Spotlight on voices from the community: COVID-19 impacts on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in England

Abstract

“Spotlight on voices from the community” is a section of the International Journal of Roma Studies (IJRS) where interviews, experiences, initiatives and other news related with the Roma will be collected. This section aims to highlight and share the voices from the community, especially from the Roma People, in order to know more about how to improve the situation of this population and having more information and other points of view about Roma around the world. In this issue organisations and charities based in England reflect on their experiences of “Lockdown” and how they reacted to COVID-19 and the types of programmes or projects they set up to support their local communities.

Keywords

• Roma
• Gypsy
• Travellers
• COVID-19
• Grassroots