50 Years Of Roma Nation
On 8 April 2021, the Roma across the Globe celebrated the 50th anniversary of the First World Roma Congress. Many things have been done in the past half of century, but the road to the end of Roma ethnogenesis is still difficult, full of challenges and ghosts.
Grattan Puxon is one of the organizers of the first World Romani Congress held in 1971. Grattan speaks in the interview he gave to Ciprian Necula on April 8th, 2021, about how the symbols that define the Roma nation (flag, anthem) came into being fifty years ago.
Grattan Puxon
The founding member of The Gypsy Council, a prolific activist and campaigner for the rights of the Roma and Traveller community for more than half of century, Grattan Puxon isone of the most important sources of knowledge în the world. His contribution to the formation of the Roma Nation is undisputable.
Ciprian Necula
He started his career as a human rights activist under the supervision and mentorship of Nicolae Gheorghe, using innovative tools to address the stereotypes and prejudices against Roma.
He has been a journalist, a leader of public campaigns, a promoter of social-economic projects, a political analyst, co-founder of a social enterprise, the leader of a Roma NGO, a consultant for international organizations, and a debater in public media. He has served as State Secretary in the Romanian Ministry of European Funds. Ciprian holds a PhD in Sociology and teaches ethnicity and masculinity at SNSPA University in Bucharest, coordinating the first European Master programme on Romani Studies.
Currently, Ciprian Necula is the chair of the board of Roma Education Fund.
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The project is developed by Roma Education Fund (REF), an international foundation that, for almost two decades, supported Roma citizens across Central, Eastern, South Eastern Europe and Turkey. REF provides grants, scholarships, educational programs to entities and individuals who share REF’s belief în quality, inclusive education and desegregated schools and classrooms.
Get In Touch
The project is developed by Roma Education Fund (REF), an international foundation that, for almost two decades, supported Roma citizens across Central, Eastern, South Eastern Europe and Turkey. REF provides grants, scholarships, educational programs to entities and individuals who share REF’s belief în quality, inclusive education and desegregated schools and classrooms.
