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Songs of the sorrow times
The RomArchive, hosted by the Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma, is a valuable source of the stories and narratives provided by the victims themselves and it contributes much of lesser known historical texts to improve places and narratives of remembrance. The RomArchive (www.romarchive.eu) creates an internationally accessible, reliable online source of knowledge, which counters stereotypes and prejudices with facts. For the first time, the story of the genocide committed against the Romani minority was told exclusively from the perspective of the victims. Therefore, the sources can establish counter-narratives for Roma youth organisations to use in their educational work. As part of the project “Dikh He Na Bister…
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Training in Paris and Raymond Gurême Tribute
Dikh He Na Bister meets every year with the facilitators to prepare them in the best way for the workshops in Poland. This year, the meeting was held in Paris, a good opportunity to also pay our tribute to Raymond Gurême’s place of rest. Our friends and partners from La voix des Roms assisted us in creating a very beautifully packed agenda so that the training had, besides daily educational sessions, interesting visits in Paris and surroundings. The first day welcomed the group of facilitators, media team and participants for their first session, allowing them to get to know each other. The former participants managed to share their experiences, they exchanged…
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A look into the future
Dikh He Na Bister meeting in Heidelberg aimed on reflecting on the goals, concepts, programs and roles of particular partners. The aim was to lay out the strategy and also in short-term the organisational plans for how to empowerm the young Roma, further develop the remembrance activities as well as recognition and education about the Roma genocide. Partner organisations involved in the initiative Dikh He Na Bister focused on the designing the future and enabling the young people to take an active role in promoting and implementing our common goals locally, nationally and internationally. During the preparation meeting for commemoration event Dikh he na Bister in Krakow, the group has…
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Meeting in the Biblioteca Bon Pastor
The team of Nakeramos, one of the Spanish partners of the Dikh He Na Bister initiative, organized a working day as a follow-up initiative of DHNB with the aim of the objectives of addressing the historical facts, debating the political contexts, and most importantly, discussing the role and responsibility of young educators, students, activists, and organizations in strengthening the change at the local, national, and international level. Prior to this, on 26 October 2021, Nakeramos has organized an informative session regarding the consequences of limited information on the Roma Genocide, and the direct effects of Antigypyism that the communities experience locally. Izabella Tiberiade and Chayma Rachdi, from the intercultural association…
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Words which lead to actions
The Phiren Amenca International Network, RomNet, the Uccu Roma Informal Education Foundation and the Civil Council Association commemorated the victims of the Roma Holocaust with an unusual, interactive exhibition on August 2, 2021. in Budapest, Hungary. The exhibition was entitled “Words which Lead to Actions” besides facts about the Roma Holocaust, showed the centuries old oppression of Roma that still persists today in Hungary but also in the whole Europe and created space for self-reflections. The content of the museum was developed by the initiative of the previously mentioned organizations. The purpose of the exhibition was to demonstrate that words are born from thoughts and deeds are born from words…
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A moment at the sea
Text by Satu Florin As a part of commemoration event in Finland, the Finnish Roma Association and the Finnish Roma youth network wanted to raise awareness on the genocide committed against Roma during the Second World War. We invited a group of active young Roma people with whom we together commemorated the victims of the Roma genocide. In our video, we shared the history of Finnish Roma and told about the Second World War and the Roma Holocaust. As far as we known no Roma had been sent from Finland to concentration camps. However, the Roma in Finland fought for Finland during the war. Thus, there is no memorial in…
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Raising awareness about the Roma genocide in Croatia
Small Commemoration – visiting Roma Commentary Ustica and Roma Memorial Center in Ustica. Roma Youth Organisation, the Croatian partner of the Dikh He Na Bister Initiave organized on December 15th 2021 a visit of the Roma Memorial Centar in Ustice as well as the visit of the Roma Umbrella Association Kali Sara. Considering the fact that this visit was taking place in December 2021, participation of the general public was restricted. Limited number of participants were from the Roma Resurce Center, Roma Youth Organization. The visit was held by the custods of memorial center while the open speech was held by the President of Kali Sara. After visiting memorial center…
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Training of trainers Zagreb and Jasenovac, Croatia
Training focused on education and remembrance of the genocide of Sinti and Roma during the World War II. The training of trainers in methods and facilitation approaches.
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Open Call for Facilitator – closed
Open Call - We invite young, experienced Roma and non-Roma trainer for a preparation meeting in Paris to become facilitator at Dikh he na Bister 2022
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Roma Youth Statement on 16 May
DIKH HE NA BISTER stands for the power of Roma youth to write their own history. Remembering our past, replete with persecutions and resistance, is meant to restore our dignity that we were robbed of, and to strengthen the identity-building of a new generation of Roma youth.
Roma Genocide Remembrance Initiative
