The Roma News Project was born from the need to bring relevant information to the Roma communities in the UK. Its aims are also to enhance media skills and the participation of Roma, who are passionate about such work and to give a voice to those that need support.. The project also intends to raise awareness of concerns in Roma communities.
Our dream became a reality with support from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation who offered the Roma Support Group a grant of £60,000 for the Roma News Project starting in July 2020.
The project will run over 18 months and it will help young Roma, aged 16 to 25, benefit from specialist media training, peer support sessions, and opportunities to put in practice the skills gained through production and distribution of the monthly audio-visual Roma News programme.
Our intention is that the Roma News programme will be a platform for young Roma to learn, improve and express their media skills and to empower them to become actors of the change they are seeking.
Our dream became a reality with support from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation who offered the Roma Support Group a grant of £60,000 for the Roma News Project starting in July 2020.
The project will run over 18 months and it will help young Roma, aged 16 to 25, benefit from specialist media training, peer support sessions, and opportunities to put in practice the skills gained through production and distribution of the monthly audio-visual Roma News programme.
Our intention is that the Roma News programme will be a platform for young Roma to learn, improve and express their media skills and to empower them to become actors of the change they are seeking.
Roma News Project Opportunities
The Roma Support Group (RSG) is working with On Road Media to deliver a media engagement programme for Roma activists. This involves a free, two half-day strategic communications training course, which will be designed and delivered by On Road and media activists from the Roma community. It includes regular peer support media sessions for 10 participants.
Roma News Media Engagement Programme
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Ten participants will take part in a bespoke strategic communications media training course online
over two half days. This will be facilitated by guest journalists and the experienced On Road Media
team, and attended by staff from the Roma Support Group. The free course is designed to meet the
needs of anyone working in this area, using recent examples of relevant media and with a strong
focus on self-care and peer support. It involves interview skills and learning around how the media
works. The course covers what to expect from our project and how we, as a team, can be really
strategic in communicating our experiences to the media – moving away from awareness raising to
shifting people’s thinking.
over two half days. This will be facilitated by guest journalists and the experienced On Road Media
team, and attended by staff from the Roma Support Group. The free course is designed to meet the
needs of anyone working in this area, using recent examples of relevant media and with a strong
focus on self-care and peer support. It involves interview skills and learning around how the media
works. The course covers what to expect from our project and how we, as a team, can be really
strategic in communicating our experiences to the media – moving away from awareness raising to
shifting people’s thinking.
Interested in training?
If you think the Roma News project and the training and opportunities it provides are the right things for you, then we would like to hear from you. If you want to take part in the training and to be part of this amazing new initiative, please fill in this survey.
This will:
a) Help us know more about you, like how we can contact you;
b) Give us an understanding of what you would like to learn and explore
The training will take place in two half day sessions:
a) First half day session – Monday, 21 September 2020, 13:00 – 16:00
b) Second half day session – Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 10:00 – 13:00
Applications are open from 24 August 2020 to 7 September 2020.
Full details on the training are available here (pdf).
This will:
a) Help us know more about you, like how we can contact you;
b) Give us an understanding of what you would like to learn and explore
The training will take place in two half day sessions:
a) First half day session – Monday, 21 September 2020, 13:00 – 16:00
b) Second half day session – Tuesday, 22 September 2020, 10:00 – 13:00
Applications are open from 24 August 2020 to 7 September 2020.
Full details on the training are available here (pdf).
Roma News Peer Support
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Once you have taken part in a training course, you will be invited to a regular, 2-hour peer support meet-ups taking place online or in London every other month, starting from October 2020.
The meetings are tied to action, with a chance for the group to learn from each other and share tips about working with the media. Sometimes we invite guest journalists in to speak and share learning. The meetings provide support and encouragement as we work towards the common goal of seeing more accurate representations of the issues facing Roma on our screens, online and in newspapers.
The meetings are tied to action, with a chance for the group to learn from each other and share tips about working with the media. Sometimes we invite guest journalists in to speak and share learning. The meetings provide support and encouragement as we work towards the common goal of seeing more accurate representations of the issues facing Roma on our screens, online and in newspapers.
Roma News
As of December 2020 the Roma News Project will produce monthly Roma News videos. Through these activities, the project will create and provide practical opportunities to participants to learn new skills around the media world, such as writing news content, filming, editing and social media. These activities will also provide opportunities to participants to explore the issues that the Roma communities are facing in the UK and explore ways to address these issues through the Roma News videos. The participants will have opportunities to learn from professionals working in these areas. For this reason the project is introducing the team who will work alongside participants in the Roma News project helping them to develop the monthly Roma News project:
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Sonum Sumaria is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and has been making films on marginalised communities for the past ten years. She read Spanish and Russian at Cambridge University, and studied at the Cuban film school, EICTV, going on to complete an MA in Cinematography at MET Film School in London. She is particularly drawn to the themes of identity and belonging and is currently making a feature about one of the last-remaining nomadic camel-herding families in Kutch, India. She is looking forward to working with the Roma youth, helping them to create engaging and empowering videos – and also learning more about their unique culture, perspectives and experiences.
Sonum will teach participants filming techniques and will provide support and tips to participants. |
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Sadhana is a marketing communications professional from London. Her area of expertise is strategic communications, social and digital marketing. She's worked across a range of projects for brands including PlayStation, Netflix and
Channel 4. Sadhana will provide participants opportunities to learn about Social Media. |
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Asineta Sima is a Romanian/Italian artist working in the field of photography and video.
After graduating with a bachelor degree in Fine Art Photography from the Glasgow School of Art, she's been working as a freelance photographer, curator and more recently in marketing. She is passionate about projects involving the effect of politics on minorities, migration and the laws of governance on Earth and space. Sima will help participants learn about video editing and support the team with the project delivery. |
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Here is a sample of previous work done by the Roma News Project:
For any information and questions regarding the project please contact Mihai Bica at mihai@romasupportgroup.org.uk |
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