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My beautiful camp: Italy's Roma success stories
Between a Roma camp claiming to be an example of social integration and a laundrette which is a supposed symbol of multiculturalism, profound problems linger at the heart of Rome’s gypsy communities
association, mostar, italy, human rights, rome, politics, racism
Tirana's mobile, open, creative new generation has arrived
With its vintage decor, tartan wallpaper and lounge music, Radio could be any trendy bar in Paris, London or Berlin. But this is Tirana, a city of 700, 000 people and the capital of Albania, a country synonymous with poverty in the minds of most westerners. Yet this lack of interest in the land of eagles has not held young Albanians back from opening up to the outside world
Modern myths: politically divided university canteens in Istanbul
September 2010. Students are purported to be so politicised that even their school canteen is split into liberal and conservative factions. Two journalists from Lithuania and France investigate an erasmus myth which seems to have disappeared thanks to a new 'apolitical' generation
association, fun, socialism, politics, militantisme, istanbul, youth
Older migrants of Europe: forgotten until when?
They came to work and in the end they stayed. Today the migrants of the 1960s are growing old in the cities of western Europe often in isolation and insecurity. Their discretion has turned them into an invisible generation. Portrait of retired immigrants whom everybody wants already buried
association, maghreb, ageing society, germany, paris, berlin, immigration
France's 'war on criminality' aside, focus on Parisian Roma in 'social insertion villages'
Four years after their creation in Europe, 'social integration villages' are being presented as a 'Roma paradise'. European associations for minority protection expose some of the difficulties facing the most discriminated community in the EU. Meanwhile, the French government has since planned to dissolve 300 Roma settlements, whilst the UK is seeing its biggest Romany gypsy site, Dale Farm in Essex, bulldozed
association, housing, human rights, roma, suburbs, politics, integration
Acts of Random Kindness Ltd: Irish clothing startup to ‘change your world’
'It’s like putting on a superhero costume - except your superpower might be the willingness to give up your seat on the bus,' said the Irish Times about a group of young people who hold business meetings up trees. With a new website and T-shirt range due for launch, one of the four members describes the nature of the startup
association, dublin, clothing, start-up company, employment, volunteer, initiative
