Smith’s Kushti Podcast
6 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago -This is Smith's Kushti Podcast bringing you the latest news and views from Germany and across Europe. This series explores and connects Romani history, politics and identity with current news and issues through in-depth discussions, interviews and opinions.
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#06: The death of Stanislav Tomáš - Police Brutality
July 05, 2021 20:05 - 28 minutes - 23.9 MBWe find out more about the details surrounding the death of 49 year old Romani man Stanislav Tomáš. We also discuss the wider issue of police brutality directed towards Romani people across Europe. Featured guests: Bernard Rorke Policy & Advocacy Manager European Roma Rights Centre Josef Miker Human Rights Activist Czech Republic Sebi Fernandez PhD Researcher & Millitant of Kale Amenge Music: Mal Eleve - Police Host: Lisa Smith Artwork: Elijah Vardo Animator: Marius Roth Music: Aroma...
#5: Romani Resistance
May 16, 2021 08:44 - 9 minutes - 8.19 MBOn the evening of May 16, 1944, in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, SS guards armed with machine guns surrounded the area of the camp designated for Roma and Sinti prisoners. Their intent was to round up the nearly 6,000 prisoners there and send them to the gas chambers. But when the guards approached the area, they were met with armed resistance from the inmates. The prisoners had learned of the planned “liquidation” and fashioned weapons from sheet metal, wood, pipes, rocks, and ...
#4: 50 years after the First World Romani Congress
March 28, 2021 14:20 - 20 minutes - 17.2 MBLifelong campaigner & co-founder of the First World Romani Congress Grattan Puxon tells us what we can expect from this year’s online congress, what symbolism we gained from the first one and his own personal vision for a more democratic future. Featuring music from Sweedish Romani Traveller Lindy Larsson performing a rendition of the Roma national anthem 'Gelem Gelem'. Host: Lisa Smith Guest: Grattan Puxon Featuring music from: Lindy Larsson Artwork: Elijah Vardo Animator: Marius Roth Musi...
#03: Romani Feminism
March 08, 2021 09:10 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBFive Romani women from the USA, UK and Germany come together to discuss acts of resistance, feminism, women’s rights and the vast amounts of potential Romani women have for generating change – not only within their own lives and communities but in broader society. With music from Riah Knight and poetry from Lois Brookes - Jones. Featured guests: Author & Academic: Dr Ethel Brooks Musician, Songwriter & Actress: Riah Knight Teacher & Women’s rights advocate: Sabina Salimovska Poet & Co-Founde...
#02: Hanau is everywhere!
February 19, 2021 10:45 - 25 minutes - 21.7 MBIn this episode, we explore the dark undercurrent of far-right extremism in Germany and pay tribute to the victims of the Hanau terror attack on this one-year anniversary. We chat to 22-year-old Amaro Sinan Kuzhan from Hanau, Ferat Kocak, a Kurdish-German local politician from Berlin and Mehmet Daimaguler a lawyer working on the violent case of an arrest of an 11-year-old Sinti boy in Singen. Featured guests: Politician: Ferat Koçak Politician @der_neukoellner Maruf Sinan Kuzhan from educa...
#01: Commemoration and remembrance in 2021
February 02, 2021 17:55 - 15 minutes - 12.9 MBIn this first episode, we meet our host Lisa Smith and uncover how covid-19 pandemic is fanning the flames of anti - Roma sentiment in Germany and across Europe.