Page 2 Update on resources Gipsy, Roma and Travellers in Scotland
Every June since 2008, people from across the UK
have celebrated Gypsy, Roma and Traveller
History Month. Through celebration, education and
raising awareness, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller
History Month helps to tackle prejudice, challenge
myths and to amplify the voices of Gypsies, Roma
and Travellers in wider society.
This year our theme for Gypsy, Roma and
Traveller History Month is 'What Makes a Home?'
Download our 'What Makes a Home' GRTHM participation packs below or
order a pack to be posted to you using this form.
If you are doing any research related activity in Northern Ireland regarding Irish Travellers
you may wish to use the newsletter to publicise (send to editor email address as noted
elsewhere in this edition) Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month.
The celebration of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History
Month gives us an opportunity to share the resources
we've produced on this topic over recent years.
Last year we launched a resource authored by Davie
Donaldson, a Scottish Traveller Activist and Social
Entrepreneur, that platforms the voices of Gypsy /
Traveller communities on notions of identity, and provides
practical steps to strengthen social work practice.
You can also listen to Davie speaking about Gypsy Traveller history and community
relations.
If you're interested in practice knowledge and experience, Annie Bryant, a criminal
justice social worker based in Dumfries and Galloway, shares her knowledge
gained from personal experiences, being a dual national and the partner of a
Traveller. You can also read the evidence available on human rights and social
work's role in relation to Gypsy Travellers.
And if you're interested in the story of Gypsy Travellers in Scotland, take a look at
an illustrated history that was created for us by Shamus McPhee, A Gypsy
Traveller.