Félix Farkas, the first Roma advocate of the Parliament, contacted Dr. László Csizmadia, the president of the Civil Solidarity Forum (CÖF) with the idea of establishing the CÖF Roma Club.
As he writes in his application, as the Roma nationality advocate of the Hungarian Parliament, he is intimately familiar with the poor Roma, who sometimes live in gypsy neighborhoods, and their everyday problems, and by creating such a club, he could get very close to these otherwise aloof people.
According to Félix Farkas, Roma intellectuals would be more likely to address the domestic Roma communities under the auspices of the CÖF.
If the CÖF Roma Club were to be established, its founders and leaders could be musicians, doctors of Roma origin, actors, light music performers who are very popular among Roma youth, Gypsy mayors, teachers, representatives of major Roma civil organizations, but also all non-Roma intellectuals. , who work among Roma, with Roma, for Roma, writes Farkas.
According to the initiator, by creating the club, it would be possible to reach all Roma living in Hungary and draw their attention to such vital things as, for example, self-preservation. In connection with the job creation program run by CÖF, they could also help effectively in eradicating unemployment affecting the Roma.
The club would also take on a kind of community organizing task, they could create unity among the domestic Gypsies, they could give the Roma valuable ideas, principles, work, a health-conscious life, and the experience of belonging to the community.
Cover image: Illustration - MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák
