sexta-feira, 19 de novembro de 2010
English Culture V - Gypsy expulsions in france
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5XX1m9R_10&feature=related
terça-feira, 9 de novembro de 2010
English Culture V - Gypsy expulsions in france
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08djz6de2UE&feature=related
This video from SKY NEWS shows us the gypsy people and their life in illegal camps. In my opinion, this people should have more life's quality despite their nationality.
English Culture V - Gypsy expulsions in france
In this video we can see that people are against the Gypsy expulsions in France, even some french people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXMiTBlNhUI
domingo, 7 de novembro de 2010
English Culture V - Gypsy expulsions in france
“France Gypsy crackdown continues”
“Bordeaux - France's crackdown on travelling minorities has not only targeted Roma from Eastern Europe, but also French Gypsies, who feel they have been unfairly linked to foreign-born nomads.
This week, as media coverage focused on the expulsion of Roma back to Romania, hundreds of French-born Gypsy families found themselves in a stand-off with authorities in the south-western city of Bordeaux.
President Nicolas Sarkozy's government has vowed to dismantle all illegal camps, not just those inhabited by foreign-born minorities, and 250 caravans arrived in Bordeaux last week only to find riot police waiting for them.
Traditionally, the travellers would set up camp on sports fields, but - having been kicked out of another illegal site further south - when they rolled up they found 150 police and a two-foot deep ditch barring access.
"This space is for sports," said Bordeaux mayor Alain Juppe, a powerful former prime minister and member of Sarkozy's ruling UMP.
"There are people that use it for sports, playing tennis and jogging, and it's not set up to receive 250 caravans."
Compromise
After initially protesting by blocking a major bridge across the Garonne river, and briefly skirmishing with police protecting the fields, the Gypsies went to court to demand access - and were turned down.
The city sought compromise by offering two asphalt sites; a two hectare plot in an industrial zone - which the Gypsies rejected as too polluted - and a convention centre car park - which they say is too hot in summer.
The resulting stand-off has led to the caravans being forced onto some strips of grass along an access road to the conference centre.
"Juppe has been straight with us, but let him come spend a weekend on asphalt in the heat," suggested James Dubois, president of the gypsies' association La Vie du Voyage (LVDV).
The travellers had appeared confident of victory before Wednesday's hearing, and took news of their defeat with a mixture of shock and anger.
"Normally we get an emergency court hearing, the decision comes two hours later, and we're in," said Dubois. "It's disappointing. It's not logical, but this is Bordeaux. Juppe is not a little country mayor."
LVDV vice president Franck Couchevelou shook his head.
Little support
"We tried everything," he said, gesturing to the riot police. "We'll have to capitulate. We don't want violence. We have children here."
"If it continues like this, we will all be in Paris on the Champs Elysees with our caravans in September," said Couchevelou. "We have to organise."
According to a police official, a brief melee broke out during the night when male travellers visited the 2ha lot and tried to stop city workers from cleaning up the site.
There appears to be little support for Gypsies from Bordeaux's citizens. It is common in the region to see travellers illegally occupying community sports fields, and until recently there has been little recourse for the towns.
Juppe's tough talk on illegal encampments came after Sarkozy vowed to clear 300 illegal Roma camps within 90 days and to repatriate foreign Roma.
The policy has attracted fierce criticism from international human rights groups, the French opposition and even the Vatican, but the French Gypsies say they do not want to be dragged into a political row.
"We don't care about the politics of the left or the right," insisted Dubois. "All we want is a place to park our caravans so we can work."
Normal people
The men complained they had already lost several days of work. The 140 families work as craftsmen and traders in local markets, selling products like mattresses and pots and pans.
A spokesperson for the convoy felt the French Gypsies were being confused with foreign-born Roma. "There is an amalgamation at the national level. It's getting worse," said Jean Avrillas.
"We are not Roma and we have no contact with them," said Dubois. "We are clean. We are normal people. We are French."
From News 24, 2010-08-20 22:13
http://www.news24.com/World/News/France-Gypsy-crackdown-continues-20100820
“Bordeaux - France's crackdown on travelling minorities has not only targeted Roma from Eastern Europe, but also French Gypsies, who feel they have been unfairly linked to foreign-born nomads.
This week, as media coverage focused on the expulsion of Roma back to Romania, hundreds of French-born Gypsy families found themselves in a stand-off with authorities in the south-western city of Bordeaux.
President Nicolas Sarkozy's government has vowed to dismantle all illegal camps, not just those inhabited by foreign-born minorities, and 250 caravans arrived in Bordeaux last week only to find riot police waiting for them.
Traditionally, the travellers would set up camp on sports fields, but - having been kicked out of another illegal site further south - when they rolled up they found 150 police and a two-foot deep ditch barring access.
"This space is for sports," said Bordeaux mayor Alain Juppe, a powerful former prime minister and member of Sarkozy's ruling UMP.
"There are people that use it for sports, playing tennis and jogging, and it's not set up to receive 250 caravans."
Compromise
After initially protesting by blocking a major bridge across the Garonne river, and briefly skirmishing with police protecting the fields, the Gypsies went to court to demand access - and were turned down.
The city sought compromise by offering two asphalt sites; a two hectare plot in an industrial zone - which the Gypsies rejected as too polluted - and a convention centre car park - which they say is too hot in summer.
The resulting stand-off has led to the caravans being forced onto some strips of grass along an access road to the conference centre.
"Juppe has been straight with us, but let him come spend a weekend on asphalt in the heat," suggested James Dubois, president of the gypsies' association La Vie du Voyage (LVDV).
The travellers had appeared confident of victory before Wednesday's hearing, and took news of their defeat with a mixture of shock and anger.
"Normally we get an emergency court hearing, the decision comes two hours later, and we're in," said Dubois. "It's disappointing. It's not logical, but this is Bordeaux. Juppe is not a little country mayor."
LVDV vice president Franck Couchevelou shook his head.
Little support
"We tried everything," he said, gesturing to the riot police. "We'll have to capitulate. We don't want violence. We have children here."
"If it continues like this, we will all be in Paris on the Champs Elysees with our caravans in September," said Couchevelou. "We have to organise."
According to a police official, a brief melee broke out during the night when male travellers visited the 2ha lot and tried to stop city workers from cleaning up the site.
There appears to be little support for Gypsies from Bordeaux's citizens. It is common in the region to see travellers illegally occupying community sports fields, and until recently there has been little recourse for the towns.
Juppe's tough talk on illegal encampments came after Sarkozy vowed to clear 300 illegal Roma camps within 90 days and to repatriate foreign Roma.
The policy has attracted fierce criticism from international human rights groups, the French opposition and even the Vatican, but the French Gypsies say they do not want to be dragged into a political row.
"We don't care about the politics of the left or the right," insisted Dubois. "All we want is a place to park our caravans so we can work."
Normal people
The men complained they had already lost several days of work. The 140 families work as craftsmen and traders in local markets, selling products like mattresses and pots and pans.
A spokesperson for the convoy felt the French Gypsies were being confused with foreign-born Roma. "There is an amalgamation at the national level. It's getting worse," said Jean Avrillas.
"We are not Roma and we have no contact with them," said Dubois. "We are clean. We are normal people. We are French."
From News 24, 2010-08-20 22:13
http://www.news24.com/World/News/France-Gypsy-crackdown-continues-20100820
English Culture V - Gypsy expulsions in france
dailymail.co.uk
Romanian Gypsies carry their luggage shortly after arriving from France at the international airport in Bucharest, Romania, on Aug. 26, 2010
English Culture V - Gypsy expulsions in france
"France sends Roma Gypsies back to Romania"
“Christian Fraser visits a French Roma (Gypsy) camp
Dozens of Roma (Gypsies) have arrived back in Romania after being repatriated by France under a controversial policy backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Some 86 Roma left France and hundreds more will follow in the coming weeks after their camps were shut down.
The French government says it is a "decent and humane" policy of removing people from deplorable conditions.
But rights groups say the Roma are being demonised, and Romania has warned France against "xenophobic reactions".
"We understand the position of the French government. At the same time, we support unconditionally the right of every Romanian citizen to travel without restrictions within the EU," Romanian President Traian Basescu said.
However, Mr Basescu added that he was prepared to send police to France to help implement the repatriation scheme.
A deportee named Gabriel told the AFP news agency in Bucharest that life had been "very tough" in France, but he would not rule out returning because there was no work in Romania.
Another man said that in Romania "we don't have any chance, no jobs, nothing".
"Today, 86 people left France on the basis of what are called 'voluntary returns', 61 from Lyon on a special flight charted by the French Immigration and Integration Office, then 10 and 15 on two separate commercial flights from Roissy," said Immigration Minister Eric Besson on Thursday.
Another 139 were due to be flown out on Friday, he said, and hundreds more by the end of the month.
Exploitation claims
The Roma are EU citizens, mostly from Romania or Bulgaria, but French law requires them to have a work permit and prove they have the means to support themselves if they intend to stay for more than three months.
They complain that the permits are difficult to get, and so they are often forced to live illegally.
Roma who agree to leave have each receive 300 euros (£246; $384) and an additional 100 euros for each child.
The French government says it plans to shut down 300 illegal Roma camps in the next three months.
The controversial plan was put in place after clashes last month between police and travellers in the southern city of Grenoble and the central town of Saint-Aignan.
The Roma were not involved in all of the trouble, but the government said travellers' camps were sources of "illegal trafficking" and "exploitation of children for begging, of prostitution and crime".
Some 51 camps have already been demolished by police and the residents have been moved into temporary shelters or accommodation.
Popularity booster?
The operation has been condemned by human rights groups, who say it is deliberately stigmatising a generally law-abiding section of society to win support among right-wing voters.
• Roughly 12,000 Roma migrated to France after Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the EU
• Many have no work permits, so live in camps and resort to begging
• Separately, at least 400,000 people are designated "travellers", mostly French nationals with Roma origins
Last week, members of the UN's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination criticised the tone of political discourse in France on race issues, saying racism and xenophobia were undergoing a "significant resurgence" there.
But France has insisted that the actions "fully conform with European rules and do not in any way affect the freedom of movement for EU citizens, as defined by treaties".
Foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero told AFP that an EU directive "expressly allows for restrictions on the right to move freely for reasons of public order, public security and public health".
The European Commission said it would ensure none of the bloc's rules were being broken.
France repatriated some 10,000 Roma last year and other European countries, including Germany, Italy, Denmark and Sweden pursued similar policies.
Mr Sarkozy's political opponents have accused him of using the Roma issue to shift public attention away from corruption and on to crime.
The BBC's Christian Fraser in Paris says that the president's poll rating is sagging and there are some who accuse him of using the recent unrest to boost his own popularity.
Some of the Roma living in France are part of long-established communities of travelling people who are French nationals.
In addition, there are an estimated 12,000 Roma who are recent immigrants from Central Europe.
"Some of these families have been in France for five, seven or 10 years and 300 euros is not enough to help them settle in Romania. They will return in the coming weeks," Malik Salemkour, the vice-president of the French Human Rights League, told the Reuters news agency.”
From BBC News Europe, 20 August 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11020429
“Christian Fraser visits a French Roma (Gypsy) camp
Dozens of Roma (Gypsies) have arrived back in Romania after being repatriated by France under a controversial policy backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Some 86 Roma left France and hundreds more will follow in the coming weeks after their camps were shut down.
The French government says it is a "decent and humane" policy of removing people from deplorable conditions.
But rights groups say the Roma are being demonised, and Romania has warned France against "xenophobic reactions".
"We understand the position of the French government. At the same time, we support unconditionally the right of every Romanian citizen to travel without restrictions within the EU," Romanian President Traian Basescu said.
However, Mr Basescu added that he was prepared to send police to France to help implement the repatriation scheme.
A deportee named Gabriel told the AFP news agency in Bucharest that life had been "very tough" in France, but he would not rule out returning because there was no work in Romania.
Another man said that in Romania "we don't have any chance, no jobs, nothing".
"Today, 86 people left France on the basis of what are called 'voluntary returns', 61 from Lyon on a special flight charted by the French Immigration and Integration Office, then 10 and 15 on two separate commercial flights from Roissy," said Immigration Minister Eric Besson on Thursday.
Another 139 were due to be flown out on Friday, he said, and hundreds more by the end of the month.
Exploitation claims
The Roma are EU citizens, mostly from Romania or Bulgaria, but French law requires them to have a work permit and prove they have the means to support themselves if they intend to stay for more than three months.
They complain that the permits are difficult to get, and so they are often forced to live illegally.
Roma who agree to leave have each receive 300 euros (£246; $384) and an additional 100 euros for each child.
The French government says it plans to shut down 300 illegal Roma camps in the next three months.
The controversial plan was put in place after clashes last month between police and travellers in the southern city of Grenoble and the central town of Saint-Aignan.
The Roma were not involved in all of the trouble, but the government said travellers' camps were sources of "illegal trafficking" and "exploitation of children for begging, of prostitution and crime".
Some 51 camps have already been demolished by police and the residents have been moved into temporary shelters or accommodation.
Popularity booster?
The operation has been condemned by human rights groups, who say it is deliberately stigmatising a generally law-abiding section of society to win support among right-wing voters.
• Roughly 12,000 Roma migrated to France after Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the EU
• Many have no work permits, so live in camps and resort to begging
• Separately, at least 400,000 people are designated "travellers", mostly French nationals with Roma origins
Last week, members of the UN's Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination criticised the tone of political discourse in France on race issues, saying racism and xenophobia were undergoing a "significant resurgence" there.
But France has insisted that the actions "fully conform with European rules and do not in any way affect the freedom of movement for EU citizens, as defined by treaties".
Foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero told AFP that an EU directive "expressly allows for restrictions on the right to move freely for reasons of public order, public security and public health".
The European Commission said it would ensure none of the bloc's rules were being broken.
France repatriated some 10,000 Roma last year and other European countries, including Germany, Italy, Denmark and Sweden pursued similar policies.
Mr Sarkozy's political opponents have accused him of using the Roma issue to shift public attention away from corruption and on to crime.
The BBC's Christian Fraser in Paris says that the president's poll rating is sagging and there are some who accuse him of using the recent unrest to boost his own popularity.
Some of the Roma living in France are part of long-established communities of travelling people who are French nationals.
In addition, there are an estimated 12,000 Roma who are recent immigrants from Central Europe.
"Some of these families have been in France for five, seven or 10 years and 300 euros is not enough to help them settle in Romania. They will return in the coming weeks," Malik Salemkour, the vice-president of the French Human Rights League, told the Reuters news agency.”
From BBC News Europe, 20 August 2010
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11020429
domingo, 16 de maio de 2010
English Culture IV -The "Dawn of the Dead" and the consumer culture
“Eating ‘Dawn’ in the Dark”
“Zombie desire and commodified identity in George A. Romero’s ‘Dawn of the Dead’
Romero’s masterpiece about cannibal zombies plaguing the world is set in a US shopping center, redefining the zombie so as to infect consumer identity. The popular perception of mindless consumer as zombie is owed strictly to Dawn of the Dead (1979), and extends far beyond the film’s genre, demographics and era. This film - itself a commodity - has earned a place in the American imagination by undermining that very imagination’s dependence on commodity culture. A combination of film analysis, cultural studies and personal narrative, this essay endeavors to tell the story of the story called Dawn of the Dead by locating the postmodern zombie historically in popular culture, analyzing the film as a satire of what Romero calls ‘the false security of consumer society’, exploring Dawn as a commodity itself (one appropriated by the very consumer culture Romero sought to subvert), considering Dawn as a master tale spawning ‘rip-offs’ and hybrids, and articulating all the while the parallels between Dawn’s postmodern zombie and the North American consumer.”
http://joc.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/3/1/83
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