Look at these two little girls. Look in their eyes.
Do you think that they are less than any other child? That they deserve less than anyone else? That they somehow deserve to be living on a rubbish dump? That they they do not deserve a better future?
These are just four children out of the 500 [...]
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In spite of the despair and desolation there in Votanikos, this young lad and I shared a laugh. A simple moment.
But precious…
Next: Racism
World Roma Day on April 8th, 2009Breaking News: Roma on March 3rd, 2009Roma Role-Model on February 17th, 2009Retaliation against Roma on January 29th, 2009Violations of Roma Children on January 1st, 2009
There are hardly any studies that have been done to document health issues in the Roma communities in Greece. The Greek Helsinki monitor provided me with one from taken between March 2003 and February 2004, which is shocking to say the least.
Out of a total of 3,664 children (this constitutes half of all children [...]
This series of posts on the settlement in Votanikos has received an amazing response from people around the world via comments and email. At this point I want to make one thing very clear. I am focusing specifically on the community that I have actually visited. I am living here and had the opportunity to [...]
Before I launch into this next post, I want to make some things clear so as to avoid some of the knee-jerk responses. I am not naive or ignorant about the difficulties of working in education with children who are marginalised on the fringes of society. I have stated before that I worked for many [...]
Panayote Dimitras of the Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) wrote this comment on the post Votanikos: Evictions:
Actually the “cleaning operations” are meant to clean only Roma not the garbage. While we were with DD there, in Hania they were “cleaning” -illegally evicting- the local Roma from an area Roma have lived for over a year. Before [...]
Part Two: Eviction
Another extremely distressing issue for this community in Votanikos is the continuing threat of eviction. In April 2005 the City of Athens announced plans to build a new football stadium in the area. It is to be the main attraction for the bid to host the 2012 European Football Championship. Bear in [...]
I have a fair amount to say about my second visit to the Roma settlement in Votanikos so I've decided to make it into a series of posts rather than one long one.
Part One: Water
On this occasion we were greeted by a large number of sad looking dogs, barking rather half-heartedly but enough to [...]
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This is what I'm talking about … except you cannot smell a photograph or hear the heartbreaking stories that I was told while I was standing right here. I will share the experience with you as soon as I can.
World Roma Day on April 8th, 2009Breaking News: Roma on March 3rd, 2009Roma Role-Model on [...]
I am getting a laptop tomorrow. I'm exchanging my big old desktop for a sleek, faster, better (hopefully) and shiny (second-hand) laptop. I am thrilled. I can't wait. The idea of sitting in a cafe with a coffee and writing this blog is exciting. The bad news is that certainly tomorrow (maybe longer) I won't [...]
Via Kathimerini
Despite all the noise and ranting against foreigners, they continue to contribute greatly to the economy and infrastructure of Greece. Foreigners are taking on jobs that young Greek people are unwilling to do, preferring to work in more "prestigious" occupations.
Migrants have saved Greek farming from collapse over the last 10 years, providing it with [...]
More photographs up at The Other Devious Diva …
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