Anti-Gypsyism in the changing political climate of Europe: Closing conference of the PolRom project

Join us on the occasion of 50th Anniversary of the first Roma Congress for the closing event of the PolRom project: Identifying evidence-based methods to effectively combat discrimination of the Roma in the changing political climate of Europe!

Program

14.30-14.50: Opening remarks

Anna Donáth – Member of the European Parliament, host of the event

14.50-16.15: Situation of the Roma in Europe in the 21st century

• Political discourse about the Roma in Europe – Angéla Kóczé – Chair of Romani Studies Program, Central European University)
• The media representation of political discourse – Barbara Lášticová – Director of director the Institute for Research in Social Communication, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Anti-Gypsyism across Europe – empirical evidence from 5 countries – Anna Kende, Chair of Department of Social Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
• Roundtable discussion

Romeo Franz – Member of the European Parliament, Co-President of the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup (ARDI)

Danut Dumitru – Former Advocacy Director, Country Facilitator, Roma Education Fund, Romania

Zuzana Havírová – Roma Advocacy and Research Center, Slovakia

Moderator: Marietta Herfort – Managing director Phiren Amenca

• Q&A

16.30-17.15: Anti-discrimination interventions across Europe

• Presentation of the findings of the PolRom project toolkit – Anca Minescu, Assistant Dean of Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick
• Roundtable discussion

Kinga Göncz – Former Member of the European Parliament, Former Minister for Equality

Marcela Adamova – DG JUST, European Commission

Bernard Rorke – Advocacy and Policy Manager, European Roma Rights Centre

Moderator: Lucia Hargašová – Researcher, Institute for Research in Social Communication, Slovak Academy of Sciences

17.15-17.30: Concluding remarks

Anna Donáth – Member of the European Parliament, host of the event

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