Fifty years have passed since 1971 and to summarize the fiftieth anniversary, where are the Roma - men and women in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Where are we now? What has changed in these 50 years. I look optimistically and compare my life with the life of my grandparents. Not bad at all when I remember their stories. Women did not go to school. Here is the progress, I am educated. At this point, while comparing this, like this, in this way I am both sad and happy at the same time. I am really lucky to have a house, water, electricity, a job.
I have nothing to celebrate, even though I sound negative, pessimistic, that's right. To celebrate children who do not go to school, who beg, girls forced into marriage, unemployment, daily survival, discrimination, Roma men and women who do not have health insurance, hospitals that do not treat, the unavailability of vaccines for us.
Today, many will share our beautiful flag on their social networks, proudly pointing out that they are Roma men and women, that is wonderful. But why only this day. Let's celebrate every day.
I want to celebrate this day in my own way, not just on April 8, but every day. Take a small step every day, win.
Every day I will be a Roma, an activist, to influence others, to be a positive example, to help others, to be human.
Link: http://www.portal-udar.net/svaki-dan-cu-biti-romkinja-biti-pozitivan-primjer-i-biti-covjek/
