{"id":14094,"date":"2021-06-01T11:40:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T09:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terraforming.org\/?p=14094"},"modified":"2021-06-01T11:58:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T09:58:40","slug":"practical-implementation-of-the-working-definition-of-antigypsyism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/practical-implementation-of-the-working-definition-of-antigypsyism\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical implementation of the working definition of Antigypsyism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-vzirg1-0d41e19fb2998dd27e8440c28bbe3a7f\">\n.flex_column.av-vzirg1-0d41e19fb2998dd27e8440c28bbe3a7f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-vzirg1-0d41e19fb2998dd27e8440c28bbe3a7f av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-kp77me08-bd45347a337b2abf2c376c19f272d089 avia-slideshow-featured_large av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 42%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-kp77me08-bd45347a337b2abf2c376c19f272d089__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-kp77me08-bd45347a337b2abf2c376c19f272d089__0 avia-caption'><div class=\"avia-inner-caption\"><div class='avia-caption-content '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>Roma Commemoration in Auschwitz<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-14059 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-14059\"  src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_0755-1500x630.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"630\" title='IMG_0755' alt='Roma commemoration'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fourth-7688609b370c0fc22d37f41de2668996\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fourth-7688609b370c0fc22d37f41de2668996{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_three_fourth-7688609b370c0fc22d37f41de2668996 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_fourth  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-c6b7a4b067e848ede80149aa7719f0c9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Practical Implementation of the Working Definition of Antigypsyism\/Anti-Roma Discrimination<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-c6b7a4b067e848ede80149aa7719f0c9 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A multilateral educational webinar \u201cPractical implementation of the three legally non-binding IHRA working definitions in multicultural societies: lessons learned, best practices, steps forward\u201d was organized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia, the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/en\/current-affairs\/statements-speeches\/minister-of-foreign-affairs-nikos-dendias-participation-in-the-webinar-on-the-practical-implementation-of-the-three-non-legally-binding-working-definitions-of-the-international-holocaust-remembrance-alliance-ihra-in-multicultural-societies-19052021.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a>, online on 19 May 2021.<\/p>\n<p>One of the panels on the program was dedicated to the legally non-binding IHRA working definition on Antigypsyism \/ anti-Roma discrimination, moderated by Misko Stanisic. This is Misko\u2019s introductory speech:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-bd7e19a5e9c414034c6d495a5e75ccd7 hr-default  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kp77w7gn-3497dd49397eee4a71f82259b4e082cf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Distinguished guests, ministers, ambassadors, dear colleagues, ladies, and gentlemen, please accept warm greetings from Novi Sad in Serbia.<\/p>\n<p>Twenty years ago, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holocaustremembrance.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">ITF, later IHRA, started its work<\/a>, it would have been hardly possible to imagine that one and a half-decade later, over 30 member countries would agree around one text, one document, a \u201cnon-legally binding working definition\u201d that describes Antisemitism, and officially adopt it.<\/p>\n<p>Getting together around this document, a milestone in IHRA\u2019s work, was just a beginning. Governments, parliaments, international and national institutions, one after the other officially adopted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holocaustremembrance.com\/resources\/working-definitions-charters\/working-definition-antisemitism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">working definition of Antisemitism<\/a>, and are still using it as the most relevant reference for identifying, monitoring, countering, preventing, combating, and educating about Antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>Countries, from Greece to the USA, from Argentina to North Macedonia, from Serbia to Austria, and many more, as well as organizations such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/holocaustremembrance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">United Nations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coe.int\/en\/web\/portal\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">European Council<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/european-union\/index_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">European Union<\/a>, in various ways and formats, embraced, acknowledged, and recognized this definition, paving the path for this document to become the most important international reference for defining antisemitism, and IHRA\u2019s flagship achievement.<\/p>\n<h3>Could the WD of Antigypsyism reach the same success as the WD of Antisemitism?<\/h3>\n<p>Until just a couple of years ago, even more, unlikely were the prospects that we will be able to produce, and officially adopted by the IHRA member countries, another, similar, but also very much different document &#8211; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holocaustremembrance.com\/resources\/working-definitions-charters\/working-definition-antigypsyism-anti-roma-discrimination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">working definition of Antigypsyism\/anti-Roma discrimination<\/a>. But we did! Now, could it become another great success?<\/p>\n<p>The reason I first mention the working definition of Antisemitism is that we have such a good experience with this document, and obviously, we can see similar opportunities and prospects for the working definition of Antigypsyism, too.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the IHRA document about Antigypsyism is as different as the reality of the Roma communities around Europe are different and unique in comparison with any other group, even those that also are vulnerable, excluded, discriminated, and exposed to violence.<\/p>\n<h3>Antigypsyism has existed for centuries<\/h3>\n<p>I believe that one of the tasks the IHRA, and the IHRA Committee for the Genocide of the Roma, will need to deal with in the nearest future is to communicate and explain what this document is, and what it is not, in order to put it in use in the best possible way.<\/p>\n<p>The most distinctive feature of the IHRA\u2019s working definition of Antigypsyism is that it is addressing the neglect of the genocide and persecution of the Roma during the Second World War, its causes, and even more, its consequences, as one of the most important sources and causes of the prejudice and discrimination that many Roma communities still experience today.<\/p>\n<p>While we might hope that the document will contribute to the strengthening of research, commemoration, and education about the history of the persecution of the Roma, and further recognition of the importance of this history by the governments and international bodies.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>I believe that one of the most important accomplishments when formulating the working definition, is the fact that we, may I say finally, acknowledged not only that Antigypsyism has existed for centuries, and not only that it was an essential element in the persecution of the Roma by Nazi Germany, but also, and I quote: \u201cthose fascist and extreme nationalist partners and other collaborators who participated in these crimes\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Important tool for countering a whole range of injustices<\/h3>\n<p>In other words, Roma were not only victims of the Nazis, but in many places around Europe, during the Second World War, the Roma were persecuted, imprisoned, put in forced labor, deported, expelled, and killed, and at some places, this killing constituted genocide, by local regimes, groups or collaborators, and many times these crimes were committed independently or without the involvement of German Nazis.<\/p>\n<p>This is, in my opinion, where the working definition of Antigypsyism should be used by the Roma communities around Europe to seek further recognition of this history within the societies they live in today.<\/p>\n<p>This way, the document could become an important tool for countering a whole range of injustices that were the result of this persecution, and the lack of its recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Working definition of Antigypsyism can, and I am certain, it will serve, as the main reference for identifying, monitoring, countering, preventing, combating, and educating about Antigypsyism &#8211; within the context of the persecution of the Roma during the Second World War, its causes, and consequences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-c212a6610ca2a1554649fe7cde83d8bf\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-c212a6610ca2a1554649fe7cde83d8bf{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-c212a6610ca2a1554649fe7cde83d8bf hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-nngak1-51e408164d11edadd139bc7a11a88753\">\n.flex_column.av-nngak1-51e408164d11edadd139bc7a11a88753{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-nngak1-51e408164d11edadd139bc7a11a88753 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kn8i6fq0-465cde235186f6fc1b78e5ae93f9357f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kn8i6fq0-465cde235186f6fc1b78e5ae93f9357f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kn8i6fq0-465cde235186f6fc1b78e5ae93f9357f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kn8i6fq0-465cde235186f6fc1b78e5ae93f9357f av-styling-circle avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-7213 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-7213 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Misko-2019-1030x1030.jpg\" alt='Misko Stanisic, Terraforming' title='Misko Stanisic, Terraforming'  height=\"1030\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Misko-2019-1030x1030.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Misko-2019-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Misko-2019-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Misko-2019-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Misko-2019-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Misko-2019-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Misko-2019-1500x1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Misko-2019-705x705.jpg 705w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Misko-2019-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Misko-2019-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Misko-2019.jpg 2001w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kn8i6yqs-25d8716002757e89111325368af48e63 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mi\u0161ko Stani\u0161i\u0107 <\/strong>| 25. May 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-knyrtikh-933190643ecae569c684d19fbfd39723\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-knyrtikh-933190643ecae569c684d19fbfd39723{\nheight:200px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-knyrtikh-933190643ecae569c684d19fbfd39723 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-knyrxf7f-6900c472fbe910e59fe4b74b7be30cc1 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p>Working definition of Antigypsyism can, and I am certain, it will serve, as the main reference for identifying, monitoring, countering, preventing, combating, and educating about Antigypsyism &#8211; within the context of the persecution of the Roma during the Second World War, its causes, and consequences.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introductory speech by Misko Stanisic at the international panel debate on practical implementation of the non-legally binding IHRA working definition of Antigypsyism \/ Anti-Roma Racism &#8211; lessons learned, best practices, steps forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14059,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[25,10,99,3003,3043],"class_list":["post-14094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-ihra","tag-roma","tag-samudaripen","tag-working-definition","tag-working-definition-of-antisemitism-2"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_0755-scaled-e1622126925529.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14094"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14101,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14094\/revisions\/14101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/terraforming.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}