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Today is #InternationalRomaDay, a day to celebrate the Roma but also to raise awareness. Here are a few reminders: Roma ≠ Traveller; Roma ≠ Romanian. Gypsy is a slur based on a racialising exonym. Roma are a group of Indian origin, many of whom speak the Romani language. (1/3) ImageImage
Please read my blogpost hosted by @RaceEDS detailing some of our history, and the racism we face across Europe race.ed.ac.uk/the-roma-holoc… (2/3)
If you’re a Roma artist, academic, creative, activist, etc, please feel free to add to this thread to showcase your work. If you know someone else who is, also please share it. I want to create a little space to amplify other Roma voices. Opre Roma (3/3).
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🥳#InternationalRomaDay!
The world is celebrating the legacy & history of #Roma people. Their contribution to social advancement in #Europe is immeasurable.

Therefore, we should lift the barriers of #Antigypsyism in an act of solidarity.
@antonioguterres @UNHumanRights @ECRI_CoE Image
Understanding how racism is hitting minorities in different ways in #EU is key to understand how it make us all vulnerable against a crisis like #coronaoutbreak.

This is why ENAR & @ZR_SintiRoma published a book on dimensions of #antigypsyism.

Read now: enar-eu.org/Book-Dimension… Image
“Step up human rights protection for Roma & guarantee their access to vital services during the #COVIDー19 pandemic” secretary general of the @coe @MarijaPBuric rightly demands in an joint statement with @helenadalli, #EU Commissioner for Equality.

Read: search.coe.int/directorate_of… Image
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