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11.04.2014Center Amalipe held a national compaign for the International Roma Day

 

Different initiatives all over the country were organized by Center “Amalipe” in the occasion of 8th of April – International Roma Day. “Sun shine is equally for all of us” was the slogan of the campaign. “Youth is Tolerance” YTFG’s and the Centers for community development (CCD) under Center Amalipe and lots of schools took part in this initiative in a national level.

This is how the campaign was held:


Veliko Tarnovo:
On the 7th of April volunteers of “Youth is Tolerance” – Veliko Tarnovo held an informational campaign on disseminating brochures on the occasion of 8th of April – International Roma Day.
On the 8th of April in the Pedagogy Faculty of The University of Veliko Tarnovo, open discussion on the topic of “Touch the untouchable: Roma – known and unknown,”, was held. There were students, volunteers of the “Youth is Tolerance” – Veliko Tarnovo, moderators of the Center for community development – Veliko Tarnovo and representatives of the commition against discrimination. “What are Roma and what they’re not”-information and “What is 8th of April?” were the topics of the interactive lecture.  After the discussion all of the participants went to the “Stambolov” bridge to toss red cloves in memorial of the fallen victims of the Holocaust.

On 11th of April, 18:30h in art-club “TAM”. In the occasion of 8th of April - International Roma Day, Center for Interetnic Dialogue and Tolerance "Amalipe" and club TAM organize a screening of the comprehensive and imperative documentary, The Forgotten Genocide: Europe’s Gypsies in World War II. Drawing focus on the persecution of the Sinti and Roma communities across Europe in the lead up to and throughout the Second World War, the film also elucidates on important aspects of Roma history and culture that dispels some common misconceptions.

CCD – Veliko Tarnovo: Informational campaign infront of the 5th Corpus of the University of Veliko Tarnovo. Brochures with less-known facts about Roma were distributed.

The moderators of CCD – Veliko Tarnovo visited a Center that works with children in the town of Lyaskovets. Guest of the event were representatives of Germany, representative of Lyascovets municipality and Maria Ivanova – coordinator in Center Amalipe. A start was given with the Roma hymn “Djelem Djelem”, lots of dances and other music performances.

The local CCD in the village of Ledenik organized a recital of Roma writers poetry , sporting day and drawings on asphalt. There was also an informational discussion aboput 8th of April. The initiatives were held with the support of the town hall.

Students from the primary school “Paisiy Hilendarski”, volunteers of the local CCD took part of the event in the occasion of the International Roma Day in Kaltinets neighborhood, town of Gorna Oryahovitsa. Guests were the mayor of Gorna Oryahovitsa municipality and the expert of ethnic issues. Discussion about the Roma history and now-days, was held.  

CCD Pavlikeni and coordinators of Center Amalipe visited the schools on the territory of Pavlikeni municipality on the occasion of 8th of April and shared more information with the students about the WWII. They also showed presentation on the occasion of the Holocaust, presenting the different Roma groups from the end of XIX and the beginning of XX century. Also there was an football championship between school teams

Plovdiv:

“Youth is tolerance” – Plovdiv voluntary club organized a projection of “Roma Quixote” movie and a discussion on the occasion of 8th of April in the University of Plovdiv. There were youths, volunteers, teachers and students attending.

The main aim of the event was to give a different light on Roma. It was mission possible after the movie that has participated in an international exposition in Brussels. The movie is made by the „Ars Digital Studio“, a documentary film about the life in a Roma neighbourhood was presented. “Roma Quixote” shows, not only the way they live, but also about the freedom to choose, about the borders of the mind and beyond.

Blagoevgrad:

“Youth is tolerance” – Blagoevgrad voluntary club, Leader Association and Youth House organized a ceremony of awarding Roma students with very good and excellent marks.

7th of April – in the building of Youth House – Official ceremony on the awarding of 32 excellent students was held. Aim of this ceremony was to mark the International Roma Day by showing the lots of good examples – Roma students with excellent marks in school.


Shumen:
          

“Youth is tolerance” – Blagoevgrad voluntary club organized a few events in the occasion of 8th of April.

7th of April – Screening of the Bulgarian movie “Roma Quixote” was held. Same night the volunteers made by hands the Roma flag and put it on the wall in the youth group office.
8th of April – The volunteers took part in the municipality’s youth football championship. In the end of it the got the big award winning the first place. Later the same day they took part in an informational campaign with giving brochures on the main street of the city.  

Burgas:

In Burgas volunteers of Youth is Tolerance – Burgas, together with Regional Roma Union and Secure housing for people at risk “Nadezhda” (Hope) laid a wreath at the monument of the Unknown Soldier and a minute of silence to commemorate the victims during the Holocaust in World War II.

Later in the regional office of the Commission against discrimination the youth club took part in open discussion on the ropic of “Anti-Roma stereotypes among the young people”, organized by Center Amalipe together with the commission against discrimination. In informal discussion many stories about experienced prejudices towards Roma ethnicity in education and social services were shared.

 Center Amalipe and the commission against discrimination announced essay and drawing competition titled "The sun shines equally for all of us" in which can participate young people from Burgas aged 12 to 25 years, divided into three age groups: 12-18 years, 19-22 years, 23 -25 years. On a special ceremony - April 30 the winners will be declared.

Kameno:

CCD Kameno and the local clubs organized sport open doors on the village stadium. Awards and many smiles were given to the winners. The winners also received diplomas from Center Amalipe for the participation.

Vratsa:

Youth is Tolerance – Vratsa, volunteers organized a campaign in the occasion of 8th of April. More than 30 youngsters, Roma and non-Roma, took part in it. There were interactive games that focused on tolerance among young people, and the need for goals, work, perseverance and education. Later there was a screening of the film “The white Swallows” and a discussion on the problematic about intolerance. In the end of the campaign flayers and posters with information on the 8th of April were distributed to the participants.

CCD Byala Slatina organized mournful march for the occasion of the "International Roma Day" in the village of Popitsa. Young people, volunteers and local residents and representatives of institutions gathered to honor the memory of the Roma victims of the Holocaust.

By the sound of a brass band, the participants laid wreaths and flowers at the monument raised in honor of the fallen and Roma villagers participated in the wars. Fifty people from the village have given their lives, four of them are Roma which names are engraved on the stone monument. These are the names of: Ali Aliyev and Suleiman Osmanov in 1916., Mahmoud Kalev in 1917 and Paraliko Aliyev in 1818.

Etropole:

CCD Etropole and the local clubs of the villages of Lopyan and Malki Iskar organized sport events and informational campaigns. The volunteers of CCD Etropole were distributing brochures, specially made for the event. The aim was to give more information on the

 

 

Dolna Banya:

Volunteers, activists and students marked the International Roma Day in Dolna Banya by an event presenting interesting facts about this day. There was also Reading of Roma poetry  and and informational campaign.

 

 

 

CCD Strazhitsa:

With a drawing contest, the International Roma day was marked byt the CCD Strazhitsa. Students from a local school took part in the contest. At the end all of the participants were awarded.
 

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