Is this PC madness or a good idea that Brent Council are promoting?
What would residents of Hounslow think if our Council organised a "festival" such as Brent Councils idea?I am astounded myself that this is warrented when all local authorties plead povety but i guess the powers in charge know best or so we are told.A festival celebrating travellers' and Gypsy communities was launched on Wednesday. The festival will see pupils treated to storytelling, music and workshops by a Polish Romany dance group and the Snap theatre group. It will also feature exhibitions of photographs depicting circus, fairground and traveller families and works by borough pupils telling the story of Brent's travelling communities. The festival has been organised by Brent Council's ethnic minority and traveller achievement service (Emtas). Head of Emtas, Rocky Deans, said: "Brent is home to Irish travellers, Roma gypsies from eastern Europe and fairground and circus families, among others. "It is important that we celebrate the culture of these communities and in doing so promote respect and understanding." Queens Park Rangers football club will also be lending its support by hosting an under-12 soccer tournament for boys and girls from traveller and Gypsy communities on June 24. The festival marking Travellers and Gypsies Cultural month is being launched at the Gwenneth Rickus building in Brentfield Road, Harlesden, at 5pm. Speakers include Tom Sweeney, of the Traveller Law Reform Coalition, Romany journalist Jake Bowers and director of the Irish Traveller Movement Martin Collins. _________________
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