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European Action Day for Solidarity with Roma, 8 April 2014 (online activity)
Within the framework of the No Hate Speech Movement, the Youth Department of the Council of Europe has organised a European Action Day (EAD) on the occasion of the 8 April, International Roma Day.
The activity focused on celebrating the Romani culture and raised awareness of the current issues Romani people are facing. During this EAD the online community was able to:
- join the No Hate Speech Movement campaign
- report and take actions against hate speech towards Roma by reporting on the Hate Speech Watch,
- share memes challenging stereotypes, share cards of famous European Roma,
- learn some basic information related to the Roma in Europe and access to several web sites with information about Roma culture
- read blog articles at the No Hate Speech Blog
Roma Youth Action Plan
