Date: May 24, 2010
Location: London
As a people and as a culture, the Roma have been and continue to be misrepresented, mythologized, stereotyped, and scapegoated. There are at least 12 million Roma scattered throughout the world, yet despite being Europe’s largest minority, the Roma have been voiceless for centuries.
This evening’s two films, Lashi Vita (the good life) and Paradise Lost: the Roma Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Bienale, explain the nature of contemporary anti-Gypsy attitudes, and illustrate the resilience of the Roma people in the face of persecution. Film maker and director Katalin Barsony the co-producer of this documentary series by Duna Television Hungary and the Romedia Foundation, and the International Editor of Mundi Romani, Marion Kurucz will join the Cafés Diplo for the Q&A, together with Dr Nidhi Trehan whose new book Romani Politics in Contemporary Europe (edited with Nando Sigona) was published by Palgrave Macmillan last year.
Cafés Diplo is a series of events organised by Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique. They provide an informal space for lively debate on political, social and environmental issues that may be marginalized by the mainstream media.
Café Diplos are from 6.45 – 8.45pm on Monday evenings, during the season, at The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EL (near Farringdon Tube station).
To check the full pogramme of Cafés Diplo, please check here: http://monde-diplo-friends.org.uk/calendar.htm
