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april 8th is interntional romani day, a day where we celebrate our cultures and identity, but also speak up about our abuse
thus, a thread on how to appreciate romani culture without appropriating it and how to be a good, useful ally
thus, a thread on how to appreciate romani culture without appropriating it and how to be a good, useful ally
first of all, learn the difference between appreciating a culture and appropriating it
"you are surrounded by people of the culture, you’re using it as a means to relate them in that environment and nobody’s profiting off of it" http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/28767/1/how-to-culturally-appreciate-and-not-culturally-appropriate">https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandcu...
"you are surrounded by people of the culture, you’re using it as a means to relate them in that environment and nobody’s profiting off of it" http://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/28767/1/how-to-culturally-appreciate-and-not-culturally-appropriate">https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandcu...
1) consume romani media
may it be radio, movies, visual arts, music... consuming media is one way we can actively engage with and learn about another culture without being disrespectful
ex: radio romano, tony gatlif& #39;s movies, romarchive...
may it be radio, movies, visual arts, music... consuming media is one way we can actively engage with and learn about another culture without being disrespectful
ex: radio romano, tony gatlif& #39;s movies, romarchive...
2) buy your "gypsy" clothes at actual romani owned stores
remember the difference between appropriation and appreciation while doing so. http://romani.hu"> http://romani.hu allows you to buy romani inspired clothing without being appropriative through modern designs with beautiful patterns
remember the difference between appropriation and appreciation while doing so. http://romani.hu"> http://romani.hu allows you to buy romani inspired clothing without being appropriative through modern designs with beautiful patterns
3) learn out languages (without appropriating it)
learning a language is a wonderful way to acknowledge and understand a new culture, how they view the world, but also to develop your brain ;)
ressources:
* romlex
* romaniprojekt
* dictionaries
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyojvlmbzPM">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
learning a language is a wonderful way to acknowledge and understand a new culture, how they view the world, but also to develop your brain ;)
ressources:
* romlex
* romaniprojekt
* dictionaries
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyojvlmbzPM">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
4) consume and support romani art
you can purchase art made by roma or go see a festival, buy romani artists& #39; albums, buy dvds... the list is long. learn to consume our art first, instead of putting it in second place after non-roma& #39;s depiction of us
you can purchase art made by roma or go see a festival, buy romani artists& #39; albums, buy dvds... the list is long. learn to consume our art first, instead of putting it in second place after non-roma& #39;s depiction of us
5) learn our history
learn how we live, learn how we came to europe, learn why we& #39;re a "closeted people", learn where racism comes from to better fight it
resources:
* http://kopachi.com/articles/a-new-look-at-our-romani-origins-and-diaspora-by-ronald-lee/
*">https://kopachi.com/articles/... romafacts
learn how we live, learn how we came to europe, learn why we& #39;re a "closeted people", learn where racism comes from to better fight it
resources:
* http://kopachi.com/articles/a-new-look-at-our-romani-origins-and-diaspora-by-ronald-lee/
*">https://kopachi.com/articles/... romafacts
6) lend an ear
listening to ethnic roma speak about our culture, or reading and sharing articles written by ethnic roma are efficient ways to not fall into some sort of twisted (white) savior complex and acknowledging us
read romani newspapers, retweet us, hear us
listening to ethnic roma speak about our culture, or reading and sharing articles written by ethnic roma are efficient ways to not fall into some sort of twisted (white) savior complex and acknowledging us
read romani newspapers, retweet us, hear us
video: how not to be a white savior
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1094334604041379
when">https://www.facebook.com/watch/... fighting antiromanism or talking to a romani person about romani issues, always try to put them first, and not you.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1094334604041379
when">https://www.facebook.com/watch/... fighting antiromanism or talking to a romani person about romani issues, always try to put them first, and not you.
7) donate to organizations
one of the most famous romani organization is the ERRC. donating to the ERRC is helpful in many ways: paying lawyers to defend romani interests, trial state and institutionalized racism, bring justice to communities and people...
one of the most famous romani organization is the ERRC. donating to the ERRC is helpful in many ways: paying lawyers to defend romani interests, trial state and institutionalized racism, bring justice to communities and people...
