Aim

The aim of this Study Session is to empower young people and youth organizations working on Roma inclusion to create inclusive European societies that embrace and celebrate diversity; where intersectional experiences of young Romani women are lived and valued through multi-faceted respect for multiculturalism and human rights. Furthermore, it will encourage participants from different backgrounds and diverse personal experiences to support young Romani women and Roma communities in claiming, exercising, and defending their human rights through civic participation and human rights activism.

Objectives

Awareness Raising and Knowledge Development: To increase participants’ awareness and knowledge about the concepts of Romaphobia, antigypsyism, sexism and other forms of discrimination, including the work of the Council of Europe in these fields; as well as to promote an understanding on the importance of gender dimension in tackling Roma exclusion 

Youth work tools application:  To empower participants with sets of youth work tools and instruments that could come handy in addressing Romaphobia and antigypsyism; sexism and gender-based discrimination through human rights education, advocacy and collaborative youth project writing, inspiring young people to think of, create, build and implement inclusive projects by sharing their experiences, know-hows and lessons learnt.

Promoting European Youth Networking: To engage participants in cooperative processes and teamwork for the achievement of the common goals of the European human rights movement; enhancing European youth networking, cooperation and leadership between Romani young people and non-Romani youth to work together on human rights promotion and prevention from discrimination and exclusion of young Romani women in Europe.

Empowering participants to become change-makers and multipliers: to nurture leadership skills and values, and to facilitate and empower Romani young women`s participation in democratic life; as well as to support participants to act as multipliers by sharing knowledge and skills with their peers and local communities to promote inclusive and participatory activities for young Romani women.

About the organisations

“Human Rights in Action” in Ireland is a non-profit non-governmental organisation, established in 2022 in Dublin by a group of Irish travellers and migrant young people, including Roma, from different European countries. A year after our establishment, “Human Rights in Action – Europe” a non-formal pan-European youth network was created, dealing with human rights, civic participation and inclusion one of the main  focuses of which is Roma women and their problems as minorities and migrants all over Europe.