Hearing the Voices of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities

Ryder, Andrew and Cemlyn, Sarah and Acton, Thomas Alan (2014) Hearing the Voices of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities. Bristol: Policy Press.

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Abstract

This book charts Gypsies Romany and Travellers community activism, and the community and voluntary organisations which support them. It describes the communities' struggle for rights against a backdrop of intersectional discrimination across Europe. Pedagogies of hope: the Gypsy Council and the National Gypsy Education Council ~ Thomas Acton, Peter Mercer, John Day and Andrew Ryder; `Ministers like it that way': developing education services for Gypsies and Travellers ~ Arthur Ivatts with John Day; Charles Smith: the fashioning of an activist ~ Thomas Acton and Andrew Ryder; Friends, Families and Travellers: organising to resist extreme moral panics ~ Neil Ansell with Rob Torkington; Building bridges, shifting sands: changing community development strategies in the Gypsy and Traveller voluntary sector ~ Angus McCabe, Yvonne MacNamara and Sarah Mann; The Gypsy and Traveller Law Reform Coalition ~ Andrew Ryder and Sarah Cemlyn; Below the radar - Gypsy and Traveller self-help communities and the role of the Travellers Aid Trust ~ Margaret Greenfields and Susan Alexander; Gender and community activism: the role of women in the work of the National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups ~ Sarah Cemlyn, Maggie Smith-Bendell, Siobhan Spencer and Sally Woodbury; The Roma in Europe: the debate over the possibilities for empowerment to seek social justice ~ Thomas Acton, Iulius Rostas and Andrew Ryder; Roma communities in the UK: 'opening doors' taking new directions ~ Sylvia Ingmire and Natalie Stables; Conclusion: In Search of Empowerment~ Thomas Acton, Sarah Cemlyn and Andrew Ryder

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Date Deposited: 01 Aug 2019 20:45
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URI: https://r.ceeamsprints.brunner.at/id/eprint/21

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