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The program will begin at 12 o'clock with the reading of a manifesto and the raising of the flag and anthem, after which, at 12:30 a photographic exhibition titled "20 years of Chaborrillo in Lorca" will be inaugurated and the ceremony of the River, among other activities.
There will also be inflatables and a playroom for the little ones
The Councilor for Equality of the City of Lorca, Juan Francisco Martínez, and a representative of the Fundación Secretariado Gitano, Isabel Díaz, presented this morning the events that will be held next Sunday April 8 to celebrate in our city the International Day of the Gypsy Town.
Juan Francisco Martínez pointed out that "it is the first time that Lorca has hosted the commemoration of the International Day of the Gypsy People." From the City Council of Lorca we have acquired the commitment to promote the recognition of the culture, language, history and cultural heritage of This ethnic group, since a large part of the gypsies are still living today situations of serious inequality, exclusion and segregation, with respect to the whole of the citizenship ".
The Councilor for Equality added that "this Day is celebrated more and more in towns and cities of our geography, so Lorca has joined the same to recognize the Roma as an inherent part of our society and eliminate the inequality gap that It has this ethnic group with respect to the rest of the citizens It is very important to value the differences of the Roma community to advance in the equality of social rights and in the recognition of their cultural identity and the promotion of their participation in different aspects of society In addition, together with the Fundación Secretariado Gitano, we will continue to develop activities in the city that show the culture, language, literature and history of this town with the aim of combating and repairing situations of racism or discrimination. "
Martinez stressed that "the programming of April 8 will begin at 12 o'clock in the Plaza de España with an institutional act where a manifesto will be read and proceed to the raising of flag and anthem." It should be remembered that the flag of the people Gypsy is green and blue, symbolizing the sky and the field, with a red car wheel in the center, which symbolizes the path from India and freedom.The gypsy anthem, Gelem, gelem (Anduve, anduve), was composed by Jarko Jovanovicy remembers the gypsies and gypsies victims of Nazism. "
El Edil de Igualdad has indicated that "the acts will continue at 12:30 in the Atrium of San Pedro, next to the social housing, where there will be a photographic exhibition entitled" 20 years of Chaborrillo in Lorca. "Also, along with other activities, the ceremony of the river will take place, an act full of emotion in which the women remove petals of flowers and the men light candles in memory of the ancestors, the youngest will also have their space in these days, since there will be inflatables and playroom to enjoy a pleasant time in the company of other children. "
It should be noted that the celebration of the International Day of the Roma People set on April 8 commemorates the first Roma / Gypsy World Congress held in London on April 8, 1971, in which the flag and the gypsy anthem were instituted.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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