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The first deputy mayor, Francisco Saorín, accompanied by the councilors of Social Welfare and Citizenship, Cristina García-Vaso and Nerea Martinez, respectively, presided Friday at the hall of the Municipality of Cieza the commemoration of the International Day Pueblo Gitano held for the first time in the city.
Specifically, the activities have been framed within the project intervention with Roma carried out by the City of Cieza through the Department of Social Welfare and with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality and the Instituto Murciano Action office of the Autonomous Community of Murcia.
Several dozen neighbors have come to ciezano Consistory with the staff of the municipal area of ​​Social Welfare, getting all of them a certificate of participation in scheduled activities.
Councillors Antonio Ignacio Martinez-Real, Miguel Gual, Enrique Fernandez and Oscar Verdejo have been responsible for presenting the trophies to the participants in the competitions and championships bocce and archery.
Attendees, between 25 and 30, have heard the manifesto Roma Day and have also had the opportunity to deploy the Roma flag.
It is an adaptation of the national emblem of India.
Top, blue, symbolizing the sky is the roof of the home of Roma.
The lower, green, it symbolizes the ground, the world passing by.
Red Wagon Wheel expresses the desire for freedom and movement beyond established boundaries.
During the closing ceremony the first deputy mayor them has directed some words that thanked them for their participation in scheduled activities, has offered its cooperation in the line of visible reality of the Roma community and encouraged them to walk together: "so from the institutions, and of course also from the City Council, it is clear that the purpose is to work for the promotion of the Roma community based on respect and support for their cultural identity, which involves working in different ways" .
"For this reason has added- is a work of all work to update and integrate the image of Roma Spanish, it is also the task of all work to overcome the unfair image associated with this town Because when myths and bad press remain. among us they end up becoming fears and prejudices that cause this fear leaves us closer to know the people we have around us. "
Saorín has affected, in addition to the identity of the Roma community in the history of this day which was established on April 8, 1971 coinciding with the first Roma Congress in London where they also, in addition to the flag, created the anthem 'Romani anthem (I walked I walked)'.
In his words, "this day has an international aspect, and he remembers Holocaust victims losgitanos naziy that, by the mere fact of belonging to this ethnic group, have suffered persecution, punishment or different types of discrimination."
Since arriving in Spain in the fifteenth century the Roma people suffered widespread rejection.
Currently still it aspires to be recognized and treated on equal opportunities as the rest of their compatriots.
"Today, our country is a mosaic of historical and cultural realities with their own languages ​​and peoples. With this multiculturalism and mixing is necessary to recognize and appreciate that the gypsy reality in Spain has six centuries of history and is very diverse."
Finally, he was "proud to share with you that the Roma people was with me my debut in the world of work. It was in the Murcia neighborhood of Los Rosales, working for the inclusion of non-Roma and Roma. But it is also true that Gypsies and I already had a relationship that came from afar, because I was lucky to start enjoying them and learn with them in the neighborhood of Peace Murcia hand my uncle Pepe Saorín ".
After the event, first organized by the City of Cieza, it has made a pitch petals into the water by the past in the Arenal River Segura and held a lunch of coexistence.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cieza
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