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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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