Roma-discourses / Roma-Diskurse (English/Deutsch)
Panelists from Austria, Rumania, Hungary and Slovakia are discussing the situation of Roma in Europe
VIDEOS:
Video Panel 1 : English / Deutsch
Video Panel 2: English / Deutsch
Politics/European Union/Minorities
Roma-discourses. Racism in times of crisis
Assaults on the largest minority in Europe, the roma and sinti, have been rising significantly during the recent year. Moreover, the right-wing populist parties are gaining much popularity and are blaming the Roma communities, among others, as being the reason behind social and economic problems, which have just intensified due to the recent financial crisis.
In this meeting, the panelists evaluate the current situation in Austria and its Southern European neighbouring countries as well as discuss possible strategies to confront right-wing populism. Furthermore the panelists debate about necessary steps to empower Roma and Sinti in Europe.
Roma-Diskurse: Rassismus in Zeiten der Krise
Anschläge gegenüber der größten Minorität in Europa, den Roma und Sinti, haben im heurigen Jahr dramatisch zugenommen. Darüber hinaus haben rechtspopulistische Parteien großen Zulauf und präsentieren unter anderen die Roma Communities als vermeintlich Schuldigen sozialer und ökonomischer Probleme, die sich durch die Finanzkrise noch verstärkt haben.
Die Tagung erörtert den Status Quo der Roma in Österreich und unserer südosteuropäischen Nachbarländer sowie mögliche Strategien im Widerstand gegen den Rechtspopulismus. Zudem werden notwendige Schritte zur Emanzipation von Roma und Sinti in Europa diskutiert.
Contributed by VIDC
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Reports like this tends to make me personally very depressed, I am aware it is always cleche to say if we are able to all just simply get along, but how much more of this stuff are we all going to endure?