24th of May
Organised by friends of le Monde Diplomatique, At The Gallery, in Farringdon, London
I went to a film event ‘Mundi Romani: the World of the Roma’
As a people and as a culture, the Roma have been and continue to be misrepresented, mythologized, stereotyped, and scapegoated. There are at least 12 million Roma scattered throughout the world, yet despite being Europe’s largest minority, the Roma have been voiceless for centuries. This evening’s two films, Lashi Vita (the good life) and Paradise Lost: the Roma Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale, explain the nature of contemporary anti-Gypsy attitudes, and illustrate the resilience of the Roma people in the face of persecution. Film maker and director Katalin Barsony the co-producer of this documentary series by Duna Television Hungary and the Romedia Foundation , and the International Editor of Mundi Romani , Marion Kurucz will join us for the Q&A, together with Dr Nidhi Trehan whose new book Romani Politics in Contemporary Europe (edited with Nando Sigona) was published by Palgrave Macmillan last year.
