Comments on: Arson

By: Panayote Dimitras

Panayote Dimitras — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:20:16 +0000

see today in Ta Nea a food article announced in the front page http://www.tanea.gr/ and then continued in http://www.tanea.gr//Article.a.....id=4869802 and http://www.tanea.gr//Article.a.....id=4869799

By: Scorpian woman

Scorpian woman — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 04:56:19 +0000

Here in Amaliada the Roma have no school at all. I thought there was no requirement that they be educated. They spend their days begging for money or just hanging around.

Thanks for this.

By: Papa Duck

Papa Duck — Thu, 31 May 2007 20:20:58 +0000

I am really saddened by this and the story it linked to, which I had not seen before. All kids deserve a good start in life, whatever their background and ethnicity. The supposed deficiencies of their parents are a reason for trying harder with the kids. I would have thought that should go without saying in Europe.

By: john z

john z — Thu, 31 May 2007 13:03:21 +0000

Your post does not make clear who is thought to be responsible for burning down the building. Also, can you reveal what Roma parents are doing themselves to ensure that their children receive an education? What self-help programmes have Roma parents put in place to overcome the indifference and prejudices their children face?

By: toomanytribbles

toomanytribbles — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:23:29 +0000

it’s repulsive.

lovely picture of the kids, btw.

By: Panayote Dimitras

Panayote Dimitras — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:03:31 +0000

thanks for this DD

we were shocked too when we saw that

and then recalled that a few days after that arson, a large school was damaged by an earthquake in Trihonida;

but that was not a school for Roma

so the state within one week had all necessary prefabs so that after the Easter break pupils did not miss a class

while here, as they say in Greek, κατι τρέχει στα γύφτικα (who cares about what happens in the gyp quarters?)