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Dear Colleagues,
 
Alan and Barbara Berresford, Christine and myself will be going to  
Frankfurt this weekend to join a celebration for John Stringham's 65th  Birthday. 
 
He has just started chemotherapy on a secondary cancer. The primary cancer  
has yet to be diagnosed. 
 
I wonder if you would help us put together some stories and images about  
him. So, What 3 qualities come to mind when think about John and what story  
or anecdote do you recall about him?
 
I am not sure how many of you are aware of John's steadfast dedication to  
improving the life of the Roma, particularly in the Ukraine, where they are  
treated, much like untouchables.  He was instrumental in the organisation  
of volunteer exchanges while in the Frankfurt House. He has evolved this, 
and  has become a symbolic leader in that movement in Europe. One of the 
schemes he  was involved in was to organise volunteer exchanges from the Ukraine 
to  different countries in Western Europe, both ways. Gypsies working in 
Western  European projects and the other way around. 
 
It appears he is now entering a new phase in his life.
 
Best wishes to you all,
 
Paul 
 
Paul Schrijnen
London
 
 
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