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One of the basic problems facing a Roma man or a woman is the issue of belonging to a marginalized social class that is exposed to drastic pauperization, in addition to the problem of the national identity itself вЂ“ the fact of being Roma. The situation in which most European Roma find themselves is similar to that of a holocaust. The situation of Roma in EU member countries is precarious and in countries populated to a greater extent by Roma, such as Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and in the former Yugoslav republics (especially in Macedonia and Serbia) вЂ“ the situation is alarming. It appears that the relation between Roma and non-Roma is, first and foremost, defined by the borderline between wealth and extreme poverty. Roma are, for the most part, an ethnic class characterized by extreme poverty that can present an obstacle to national or European integrations. Western policies have tried for centuries to include the poor in the system of social protection, or to get rid of them: to banish or eliminate them. Poverty and nomadism are threatening factors for all of those who live in social systems based on the system of ownership, accumulation of goods and territorialism. Apart from accusations, disappointments and misunderstandings in their relations with the majority population, we are still facing deep discrimination of Roma, which doesnвЂ™t have its roots only in ethnic and cultural racism or anti-Roma sentiment.

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 dleДЄntiziganism 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 lвЂ™articolo: Redazione online 15 febbraio 2010Д¬orriwere della Sera (ultima modifica: 17 febbraio 2010) Poco prima, la ruspa che buttava giГ№ la В«caseВ» вЂ“ per 40 anni, fino al 14 febbraio, il campo ha ospitato rom bosniaci, montenegrini e kosovari, aveva abbattuto simbolicamente lвЂ™ultima baracca, davanti al sindaco. Gianni Alemanno ГЁ 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 piГ№ le voci dei bambini, delle donne intente a chiacchierare, dei ragazzi che parlavano tra loro. Al di lГ del cancello del В«Casilino 900В», il campo nomadi abusivo piГ№ grande dвЂ™Europa, lunedГ¬ mattina cвЂ™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.Дopo 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.

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The inhabitants there managed to get a doctor from the governmental program вЂњBarrio AdentroвЂќ, who treats everyone free of charge.

Omayra is supported by the activists of the nearby shantytown вЂњEmiliano HernГЎndezвЂќ, 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 communityвЂќ, Omayra PerГ©z explains confidently. вЂњWe have to decide for ourselves what we want. A film by Dario Azzellini & Oliver Ressler

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