Magda, a historian and director of the Institute of World Policy, talks about the Roma genocide and the historical lessons the world should learn.

Racism and bullying in TikTok: how Romanis are depicted in this social network

Racism and bullying in TikTok: how Romanis are depicted in this social network

July 22, 2024

We have already addressed this matter earlier. But this popular social network with its video content delivers an inexhaustible supply of bullying, abuse and stigmatisation of both individuals and ethnic groups.

Let us learn some Romani? Te siklǒvas rromanes?

Let us learn some Romani? Te siklǒvas rromanes?

July 11, 2024

The Romanis have a language of their own. This may well be a great discovery for many people. The Romani language (Romani chib) is a non-uniform; it has its own dialects, and it has absorbed the characteristics of languages of those countries where the Romanis have lived and are living now—which is something that may be said about the language of any nation.

Romanis that are changing the Ukrainian society

Romanis that are changing the Ukrainian society

Each one of them believes that he or she can change themselves and the world around them as they try to get themselves ‘plugged into’ the Ukrainian society—be it with human rights activity, modelling, mass media, or politics. Today, we are going to tell the story of Ukrainian Romanis, each of whom is in their own place, doing what they can and what is important, destroying socially imposed markers and proving that Romanis are just the same as anyone else.

«Romanis, same as other minorities, must be involved in the reconstruction of Ukraine»

«Romanis, same as other minorities, must be involved in the reconstruction of Ukraine»

June 20, 2024

In Berlin, an International Conference on Reconstruction of Ukraine was held and, as we know, some fifteen hundred NGOs had applied for participation in it. Only seventy of those applications were approved and took part in the event. Three of those are Romani organisations, and one of them is our ARKA. Why was it important to take part in this conference? Let us hear from Volodymyr Yakovenko, Director of ARKA, in his interview for Polish Radio Ukraine.

«Lightweight» videos about heavyweight stereotypes. Why is TikTok full of anti-Gypsyism?

«Lightweight» videos about heavyweight stereotypes. Why is TikTok full of anti-Gypsyism?

June 19, 2024

So you say, it is just a fruit of historical development? The usual thing? Oh, and we just do not get jokes, do we? Or maybe this «humour» is really stereotyped and just not funny? For two days, I have been watching this «lightweight» content on Tik Tok, only to have a wave of questions and a hurricane of indignation.

To do list до 30-річчя: вилучіть зі списку пункти про стереотипи та ромофобію

To do list до 30-річчя: вилучіть зі списку пункти про стереотипи та ромофобію

June 12, 2024

Суспільство тисне звідусіль. І от вже 30 років стали якимось магічним рубежем, до якого потрібно нереально багато встигнути. На цих завищених очікуваннях зіграли й кіношники. А щоб картинка була ще «виразнішою», додали стереотипів. І про ромів у тому числі. Бо що ж то за 30, якщо про «циган» не «пожартувати»?..   Говоримо про доволі популярний серіал «Встигнути до 30».

«Eurovision»: Seeing Romanis in Arts and Outside of Arts

«Eurovision»: Seeing Romanis in Arts and Outside of Arts

June 7, 2024

“Eurovision is always accompanied by scandals and accusations of plagiarism. It always involves controversial participants and polarized views of the audience. Despite their declared apolitical and neutral attitude, the participants are looking for an opportunity to voice important issues and draw attention to significant events.