Roma Route
Roma Routes was established in 2007 to encourage the study of European heritage and culture. The project was established by the European Union and ended in 2013. The main purpose of the Roma Route was to break the "cultural barrier" between the Roma and Non-Roma. Roma is a very lonely group in Europe, and most European countries have "discrimination" against Roma. Discrimination in most European countries also prevents Roma's culture from spreading worldwide. Through the Roma Route, the European Union hopes to change the living conditions of the Roma and enhance the cultural communication of the Roma to the world.
History
Brief
Roma culture is unique but only passed down among the Roma. To bring awareness to the outside world and to repair the relationship between Roma and Non-Roma, the European Union has established a cultural communication program called Roma Route. The four objectives of the European Union established this cultural project are as follows: 1. Publicizing Roman heritage and culture; 2. Developing the culture of Roman heritage to the world; 3. Resonating and creating dialogue between Roman culture and external culture; 4. Improving Roman image and help break the "cultural barrier" between Roma and Non-Roma. Before this cultural project, Roman culture and the outside world were at a fault stage. The main reason for the cultural gap is racial discrimination, resulting in the Roma and the outside world do not know each other's culture. Roma Route hopes to break down racial discrimination by connecting the Roma /Roma communities with the outside world.Principal
Project manager: Lalage GrundyRoma representative: Ann Wilson
Roma culture
Roma
The Roma are one of the largest European ethnic minorities who have migrated to Europe for over 1,000 years. According to the United Nations Children's Fund, nearly 12 million to 15 million still live in Eastern Europe. According to Time data, 1 million Roma live in the United States.Belief
The Roma do not have a unified belief because they think they are "many stars scattered in the sight of God." The Roma are scattered throughout the world, and their religious beliefs depend mainly on the religious beliefs of their country. But the Roma have their own life rules, called "Rromamo." The Roma believe that "Rromamo" represents their worldview.Language and Culture
The Roma have their unique language and culture, and "Roma" is a word created by the Roma themselves. The language of Roma belongs to the Indo-Aryan, which is a branch of the Indo-European languages. Since Roma live in various parts of the world, they also have different dialects.Roman Organization
Roma Support Group (RSG)
The Roma Support Group was founded in 1998 and is a non-profit organization that helps Roma. In the past, the Roma were consistently discriminated against by people from other regions, resulting in the life of the Roma has always been in a dark state. To help the life of Roma, some Roma decided to set up the Roma Support Group.Development history
Prospect
Ms. Livia Jaroka, a Roma of partly Romanian descent, was a Hungarian female politician. Lívia Járóka was appointed by Hungary as the second Roma of the European Parliament in June 2004.In 2005, nine countries launched the "Decade of Roma Inclusion" to eliminate the prejudice against the Roma and improving the life of the Roma. Ms. Livia Jaroka and "Decade of Roma Inclusion" are the prospects for forming Roma Routes.
Early-stage preparations
The Roma are the best publicists in spreading the culture of Roma. However, before the launch of this cultural project, the Roma did not intend to share their culture with the outside world. Because they believe that people of other races have always discriminated against them, and they do not want to interact with the outside world. Through the European Union's continuous efforts and a series of cultural activities, the Roma agreed to participate in this cultural project.Cultural museum about the Roma
The Surrey County Council is the main museum of the Roma Route. The assisted museums are the Byzantine and Christian Museum, the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, the Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma, and the Association for Rural, Ecological and Cultural Tourism.Partners
As of the end of this project, the European Union has jointly developed a project to develop Roman culture with five countries. The initiator is the European Union, and the assisting party is the Roman communities. The cultural project partners are Germany, Greece, The Republic of Slovenia, Romania, and the United Kingdom.Germany and Roma Route
were established in Germany in the 1980s and officially opened publicly in 1997. Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma record stories about the Roma and the persecution crimes of Romans by the Nazis. Germany is committed to focusing on the propaganda of the Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma to support Roma Routes, allowing more Germans to understand and learn about Roman culture.Greece and Roma Route
has a long history in Greece. According to the material, the Roma entered the land of Greece in 1384 and settled in Greece. This historic moment represents the first important event that the Roma were discovered and recorded in Europe. Influenced by Greek culture, some of the languages in Roman culture are very similar to those of Greek. Through long-term residence, some Roma successfully owned Greek nationality in the 1930s. In the 1970s, all Roma who still lived in Greece were allowed to obtain Greek nationality. However, due to the long-term discrimination of Europeans and the unique culture of the Roma, For the Greeks, discrimination against Roma is a very "normal" thing. According to Panayote Dimitras, who is the head of the Helsinki Monitor said that "The Greek society is behaving racist while it pretends that it is not racist."Roma are the ethnic minority in Greece, but there has been no definitive study on the number of Roma, religion, etc. There are also a large number of problems in the daily lives of most Roma people due to "discrimination." To improve the situation of the Roma in Greece, the EU and Greece jointly carried out the activity. The EU has invested much money in the Greek government to support Greece. However, the cooperation between Greece and the EU has not achieved good results. Because the Europeans "habitually" discriminate against the Roma, the Greek government did not use the funds invested by the EU for the Roma. The only thing worth noting is that the Greek government spent only 80,000 euros to investigate the housing needs of Roma in Greece within three years.
Although the Greek government is not very formal in this cultural project, the Byzantine and Christian Museum has done some work. The Byzantine and Christian Museum hosted a series of events that attracted members of the Roma communities to the museum. The art form of this cultural project is mainly film screenings, cultural conferences, educational exhibitions, and training young Roma as informal "mediators" between communities and museums. In this way, The Byzantine Museum and the European Union broke the Romans' "cultural exclusivity" concept. Ultimately, the Roma were willing to share their culture with others.