| International Romani Day |
[08 Apr 2009|01:53pm] |
For those of you unfamiliar with the Romani culture, today is International Romani Day.
I am reposting the following, courtesy of the KARFIN Lollipop email list:
Here is a link to a speech by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (who has been aware of Romani issues for some time), marking this day:
http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entries/international_roma_day/
This is a short documentary on International Day of Roma (as celebrated by some Russian Roma). It shows an interesting contrast between Roma who beg on the streets and the rest of the Roma portrayed in the clip, who have most likely had access to better education and better opportunities.
http://video.yandex.ru/users/dmlihachev/view/1/
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