Recognizing Roma Culture
Often heard: “Roma people do not speak the same language as we do, they do not dress in the same clothes, they do not listen to the same music, they do not live as we live. Roma are romantic, nomad, with a free spirit.” Judged before even knowing them!
Ignorance and lack of knowledge causes prejudices and discrimination. Here you can read and see how the exhibition in the museum helps changing the attitude of non-Roma towards the Roma minority, how the media influences this process and why further debates about Roma culture are necessary. “We cannot change the past but it is up to us to improve the future. The future should offer a place for everyone, for understanding and cultural tolerance, offering an opportunity to all individuals to practice their rights, and to preserve the values and the beliefs that characterize them”. Staff member Roma Active Albania
|
