Reflections

Here you will find the the translation into three languages of the article "Social exclusion of Roma". At page 1 there is a Greek text, page 2 - in English, and at page 3 - in Polish.

The Romani people of Greece are called Tsiganoi or the more derogatory term Gyftoi.

There were between 300,000 and 350,000 Roma in Greece, according to an estimate published by Greek Helsinki Monitor in 1999. The Greek Government estimates place their number between 200,000 and 300,000. The Romani minority comprise around 3% of the total Greek population.Arrival into the Balkans

Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) highlights the article in "Eleftheros Typos" focused on a Greek Romani doctor who speaks with harsh words for the living conditions of Roma in Greece. You will be able to read the English translation of this article.

We found this film on YouTube and we believe it’s wonderful! It shows the Gypsies’ life through the eyes of a Gypsy girl who lives in a settlement in Crete. In this way, we can understand these people better.

In the article you'll be able to watch the film and read what the person who uploaded the film says.

The Greek students (14 of them) decided to make a short film on the theme of social exclusion. It's called "The orange shoes". They have done everything themselves, from inventing the story, writing the scenario, to finding the locations, casting, acting etc. From 26 to 28 March they are shooting. They are being helped by a young (she is 28) professional director, who offered to work even if she doesn't get paid. However we have managed to get some funding from the Municipality, but we have seen no money yet!

Last Saturday Yannis Tsilafakis presented our eTwinning project "The Twinning Game" in a special ceremony organised by the Ministry of Education. This ceremony was to honour innovative teachers who had done projects awarded a prize during the last 5 years and ours was selected with around 80 others. We used the ppt presentation we had made, a bit shorter, as we had 10 minutes for all the presentation. We changed the website address on the slides, too. I am attaching 2 photos, one of them with the Minister giving Yannis the award! You will find the photos in the article.