As we work towards an anti-racist future we appreciate and understand that racism and discrimination come in many forms. YouGov polling shows a decline in British society’s attitudes towards their nomadic members, as the UN flags a rise in hate speech, there is a marked rise violence towards Gypsy, Roma Travellers.
Why is this happening? Is it down to changes in reality, or simply changes in perception?
LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST
In this podcast, the makers speak to activists and actors about the role of politics and pop culture in creating an increasingly hostile environment, and unveil the masked mental health crisis that is endemic among Traveller youths. Mikey Walsh – author (and protagonist) of ‘Gypsy Boy’ talks about the news media’s complicity in creating a society clouded more in fiction than fact and look at headlines on ‘Traveller crime’ and opinion pieces in mainstream papers pleading to phase out the ethnic minority.
READ THIS REPORT ON MEDIA REPORTING ABOUT GRT COMMUNITIES
This insightful report analyses media coverage of the GRT community, it was was commissioned by the Gypsy Roma Traveller community, Leeds GATE and London Gypsies and Travellers and supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The findings are telling and highlight how the GRT community is discriminated against in the media how this is perpetutated and what we can do to break the racist cycle of reporting. Its finding are relevant in any anti-racist reporting and setting.
