Being constantly relocated and repopulated, many have been migrants over the centuries even within the boundaries of the countries whose citizenship they hold. Without a registered identity, many Roma remain completely isolated as citizens in the societies on whose territories they live. Migrants were perceived as an unsettling factor, even as a threatening and invading group, one that jeopardized the safety of the majority population. nomads, travelers) in the mid-Fifteenth century (1). European countries began introducing laws against migrating peoples (i.e. Text by Vladan Jeremic and Rena Rä dleĪntiziganism and Class Racism in Europe by Vladan Jeremic and Rena Rä dle, April 2009 The Roma have a long history of migrations that repeatedly brought repression to their people over the centuries. Leggi l’articolo: Redazione online 15 febbraio 2010Ĭorriwere della Sera (ultima modifica: 17 febbraio 2010) Poco prima, la ruspa che buttava giù la «case» – per 40 anni, fino al 14 febbraio, il campo ha ospitato rom bosniaci, montenegrini e kosovari, aveva abbattuto simbolicamente l’ultima baracca, davanti al sindaco. Gianni Alemanno è arrivato intorno alle 12.30, ha indossato un giubbetto catarifrangente come quello degli operai addetti allo sgombero, poi ha presenziato alla chiusura definitiva dei cancelli.
Non si sentivano più le voci dei bambini, delle donne intente a chiacchierare, dei ragazzi che parlavano tra loro. Al di là del cancello del «Casilino 900», il campo nomadi abusivo più grande d’Europa, lunedì mattina c’era il deserto. Rotto soltanto dal rumore delle ruspe che entrano in azione per abbattere le ultime baracche. Ruspe al lavoroa mezzogiorno il sindaco Alemanno ha chiuso i cancelli By local self-organization from below several working groups have been established on self-decided topics and decisions are made in assemblies.ĭopo il trasloco sigilli al campo nomadi. All of these activities and a lot more have been organized via the Consejo Comunal. They also got money to renovate their houses and replaced over a dozen of sheet iron huts by new houses.
The inhabitants there managed to get a doctor from the governmental program “Barrio Adentro”, who treats everyone free of charge. Omayra is supported by the activists of the nearby shantytown “Emiliano Hernández”, which has had a Consejo Comunal for three years already. In more than 30.000 Consejos Comunales the Venezuelan inhabitants decide on their concerns collectively via assemblies. She wants to convince her community, located on the hillside of the poor districts of Caracas, to found a Consejo Comunal (community council). We are the ones who know about our needs and what is happening in our community”, Omayra Peréz explains confidently. “We have to decide for ourselves what we want. A film by Dario Azzellini & Oliver Ressler