Romani - Cultural & Arts Company

This section of the web site contains links to the sources that we have used throughout the website, other sources of information (including contact details and links) and useful tools for your own work.

References

Throughout this website we make reference to various reports, statistics and websites. Details of these references are as follows:

The Children’s Society

Nearly 9 out of every 10 children and young people from a Gypsy background have suffered racial abuse and nearly two thirds have also been bullied or physically attacked (This is who we are, Children’s Society, 2007)

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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month (England)

Go to most museums, libraries and schools and nothing about their history and culture is kept or taught. The result is a widespread ignorance about who they are, which sometimes turns to hatred, fear and misunderstanding. In schools, children learn more about the Romans, Vikings or even fairies than they do about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller cultures and what they have contributed to this world. As a result they are misunderstood, feared and loathed (Gypsy, Roma, Traveller History Month, http://www.grthm.co.uk)

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Stonewall

The two groups identified as the most threatening– asylum seekers and Travellers – were the only groups with whom most interviewees had had no contact (Understanding Prejudice, Stonewall, 2004)

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The Welsh Assembly Government

The Welsh Assembly Government’s own report on the accommodation needs of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people  (Niner, 2006) spoke of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people having ‘distinct demographic and economic characteristics’ and being one of the most socially excluded groups in Britain. It also spoke of the extent to which that social exclusion was reinforced by their experiences of discrimination.

They noted the tendency of the settled community to stereotype and lump all Gypsy-Travellers together, and felt that Gypsy-Travellers are the population group against whom it is still ‘acceptable’ to make racist remarks. (Accommodation Needs of Gypsy-Travellers in Wales, Niner, 2006)

Contacts

We hope that the following contacts and web links are useful. If there are others that you think we should add please lets know by emailing isaacblake@romaniarts.co.uk.

The Romani Cultural and Arts Company is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Cardiff Gypsy Traveller Project

114 Clifton Street
Cardiff
CF24 1LW

Tel: 029 2021 4411

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Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service (EMTAS) in Cardiff

Howardian Centre
Hammond Way
Penylan
Cardiff
CF23 9NB

Tel: 029 20 872 747

E-mail: travellered@cardiff.gov.uk

www.cardiff.gov.uk

Community Base
113 Queens Road
Brighton
E. Sussex, BN1 3XG

Tel: 01273 234 777

Email: fft@gypsy-traveller.org

www.gypsy-traveller.org

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Irish Travellers Movement in Britain

The Resource Centre
356 Holloway Road
London
N7 6PA

Tel: 020 7607 2002

Email: info@irishtraveller.org.uk

www.irishtraveller.org.uk

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Outlook Home Insurance

Outlook is the first insurance package designed to protect the homes and property of the Gypsy and Traveller community.

Tel: 0845 873 4892

www.outlookinsurance.co.uk

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Race Equality First

1st Floor West
113-116 Bute Street
Cardiff, CF10 3FA

Tel: 029 2048 6207

Email: info@raceequalityfirst.org.uk

www.refweb.org.uk

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Roma Support Group

P.O. Box 23610
London
E7 0XB

Tel: 020 7511 8245

Email: info@romasupportgroup.org.uk

www.romasupportgroup.org.uk

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Romani Cymru

Romany Wales Project
ValleyStream Cultural Media
Plas y Graig, Iolyn Park
Conwy,
North Wales
LL32 8UX

Tel: 01492-572614

www.valleystream.co.uk
www.gypsywaggons.co.uk

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Romany Theatre Company

Llandaff Chambers
2 Regent Street
CAMBRIDGE
CB2 1AX

Tel: 07747 705716

www.romanytheatrecompany.com

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Save the Children

Phoenix House
2nd Floor
8 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
CF11 9LJ

Tel: 029 2039 6838

www.savethechildren.org.uk

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Share

112-114 Frank Webb Avenue
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 3NE

Tel: 01270 258531
Email: info@sharegroup.org.uk

www.sharegroup.org.uk

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Show Racism the Red Card, Wales

65 Penarth Road
Cardiff
CF10 5DL

Tel: 02920 340 422

Email: wales@theredcard.org

www.theredcard.org

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Traveller Aid Trust

The Travellers Aid Trust
PO Box 16
Llangyndeyrn
Kidwelly
Carmarthenshire
SA17 5BN

Tel./fax: 01554 891 876

Email: info@travellersaidtrust.org

www.travellersaidtrust.org

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Traveller Education Service – Newport is provided by GEMS

Gwent Education Multi-ethnic Service
25 Stow Hill Newport
NP20 1JH

Tel: 01633 255 473

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Traveller Education Service – Swansea

Dan-y-Coed House
Huntington Close
West Cross
Swansea
SA3 5AL

Tel: 01792 405 689

Email: sandra.mitchell@swansea.gov.uk

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Travellers’ Advice Team

The Community Law Partnership
4th Floor, Ruskin Chambers
191 Corporation Street
Birmingham
B4 6RP

Tel: 0845 120 2980
Fax: 0121 236 5121

Email: office@communitylawpartnership.co.uk

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Travellers’ Times

The Rural Media Company
Sullivan House
72-80 Widemarsh Street
Hereford
HR4 9HG

Tel: 01432 344 039

Email: travellerstimes@ruralmedia.co.uk

www.travellerstimes.org.uk

The Romani Cultural and Arts Company is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites