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With the magazine for education of Roma – “One” and its motto Education for all, we as the National Roma Centrum (NRC) would like to show things as they are, in the field, on paper, in laws, through images, through life stories, history…
For better and more dignified life for everyone – One!

The National Roma Centrum promoted its documentary film “Sung life” that reflects the rich Roma tradition and history sung through traditional folk Roma music. The film is in NRC’s organization in production of “Kotiledon” and financially supported from the cultural program of the Open Society Institute from Budapest – Hungary and the green group from the European Parliament.

100 people were involved in the film, artists as well as citizens of Kumanovo. The film was shot at about twenty locations and will be broadcasted on national and local televisions.

Besidesthe film, the DVD also contains a selection of the best old Roma songs performed by various entertainers. The documentary film, together with the choice of Roma music will be distributed throughout Macedonia and Roma homes as well and will be available to all who respect the Roma music and culture.

All interested that would like to receive the original version of the film may contact:
National Roma Centrum
Done Bozinov 11/5
1300 Kumanovo
info [at] nationalromacentrum [dot] org
www.nationalromacentrum.org
+389 31 427 558.

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02. Kumanovsko oro

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Press release

Skopje and Budapest, 29 September 2008 – Macedonia could be leading the way as a model for the inclusion of Roma, with its commitment to multi-ethnic democracy. Yet when it comes to education, there is so little information available about Roma participation and performance that there is no way to ascertain any show results, whether good or bad. In fact, the data that are available suggest that Roma children are far less likely to complete school, and that those who that do finish , may not have gained the skills they need to find a job after graduation. As a member of the “Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005- 2015” Macedonia has joined international efforts to address the problems facing the Roma community, and the work of civil society groups has focused on bringing Roma communities closer to schools. With real commitment on all sides, Macedonia still has a the chance to show real progress in education for Roma. Keep reading…

Briefing Paper for Expert Consultation on Issues Related to Minorities and the Denial or Deprivation of Citizenship, 6-7 December 2007, Convened by the UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues

Claude Cahn and Sebihana Skenderovska

I. Introduction

A number of large forces in Europe have in recent years weakened the power of the nation-state in Europe and/or given rise to competing trans-national authorities, particularly the European Union. Although extensive efforts have been made to link these practices to fundamental human rights or to the rights of European citizens – and indeed many hundreds of thousands of Europeans have benefited from these developments –, in practice a number of persons with genuine effective links to one or more European states are precluded from full and effective citizenship in Keep reading…