ROMANO THEM TRANSMISSION

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ROMANO THEM TRANSMISSION

Last deadline for application was 15 October 2012;

Those who want to add proposals or add or change some details, are requested to send this information asap to Artists_Initiative@ziggo.nl

Call for projects for :

- Artists offering live shows (music, theater, dance and other performances),

- Visual artists (photography, painting, video arts, exhibitions, etc.);

- Craftsmen who can demonstrate their know-how in e.g. workshops;

- Scholars ready to give lectures on the current situation of Roma and to develop educational programs and workshops on the Romani language, culture, history and traditions;

- Engineers/researchers/architects who forward innovative solutions in new technologies for a better social, economical and ecological environment.

Thus we realize an artistic creation in the midst of the mise en scène of arts and crafts and the contribution of the Romani culture to European civilizations.

Our project will promote the integration of Romani culture through this artistic creation and information aimed at social inclusion and intercultural dialog.

The Project Romano Them Transmission develops on three axes

Axe 1

Romano Them: The collective creation for 2013

Search for European cultural structures for transverse partnerships, in order to establish a collective creation residence, where artists, scholars and artisans, focusing on the Romani heritage, can cooperate.

Contents of the creation residence:

We want to create a visual and musical repertoire, that brings together traditional art, contemporary art and avant-garde of todays Romani creation, in view of future events/performances in European universities/schools, as well as audio/video recording (CD/DVD Romano Them) involving in sound and image the claims and quest for recognition of the Roma people in Europe.

Axe 2

Collection of platelets with an overview of projects and performances, "turnkey" in the categories mentioned in order to organize several tours and interventions in the universities/schools in Europe.

Axe 3

Contact and consult the regions and cities where the performances, exhibitions and possible interventions will take place.

Invite Roma and artists living on site to participate and exchange views live, in order to spread the message of Romani Them and to demonstrate the interactivity, the ability of intercultural dialog and the genius of improvisation in the Romani culture.

Location: E.U.
Members: 69
Latest Activity: Feb 5

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ROMANO THEM TRANSMISSION

ROMANO THEM

There are peoples, all different but all equal.

There are Roma, us. There are non-Roma, them… All equal but all different.

The latter, do they know us? They have heard rumors and stories

But they have not heard our stories, they do not know us.

We want to reveal who we are, we want to share our culture, our poetry, our prose. We want to share our music and show the mastery that is ours in so many areas...

A thousand years ago, we left old India to head for young Europe. These were bad times. We had to leave without carrying a lot of luggage with us...

In our hearts, we carried our way of life and our traditions of storytelling and singing...

When we made a stop, our hands created our crafts

We are born artists.

In Europe, we have become Austrians, Germans, Serbians, Spaniards, French, Swedes, Poles, Belgians, Romanians… We know Cyrillic, Latin, Greek, Arabic… Our families are Orthodox, Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, Humanists and Hindus…

But our language knows only one word for God: O Devel.

Our language, Romanes, has its roots in Sanskrit and it is our one and only country.

Our country is called Romano Them. It cannot be found on the map because it has no borders. Yet, it is the most European country, with all its beliefs, all its languages, all its alphabets.

It is also the most artistic country: visual arts, music, dance, theater, film, literature, architecture and crafts.

We want to share this treasure with you, because art is the only language we all know. It allows you and us to understand beauty, it helps you and us to find the essence, it helps you and us to follow a new avenue and thus it brings together you and us.

After all, we are all human beings, all Europeans, all equal.

Els de Groen

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ROMANO THEM

Da sind Völker. Alle verschieden, aber alle gleichwertig.

Da sind Roma, wir. Da sind Nicht-Roma, sie ……. Alle gleich, aber alle auch verschieden.

Die letzteren, kennen sie uns? Sie haben Gerüchte gehört und Geschichten.

Aber sie haben nicht unsere Geschichten gehört, sie kennen uns nicht.

Wir wollen enthüllen, wer wir sind, wir möchten unsere Kultur teilen, unsere Gedichte, unsere Prosa. Wir möchten unsere Musik teilen und unsere Meisterschaft zeigen, über die wir verfügen auf so vielen Gebieten …..

Vor gut tausend Jahren haben wir das alte Indien verlassen und uns aufgemacht in Richtung des jungen Europa. Das waren schlimme Zeiten. Wir mussten aufbrechen, ohne großes Gepäck mitnehmen zu können ….

Aber in unseren Herzen trugen wir unsere Art zu Leben, unsere Tradition des Geschichtenerzählens und Singens …

Wenn wir anhielten, übten wir Handwerk oder Kunst aus – wir sind geborene Künstler.

In Europa sind wir Österreicher, Deutsche, Serben, Spanier, Franzosen, Schweden, Polen, Belgier, Rumänen ….. wir schreiben kyrillisch, griechisch, latein, arabisch … unsere Familien sind Othodoxe, Muslime, Katholiken, Protestanten, Buddisten, Humanisten und Hindus …

Aber unsere Sprache kennt nur ein Wort für Gott: O Devel.

Unsere Sprache, Romanes, hat seine Wurzeln im Sanskrit und sie ist unsere einzige Heimat.

Unser Land heißt Romano Them. Es kann nicht auf einer Landkarte gefunden werden, denn es hat keine Grenzen. Es ist das europäischste aller Länder, mit all seinen Glauben, all seinen Sprachen, all seinen Alphabeten. Es ist auch das künstlerischste Land: visuelle Kunst, Musik, Tanz, Theater, Film, Literatur, Architektur und Kunsthandwerk.

Wir möchten diesen Reichtum mit Ihnen teilen, denn Kunst ist die einzige Sprache, die wir alle gut kennen. Sie ermöglicht Ihnen und uns Schönheit zu verstehen, sie hilft Ihnen und uns, das Wesentliche zu finden, sie hilft Ihnen und uns, neuen Wegen zu folgen und dies bringt Sie und uns zusammen.

Schließlich sind wir alle Menschen, alle Europäer, alle gleich.

Viola Razavi

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Comment by PIT BECKER paintmyblues on May 16, 2012 at 20:11: Sarenge dear all,

Sorry for I take your precious time,
but I the reason is not that I needed your help because of me,

no, your brother, a Roma Human Rights Defender, Toma Nikolaev, HE needs your help, HE needs your support.

There are thousand of ways to give him support, I know this very well.
But there is a petition published - not by me, no, but I support it -
and I "only" like to ask you to support it too.

It's not big work to do this. And you can also sign anonymous.

Why do I talk to you again about this? And here in this group?

Because I was told, that we all should engage in this group here, and/or in the group "Romani Them Transmission" (mentioned in comments in my group HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ROMA)
and because of that my group has become senseless.

I to not talk for myself,

I talk for a Roma, for Toma Nikolaev.

Because HE needs OUR help, OUR support.

It is sad for me, to see that thousands and thousands of human rights activists
are not able to sign this petiton.
and I ask myself why?
because they have prejudices against Roma
because they only care for "their" organisations' cases
because they only care for "big cases"
because they are not able to take a minute to read the petition and sign it
because they do not like to support a Roma
because ... ???

This is no wonder for me. If the Roma would get more attention and more support
from HR-orgs and activists, the situation would be a better one than now.

But it needs activities by the Roma themselves to also give support,
and we, from Khetanes,
we can support it too.

Would it really be so difficult to sign this petition - as support for a Roma Human Rights Defender?

Independent if one thinks it would not help nor be the best way of support?
Fact is, that this petition exists - and it should be used for support Toma Nikolaev. And not ignored.

I know very very well, that a petition is not the only thing to do
and there are other possibilities to give help - it is not needed to teach me this -
by the way, I am not arrogant, no, but its important for me to mention this.
I can not always talk about all the background etc., to explain that I know this and that.

it's quite simple. In this moment I "only" ask for support for this petition,
for to support a human, a Roma, who is defender of Human Rights for Roma,

that's all -

I can only speak for myself: I can not and I do not and I will not ignore this petition -

so I would be very grateful, if you take one minute to read,
hopefully you sign it and spread it - or spread the text
but please spread it -

I know that these are "only" words - my words -
but I took action and I take action - and without words there is no communication.

I publish this here, because when I created the HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ROMA group
I did not know, that it was a wrong way to create this group. Now I must see,
that it was, unfortunately, senseless.

Maybe you can find a minute, read - and hopefully sign - and spread this petition.

Prevent the extradition from the UK of Roma human rights activist Toma Nikolaev Petition

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/prevent-the-extradition-from-th...
via @GoPetition

Thank you for taking time!

Pit
aka paintmyblues

Comment by Viola Hinz-Hassan Pour Razavi on May 17, 2012 at 8:44: Thank you for joining and welcome here, Barbara Bock!

Comment by Els on May 17, 2012 at 13:49: Hello Barbara,

I saw the documentary about the four younsters. It is a good one. In the future Romano Them Transmission programme(s), we will definately include youngsters.

Els

Comment by Jeannette Gregori on June 22, 2012 at 9:25: Hello Ema,

Please let me know where we have to send our project. To your personal e-mail address? I am a visual artist photographer, interested in axe 1.

www.jeannettegregori.com

Best,

Jeannette~

Comment by Viola Hinz-Hassan Pour Razavi on June 22, 2012 at 12:05: Dear Jeannette send it to:

Artists_Initiative@ziggo.nl

All the best

Viola

Comment by Els on June 29, 2012 at 16:07: Very well said! A priority now is 1. composing programmes for elementary and secondary schools and universities/community centres; 2. we need coordinators who help us contacting Media and universities/educational institutes all over Europe. We can start with the reporters and educators on this site. Let's not wait until September! We need a good network to help spreading the programmes!

Comment by Qristina Cummings on June 29, 2012 at 16:31: I will help coordinate, if my help is needed.

Comment by maurizio cimino on June 29, 2012 at 16:52

Comment by Viola Hinz-Hassan Pour Razavi on July 1, 2012 at 22:53: Welcome to the group, Wanda!

Comment by Elez Bislim on July 11, 2012 at 18:04: "This is the Blog of the WorldRromahttp://www.worldrroma.blogspot.com.br/ here you can find news,Rroma movies and documentary"