Exhibition: Resistance and Dignity – The Connected Struggles of Romani and Sinti People after 1945

The exhibition "Resistance and Dignity" by the feminist organisation RomaniPhen e.V. and the FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum focuses on the knowledge and experiences of Romani and Sinti people. Since 1945, Romani and Sinti people have been fighting for a dignified life and remembrance.

The persecution and disenfranchisement of Romani and Sinti people in Europe began long before National Socialism (NS) and did not end after 1945. After the Second World War, not only was there no comprehensive reappraisal of the NS genocide, but many survivors experienced a "second persecution" instead of recognition and compensation. In the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), files, laws and structures of persecution were continued for decades – albeit now without the intention of extermination – while reparations, the return of property and citizenship were denied and active reversal of guilt was pursued. A broad social reappraisal of the injustices mentioned above is still pending today.

The exhibition highlights various struggles of Romani and Sinti people and their interconnections after 1945. It focuses on narratives that are often overlooked and therefore less visible. This includes struggles for recognition and remembrance of Sinti*zze in the GDR, Rom*nja struggles for the right of residence since the late 1980s, and Rom*nja struggles for recognition of the European dimensions of the Nazi genocide. The exhibition also highlights several feminist Romani initiatives that have been re-establishing demands for self-determination and representation since the 1990s.

In the 80th year after the capitulation of the Nazi regime, the exhibition shows the persistent, diverse and yet connected resistance of a political movement that continues to fight for recognition and justice to this day.

An exhibition by RomaniPhen e.V. and FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum. In cooperation with Roma Center e.V./ Roma Antidiscrimination Network and Verein für die Geschichte Friedrichshain-Kreuzbergs e.V.

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