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We @GypsyTravellerM know that media and politicians play a key role in the way GRT are treated in the society. A year ago @C4Dispatches aired a programme ‘Truth about Traveller Crime’ that many felt labelled Travellers as criminals. (Thread)
theguardian.com/world/2020/may…
theguardian.com/world/2020/may…
One year after the programme aired, we are still waiting for Ofcom to deliver their decision. Ofcom received over 1000 complaints about the programme. (@GypsyTravellerM)
travellermovement.org.uk/news-news/153-…
travellermovement.org.uk/news-news/153-…
In early March 2021, a whistleblower revealed to @EHRC that @Pontins had kept a blacklist of Irish names in order to prevent Irish Travellers from booking holidays. They also monitored post codes of caravan sites and people’s accents. (TM)
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Growing up as a Traveller in a world that saw us as scum was hard. Neighbours called me "P*key" "G*ppo" and more. They would gang up and attack us when we were alone. We grew up fighting racism everyday. So we grew thick skins to deal with it all. I had no friends as a child
Growing up as a Traveller in a world that saw us as scum was hard. Neighbours called me "P*key" "G*ppo" and more. They would gang up and attack us when we were alone. We grew up fighting racism everyday. So we grew thick skins to deal with it all. I had no friends as a child
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Because when we moved to an estate the other kids were told not to speak to us. The parents were the cause of our unhappiness, because they saw us as different. The kids were taught to dislike us, so in turn tried to bully us. We need things to change for the next generation
Because when we moved to an estate the other kids were told not to speak to us. The parents were the cause of our unhappiness, because they saw us as different. The kids were taught to dislike us, so in turn tried to bully us. We need things to change for the next generation
Because I don't want my children growing up in a world that hates them, just because they are from a different community. I had to. They don't. Please donate to help make that change. Please believe me when I say, we need to #StopTravellerHate crowdfunder.co.uk/stoptravellerh…
