History and Commemoration

ERIAC BARVALIPE ACADEMY ELECTS TWO MEMBERS TO SIT ON THE ERIAC BOARD

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ERIAC BARVALIPE ACADEMY ELECTS TWO MEMBERS TO SIT ON THE ERIAC BOARD

February 1, 2022

On January 26, 2022, the Barvalipe Academy of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) held its seventh meeting. This is the first meeting of the complete Barvalipe Academy with the members who were newly nominated by the Board and appointed by the General Assembly, following internal elections conducted in each of the...

SAFEGUARDING OUR ROMANI LANGUAGE – SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

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SAFEGUARDING OUR ROMANI LANGUAGE – SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

October 22, 2021

DUJTO INTERNACIONALO KONFERENCIA “LINDOS SAMA PAL AMARI ROMANI ČHIB” DIGITALO IVENTO ZOOM WEBINAR Novembro 5, 2021 10.00-16.00h CET Ando 5-to Novembro, kana si le Lumjako Dives pal i Romani Čhib, o Evropako Romano Instituto vaš Arte thaj Kultura (ERIAC) organizisarel i Dujto Internacionalo Konferencia „Lindos sama pal amari Romani Čhib”, ando parteneriato le...

Tajsa Prize 2021

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Tajsa Prize 2021

October 11, 2021

The Tajsa Prize embodies the founding principles of ERIAC and the spirit of Roma history and cultural heritage while looking onwards, shaping and re-inventing forms of Roma cultural expressions for the next generations. The Prize aims to honor outstanding Roma individuals who are leading voices of the Roma cultural movement today. It seeks to encourage...

International Membership Engagement Initiative 2021

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International Membership Engagement Initiative 2021

August 27, 2021

The INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE, financed by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany (FFO) is an ERIAC initiative to build on the results of the international outreach projects 1-4, to facilitate and strengthen membership engagement. ERIAC conducts the international cultural outreach programs for the recognition and promotion of Roma arts and culture with the...

ERIAC Partners Mark Annual Day of Remembrance for Roma Holocaust Victims

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ERIAC Partners Mark Annual Day of Remembrance for Roma Holocaust Victims

At the European Institute of Arts and Culture (ERIAC), each year, we work together with our network of partners and members to commemorate Roma Holocaust Day, an annual day of remembrance for the Roma and Sinti victims of the Holocaust held on 2 August. The date marks the night in 1944 when 2,897 Roma, mostly...

ERIAC Serbia: “AND YOU GOD SURVIVED” – DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

Arts and Culture Event - Past History and Commemoration

ERIAC Serbia: “AND YOU GOD SURVIVED” – DOCUMENTARY SCREENING

[SERBIAN; English below] ROMI PAMTE 2. AVGUST 2021. MEĐUNARODNI DAN SEĆANJA NA ROME ŽRTVE HOLOKAUSTA Obeležavaju: EVROPSKI ROMSKI INSTITUT ZA UMETNOST I KULTURU SRBIJA, FOND ZA OBRAZOVANJE ROMA I OPRE ROMA SRBIJA 17:00h – 18:30h Beograd, Majke Jevrosime 51, prizemlje U noći između 2. i 3. avgusta 1944. godine oko 4.300 muškaraca,...

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES TO COMMEMORATE AUGUST 2 – International Roma Holocaust Memorial Day

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CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES TO COMMEMORATE AUGUST 2 – International Roma Holocaust Memorial Day

July 31 – August 18, 2021

The following initiatives and events are developed by ERIAC members and partners to commemorate the 2 August – International Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. JULY 31 Seminar on 2 August – Intrernationl Holocaust memorial day seminar by Prof. Dr. Hristo Kyuchukov in Turkish, workshop by Dr. Biser AlekovRomani , Theater play by Nataliya Tsekova in...

OVERVIEW ON POETRY AND LITERATURE ON ROMA HOLOCAUST

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OVERVIEW ON POETRY AND LITERATURE ON ROMA HOLOCAUST

Roma arts and culture have played an essential role in raising awareness of the fate of Sinti and Roma during the Holocaust. In particular, literature and poetry have conveyed compelling accounts of wartime trauma experienced by Sinti and Roma communities. Ahead of the August 2 commemorations, we have compiled a list of selected books on...

WORKING AGAINST FORGETTING – RomaMoMA

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WORKING AGAINST FORGETTING – RomaMoMA

The question of the possibility for the continued existence and functioning of art after the experience of the Holocaust is one of the key themes in both art historical and philosophical thought. Within the artistic/creative practice of Roma artists – both those born after and before the war, survivors of the Holocaust and its witnesses...

WHO WAS ANNA MARIA STEINBACH?

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WHO WAS ANNA MARIA STEINBACH?

At just ten years of age, Anna Maria Steinbach, known to her friends and family as ‘Setella’, was gassed in Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. While many may be unfamiliar with her name, many will be familiar with her image. Staring out of a wagon, her face full of fear as she was transported to the...

ROMAREMEMBER 2021 – CAMPAIGN VISUAL IDENTITY

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ROMAREMEMBER 2021 – CAMPAIGN VISUAL IDENTITY

As part of the online campaign, we invited Spanish-Romani artist Rocio Montoya to develop a common visual identity to raise awareness of the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. The designs, including posters, cover pictures, Facebook profile picture frames and billboard designs are made freely available for all to use. Download the complete VISUAL IDENTITY here Discover the...

Europe’s Roma Remember Holocaust Victims as part of the annual commemorations of August 2nd

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Europe’s Roma Remember Holocaust Victims as part of the annual commemorations of August 2nd

Europe’s Roma Remember Holocaust Victims as part of the annual commemorations of August 2nd Each year, August 2nd marks Roma Holocaust Memorial Day – a day of official remembrance for Romani victims of the genocide, which took place during the Second World War. In a message of unity and with the objective of raising awareness of...

‘Proud Roma in Free Slovakia’ Launched to Encourage Participation in 2021 National Census

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‘Proud Roma in Free Slovakia’ Launched to Encourage Participation in 2021 National Census

The campaign, part of the wider ‘Proud Roma Free Europe’ initiative, aimed at encouraging Roma to declare their ethnic identity in national censuses across Europe in 2021 and 2022 In partnership with the Roma Initiatives Office (RIO) of the Open Society Foundations and the Roma-led civic initiative Opre Roma, the European Roma Institute for...

World Music Day at ERIAC SERBIA

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World Music Day at ERIAC SERBIA

World Music Day is celebrated on June 21 every year, on the first day of summer. On this day, all musicians, both amateurs and professionals, celebrate music and represent all musical genres and a variety of musical practices. Free concerts are a common practice in 120 countries that mark this holiday. Concerts are organized in...

ON-LINE COURSE ON ROMANI CULTURE FOR THE STAFF OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

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ON-LINE COURSE ON ROMANI CULTURE FOR THE STAFF OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

“ROMA(NI) PAST – EUROPE’S FUTURE. WHY EMBRACING EU’S LARGEST ETHNIC MINORITY MATTERS” Hosted by EUROPEAN ROMA INSTITUTE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE (ERIAC) MAY 21, 2021 10.00 – 17.00 (CET) On May 21, 2021, ERIAC had the pleasure to deliver an online course for the staff members of the European Commission....

Keeping the flame of Romani Resistance Alive: the Transnational Romani Resistance Week

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Keeping the flame of Romani Resistance Alive: the Transnational Romani Resistance Week

Keeping the flame of Romani Resistance Alive Join the Transnational Romani Resistance Week On May 16th 2021, Romani communities across Europe will be lighting fires to mark the 77th anniversary of the Romani Uprising at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. On that day in 1944 Roma prisoners of the so-called Zigeunerlager at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration...

ERIAC JOINS THE EUROPEAN PROJECT “WEAVE – Widen European Access to cultural communities Via Europeana”

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ERIAC JOINS THE EUROPEAN PROJECT “WEAVE – Widen European Access to cultural communities Via Europeana”

ERIAC is proud to announce being part of the WEAVE – Widen European Access to cultural communities Via Europeana project! This project aims to develop a framework to link cultural communities’ tangible and intangible heritage, safeguarding the rich and invaluable cultural heritage they represent. WEAVE will contribute to preserving for future generations the...

WORLD ROMA CONGRESS. 50th Anniversary Exhibition

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WORLD ROMA CONGRESS. 50th Anniversary Exhibition

ABOUT WORLD ROMA CONGRESS ART On the 8th of April 2021 we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the groundbreaking 1st World Romany Congress which took place in London in 1971 and which has been a milestone of the International Romany Movement. Arts and Culture have been a strong inspiration for the political movement of...

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