On 16 May, 1944, Roma
imprisoned in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp rebelled against their
captors. 16 May, Romani Resistance Day, commemorates this courageous revolt and
also the suffering of Romani people during the period of the Nazi regime’s rule
in Europe. Unfortunately, the significance or even the existence of this day
and the events it recalls are scarcely recognized. We live in hard times, when
the labels of being different, of being a migrant, of being a Roma are among
the hardest to carry. When we organize cultural events to remember the past, we
must think about the needs of our communities in the present.
This info is taken from Romedia Foundation \