"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor dark of night shall stay the
courrier from his appointed rounds." - Herodotus
Introduction of Roma Virtual Network
The Roma Virtual Network
(RVN) is a public grass-roots initiative aimed to provide the international
Roma community and friendly non-Roma organizations and individuals with useful
information on Roma issues in variety of languages via the Internet. Since its`
establishment on 19 July 1999 its` activity is actively helping to facilitate
the cooperation and exchange of information within Roma organizations and
individuals, between Roma and non-Roma organizations and individuals and also
between Roma NGOs and official institutions. It deals with a variety of
Roma-related political, cultural, economic and social issues on local and
international levels. It aims to support the improvement of the Romani situation in
The RVN wants to
stimulate the progress of all Roma, especially the ones involved in the
international Romani movement, with a focus on
the emerging strata of young Roma leaders and public diplomats, some of whom
are working in EU-level and national governmental institutions. Beside these
categories, it serves as a source of comprehensive and up-to-date information
on a wide range of topics and aspects connected to the Roma issue
(education, employment, housing, equality, women rights, anti-trafficking, Romani language, cultural life, etc.) for EU-level
policy-makers, civil servants, human rights activists and media. It
also is a reliable electronic archive of Roma-related news items
posted on-line since the year 2001.
The RVN plans to
continue addressing the need for such information and, in addition to
it, to serve as a tool for the conducting of multi-disciplinary researches for Romologists, Roma activists, organizations and
media. In our plans are: further on-line cooperation
with international organizations working on the improvement of
the Roma situation, further contribution to developing of already existing
electronic database with the directories of all known Roma and Roma-related
organizations, further development of an electronic calendar of all Roma and
Roma-related events, further keeping of a strong focus on the progress of Roma
Decade in respective countries of Central and South-Eastern Europe, keeping the
Romani language as one of the main languages of news
items on the listserves of RVN, further mainstreaming
of Roma youth via regular informing and consulting on the events, projects and
opportunities of mutual interest for young people for both, Roma and non-Roma
in their countries, further awareness raising among non-Roma civil society on
the life, culture and history of Roma people, (in Europe and other parts of the
world), further development of Roma Virtual Network as a helpful and useful
tool of communication between Roma in CIS & Baltic States and Roma in other
parts of the world.
Advisory Board of Roma
Virtual Network
The Advisory Board of
Roma Virtual Network is a body that advises the Executive
Editor and having the authority to vote on editorial matters.
The members of
the Advisory Board are having the right upon their consent to represent
RVN on public events.
Main Board:
Asanovski Mustafa (
De Groen Els (
Elezovski Asmet (
Kolev Deyan (
Rozanova Ana (
Ryder Andrew (
Junior Board:
Asanovska Martina (
Bislim Elez (
Iov Claudia (
Jakupov Mustafa (
Kai Domino (
Liviu Dinu (
Editorial
Guidelines of Roma Virtual Network (RVN)
Truth and accuracy
We do our best
to deliver the most accurate information on events and news related
to Roma communities on local, national and international levels. Accuracy is
more important than speed and it is often more than a question of getting the
facts right.
Impartiality and
diversity of opinion
We strive to be fair and
open minded and reflect all significant statements of
different opinions by exploring the range and conflict of views. We
will also provide news and opinions equally from all sections of Roma
communities (for example: artists, elderly, young and disabled people,
LGBT).
Editorial integrity and
independence
The RVN
in its` activity aims to be independent of both state and partisan
interests. The views presented on RVN may not necessarily reflect RVN`s views.
Serving the public
interest
We seek to report news of
significance and relevance to the Roma cause. We will ask searching
questions to those who hold public office and provide a comprehensive
forum for public debate.
RVN is open to constructive
criticism and contributions to make it a better service for Roma and non-Roma, who are willing to learn more on Roma issues and to
contribute into the process of Romani emancipation
and integration in contemporary world.
Fairness
Our output will be based on
fairness, openness and transparency. Contributors will be treated honestly,
openly and with respect.
Privacy
We will respect privacy and
will not infringe it without the consent of a person or group it affects,
whatever topic we feature. Private behavior, correspondence and conversation
will not be brought into the public domain unless there is a clear public
interest and it has been decided with the person it affects.
Harm and offence
We ask contributors to
treat other list members with respect. Anyone who is deemed to have infringed
this rule in an unacceptable manner could be liable to being removed from the
list at the discretion of the RVN.
Children
We will always seek to
safeguard the welfare of children and young people who contribute to and
feature in our content including their right to be heard.
Accountability
We are accountable to our
list members and will deal fairly and openly with them. Their continuing trust
in the RVN is a crucial part of our contract with them. We will be open in
admitting mistakes and encourage a culture of willingness to learn from them.
E-mailing lists on
Google:
http://groups.google.com/group/Civil-Society-Updates
http://groups.google.com/group/Mundo_Aciganado
http://groups.google.com/group/Roma_Files
http://groups.google.com/group/Romano_Liloro/
E-mailing lists on
Yahoo:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Anti_Trafficking/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Aussie_Kiwi_Roma/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Baltic_Roma/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/British_Roma/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bulgarian_Roma/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Czech_Roma/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Djelem_Djelem/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ERIO/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hellenic_Roma/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hungarian_Roma/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mundo_Gitano/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Nordic_Roma/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roma_in_Orient/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Polska_Roma/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roma_Benelux/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roma_Daily_News/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roma_Francais/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roma_Holocaust/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roma_in_Americas/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roma_India/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roma_Italia/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roma_Shqiperia/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roma_und_Sinti/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roma_ex_Yugoslavia/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romane_Nevipena/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romanian_Roma/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roma_Rights/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Russian_Roma/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Slovak_Roma/
Related website: http://roma.idebate.org
Related Discussion On-Line Platform: http://debatewise.org
Related Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/roma.virtual.network
On-line Calendar of Roma Events: http://www.my.calendars.net/Roma_Network
Directory of Links to Roma Websites: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Romano_Liloro/links
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/RomaVirtualNetwork/
Roma Virtual
Network cooperates with the Open Society Foundations (OSF), European Roma Rights Center
(ERRC), European
Roma Information Office (ERIO), European Roma and Travelers Forum (ERTF) and
other international and national organizations whose activities are focused on
support to Romani population in Europe and other
parts of the world.
On 20 August 2007 Roma
Virtual Network (RVN) had been officially recognized and registered as public
organization (No. 580478410) according to decision
of Certification Organizations Registry within the Israeli Ministry
of Justice.
Send your comments,
questions, suggestions to romale@zahav.net.il
Mr. Valery
Novoselsky,
Editor, Roma Virtual Network (RVN).