http://blogs.tol.org/roma Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:45:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Romen Theatre is the oldest and the most famous of Romani theatres in the world. The theatre is a key object of Romani culture in Russia, and from the moment of its foundation in 1931, it has been a centre of attraction for Romani artists in Russia. Forerunners of Romen Theatre In ... http://blogs.tol.org/roma/2008/07/15/romen-theatre/ http://blogs.tol.org/roma/2008/05/30/gypsy-refugees-from-kosovo-in-beograd/ A new web blog covering the situation of Kosovar Roma was launched this week. The authors aim to post on the Roma in Kosovo and Kosovo Roma in Diaspora. The web site contains useful links for those who interested to know more about the situation in the region. The first ... http://blogs.tol.org/roma/2007/12/21/new-web-site-on-roma-in-kosovo/ The European Roma Information Office (ERIO) and the Centro Don Calabria (Italy) are organizing a seminar on social inclusion of Roma in Brussels from 29 to 31 of January 2008. The seminar aims at discussing patterns of social exclusion faced by Roma and exchanging good practices for promoting their inclusion ... http://blogs.tol.org/roma/2007/12/21/seminar-on-social-inclusion-of-roma-in-brussel/ FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR ROMA Roma Access Program 2008 Application deadline: 15 November 2007 http://www.ceu.hu/sep/spo/roma.html The Central European University, with the financial support of the Roma Education Fund, Sigrid Rausing Trust, and private donors, is offering a 9-month Preparatory Course for promising young Roma from Central and Eastern Europe. Full scholarships will be awarded, ... http://blogs.tol.org/roma/2007/11/07/central-european-university-full-scholarships-available-for-roma/ Matéo Maximoff (January 17, 1917 - November 24, 1999) was a French writer of Romani ethnicity and also an Evangelical pastor. Matéo's father was a Kalderash Rom from Russia, Matéo's mother was a Manouche 'Gypsy' from France. She was a cousin of Django Reinhardt. Matéo was born in Barcelona, Spain. His father ... http://blogs.tol.org/roma/2007/10/20/36/ Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla is an official Saint Patron of Catholic Gypsies. His holliday is the 4th of May. Ceferino Giménez Malla was born in Spain, of a Catholic Cale (Spanish Gypsies) family. His father was a cattle-trader, and so was he. For forty years Malla lived as a nomad. He ... http://blogs.tol.org/roma/2007/10/20/the-saint-patron-of-catholic-gypsies/ Chachipe contest took place in Romania in the summer 2007. It finished at September 2007. The contest was dedicated to a real face of Romani people. Photographers from several countries tried to show Romani lifestyle and spirit. View other pictures http://blogs.tol.org/roma/2007/10/20/children-portrays-from-chachipe-contest/ Speaking about Romane intellectuals in Russia we must undoubtedly mention sisters Pankovs, Natalia and Lubov. Natalia was a chemist, Lubov is a biologist. Both sisters had very high national consciousness and often said that they couldn’t let themselves do anything blamable as they represented their people. During the WWII sisters Pankovs ... http://blogs.tol.org/roma/2007/10/20/science-careers-of-romane-sisters-2/ Alexandre Baurov is just one of thousands Gypsies who fighted against Nazis in the World War II. Baurov was from a famous artistic Russian Gypsy family. His ancestors were renowned for singing in choirs of Moscow and St. Petersburg. Alexandre was born on March, 23rd, 1906. The boy received his first guitar ... http://blogs.tol.org/roma/2007/10/20/alexandre-baurov-2/