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Positive Roma role models

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Positive Roma role models

Peter Kotlar

Peter is a Slovak Roma, working in Cheshire as a Police Constable and is one of the Executive Directors of GRTPA [Gypsy Roma Traveller Police Association].

  • You can watch his video HERE

Michal Mizigar

Michal (aka Mizu) is a Czech Roma, currently studying Comparative History at Central European University and is also a Romani Studies expert.

  • You can watch his video HERE

David Polhos

David is a Czech Roma from Ostrava and will tell you about his experiences as a parent who motivated his children towards higher education.

  • You can watch his video HERE

Peter Pollak jr.

Peter is a Slovak Roma and one of the four elected Members of Slovakian Parliament.

  • You can watch his video HERE

Stanislav Torak

Stanislav Torak is a Czech Roma who immigrated into the UK in 1999. Torak speaks about his experiences as a parent who motivated his children towards higher education.

  • You can watch his video HERE
  • Czech transcription: HERE
  • EN translation: HERE

Peter Pollak MEP

Peter Pollák is a Slovak politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.

He offers his vies on education from the parent’s perspective.

  • You watch his video HERE
  • Slovak transcription: HERE
  • EN translation: HERE

Lenka Kandrova

Lenka is from the Czech Republic and is working as a Dental Assistant in Peterborough.

  • You can watch her video HERE
  • Czech transcription: HERE
  • EN translation: HERE

Florentina Chiriac

Florentina is from Romania and for the past six years has been working as a Police Constable in Surrey.

  • You can watch her video HERE
  • EN transcription: HERE

Martin Dudi

Martin is from the Czech Republic and works in city Pisek as a basketball Head Coach for youth and is studying at a university.

  • You can watch his video in Czech language HERE
  • Czech transcription: HERE
  • EN translation: HERE

Artur Conka

Artur is from Kosice in Eastern Slovakia and has been living in the UK since his childhood. Artur studied at a uni and is working as a film maker.

  • You can watch his video HERE
  • EN transcription: HERE
  • Romanian translation: HERE

Denisa Gannon

Denisa is from the Czech Republic and moved into the UK to seek better work opportunities. Denisa studied law at university and has been practicing law since then.

  • Watch Denisa’s video HERE
  • EN transcription: HERE
  • Romanian translation: HERE

Erika Hradecka-Orackova

Erika is from eastern Slovakia and moved into the UK when she was 19 years old. Erika studied law at Anglia Ruskin University and has been practicing family law at Sheffield’s law firm.

  • Watch Erika’s video HERE
  • EN transcription: HERE
  • Romanian translation: HERE