BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ARCS Project - ECPv6.17.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:ARCS Project X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://arcsproject.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ARCS Project REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20200101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210219T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210219T093000 DTSTAMP:20230831T203442Z CREATED:20230831T203256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T203442Z UID:10000036-1613721600-1613727000@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Remembering Roma Enslavement and Private Screening of "Letter of Forgiveness" by Alina Șerban DESCRIPTION:ARCS and our partners ARCHER-American Romanian Coalition for Human and Equal Rights invite you to virtually attend the special event "Remembering Roma Enslavement." The event is a recognition and celebration of 165 years of Roma Emancipation. \nThe event "Remembering Roma Enslavement" consists of two parts. In the first half hour Otilia Baraboi\, Executive Director at American Romanian Cultural Society invites us to a private screening of "Letter of Forgiveness\," a short movie directed by Alina Serban. \nThe short brings us back to 1855\, when in the household of a wealthy Romanian noblewoman\, a lavish dinner is being presented to important guests. As they arrive\, Maria\, a Roma-Gipsy slave\, is making preparations and sees an opportunity to change her and her son Dinca's fates. \nMaria and Dinca's story is true; they helped change the course of Romanian history\, hastening the abolition of slavery. \nIn the second part of the event we welcome our guest speakers special guest speakers Dr. Margareta (Magda) Matache\, Alina Serban\, Dr. Marius Turda\, and Adrian Nicolae Furtuna MA in Advanced Sociological Research (Guest speakers bios will be presented in Discussion). \nThe conversation is moderated by Mihaela Campion\, clinical psychotherapist\, and Creative visionary of ARCHER\, and Andreea Mottram ARCHER co-founder. \nThe Roma had been enslaved for five centuries in Wallachia and Moldova. Their freedom came 165 years ago\, but public recognition of their loss\, suffering\, and trauma remains patchy to this day. In this discussion about the enslavement of the Roma\, we want to pay attention to victimhood\, memory\, and representation. In an attempt to commemorate this historical experience we also reflect on the recurrent anti-Roma racism in Romania and how it can be successfully resisted. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alina Serban\n \n \n \n Alina Șerban is an independent Roma artist – award-winning actress\, playwright\, director and activist. After acquiring a drama degree at the Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in Bucharest\, Serban attended the Tisch School of the Arts in New York and The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Some of her most important artistic achievements are: pioneering Roma feminist political theatre in Romania and becoming the first Roma woman director to have a play included in the permanent repertoire of a state theatre in Romania. For her main role in Gipsy Queen\, Alina Serban earned the Best Actress Award at the Actors Guild Awards in Germany in 2020. She also starred in Alone at My Wedding and she became the first Romanian Roma actress to participate at the Cannes International Film Festival. She won several international awards\, including Best Actress. As far as her film work is concerned\, she made her debut in filmmaking with the short Letter of Forgiveness\, the first film project about the Roma slavery\, directed by a Roma. The film received a Special Mention at Transilvania International Film Festival and it is now in the international festival circuit. She also took part in the artistic decision making process as a script consultant for three European film projects focusing on the experiences of Roma women. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Adrian-Nicolae Furtună\n \n \n \n Adrian-Nicolae Furtună graduated from the Faculty of Sociology of the University of Bucharest and holds a Master's Degree in Advanced Sociological Research. He is currently enrolled as a Ph.D. student at the Quality of Life Research Institute\, specializing in the field of the social memory of Roma slavery. \n During the last 15 years\, he has published several research papers and scientific articles on Roma slavery and Roma Holocaust in Romania\, including The Roma in Romania and the Holocaust. History\, theory\, culture (published in 2018)\, Roma slavery in Wallachia. Fragments of social history. Sales of children/donations. Marriages. Requests for release (published in 2019). He also edited the book Deportation of Roma soldiers to Transnistria. Between administrative "mistakes" and biopolitical imperatives. Case studies and archive documents (published in 2020). In 2020 he also curated the exhibition “164 years since the abolition of Roma slavery - Oral maps from today” - a project of social memory. \n He is currently the director of the Cultural and Social Research Center "Romane Rodimata" and holds the position of councilor in the Research and Documentation Department of the National Center for Roma Culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Andreea Mottram\n \n \n \n I have been volunteering and working in human rights and social justice organizations and initiatives for the past 25 years. I have a strong professional and personal passion to advocate for the rights of vulnerable groups\, such as people with disabilities\, the elderly\, the Roma population\, and others. I am grateful to join ARCHER and its energetic group of visionary people committed to fight for social justice.  I am ready to serve in this process of change. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Margareta (Magda) Matache\n \n \n \n  Margareta (Magda) Matache is a Roma rights activist and scholar from Romania\, director of the Roma Program at Harvard FXB\,  and also a Harvard instructor. From 2005 to 2012\, Margareta Matache was the Executive Director of Romani CRISS\, a leading Roma rights organization that defends the rights of Roma. In 2012 she was awarded a Hauser postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard FXB where she founded the Roma Program. In Spring 2017 she co-edited Realizing Roma Rights\, an investigation of anti-Roma racism\, with the goal to set the foundations for a more inclusive Europe. Her other publications and research have ranged from the rights and agency of Romani children and adolescents to early childhood development\, anti-Roma racism\, reparations\, segregation in education\, and participatory action research. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Marius Turda\n \n \n \n Marius Turda is Professor and Director of the Centre for Medical Humanities at Oxford Brookes University. He was the founding director of the Cantemir Institute at the University of Oxford (2012-13) and the founder of the Working Group in the History of Race and Eugenics (2006). His most recent books include Teleology and Modernity (2019); Religion\, Evolution\, and Heredity (2019); Historicizing Race (2018; Romanian translation 2019); The History of Eugenics in East-Central Europe\, 1900-1944: Texts and Commentaries (2016); Eugenics and Nation in Early Twentieth-Century Hungary (2014); Latin Eugenics in Comparative Perspective\, 1860-1940 (2014); Crafting Humans: From Genesis to Eugenics and beyond (2013). He is the General Editor of Bloomsbury’s A Cultural History of Race\, to be published in 6 volumes (2020-)\, while his own forthcoming book Scientific Racism in Hungary will be published in 2021. Between 2018 and 2020\, he also curated two exhibitions on anthropology\, biopolitics\, and eugenics in Romania\, and was one of the main consultants for the acclaimed BBC documentary ‘Eugenics: Science’s Greatest Scandal’ (2019). He lives in London. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mihaela Campion\n \n \n \n MA\, LCPC\, CCDVC\, Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist \n I feel passionate about learning\, implementing\, and sharing about social justice and human rights.   My belief system is founded upon the concept of collective striving for excellence through equal rights.  As humans\, we learn and grow in an environment that supports and encourages equality.  This philosophy has been the main guiding principle for my family\, my work\,  my friendships\, and my citizenship. ARCHER is a dream come true. \n www.revivaltherapy.com URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/remembering-roma-enslavement-and-private-screening-of-letter-of-forgiveness-by-alina-serban/ CATEGORIES:Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/272-Letter_of_Forgiveness_-_Film_Still_1.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210401 DTSTAMP:20250108T210949Z CREATED:20230907T040854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T210949Z UID:10000091-1613952000-1617235199@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Romanian Heritage Language School 2021 DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in stimulating your children’s creativity\, nourish their bicultural and bilingual heritage?   \nOur Romanian Heritage Language School offers innovative virtual classes and workshops for children\, youth and adults with Romanian background or with an interest to learn Romanian\, nationwide. Our teaching methods are based on the core principles of Heritage Language Education that nourish bilingualism and address holisitically the bi-cultural identity of our students through project-based activities\, play\, authentic sources\, critical thinking\, and meaningful interactions with their families and communities. Our students gain pride and confidence as heritage language speakers and learners of Romanian\, while developing a global understanding of the world. \nWe are the first and only Romanian secular community-based school to have developed a teaching curriculum according to the priciples of HERITAGE EDUCATION\, since 2016. We are looking for partners and happy to share our methodology with other communities in the Romanian diaspora. Please write to Otilia Baraboi at otilia.baraboi@arcsproject.org to find out more about our programs and possible collaborations with your communities. \nOur current students come from numerous regions in the US. We can accommodate to various time zones and have demonstrated experience teaching multiple levels and age groups. \nDue to the pandemic\, we hold our classes ONLINE. Please scroll down to find out more about our schedule. \nRegistration\nREGISTRATION is now OPEN  for ages 4-14+. \nPlease REGISTER here. We will contact you to schedule a brief language evaluation. \nPlease send us an email at contact@arcsproject.org if you have questions. \nScholarships\nWe offer scholarships to families in need. Please contact Otilia Baraboi at otilia.baraboi@arcsproject.org if you would like to be considered. The application process is easy and based on an email detailing your situation. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/romanian-heritage-language-school-2021/ CATEGORIES:Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/245-Copy_of_Copy_of_Learn_Romanian_with_us.jpg.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210227T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210227T110000 DTSTAMP:20240217T011504Z CREATED:20230907T040626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240217T011504Z UID:10000094-1614420000-1614423600@arcsproject.org SUMMARY:Mărțișoare Workshop 2021 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a spring celebration -Mărțișor\, March 1st. \nMărțișor is an old tradition celebrated all over Romania every year\, on March 1st\, also widely spread in Bulgaria and the Balkans. \nThe name Mărțișor is a diminutive of March (Martie in Romanian). \nIt is believed that the person who wears the red and white string would enjoy a prosperous and healthy year. Read more HERE  \nRegister HERE in advance for this meeting. \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nThe workshop is destined for kids ages 7+\, or younger\, supervised by a parent. \nRomanian artist and musician Beatrice Iordan will lead the workshop. \nBeatrice Iordan is a puppet artist\, museum pedagogue at the Museum of the Romanian Peasant\, and she plays the cobza in the band “Trei Parale”. She also does shadow theater with “Hopa Trop”\, her theater company\, paints angels and – more than that – she believes that power and inspiration lie in ourselves\, that we are our own mentor. \nYou can find out more about her from this article in Romanian. \nEvent organized in partnership with the Romanian NGO – Cu Alte Cuvinte\, and our community partners from Washington D.C. – Romanians of DC \n \nBeatrice Iordan\n\n\nBeatrice Iordan is a puppet artist\, museum pedagogue at the Museum of the Romanian Peasant\, and she plays the cobza in the band “Trei Parale”. She also does shadow theater with “Hopa Trop”\, her theater company\, paints angels and – more than that – she believes that power and inspiration lie in ourselves\, that we are our own mentor. URL:https://arcsproject.org/event/martisoare-workshop-2022-2/ CATEGORIES:Culture & Civilization,Heritage ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://arcsproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/273-Copy_of_Copy_of_Atelier_de_Martisoare-2.jpg.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR