Description
Book SynopsisThis book charts Gypsies Romany and Travellers community activism, and the community and voluntary organisations which support them. It describes the communities' struggle for rights against a backdrop of intersectional discrimination across Europe.
Trade Review“This book, written by well-respected activist-scholars and community members, challenges the establishment to hear the strength of voice in the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and to recognise the power of co-production to facilitate transformative change.” Dr Jo Richardson, Professor of Housing and Social Research, De Montfort University, Leicester @socialhousing
"This important book provides understanding of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, based upon insider activists' insights as well as academics' . A must for those concerned with community development and equalities." Marjorie Mayo, Emeritus professor, Goldsmiths, University of London
"An indispensable book for anyone working with GRT communities. Based on first-hand accounts, it provides vital and challenging insights into their struggles to achieve recognition and equality in the UK." Alison Gilchrist, Independent community development consultant
Table of ContentsForeword ~ Gary Craig; Introduction~ Thomas Acton, Sarah Cemlyn and Andrew Ryder; Pedagogies of hope:the Gypsy Council and the National Gypsy Education Council ~ Thomas Acton, Peter Mercer, John Day and Andrew Ryder; ‘Ministers like it that way’: developing education services for Gypsies and Travellers ~ Arthur Ivatts with John Day; Charles Smith: the fashioning of an activist ~ Thomas Acton and Andrew Ryder; Friends, Families and Travellers: organising to resist extreme moral panics ~ Neil Ansell with Rob Torkington; Building bridges, shifting sands: changing community development strategies in the Gypsy and Traveller voluntary sector ~ Angus McCabe, Yvonne MacNamara and Sarah Mann; The Gypsy and Traveller Law Reform Coalition ~ Andrew Ryder and Sarah Cemlyn; Below the radar - Gypsy and Traveller self-help communities and the role of the Travellers Aid Trust ~ Margaret Greenfields and Susan Alexander; Gender and community activism: the role of women in the work of the National Federation of Gypsy Liaison Groups ~ Sarah Cemlyn, Maggie Smith-Bendell, Siobhan Spencer and Sally Woodbury; The Roma in Europe: the debate over the possibilities for empowerment to seek social justice ~ Thomas Acton, Iulius Rostas and Andrew Ryder; Roma communities in the UK: 'opening doors' taking new directions ~ Sylvia Ingmire and Natalie Stables; Conclusion: In Search of Empowerment~ Thomas Acton, Sarah Cemlyn and Andrew Ryder.
