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
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
They Serve Ukraine: Portraits of Roma Defending the State
The war has achieved something that we may not have been able to accomplish in years of independence - it has shown that the most important thing is not a person's nationality or skin color, but their actions and willingness to die for their homeland. Next, we will mention three stories of military Romani individuals who are defending Ukraine and are ready to sacrifice everything to liberate our land from occupiers.
The first Romani in the territory of Ukraine: a Trail of Misery and Mastery
It is the opinion of researchers that the first Romanis got into Ukrainian territory in the 15th or the 16th century, as they were escaping slavery and persecution.
Some war stories are stories about good people
During the Russian aggression in Ukraine, Tetiana and her four-year-old daughter Varvara were in Mariupol. Living in a house with a military shelter under it, she was able to move to a more or less safe place on the first day. The basement of the house became home to hundreds of people, including two Roma families.
Carved in Time: A Romani Historian Creates the First Photo Archive of Ukrainian Romanis
Serhii is a Roma researcher and illustrator whose parents once stood side by side with Crimean Tatars in deportation lines, and who knows from experience how important it is to understand the history of a family, a family tree, a nation. Currently, he is in Georgia, and from there he is implementing a project to which he has devoted many years of hard work-a virtual Roma photo archive.
"The feeling of being under the crosshairs never left me": Kherson resident on life under occupation
Артур Іваненко - уродженець Херсона, який на власні очі побачив, що може створити з містом та населенням окупант. Вперше за тривалий час він наважився поділитись своїми згадками з періоду, коли стіни рідного будинку почали виконувати роль фортеці та в'язниці водночас.
What is Independence? A story from a Roma defender of Ukraine
What does independence mean for a military Roma who fights in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against Russian occupiers? And why does the word 'independence' sound painful and complex for a Ukrainian soldier of Roma origin? We tell the story in a short narrative by military veteran Viktor Ilchak.
“Turn on—turn off”: how the TV image hurts the Romani community
For many years, the Roma community in Ukraine has faced numerous problems, including discrimination and marginalization. Journalists of “Djanes” monitored the programs that have been aired on national channels in recent years and noticed a certain pattern in the representation of the community.
Lost or Golden ones? How COVID and the War will affect Ukrainian Generation Z
At any other times, Ukrainian children born in the early 2000s would have experienced the most carefree period of their lives. Usually, at this age, anxiety is about passing school exams and getting into college, however, life has taken a different turn.
Also in this section:
- Роми у фотографіях: як життя ромських спільнот фіксується через об’єктив
- Чому роми (НЕ) «цигани»?
- Циганська муза. Як Ліна Костенко писала про ромську поетку Папушу
- Ukrainian Roma women spoke at the 69th UN session in New York. What did they say to the world?
- Ромські письменники в літературі
- Do we need Roma mass media outlets? Finding the balance between integration and preservation of iden
- Breaking the shackles of stereotypes: Roma soldiers in Ukraine's battle for survival
- Call Sign Magyar: how the family of the Roma militaryman facilitates the adaptation to civilian life
- Putin’s war against minorities in Ukraine
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Reminiscences and Lessons to be Learnt