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WHAT’S IN A NAME?
May 16th is Romani Resistance Day, the anniversary of the only recorded uprising at the Auschwitz concentration camp by Romani prisoners....
May 16, 20245 min read
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Meet Ukranian Romani Resistance fighter Victor Ilchak
On Romani Resistance Day, we remember the Romani uprising at Auschwitz in 1994 and celebrate the resilience of the Romani people. We also...
May 15, 20241 min read
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Breaking News: High Court rules parts of the 2022 Police Act discriminates against Gypsies and Travellers
A landmark legal decision handed down this morning has found the 2022 Police Act to be incompatible with the Human Rights Act. In January...
May 14, 20242 min read
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Watch Romani Rai for Free!
With Appleby Fair coming on June 6th, Cumbrian filmmaker Tom Lloyd has released his award winning film Romani Rai for free. Tom says:...
May 13, 20241 min read
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Word Up
Celebrate Romany Nation Day in Style on April 9th at the British Library with Drive 2 Survive The glory of Gypsy, Romany and Traveller...
Mar 28, 20242 min read
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Shifting Sands
Sarah Petulengro 2016 - image Claire Griffiths The South Shore Romany Gypsies of Blackpool were central to the development of the...
Feb 29, 202413 min read
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‘Prissy, Queen of the South’ goes to University
Romani artist, Jake Bowers, unveils Gypsy horse sculpture at University of Sussex to inspire students from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller...
Feb 24, 20243 min read
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Mark My World
If you support Drive 2 Survive's work to mark the people and places central to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller please take 3 minutes to tell us...
Feb 20, 20241 min read
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Deemed Dirty
A free one-day symposium on February 23rd, organised by the University of Sussex and Drive 2 Survive, is asking whether current...
Feb 4, 20242 min read
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Peaky Blindspot
Jake Bowers attends a court case against the hated Police Act passed in 2022 and finds that in Britain’s second city the only good Gypsy...
Jan 25, 20244 min read
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