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Here in the historic meeting place of Toronto, DROM is at the intersection of the bold Canadian experiment in multiculturalism, openness, tolerance, and togetherness, particularly given the strident growth of identitarian nationalism. DROM represents the hopes and dreams of generations of immigrants who risked everything for a better future here in Canada, on land we share with the historic stewards across Turtle Island.

DROM represents a radically tolerant future, where all humans of all backgrounds and identities are welcome, as we know we share the common language of food, dance, music and community. DROM is where we want to be, where we are, and where we are all going.

DROM Taberna is a heartfelt homage to places that we came from, have traveled to, or never have been – the lands that stretch from the Baltic to the Balkans to the Black Sea. Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, Czeska Republika, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Serbia, Croatia, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Georgia. The golden thread that ties this soil together is the Romani people. From the deserts of India, over mountain and sea in their westward journey, the gypsies brought the traveler spirit to many gadjo. That is us, finding community amongst strangers, joy in the face of adversity, immigrant souls eating, drinking and playing music together. In Romani Latcho Drom means “safe journey”. Drom is a Slavic loan word that means voyage, travel, adventure, the open road…

Thom Fitzgerald, Misha, Shamez Amlani, 2018

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