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| Macedonia, 31, Educator and Trainer |
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| At Sumnal I am a employed teacher who work with a variety of programs, includeing but not limited to : computer classes, englsih classes, human rights education, literacy with parents and chidren, childrens rights, and HIV-AIDS workshops.
In addition to structured teaching programs, I assist with a variety of admini... [ more ] |
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| France, 46, French university lecturer |
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| Current president of the association of Rroma, Sinté & Kalé Women, France. Supplementary delegate to the Council of Europe Roma and Travellers Forum. Languages: English, Angloromani, French, German, also knowledge of Romanès, Spanish, Hebrew.
FRENCH VERSION
Nom: PRESBER WOOD Prénom: Lucia. Ligne maternelle r... [ more ] |
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| France, 70, Supplementary French delegate to the European Roma and Traveller Forum (Council of Europe). |
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| Professions: trainee lawyer (1957-1963), audiovisual executive
(1963-1987), TV series writer (1987-1995). Mediator and translator
French/Romani for Médecins du Monde (1996-2005). Supplementary French
delegate to the European Roma and Traveller Forum (Council of Europe).
Studies and research on the Romani... [ more ] |
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| France, , Nurse |
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| My father: Manouche.
My mother: Andalousian Gitane.
I have 7 children, 12 grand-children - I lived/travelled 46 years in a horse drawn caravan and live 12 years now in a house - I am a qualified nurse – I am also French delegate to the European Roma and Traveller Forum (Council of Europe) – I created a... [ more ] |
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| USA and Czech Republic, 29, Ph.D. candidate and Teaching Fellow |
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| Petra Gelbart is in the final stages of an ethnomusicology Ph.D. at Harvard University, where she has assistant-taught music history, Czech conversation, and led a tutorial in Romani. She is a member of the Russian-Romani ensemble VIA Romen and has volunteered for several Romani NGOs.
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| USA, 23, Band instructor |
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| Born in Czechoslovakia and raised in the USA, Veronika graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in Cognitive Science. A devotee of modern dance and an accomplished bass guitarist, she is currently employed by a music school as an instructor and also works as a peace activist.
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| United States, 56, Bank employee, language instructor |
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| Helena Safarova was born in Czechoslovakia, into a semi-itinerant Romani family that was nearly obliterated in the Holocaust. Her grandfather and parents placed a very high value on education, and Mrs. Safarova finished her schooling with the equivalent of an Associate Degree in cultural studies. She worked for the Cze... [ more ] |
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| Argentina, 48, Writer |
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| Probably he is one of the few romani writers form South America. He has published the following novels: 1) "Gitanos" 1994; 2) "Ursari" 1997, and 3) "Leyenda gitana" 1999 (all in spanish). He studied Literature at the University of Lomas de Zamora in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
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| USA, 40, Professor |
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| Ethel Brooks is a Romanichel born in the
US. She has a Ph.D. from New York University and is an associate
professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology at Rutgers
University. She is the author of Unraveling the Garment Industry
(University of Minnesota Press, 2007). She speaks English, Romani
(Poggedy J... [ more ] |
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| Czech Republic, 28, Student MA in International Relationships and Diplomacy |
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| Gabriela has completed High School of Production in Advertisement, specialization in Management in Art and Advertisement. After school, she was working in the advertising agency CMB media ltd. as a Project Manager, where she spent three years.
In February 2004 she has successfully received BA in Society and Politic... [ more ] |
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| Romania, 35, Romanian Romani writer, philologist, academic and Romani rights activist. |
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| She grew up under the Romanian communist regime, when the Roma were not recognized as an ethnic group, but as foreign elements that must assimilate in Romanian society.[1] During that time, her family hid their real identity so as to avoid discrimination.[2] After the Romanian Revolution of 1989 she could reassert her ... [ more ] |
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| Bulgaria, 22, NGO Volunteer and Store Clerk |
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| Elena was raised in Pazardjik, Bulgaria where she earned her diploma in a predominately Roma high school. After this, she attended SouthWestern University in Blagoevgrad where she participated in an English language program for youth from around the country. Elena is currently a volunteer at a Roma NGO in Pazardjik a... [ more ] |
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| Serbia, 23, Serbian Roma singer |
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| Marija Šerifović (Cyrillic: Марија Шерифовић, born 14 November 1984 in Kragujevac) is a Serbian singer and representative in Eurovision Song Contest 2007. She is daughter of the singer Verica Šerifović.... [ more ] |
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| United Kingdom (originally from Finland), 41, Development Officer |
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| Janette has made a long career, 1995 -2005, in participating as a Roma representant in the planning and implementation of Romani education, multicultural education and minority media in National Board of Education in Finland. She has also been actively involved in improving the situation of Roma in Europe, especially... [ more ] |
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| Serbia, 50, YUROM Center Executive Board President |
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| Working experience:
• YUROM Center Executive Board President – January 2007
• Chief Deputy of the Roma Strategy Implementation Secretariat – Government of Serbia Office of Human and Minority Rights – June/ December 2006
• Municipal Manager – Medijana Municipality – City of Niš 2004-2006
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| Serbia, 25, Humanitarian Aid Director |
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| MIRADIJA GIDZIC (1982)- NATO bombing of Kosovo closed Dija's high school in March 1999, ending her formal education at the age of 16. American troops occupied her village in June 1999 promising to protect Serbs and Roma from the returning Albanians, but after
the soldiers pulled out, Albanian neighbors burned down Dij... [ more ] |
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| Macedonia, 25, Advisor to the Ðœinister for Foreign Investment, Macedonia |
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| I’m coming form very multicultural environment that gives me the opportunity to share my opinion and everyday activities with very different people.
This fact makes me open mind and open for cooperation in many fields with other people different form me.
This cooperation has awarded me with the possibility to s... [ more ] |
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| Russia, 19, Singer |
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| Born in Kazakhstan. Moved to Moscow with his family. A poet and a composer. Delighted with Gypsy Kings forever!
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| Serbia, 25, Programme Assistant, OSCE Democratization Department, Mission to Serbia |
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| Maintains and keeps current the registers and control plans on the status of Community Resource Center (CRC) projects at all stages of project management. Maintains logs, files and updates programmes and administrative records.
Identifies and reports on current and future budgetary implications and has responsibili... [ more ] |
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| Russia, 23, Web-designer |
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| Finished a 10-yrs school. Married. Has a daughter. Makes a Gipsy
web-magazine on http://www.romanykultury.info... [ more ] |
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| Serbia, 59, MP of Serbian Parliament. Deputy Director of Tanyug Information Agency |
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| Rajko Djuric (born in October 3, 1947 in Malo Orasje, Belgrad, Serbia, then SFRY) is a Serbian Romani writer and academic.
He studied philosophy at the Philosophical Faculty in Belgrade (1967 - 1972). In 1986 he obtained a Doctorate of Sociology writing the dissertation Culture of the Roma in S.F.R. Yugoslavia. In 1... [ more ] |
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| Hungary, 31, Member of the European Parliament |
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| Viktória Mohácsi (born April 1, 1975 in Berettyóújfalu) is a Hungarian politician of Roma ethnicity, and Member of the European Parliament (another ethnic Romani member is LÃvia Járóka) for the Alliance of Free Democrats, part of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party). She replaced a party colleague, GÃ... [ more ] |
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| USA, UK, 39, Professor of Linguistics |
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| Ian Hancock (Romani Yanko le Redžosko) is a renowned linguist, Rom scholar, and human rights advocate.
Dr. Hancock grew up in England. He is director of the Program of Romani Studies and the Romani Archives and Documentation Center at The University of Texas at Austin, where he has been a professor of English, ling... [ more ] |
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| Slovak Republic, 26, Manager for Horizontal politics |
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| About Dagmar by her own words:
"After my University I started work at Ministry of Construction and Regional Development SR since 2004 as an officer for Roma issue in Slovakia. I work as a Manager for Horizontal politics for Roma issue and Social inclusion in structural/european funds for Slovak Republic and European... [ more ] |
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| SERBIA, 28, The Society for the Improvement of Local Roma Communities |
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| http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/reallives_5546.html
UNICEF’s flagship annual report, ‘The State of the World’s Children’, focuses this year on the double dividend of gender equality, which helps both women and children overcome poverty. Here is one in a series of related stories in the run-up to the report’s ... [ more ] |
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| Spain, 64, Founder member of the International Romani Union and leader of Union Romani in Spain and the Romani Institute of Cultural and Social Services |
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| From 1977 to 1986 he was Deputy at the Spanish Congress (the first Gipsy member in the Spanish Chamber).
RamÃrez-Heredia was also the first Romani member of the European Parliament, serving from 1986 to 1999.
From 1983 to 1985 he was member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, institution of w... [ more ] |
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| Spain, 36, Founder and former president of the Association of Gypsy Women, “Paraj"; at present working for the Gypsy Secretariat of Jaen |
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| Research about Gypsy history and culture, author of the website "Mujer Gitana Transmisora de su Cultura", hosted at www.imninalu.net/Carmen.htm.
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| Czech Republic, 41, Chairman of Dzeno Association |
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| Mr. Veselý is a prominent and passionate Roma activist with over fifteen years experience in the field.
He has held several important positions (see below) and works in every part of Roma development: culture, politics, education, and media. He has also authored and co-authored several reports on the Roma in are... [ more ] |
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| United States, 18, Writer, Artisian, Antique Dealer |
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| Rachel is an eighteen-year-old American girl of Kalderasha decent who participates mainly in petitions and protests for the help and benefit of the Romani people living in her community. ... [ more ] |
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| UK, 44, Trainer/Writer |
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| Born into a large Gypsy Travelling family in the North East, Richard followed a traditional travelling lifestyle, before settling in the North West. He is an experienced motivational consultant working in areas as diverse as professional football, to motor racing and corporate business as a diversity trainer he teaches... [ more ] |
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| Bulgaria, 31, Expert for minorities in Minicipality Sliven |
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| Social skills and competences: Good ability to adapt to multicultural environments, gained though my work experience abroad; Good communication skills gained through my experience as Regional Director.
Organisational skills and competences: Leadership (currently responsible for a team of 5 people); Sense of organisa... [ more ] |
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| Bulgaria, 47, Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Sciense |
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| I’M A MEMBER OF THE TEAM OF EXPERTS OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND I HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE NATIONAL COMMISION FOR MONITORING AND CHOOSE A TEXTBOOK IN 2003, 2004, 2005.
UNTIL 1992 I’M VOLUNTARY IN THE NGO WORK WITH THE ROMA MINORITY GROUP.
IN 2004 I’M:
1. CO-AUTOR OF THE NATIONAL PROGRAME OF THE MINIST... [ more ] |
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| Macedonia, 43, Coordinator, Roma Humanitarian Association in Macedonia SUN |
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| Development of projects, publications, reports, organization and coordination of events, activities, projects and programs, financial tasks, designing and delivering trainings, monitoring, analysis, reporting on human/minority rights, advocacy and lobbying for the Roma rights and interests, working with refugees, consu... [ more ] |
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| Turkey, 30, General director, Istanbul Roma Culture Development and Solidarity Association |
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| Organising 2nd International Roma Symposium in Istanbul in May 2006.
Raising aweraness to the thread in demolishing in Sulukule, Kucukbakkalkoy and Kagıthane districts in İstanbul and organising events in the context of this process.... [ more ] |
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| Turkey, 30, General director, Accessible Life Association |
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| Organising 1st International Roma Symposium in Edirne in May 2005.
Organising 2nd International Roma Symposium in Istanbul in May 2006.
Raising aweraness to the thread in demolishing in Sulukule, Kucukbakkalkoy and Kagıthane districts in İstanbul and organising events in the context of this process.
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| Turkey, 40, Roma Activist |
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| Organising 1st International Roma Symposium in Edirne in May 2005.
Organising 2nd International Roma Symposium in Istanbul in May 2006.
Raising aweraness to the thread in demolishing in Sulukule, Kucukbakkalkoy and Kagıthane districts in İstanbul and organising events in the context of this process.
Recommen... [ more ] |
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| Republic of Macedonia, 21, Program assistant in the Center of Institutional Development - CIRa, Skopje, Macedonia |
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| I am working on Roma issues since 1999 by volunteering or membering in some local and international organization, like : Helsinki Comity for Human Rights in Republic of Macedonia, First children embassy in the World-Medzashi, Humanitarian Organization "MIR"-Skopje, Youth Roma Organization "Anglunipe"-Skopje and other. ... [ more ] |
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| Kosovo, 47, Director of Rroma TV and Radio, Kosovo |
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| In 1986 - Editor, journalist in Roma language, Radio Prizren,
Correspondent in many European Roma Media
In 1994-1999 - Teacher in the "Summer School" for Roma organised by Euoropa
1995 - Partıcıpans ın the Rromas poems antalogy - Espana
2001 - Assistant in the Roma Cathedral of the Inalco & Inalco Universi... [ more ] |
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| Italy, 33, Professor of Sociology - University of Milano - Bicocca |
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| Recommended articles on the Net:
http://homepage.mac.com/WebObjects/FileSharing.woa/wa/gal_minor.pdf.pdf-zip.zip?a=downloadFile&user=tommaso.vitale&path=/Public/gal%20minor.pdf
http://homepage.mac.com/tommaso.vitale
http://www.sivola.net/dblog/articolo.asp?articolo=413
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| Bulgaria, 25, Program Coordinator "Seed Fund" C.E.G.A. Foundation |
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| Managing program aimed at young Roma group/organization to build their capacities through providing trainings, based on their needs, technical assistance organizing exchange among them, networking for solving local problems, identified by them with support of the municipality.... [ more ] |
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| Serbia, 26, Project manager, Educative Training Centre, The Sustainable Development Promoting Group |
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| Managed «Educative Training Centre». September 2005-January 2006. (4000 GBP) Author of the project. Project financed by Great Britain embassy.
Managed project „I know, that I know“. Septembar 2004 – May 2005 (5124 €) Author of the project. Project financed by Department for International Development, Grea... [ more ] |
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| Romania, 43, European counsellor at the Romanian Ministry of European Integration, seconded at the Ministry of Public Finance, National Fund and School of Public Finance |
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| 2004 – at present, European counsellor at the Ministry of European Integration, seconded at the Ministry of Public Finance, National Fund and School of Public Finance
2000 to present - President of the APRECIEM Association and Expert on Human Rights and International Relations
Name of the institution: Associati... [ more ] |
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| Slovakia, Hungary, 36, Roma Activist |
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| EDUCATION:
'89-'90 Welding course
'82-'87 SOU Dukelskych Hrdinov, Presov (Czechslovakian Republic), mechanic
COURSES:
7/00 - present - Political leader training course, Bronz Klub - Open Society Institute (OSI), Budapest, Hungary
2/00 - present - Journalism course in the Center for Independent... [ more ] |
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| Hungary, 33, Romani activist |
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| Alfonz Zsiga was the executive director of Radio C, the first and largest Roma radio station in Central Europe. His responsibilities included managing a staff of 35; overseeing the annual budget; developing strategic vision for the station; extensive contact with potential sponsors, government officials, and dignitarie... [ more ] |
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| Belgium, 39, Belgian Delegate to the ERTF, Chairman of Opré Roma ngo |
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| Leading the Roma community in Belgium, setting up projects and activities, bringing together different Roma organisations, organising the yearly events for Roma Nation Day, international contacts, expert for non-Roma media and services.... [ more ] |
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