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As in previous years, the Municipal Institute of Social Services to the Department of Social Services of the City of Cartagena has joined the celebration of International Roma Day, an important date this year met the fortieth anniversary of the April 8 d and 1971 when it hosted the first Congress of Roma, held in London to institutionalize the flag and anthem gypsy.
On this occasion, the Barrio Virgen de la Caridad has been the venue for the celebrations in the Plaza of Human Rights, to which was attended, among other authorities, the Social Care Councillor of the City of Cartagena, Antonio Calderon, CEO Pensions and social inclusion programs, Juan Castaño Lopez, and the president of the Gypsy Forum of Cartagena, Pedro Bautista.
More than 2,500 S GYPSIES IN CARTAGENA
Between 2,500 and 3,000 Roma is the data suggest associations on the population of Roma in Cartagena.
Pedro Bautista stressed that this is a day to vindicate the rights of Roma and l uchar the eradication of racism and xenophobia against Roma.
Since the Human Rights Plaza Virgen de la Caridad Slum, the president of Roma Forum has also encouraged the Roma to come out of its slumber and fight for their children to follow the path of study and training, highlighting the example of many Roma who attend college.
Truancy and s, therefore, one of the main battles that have already taken significant steps, as noted by Pedro Bautista, with the support of the City of Cartagena through the Municipal Institute of Social Services.
The councilman of Social Care, Antonio Calderon has stressed the constant struggle since the development plan that puts Roma social mediators and educators available to the various associations to raise awareness among parents and curb truancy.
Antonio Calderon has assured that it will continue to work for the integration of an entire people with a living history full of traditions and effort, and advocated for achieving full integration by respecting their rights and fulfilling their duties.
From the Department will continue working in this direction and support to associations and Roma Forum and other organizations that work with this group, has concluded Calderon.
FORTY YEARS OF CONGRESS FIRST GYPSY
The group celebrated its greatest day as other years with the reading of the Manifesto of the Roma has been given by a class member, after the words of Councillor Social Care and the director general of social inclusion programs.
Among the activities to be conducted this morning showed an exhibition of prominent people remember the Gypsy people and projected images of the activities during the week of Gypsy culture, including music workshops, drama, children's games display, dance and flamenco cajón and 7 football tournament.
It has also become symbolic delivery of pins with the flag of the Roma people who have developed voluntary International Association of Charities of Cartagena, better known as the Vincentian.
The flag shows the colors blue sky, green fields and red truck, the primary means of transporting this collective past.
To conclude the event was played the gypsy song (Gelem Gelem) and perform the traditional rite of candles and flowers, where it has settled, among others, a red carnation as a tribute to the Gypsy people.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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