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HEARING THE VOICE OF GYPSIES AND
                          TRAVELLERS
             Gypsy and Traveller Community Organisation
             TSRC Conference – University of Birmingham 8th November

                Dr Andrew Ryder (Research Fellow, University of
                Bristol and TSRC Associate Fellow -
                A.R.Ryder@bristol.ac.uk
                Sean Risdale – Advisory Council on the Education of
                Roma and Travellers
                Email - srisdale@btinternet.com
                         www.acert.org.uk
                                       Funded by:
Hosted by:
Big Society?
             • The Gypsy and community spokesperson Gloria
               Buckley MBE, reflecting on the Coalition Government
               flagship policy entitled the ’Big Society’, commented:

             • ‘I don’t know what ‘Big Society’ is. If, as has been
               suggested, it is local communities, neighbourhoods
               and families looking after each other, then Gypsies
               and Travellers have always been members of a Big
               Society; it has been the only one we could rely on’
               (Ryder, et al., 2011, 39).
                                      Funded by:
Hosted by:
Who Are the Gypsies and Travellers?
•     300,000 Gypsies, Irish Travellers in Britain
•     One of the most excluded groups in society (CRE, 2006, Cemlyn et al,
      2009).
•     Life-expectancy is 10 – 12 years less than for members of the settled
      community (Van Cleemput, 2008)
•     Profound educational exclusion in school.
In   2007 15.6% of Irish Travellers and 14 % of Gypsy/ Roma achieved 5+ A*-C
      GSCEs or GNVQs compared to 59.3% of all pupils (DCSF 2008).
•     One fifth of caravan dwelling population has no authorised sites
Exclusion and Community
                   Development
• Bonding forms of social capital – boundaries
• The Traveller Economy
• Paternalism
Arnstein’s Ladder of Participation




• Ethnogenesis – 1966 The Gypsy Council
• Charismatic leadership
• 20 Gypsy and Traveller groups on the charities register
Inclusive Forms of Community Development
• The GRT third sector – moving away from NGOisation
• Positive action – employment – role models – gender
• Asset based community development – search conferences –
  forums – panels – support – social enterprise
• Tenants and Residents’Associations
• Links with service providers ‘personalisation’
• Roma groups
Looking to the Future
•   Cutbacks and funding
•   Localism
•   UK inter-ministerial report – non consultation
•   The European Framework for Roma Integration Strategies
Empowerment and Community
    Organisation at Dale Farm
• The original families at Dale Farm allowed to settle
  ‘lawfully’ The other 30 families become ‘unlawful’
  after 2006 ruling by Sec. Of State supporting Basildon
  BC
• Although collectively designated ‘Green Belt,’ most of
  Dale Farm land strips previously scrap yards
• Solidarity since 2006 between ‘lawful’ and ‘unlawful’
  Dale Farm residents – mutual care and support
  between all the extended families
• Grattan Puxon - Dale Farm Residents Association
The Voice of Dale Farm Residents
• Dale Farm Residents Association sets up its Website
• Local activists and local RC Church support Dale Farm
  families in run up to eviction deadline
• July 2011 – national activists move into Dale Farm
  and create Camp Constant with support of residents
• October 2011 – £7m spent on violent eviction
• 30 evicted families now living on roadside leading up
  to Dale Farm – eviction site declared a health hazard
• Traveller Solidarity Network formed November 2011
Further Reading – See TSRC Papers
• Paper 63: UK Gypsies and Travellers and the third sector, Dr
  Andrew Ryder (July 2011)
• Paper 84: Hearing the voice of Gypsies and Travellers: the history,
  development and challenges of Gypsy and Traveller tenants and
  residents’ associations (2012)
• Discussion Paper: THE REAL BIG SOCIETY: Gypsy Traveller
  Tenants and Residents’ Associations and the Role Of Social Capital
  and Empowerment in Reversing Exclusion
• Visit to Dale Farm Travellers Site : A year on from the eviction,
  Report by members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for
  Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (Sept. 2012)
• Traveller Solidarity Network : A guide to showing solidarity with
  travellers in your area ( 2012 )

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Equalities, third sector research centre, 8 nov 2012, andrew ryder

  • 1. HEARING THE VOICE OF GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS Gypsy and Traveller Community Organisation TSRC Conference – University of Birmingham 8th November Dr Andrew Ryder (Research Fellow, University of Bristol and TSRC Associate Fellow - A.R.Ryder@bristol.ac.uk Sean Risdale – Advisory Council on the Education of Roma and Travellers Email - srisdale@btinternet.com www.acert.org.uk Funded by: Hosted by:
  • 2. Big Society? • The Gypsy and community spokesperson Gloria Buckley MBE, reflecting on the Coalition Government flagship policy entitled the ’Big Society’, commented: • ‘I don’t know what ‘Big Society’ is. If, as has been suggested, it is local communities, neighbourhoods and families looking after each other, then Gypsies and Travellers have always been members of a Big Society; it has been the only one we could rely on’ (Ryder, et al., 2011, 39). Funded by: Hosted by:
  • 3. Who Are the Gypsies and Travellers? • 300,000 Gypsies, Irish Travellers in Britain • One of the most excluded groups in society (CRE, 2006, Cemlyn et al, 2009). • Life-expectancy is 10 – 12 years less than for members of the settled community (Van Cleemput, 2008) • Profound educational exclusion in school. In 2007 15.6% of Irish Travellers and 14 % of Gypsy/ Roma achieved 5+ A*-C GSCEs or GNVQs compared to 59.3% of all pupils (DCSF 2008). • One fifth of caravan dwelling population has no authorised sites
  • 4. Exclusion and Community Development • Bonding forms of social capital – boundaries • The Traveller Economy • Paternalism Arnstein’s Ladder of Participation • Ethnogenesis – 1966 The Gypsy Council • Charismatic leadership • 20 Gypsy and Traveller groups on the charities register
  • 5. Inclusive Forms of Community Development • The GRT third sector – moving away from NGOisation • Positive action – employment – role models – gender • Asset based community development – search conferences – forums – panels – support – social enterprise • Tenants and Residents’Associations • Links with service providers ‘personalisation’ • Roma groups
  • 6. Looking to the Future • Cutbacks and funding • Localism • UK inter-ministerial report – non consultation • The European Framework for Roma Integration Strategies
  • 7. Empowerment and Community Organisation at Dale Farm • The original families at Dale Farm allowed to settle ‘lawfully’ The other 30 families become ‘unlawful’ after 2006 ruling by Sec. Of State supporting Basildon BC • Although collectively designated ‘Green Belt,’ most of Dale Farm land strips previously scrap yards • Solidarity since 2006 between ‘lawful’ and ‘unlawful’ Dale Farm residents – mutual care and support between all the extended families • Grattan Puxon - Dale Farm Residents Association
  • 8. The Voice of Dale Farm Residents • Dale Farm Residents Association sets up its Website • Local activists and local RC Church support Dale Farm families in run up to eviction deadline • July 2011 – national activists move into Dale Farm and create Camp Constant with support of residents • October 2011 – £7m spent on violent eviction • 30 evicted families now living on roadside leading up to Dale Farm – eviction site declared a health hazard • Traveller Solidarity Network formed November 2011
  • 9. Further Reading – See TSRC Papers • Paper 63: UK Gypsies and Travellers and the third sector, Dr Andrew Ryder (July 2011) • Paper 84: Hearing the voice of Gypsies and Travellers: the history, development and challenges of Gypsy and Traveller tenants and residents’ associations (2012) • Discussion Paper: THE REAL BIG SOCIETY: Gypsy Traveller Tenants and Residents’ Associations and the Role Of Social Capital and Empowerment in Reversing Exclusion • Visit to Dale Farm Travellers Site : A year on from the eviction, Report by members of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (Sept. 2012) • Traveller Solidarity Network : A guide to showing solidarity with travellers in your area ( 2012 )