A Sporting Chance: The Anti-Racist Fanzine for Roma, Sinti, & Travellers

18 December 2024

Based around the concept of a football ‘fanzine’ this publication highlights the experiences of Romani and Traveller people in sport, both historical and contemporary, and serves as an anti-racist celebration of sport as a tool to fight discrimination. Articles from sports-crazy human rights activists from the European Roma Rights Centre and beyond appear alongside historical photographs and accounts, a healthy dose of sport-obsessed and anti-fascist fan culture, as well some highlighted interviews with community players, coaches, and referees. A Sporting Chance presents a compelling insight into the boundaries and communities that exist between activist art, sport, and the human rights challenges faced by Europe’s largest ethnic minority group.

The fanzine was created to accompany an exhibition held in Brussels in 2024 depicting a series of vignettes of Romani & Traveller athletes, past and present, as part of the EU-funded Moving On Project. The artwork and exhibition were created by hand by the acclaimed, Serbian visual artist and documentary filmmaker, Vojin Ivkov. 

A Sporting Chance: The Anti-Racist Fanzine for Roma, Sinti, & Travellers can be downloaded here.