Chernigov was visited by a delegation of the International organization of the Roma people
On the occasion of International Roma day, marked 8 April, in Chernigov, a delegation of the International organization of Roma. In Chernihiv city Rada he was greeted by the Deputy mayor Oleksandr Lomako. The event was attended by honorary citizen of the city of Chernihiv, a veteran of the Second world war Gerard Kuznetsov, head of the Chernigov city public organization "Romano Drom" Marina Kazanskaya, researcher of the Ukrainian centre for the study of Holocaust history, Executive editor of the scientific journal "Holocaust and modernity" Michael Taxpaying (Kiev), producer and project coordinator of "Radio, "La Benevolencia" Adrianna Costa (Amsterdam), head of International charitable organization " Roma women Fund chiricli Julia Kondor. Welcoming the guests, Aleksandr Lomako reported that the city is home to more than 100 Roma families and they are integrated into society: the Roma actively participate in the cultural life of the city, they are a public organization. - Chernigov – tolerant city, where there is no discrimination in any signs. The Roma are not restricted in their rights to education, medical care, cultural activities and other spheres of the city as any other national minorities in Chernihiv community - said the Deputy mayor. Gerard Kuznetsov told the guests about the terrible tragedy of the Roma during world war II, which this year celebrates 75 years. 1-3 August 1942 he was shot about 5 thousand people near the current residential area Astra (hill on the outskirts of the forest Poduska). Marina Kazanskaya told the audience that in 2009 the NGO "Romano Drom" on their own initiative to perpetuate the memory of the tortured Gypsies, among whom were many women and children, established a monument at the place of execution. She recalled that Chernigov – third the number of people shot in the war of the Roma after the cities of Berlin and Auschwitz (Auschwitz concentration camp, Poland). This fact is known to the whole world and at the Memorial near the Reichstag in Berlin Chernigov is listed as the city where he was executed thousands of Roma. Adriana Costa, talking about the purpose of his visit, noted that she is the coordinator of the project, which is studying the Genocide during the second world war. In her opinion, it is important to be aware of all those terrible events that happened as they occurred to prevent their recurrence and to understand how to counter this in the future. After the meeting, the city Council delegation laid flowers to the monument to the fallen in the war, Roma. Help: By the decree of the President of Ukraine approved the Strategy of protection and integration into Ukrainian society Roma national minority in the period up to 2020. The strategy provides for the creation of appropriate conditions for protection and integration into Ukrainian society of the Roma minority, equal opportunities for participation in socio-economic and cultural life of the state. In Chernihiv region there are about 4 thousands of Roma, in particular, in Chernihiv was more than 100 families. Most of them are in Nizhyn, Borzna, Nosovka, Bobrovitskiy district. Chernigov city public organization "Romano Drom" ("Gypsy road") was founded in 2002. The Chairman Marina Kazanskaya. The purpose of the organization – protection of the Roma, protection of the Roma cultural heritage, humanitarian assistance, legal assistance, and others. Also in the Chernihiv region the regional public organization of the Roma "Chargen", the head of which is Baron Chernihiv region Petro Bakhtin. Representatives of public organizations have organized concerts of Gypsy music in the city of Chernihiv, take part in a folklore festival of national cultures "woodland circle", attend cultural events throughout Ukraine. Now preparing the book and the film to the 65-th anniversary of the execution of Gypsies on Podravka. During the Second world war, representatives of Roma nationality were brought to a prison in the city of Chernihiv. The approximate number was 5 thousand persons. In the three days they were brought and shot at Podravka (hill on the outskirts of the forest Poduska). November 3, 2016 in the Educational and scientific Institute of history, Ethnology and jurisprudence named after A. M. Lazarevsky presented innovative education module on "Roma in CNPU". The aim of the module is to create conditions to reduce the symptoms removal and other forms of discrimination of Roma on ethnic grounds in the Chernihiv region, the popularization of knowledge on the history and culture of the Roma; strengthening intercultural dialogue among young people, promotion of European values. The press service of the Chernihiv city Council.Ïåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
