People Get Ready: Dale Farm Eviction II + Fight For Sites Mass Action & Public Meeting
Hi all, a busy autumn ahead! For up to date details check the website travellersolidarity.org or contact travellersolidarity@riseup.net. In this issue: 1) FIGHT FOR SITES: a) Thursday 20th September – FFS Public Meeting, London b) Friday 19th October Dale Farm Anniversary Mass Action – Evict DCLG! c) Action Pack now available online 2) DALE FARM … Read more
Dale Farm contamination fresh headache for Basildon Council
The intricate legal struggles over pollution at Dale Farm are part of a ‘larger war prosecuted against Roma, Gypsies and Travellers across Europe’ writes Grattan Puxon An attempt to reduce residence rights on Dale Farm in order to avoid the huge cost of removing contaminated waste appears to have been thwarted at a planning inquiry yesterday (11 … Read more
Bulgaria pursues extradition of Roma editor in UK courts
As Roma activists, families and supporters gathered outside Westminsters Magistrates Court last week for the attempted extradition of one Roma journalist, things are getting worse for European Roma writes Grattan Puxon. Human rights issues concerning the worsening situation of Bulgaria’s large Roma minority are now expected to be aired in the case of a Romani journalist under … Read more
Acknowledging the Nazi Genocide against Gypsies
by Ruth Barnett This year, both personally as a Jew and as a member of Rene Cassin, I attended two moving events on August 2nd and August 3rd, commemorating the murder of Gypsies in the Holocaust. On August 2nd I was invited to say a few words in a gathering of the Roma Community in … Read more
Bulgaria on Trial in Toma Nikolaev Case
By Grattan Puxon It was ‘painfully clear’ the application for the extradition of Roma journalist Toma Nikolaev Maldenov should be dismissed, a court in London was told on Wednesday (22 May). However, Westminster Magistrates Court decided to adjourn the case until 6 June so that legal arguments concerning the validity of the European warrant issued … Read more
London Roma Nation Day
Over one hundred Traveller, Roma and Gypsy families and supporters in London marched together on Sunday as part of a global day protest. April 8th, ‘Roma Nation Day’, is an annual day of celebration and resistance for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities across the world. Protesters assembled at Hyde Park Corner at noon to lay … Read more
Dale Farm Travellers and supporters ‘dismayed’ at High Court defeat
The High Court ruled today that Basildon Council does not have a duty to provide ‘culturally appropriate accommodation’ for three evicted Dale Farm residents. Travellers and their supporters condemned the ruling as a blow to Traveller and Gypsy rights in the UK [1]. The ruling follows recent criticism of the UK authorities by the EU … Read more
