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Ostałowska, Lidia
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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Roma discrimination strengthens weak Poland
Several restaurants in Poznań have refused access to Sinti and Roma on the grounds that they cause disturbances, the liberal daily Gazeta Wyborcza has discovered by means of a hidden camera. Such discrimination shows how little self-assurance the Poles have, the newspaper writes: "When Poznań's Roma go into town they dress up so as not to attract attention. They look for places where they're not subjected to insults that could lead to anger or quarrelling. They have different strategies for protecting themselves against persecution. But in fact we are the ones who are the worse off. Trapped in an ethnic ghetto with no self-assurance and driven by a desire to stand out, we intentionally pick on those weaker than us. We need a pawn sacrifice, and find it in restaurants where Roma families celebrate at the next table. ... Because such discrimination raises our own sense of self-worth."
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Discrimination of Roma in Poland
According to a report published yesterday in the daily Dziennik the Polish authorities have allocated 30 Roma children in the city of Nowy Sącz to a special school although only three of them fall into the category of children that should attend such schools. The liberal left-wing daily Gazeta Wyborcza voices its dismay: "This contempt towards minorities puts Polish schools in a bad light. We must be committed to dispelling prejudice and train our teachers - including those at nurseries - in matters of intercultural integration. If the government does not tackle this problem now the class of intellectual Roma that is currently educating itself will force a solution. But it is the children who will pay for the time wasted."
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