GYPSY MUSIC EVENT IN GALWAY CANCELLED ON RACIST GROUNDS

national | miscellaneous | news report Sunday November 17, 2002 20:11 by Chelo Alfonso - Galway Romani Support Group cheliguay at hotmail dot com

FUNDRAISING EVENT IN GALWAY CANCELLED IN RACIST GROUNDS, THE EVENT RELOCATED TO RICHARDSONS PUB. SOME ACTIONS SUGGESTED.

HELLO EVERYONE!
WE ARE OUTRAGED TO INFORM YOU THAT THE FUNDRAISING EVENT OF GYPSY MUSIC(ROMANI, MANOUSH, FLAMENCO, TRAVELLER) PLANNED FOR MONDAY THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER IN SUPPORT OF ANITA DOLINSKA ,OUR ROMANI SISTER AND ACTIVIST FOR THE GALWAY ONE WORLD CENTER, WHO WAS DEPORTED IN APRIL 2002, IN TAYLOR'S PUB WAS CANCELLED BY THE MANAGEMENT. HE DID THIS ON GROUNDS OF NOT WANTING 'SUCH PEOPLE AS GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS AND ACTIVISTS BRINGING ANY TROUBLE TO OUR PLACE". THE EVENT HAS BEEN REDIRECTED TO RICHARDSONS PUB IN EYRE SQUARE THE SAME DAY AT 9 O CLOCK, HOWEVER WE'RE PLANNING TO TAKE SOME ACTIONS . FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE GOING TO GO TO TAYLOR'S AS PLANNED AT 8 PM TO ASK THE MANAGER WHY IT'S BEEN CANCELLED, AND ASK FOR AN APOLOGY. THEN, WE'LL PROCEED WITH THE EVENT IN RICHARDSON'S AND IF THE MANAGEMENT'S ANSWER IS NOT SATISFACTORY, WE'LL BRING THE ISSUE TO THE EQUALITY AUTHORITY. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN RICHARDSON'S MONDAY NIGHT AT 9 PM FOR THE MUSIC, AND ALSO TO SUPPORT OUR QUESTIONING THIS UNACCEPTABLE RACIST BEHAVIOUR ON THE PART OF TAYLOR'S PUB. AT LEAST TURN OUT FOR THE MUSIC, IT WILL BE BRILLIANT. IN SOLIDARITY. CHELO ALFONSO