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The New Roma Politics of Self-Determination and Unity


Zeljko Jovanovic: The New Roma Politics of Self-Determination and Unity
8.4.2021 11:08
Zeljko Jovanovic
In the midst of the Cold War, Roma leaders gathered in London in 1971 to proclaim self-determination and transnational unity among the Roma. At the first World Roma Congress, they agreed on symbols of unity: the blue-and-green flag with a red wheel under which we all stand with pride and sing “Gelem Gelem,” our anthem in Romanes, our language. These symbols have unified our people and our cause of self-determination for 50 years. They represent a political gift that my generation inherited from the previous one.
What political legacy will my generation leave behind for the next? In short, we should reinforce the transnational movement with the strongholds in our communities, continue building the Roma nation and unify Roma leadership around new moral foundations. Let me explain each of these. ....

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