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
Racism and bullying in TikTok: how Romanis are depicted in this social network
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?
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
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»
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?
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
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 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.
Usyk, Fury, and Romanis: what do they have in common?
Did you watch this epic fight: Usyk versus Fury? Or are you just aware of the result (the Ukrainian won)? Is it «No» to all three questions? Does not matter. After all, what we are going to discuss is the Romani trace in this standoff—which BOTH athletes have.
«What for?» The Tragedy of an Individual and of an Entire Nation in the Gypsy Aza movie
Usually we say that Roma in cinema are portrayed in a caricatured, cardboard and stereotyped way. However, some films allow us to see how prejudice affects both the Roma and the community where they live. We are talking about the movie Gypsy Aza. A disclaimer right away. The word “Gypsies” is used purely to quote the characters. After all, the film takes place in the twentieth century, when tolerant vocabulary was out of the question.
«Роми просто не хочуть вчитися!» Пояснюємо, чому це брехня і стереотип
Discrimination against Roma is, unfortunately, a common phenomenon. And it manifests itself in all spheres. And because of this bias, it is impossible to change the situation for the better.
Also in this section:
- Євген Магда: «Багатонаціональна політична нація є нашою конкурентною перевагою»
- Romanis in Ukrainian Literature: How Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi described them
- Discussing Romani issues on the international level
- Oleksii Panchenko: «The ultimate joy was when our lads were coming back from a mission alive»
- The innocent words that denigrate: why the notion of «info-Gypsyry» should vanish
- Saint Sarah of God, Patron Saint of the Romani people venerated by Romanis all around the world
- The Children-Grabbers: another portion of cringe from TikTok
- The Angel was awarded the Cross of Valour
- Romanis, jazz, and Mafia: how the music of Romani virtuosos became a soundtrack for an iconic game
- Art or a way to survive? How a concentration camp has turned a talent into an instrument of extermin