NEW on SAPIENS: 'Voicing and sharing Rroma’s personal stories is a powerful tool to re-humanize this community—and, by extension, other marginalized groups—during pandemic times'
On International Romani Day in 2021, protestors with Rromani flags gathered in Madrid to protest historic and ongoing institutional racism against Rroma people.of the pandemic, someone took a photo of a man in Seville, Spain, who had come down with COVID-19. Though thousands of people were similarly infected, this image went viral on WhatsApp, spreading symptoms of prejudice and hostility—because the man was Rroma.
Juana’s story resonates with many Rroma’s experiences in Spain. The pro-Rroma organization Fundación Secretariado Gitano that the pandemic led to an increase in online hate speech, fake news, biased and derogatory mass media features, and police and neighbor harassment against Spanish Rroma.
Though many Rroma are afraid to speak up, some decided to talk with us and to stand up for themselves and their families. The accounts gathered in our interviews are distressing and illuminate dark aspects of the social and moral crisis endured by Rroma and other marginalized groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.is a segregated group of neighborhoods that shelter some of Seville’s most deprived residents, including hundreds of Spanish Rroma families.
Following Antonia’s heartbreaking story, Rosi jumped in to narrate a no-less-disturbing incident involving her 11-year-old son, Jesús: “During the lockdowns, you know, schools were forced to transition to online teaching. My dear little Jesús fell behind his lessons because, unfortunately, we do not have the money to buy a laptop or purchase electronic devices. When the lockdown was lifted, thank God my little Jesús’ primary school bought some tablets for students.
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