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InanenlargedEurope,theRomacommunity
isaveryrelevantsectorofthepopulation
withapproximately10millionmembers.
Asignificantproportionofthemembers
ofEurope’sRomaethnicminorityremain
immersedinasituationofsocialexclusion,
subjecttodiscriminationprocesseswhich
limittheexerciseoftheirrightsandtheir
accesstoresourcesandservices,cultural
included,whicharereadilyavailabletothe
restofEurope’scitizens.
InSpain,Romaisthemostimportant
minoritygroupanddespiteitsnearly600
yearsofhistory,itsintegrationprocess
cannotbedescribedassatisfactory.Infact,
themajoritysocietyisnotfullyawareofthis
co-existencenorofthecontributionsmade
byRomaculturetoourcommonacquis.
Forthisreason(andothers)itisimportant
torecogniseandcelebratetheexistenceof
Romaculture.
In2007,approximately20,000 people
tookpartinourculturalactivitiesorganised
inmorethan20 locationsthroughout
allofSpainwithatotalofover115
performances.
AdvancementofRomaculture
eXhibit “SharinG cultureS, roma today”
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Activitiescanbebrokendownintothe
followinggroups:
❱ CommemorationofInternationalRoma
Day(April8th)inmostoftheAutonomous
Communities.
❱ Organisationofandparticipationin
culturalweekssuchastheVRomaCulture
WeekinMurciaorthecelebrationofthe
Feria Chica Gitana(Romafair)inMerida.
❱ Interculturalmeetingsandconferencesat
schoolsandotherinstitutions.
❱ Cinema-forumwherefilmsand
documentariesareshowntoworkoninter-
culturalityandlearnmoreaboutRoma
historyandculture.
❱ Entertainmentandsportsactivities:
culturalvisits,theatre,dance,
photography,singing,percussion,football
championships,story-telling,etc.
❱ Culturalworkshops.
❱ Presentationsrelatedtothesecondstage
oftheFundaciónSecretariadoGitano’s
awareness-raisingcampaignputtinga
specialfocusonRomaculture.
❱ Debateandreflectionseminarson
thesituationoftheRomacommunity
yesterdayandtoday.
❱ Participationinradioandtelevision
programmes.
❱ Differentpublications:themagazine
entitledGitanos,PensamientoyCultura
(Roma,ThoughtandCulture);thebulletin
entitledLos Gitanos en la Prensa (Roma
inthenews)withasectionfocusingon
culture;andaseriesofmonographssuch
ascookbooksandotheraspectsofRoma
culture.
❱ DisseminationofRomaculturethrough
theFundaciónSecretariadoGitano’s
documentationcentre.
❱ Exhibits: “Sharing Cultures, Roma Today”
and “Roma Women, Participating” the
aimofwhichistofosterinterculturality
basedonknowledgeofthehistoryand
book “roma familieS at chriStmaS”
Approximately20,000peopletookpartinourculturalactivitiesin2007
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cultureoftheRomapeoplewithaviewto
favouringcross-culturalenrichmentfrom
aperspectivefreeofanydiscriminatory
attitudesandtoshowcaseexamplesof
Romawomen'sparticipationineducation,
employment,politicsandart.In2007
bothexhibitsgainednotorietyasawork
resourceandhavebeenmadeavailableto
thepublicinmanycontextsthroughout
Spain.
Preparationofandparticipationinmany
oftheseactivitieshadthebackingof
theresourcesandservicesoftheFSG’s
DocumentationCentrewhichhasbecomea
focalpointforinformationandabenchmark
forourentityandotherinstitutionswhen
puttingtogetheranysortofexhibit.The
Centrehandledatotalof636in-person
queriesandrequestsforbibliographyand
respondedtoinformationrequestsvia
telephone,post,e-mailandfax.
ThroughtheMinistryofCulture’sActionand
CulturalPromotionassistance,in2007the
FSGpublishedthebookentitledFamilias
gitanas en Navidad, las costumbres y la
tradición en hogares gitanos de España
(RomafamiliesatChristmas,customs
andtraditionsinRomahomesthroughout
Spain).Thispublicationformspartof
anFSGlineofworkfocusingonthe
advancementofRomaculture.Itsaimis
tosimplyshowexamplesofandsharethe
customsofsomeRomafamiliesduringthe
Christmasseason.Itisadiversecollection
whichhasenriched(orbeenenriched)bythe
mostpopularcustomsandtraditionsofeach
region.
AseriesofmaterialsrelatedtoRomaculture
hasalsobeenpublished:
❱ Aprendemos Romanés(Let’slearnthe
Romanylanguage)(FSGZaragoza).
riVer ceremony at the celebration of international roma daybook “SharinG roma recipeS”
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TeachingmaterialforRomalanguage
learning.
❱ Rromnâ = gitanas(FSGZaragoza).
Gain insight into the “quejío” (heart-felt
emotion)oftheRomawomenofZaragoza
throughaseriesofpoems.
❱ Tapas de Aragón.Cookbook(FSG
Zaragoza).
❱ Primeros platos sabrosos.(Deliciousfirst
courses)Cookbook(FSGZaragoza).
❱ Recetas gitanas. Pucheros para
compartir(SharingRomarecipes) (FSG
Murcia).
Weshouldpointoutthatthesepublications
reflecttheparticipationintheformof
testimonyandexperiencesofanumberof
Romawomenandmenwhohavetakenpart
intheFSG’sactivitiesandprogrammesin
thedifferentregions.
Oneofthemostnoteworthyaspectsof
theseculturaladvancementactionsthis
yearwastheirimplementationinallof
thetownsandprovinceswheretheFSGis
established.Inthisconnectionitisfairto
saythatculturaladvancementisanongoing
activityundertakenbyteamprofessionals
whoincorporatethepromotionofRoma
cultureasarelevantactivityamongtheir
workobjectives.Wewouldlikewisepointout
thatwhiletheseactivitiesexclusivelyfocus
onculturaladvancementtherearealsomany
others(educational,social-labourmarket
integration,theadvancementofyoung
peopleandwomen,tonameafew)where
cultureisacross-cuttingtheme.
“Culturaladvancementisanongoingactivityforour team professionals”
riVer ceremony at the celebration of international roma day
april 8th poSter
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