Youth Statement
A youth statement was prepared by the young people and representatives of Roma youth organisations networks who have met to share our experiences and together celebrate International Roma Day and the 50th anniversary of the first World Romani Congress.
It states among other that:
"Roma youth are part of the largest and youngest ethnic minority in Europe and strive for economic empowerment and participation."
"We want Roma youth to have access to their own culture and have tools to enjoy and promote their cultural identity, history and dignity. We want to fight stigma associated with Roma and to prevent antigypsyism with alternative discourses rooted in self-representation and in Roma leadership."
Ceremony of Casting of flowers in the water streams of Strasbourg
