Another #InternationalRomaDay celebrated in Govanhill style! A huge thanks to our funders Equality & Human Rights Fund, our speakers Nicola Sturgeon & Dr Soryia B Siddique and formidable young team of Community Catalysts, our partners (especially Govanhill Roma Youth Project!) and everyone who joined us. Opre Roma! ❤️‍🔥

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✨ Thanks to everyone who came to the International Roma Day parade this year! 🎉 We brought colour, music, and joy to the streets of Govanhill! #Govanhill #InternationalRomaDay2022 Romano Lav

🚨Third sector organisations in Glasgow can apply for funding to help participation in the @Scotcensus2022! This might include hosting events, adapting planned events, outreach work or providing practical support in the community. 👇Full info GCVS bit.ly/39pzywZ

Today is #RomaniResistanceDay - a day that commemorates one of the most incredible acts of bravery, but one that is scarcely known. Why? Read on below! romea.cz/en/features-an… And keep your eyes peeled for a special Roma News & Views episode on 'Resistance', out later this week!

PC Semple and Butler would like to thank Govanhill Roma Youth Project for inviting us along to their weekly meeting. Topics included Personal Safety, What is Consent and Violence Against Woman & Girls #VAWG #GetConsent #PartnershipWorking Great afternoon, thanks everyone.

Just posted a photo @ Govanhill Roma Youth Project instagram.com/p/CdtaRpWqXBT/…

2 years on, we remember #GeorgeFloyd and the movement for change he inspired. 7 years on, we fight for justice for #ShekuBayoh #BlackLivesMatter is a movement, not a moment. Follow Aamer Anwar✊🏾🏳️‍🌈#BlackLivesMatter and Sheku Bayoh Justice Campaign #BlackLivesMatter for updates on the public inquiry and the campaign for justice

And again! ‘I’ve sat in meetings with representatives of Prague city hall, the police etc, & noticed the narrative changing – people stopped talking about refugees & started referring to ‘economic migrants’ & ‘welfare tourists’’ Don’t #RomaLivesMatter? theguardian.com/global-develop…

"They often refer to us as ‘hard to reach communities’ but we’ve always been there, they just weren’t listening.” Neelam Heera - Shergill 💍💪🏽🪄 describes barriers in creating community change. She's with We're Right Here: the campaign for community power in Parliament calling for a Community Power Act. peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/news/blogs/nee…

🎉 Join #BigNoiseGovanhill's United Orchestra on a walking performance tour of Govanhill this Sunday 19 June with the wonderful Nevis Ensemble 🎶🤩 See them perform at the locations below and show your support for our young musicians - please share!👇 🔗nevisensemble.org/make-music-tour

✨ one week to go! ✨ astar e iag [feed the flame] Join us at the opening of our first major exhibition for Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month! 22 June 5.30 - 8.00 above the Deep End Live performances and refreshments provided All welcome!

Just one more day left of our mega installation for #GRTHM22 - our exhibition opens tomorrow! Hard to believe it was just a week ago we were playing around with this scale model imagining how it might look Join us: astar e iag 5.30-8pm 43 Nithsdale St G41 2PZ (above Deep End)

🏳️‍🌈 Pride parade is finally here!! 📍25.06 Greendyke St - 12pm ✨ Roma stand with pride! #Pride #OpreRoma Pride Traveller Pride Pride Glasgow Romano Lav Govanhill Baths Community Renewal Lifting Neighbourhoods Together

13 August - 12-4pm - Bat.Lab. G42 8SL Govanhill Food Stories Community Market will celebrate Govanhill’s multicultural community’s stories through food as part of the Govanhill Festival and the Year of Stories 2022. More info and free tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/govanhill-fo…

The IS has launched an updated getyournec.scot website, designed to make online applications for the Young Person’s #FreeBusTravel Scheme easier to follow. New features include a pre-application document checklist and the option to return to incomplete applications.

On this day 78 years ago, almost 4,000 Roma & Sinti were murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau Join us at 6pm tonight at our memorial in Queens Park for performances & speeches. Join in commemoration but also in resistance and solidarity with those Roma still persecuted today #2August