ROMANO SINTI UNITED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
OF QUEENSLAND INC.
President - Yvonne Slee
Secretary - David Slee
Treasurer - R. K. Jeucken
An organisation for the advancement of Sinti
and Romani people in
Queensland, Australia.
Inc. Number: IA36508
Our Media Friends
Cairns Sun Newspaper
ABC Radio North QLD
Quest Newspaper QLD
Melbourne Leader
Wow FM Radio Adelaide
Messenger Newspaper Adelaide
ECR Radio Melbourne
Ethnic radio station, 4EB98.1FM
Redcliff Radio Broadcasting 99.7
To read more about Mrs. Yvonne Slee click on the link below
THE INTERNATIONAL ROMANI UNION
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE INTERNATIONAL ROMA EDUCATION ORGANISATION PRESENTS
AN INTRODUCTION TO ROMANI HISTORY AND CULTURE
A 15 minute PowerPoint slide presentation narrated by Yvonne Slee
to introduce Romani history and culture to school age children
Click on the button to see the brochure (167kb PDF)
Announcements
Our sister organisation in Perth, the Romani Australian United, WA, celebrated Ederlezi on 9 May 2009
Ederlezi Gurgovden
Around 70 guests celebrated Erdelezi Gurgovden 2009 at the Macedonian club, Illenden. Even though the attendance was down on previous years everyone still had an enjoyable evening dancing, watching the belly dancers and listening to Gello sing. Guests joined in together and sang traditional Romani songs. The belly dancers put on a colourful performance which even included swinging real swords around and balancing them on their heads while dancing.
UN's Toxic Shame
(Click picture to watch the report)
Roma have been violently persecuted across Europe throughout history, but now Roma living in UN refugee camps in Kosovo are being persecuted by neglect.
On the 26th April, 2009 the popular SBS TV program, Dateline reported on the plight of the refugees in Mitrovica, where many children are sick and have dangerously high lead levels in their bloodstreams.
A couple of YouTube clips from Alembic.tv filmed at the Conway Hall concert in London for the 'Coming and Going' DVD which was part of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month 2008.
Australian Macedonian newspaper article on the celebrations
Click the picture to read some news about Romanies
in Perth in the Ethnic Communities Council newsletter
Click the picture to download Issue 2 of Australia's Romani newsletter (PDF 380 kb)
Watch a 2 part video of the exhibit on YouTube
The Romani Cultural, History and Traditions exhibit
held at the
Ethnic Communities Council Hall, Perth, WA
October 2009
Like Water/Sar o paj edited by Hedina Tahirovic Sijercic.
This is a first all women anthology - Through poetry, eight women write about their feelings and views of Rromani life.
Besides Hedina Tahirovic Sijercic- Bosnia and Herzegovina, co-authors are: Yvonne Slee - Australia, Rasa Lee Sutar - USA, Lynn Hutchinson, Julia Lovell, Sarah Barbieux, Thaïs Barbieux and Gina Csanyi - Canada.
Translations into Rromani language were done by Hedina Tahirovic Sijercic and Ronald Lee
Cover illustration: Lynn Hutchinson - Canada
Back cover poem: Mario Ines Torres - Mexico
For further information contact Yvonne yvonne_slee@hotmail.com or Hedina Hedina45@aol.com
The book will also be distributed in Australia early 2010 as it really deserves to be in the public eye, especially for groups on equality and human rights.
