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Gypsy Roma Traveller News
Dale Farm Battleground
By Iain Guest, Roma Virtual Network
Inside, 86 families are steeling themselves for eviction. Several years ago, they built houses here without permission from the local government, or council, which ordered them to vacate the premises in June 2005. Last month, their appeal reached the High Court in London, which is expected to rule sometime after Easter. If it goes against them, their homes could be reduced to rubble.
Billy Joe Saunders after Beijing Olympic gold
By Simon Hart (from Telegraph.co.uk)
A teenager whose great grandfather was a bare-knuckle champion of the gypsy fairground booths is being tipped for boxing stardom of a more conventional kind - by winning an Olympic welterweight medal with a pair of gloves on his fists.
Billy Joe Saunders, 18, who lives with his family on a gypsy caravan site on the outskirts of Hatfield in Hertfordshire and boxes out of the Hoddesdon club, is already being compared with Amir Khan after his impressive progress since moving from the junior to the senior ranks six months ago.
Judge Wants Ending of Forced Evictions
By Jon Austin
Forced evictions could be a thing of the past, a top judge warned during day one of Basildon Council's High Court showdown with Travellers and Gypsies.
Calls for Moratorium on Constant Evictions
The fate of Dale Farm, the largest Travellers' community in the UK, could be decided by judges at the High Court next week...
Holocaust Memorial Day
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place every year on January 27th (that was the day the Auschwitz Concentration camp was liberated).
It has now become an internationally celebrated event and ceremonies are held all over Europe and Great Britain.
Every year, one particular City is chosen to host the national
commemorative event - last year it was Newcastle - and this year, the City of Liverpool had the honour.
Johnny Delaney was remembered at the national event and tribute was paid to him. His mother and Aunty were also invited to attend as special guests and attended the event alongside some leading British figures from government, the establishment and the Arts. There were also many important speakers , including Prime Minister Gordon Brown,
who appeared on video.
This press report has more details
Along with Johnny, other victims of Holocaust, Genocide and racism were also remembered, including those in Ruanda, Darfur, Bosnia, Sarajevo, European Gypsies, Trade Unionists, Gay men, the disabled and of course the Jewish community.
Because this national event was remembering so many different groups and communities it was decided to also hold a special day on 15th January 2008 that would focus entirely on the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities experience of the Holocaust and racism. This event took place at Liverpool Town Hall.
Many of Johnny's family attended this event, and his sister Nellie read one of her poems. It was a special day, and there were lots of tributes to Johnny.
HMD events have only been happening for the past 5 years but no doubt that they are here to stay and will become an increasingly important fixture on the calendar each year, just like poppy day and Remembrance Sunday. They therefore give us a high profile opportunity, in each of our cities, to make sure that the experiences of the Gypsy and Traveller communities are featured and remembered.
John Cole
Eviction Moratorium call goes to Brussels
By Grattan Puxon
Dale Farm spokesman Richard Sheridan has gone to Brussels this week (Nov 5) to garner support for his campaign to stop Basildon bulldozing the UK’s biggest Gypsy community.
Read the whole article here
Freelance journalist lifts diversity award for Travellers article
From Holdthefrontpage.co.uk
Freelance journalist Billy Briggs, who covers human rights issues, has been awarded first prize in a journalism competition to promote diversity.
Read the whole article here
Romania is sorry for deporting Gypsies
From United Press International
Romanian President Traian Basescu apologized for the country deporting thousands of Gypsies to Nazi death camps during World War II.
Read the whole article here
Gypsy children murdered in Livorno
Petition Roberto Malini - EveryOne Group
In Italy the racism against the Gypsies grows. Groups of racists attack the Roma and Sinti people with bombs "molotov". The police and the judges tolerate those events. Four gypsy children have been burn to death in Livorno. There are the definitive proof of the homicide, and a letter by the murderers. But the judges have imprisoned the children' parents! Help us to fight racism in Italy against Roma and Sinti.
Read the full story, sign the petition and more on everyonegroup.com.
Life expectancy of Irish travellers still at 1940s levels despite economic boom
By David McKittrick, Ireland Correspondent
28 June 2007: The Independent Newspaper
Ireland's fortunes may have been transformed by an economic boom that has made its people among the richest in the developed world. But its travelling people have the life expectancy of the Ireland of the 1940s, a damning report published in Dublin this week shows.
Read the full article.
Jan Kochanowski Passes Away
The great Roma scholar Jan Kochanowski dies 18th May 2007
He was born on August 6th 1920 in the forest surrounding the city of Cracow (Poland). His motherly clan came from Latvia and had a nomadic lifestyle wandering from Poland to Bielorussia. So he used to live in tents among horses until the age of nine. His father belonged to a traditional military clan and was an officer in the Red Army...
Read more on The International Debate Education Association (IDEA) website
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UN urges EU to help Roma children
Many Roma children in Serbia live in poverty
About one million Roma children "remain invisible" in South-East Europe, without documents or adequate healthcare, a Unicef report says.
Read more.
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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller People in Leeds making Their Own News
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