Call for participants - "Antigypsism - Mobile books" (04-12 October 2015), Macedonia

Roma rights are violated every day in Europe. The European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency concluded that the Roma are the most discriminated against group in the EU: “Every second Roma respondent said that they were discriminated against on the basis of their ethnicity”        

 

The activity will equip participants with specific methodology Living Library. The context of the real situation on the ground with the Roma people in different EU counties will be addressed in a creative way.

The main aim of this TC is to raise awareness of and enable dialogue about discrimination and Antigypsyism that lead to social exclusion of Roma young people.

30 Young people over 18 years who are MOTIVATED, INTERESTED to develop idea for local initiative and READY for local changes from:

 

- Macedonia,
- Greece,
- Romania,
- Hungary,
- Estonia,
- Turkey,
- France,
- Slovenia,
- Slovakia,
- Italy and
- UK

All interested young people should complete the application form and send to us no later than 31/08/2015 

Email: mobilebooks_tc@yahoo.com

Contact:

Anife Sabedinovska

Executive Director
Roma Youth Centre
address: Toso Angelovski Zidar 2,
1300 Kumanovo, Macedonia
Email: info_romayouthcentre@yahoo.com
Phone: +38931613691

CALL FOR ENTRIES / FESTIVALS: 11th Roma Festival "Golden Wheel"

The 11th Roma Festival "Golden Wheel" will take place in Skopje, Macedonia in April 2014.

The festival is dedicated to the production about the Roma population worldwide. All video production (documentaries and TV films) produced by Roma or non-Roma producers are eligible for applying.

The deadline for submitting films is March 25^th, 2014.

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B. Regulations for the 11th Roma Film Festival “Golden Wheel” - 2014

1.    General Festival screening and playing requirements

Documentaries and TV films treating Roma issues that have been or haven't been screened or broadcasted before on other festivals

It is strongly recommended that the programs are not longer that 30 minutes

Videos can only be shown either if they have English commentary and / or English dialogues, or if the original version is subtitled in English

"Golden Wheel" festival accepts the following screening formants: DV CAM PAL, Mini DVCAM PAL, SVHS PAL, VHS PAL and DVD-s.

There is no limit for the number of submitted programs - every producer, production house or TV station can submit as many programs as they think is appropriate

Once submitted documentary cannot be redrawn.

2.     How to enter your program

 "Golden Wheel" festival must receive the tape/CD for film’s screening/playing, completed and signed entry form with a VHS preview cassette (PAL)/CD as soon as possible. We will highly appreciate if you enter your programs as early as possible

The preview tape/CD as well as the tape/CD for screening/playing has to have English voice-over and/or dialogue and/or subtitles

The following information must also be provided at the time of entry:

·         English script of the program

·         A title- list of the languages (Roma, Macedonian and English)

·         A biography of the director(s)

·         A filmography of the director

·         Short history of the production house

·         Promotional materials (photographs, posters etc)

·         Dialogue list in English

·         If you want to enter two or more programs at the festival, make a copy of the entry form for

        each one of them

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Entries, preview tapes / CDs and documentation materials, as well as all correspondence should be addressed to:

TV BTR Nacional

 

376 Street, No.108,

1000 Skopje, Macedonia

tel./fax: + 389 2 3216 000

e-mail: tvbtr@tvbtr.com.mk  (for  “Golden Wheel - 2014 ” film festival)

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COMPETITIONS: “My story, my rights”

ERGO Network and Amnesty International are calling for your contribution to the RomaReact interactive map for the contest "My story, my rights" with the aim of highlighting the voices of young Roma on the European map. Share your story with the world, make everyone see, through your own eyes, who the Roma are, and help us fight anti-Roma prejudice and discrimination.

The contest is open on 12 March and will close on 30 April 2013.

Join and win!!!!

For more information about the contest and how to apply read more on RomaReact http://www.romareact.org/news/view/1076

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Open contest 2012: Make a change' (in the life of Roma)

How to take part? 

• Submit a photo or a video as a report on the RomaReact map
• To submit a report, you will need a Facebook account
• This is the page where you can add your report: http://romareact.org/reports/submit;
• if you need help filling in the report, email us: romareact@gmail.com
• Once your report is submitted, wait to hear the results, and if you win, we will see you in Brussels ;)

What is this about?

RomaReact.org is looking for the agents of change in Roma communities. Mainly young people who come from Roma communities and also become successful in the non-Roma world either through education or business enterpreneurship. We are an interactive website building a global online community seeking social change and justice. You are warmly welcome to join the RomaReact Family and take part in our first exciting contest. We are extremely proud to have received the donation from Neelie Kroes herself, the Vice President of the European Union in charge of the Digital Agenda of European Union. Help us make the change with RomaReact! Share your views, opinions, initiatives on the RomaReact platform!

For the first time RomaReact.org is hosting an Open ‘CONTEST 2012: Make a Change (in the life of Roma)'. Contest is open for all of you who want to share Roma realities and to challenge stereotypes and prejudices that Roma face today. We also want to support you in your effort leading to a change of lives of individuals, groups or all community.

We are opening the Contest in two categories:

1) short video and description\ story in writing,

2) picture/photography and description\ story in writing

We want you to join us because the future of our communities and peaceful co-living depends on you!

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Call for Proposals: Verzio DocFest Workshop

Call for Proposals: Verzio DocFest Workshop

http://www.romadecade.org/verzio_doclab_sep_2012

Verzio DocLab, a four-day workshop taking place in Budapest from November 7 to 10, 2012, for documentary filmmakers, independent producers and festival organizers working on projects regarding minorities, immigration, social justice or human rights issues is now accepting proposals. Participants working on Roma issues, or coming from a Roma background, will have a priority in the selection.

The event is part of the Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival and will be organized in collaboration with Finnagora, the Open Society Arts and Culture Program, Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival and Documentary in Europe.

Application deadline: October 10, 2012

CALL FOR ENTRIES / FESTIVALS: International Rolling Film Festival - showcasing films about Roma

Romawood and Balkan Sunflowers NGO’s from Kosovo are        organizing a third edition of International Rolling Film Festival - showcasing films about Roma.

We are now accepting films entries to be considered for official programing of the festival.

The call for entries are for:

Documentaries, short or long

Feature Films

Short Films

Animation

All the films should be translated or subtitles in English. Filmmakers should send their films as soon as possible together with; entry form, stills of film and directors photograph, bio and filmography attached and send to rollingfilmfestival@gmail.com

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ARTICLES: Empowering Roma youth in Albania

Tirana, Albania, 13 August 2012: In Albania – the country with the highest percentage of youth in Southeast Europe – Roma youth face heavy discrimination. Their exclusion from sports competitions, school events, vocational training and community life often has a negative impact on their self-confidence.

As they overcame the cultural barriers in their own Roma and Egyptian communities, four Albanians from Tirana, Elbasan, Fier and Durrës enlisted as UN Volunteers to share their experience directly with youth from nearly 2,000 Roma and Egyptian families, thus helping them exercise their rights to civil registration, child protection, health, education, vocational training and employment.

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