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European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network

ERGO Network mobilizes and connects grassroots, national and international organisations and individuals who share a set of core values to create the courage, capacity and opportunities to combat antigypsyism and Roma poverty; strengthen Roma civil society participation in decision-making at grassroots, national and European level and commit governments and European institutions to effective social inclusion and anti-discrimination policies, standards and funds for Roma.

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Culture in the Slums

Culture in the Slums

March 10, 2025

Breaking the Cycle: Roma Families Trapped in Multidimensional Poverty

Breaking the Cycle: Roma Families Trapped in Multidimensional Poverty

March 3, 2025

Mother-Tongue Education Should Empower Roma Children—Not Segregate Them

Mother-Tongue Education Should Empower Roma Children—Not Segregate Them

February 21, 2025

Equality betrayed: Commission unilaterally gives up on anti-discrimination law

Equality betrayed: Commission unilaterally gives up on anti-discrimination law

February 18, 2025

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🚨Culture in the Slums ✨💜 Roma communities

🚨Culture in the Slums ✨💜

Roma communities in Reșița have long faced discrimination, lack of basic services, and systemic neglect—from no access to water and jobs to children missing school.

💪 A project conducted by our member Asociatia @nevo_parudimos supported by the @europeancommission via an ERGO Network took action—hosting community meetings, engaging local authorities, and using culture to drive change. Through advocacy efforts and the Ethnicities Festival, Roma voices were heard, challenges were addressed, and steps toward inclusion were made

Culture is power. Advocacy drives action. The fight continues!

📖 Read more - www.ergonetwork.org

#equalopportunities #cultureforchange #romarights #socialjustice #ergonetwork

💜✨ Happy International Women’s Day! ✨💜

💜✨ Happy International Women’s Day! ✨💜

Today, we celebrate the incredible achievements of women around the world. Let’s continue to uplift, support, and empower each other!

Women's strength, dedication, and passion inspire us every day. Let's keep shining and making a difference! 🌟
🎤 Stelina Dungaj
#IWD #IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay #Romawomen #Roma

🚨 Change starts when we refuse to accept #antig

🚨 Change starts when we refuse to accept #antigypsyism. 🚨

For centuries, Roma communities have faced racism, exclusion, and violence—all justified by deep-rooted stereotypes. This is not just prejudice, it is structural oppression.

#antigypsyism is the root cause of denied rights, blocked opportunities, #policebrutality , forced evictions, and all forms of discrimination. It is the system that fuels exclusion, pushing entire communities to the margins #discrimination #humanrihgts

🚨Breaking the Cycle: Roma Families Trapped in P

🚨Breaking the Cycle: Roma Families Trapped in Poverty

For many Roma in Bulgaria, poverty is more than low income—it's about lack of housing, healthcare, education, and fair work.

A new report by our member Integro Association, supported by the @europeancommission via an #ERGONetwork grant, shows how current policies are failing Roma families and keeping them in a cycle of deprivation.

🔑 What’s needed?

✔️ Decent housing
✔️ Access to healthcare
✔️ Real job opportunities
✔️ Support, not punishment

Poverty is systemic—not a personal failure. Bulgaria must act now.

📖 Read the full report on our website👉 www.ergonetwork.org

✨ Announcing #RomaWeek2025! ✨ Roma Week 2025

✨ Announcing #RomaWeek2025! ✨

Roma Week 2025 is happening on April 7-10, bringing together activists, policymakers, and allies to push for real change! 💪🏽

This is our time to amplify Roma voices, tackle key issues, and demand action at the highest levels.

📅 Check out the programme & join us: https://romaweek.eu/

We will be bringing you more information about each event and logistical details later.

Let’s make our voices heard! 🔥 #RomaWeek

🇺🇦 Three years of war in Ukraine. We have s

🇺🇦 Three years of war in Ukraine.

We have stood with Ukrainian Roma and our member Chiricli since day one. Not even in our worst nightmares did we think we’d be marking 3 years of this brutal war. 💔

Yet here we are. And for as long as support is needed, we will continue to stand with those affected—especially in times like these, when the world seems to send confusing signals. 🌍❓ #standwithukraine

📢 Mother-tongue education should empower, not s

📢 Mother-tongue education should empower, not segregate!

🌍 On #InternationalMotherLanguageDay, we celebrate linguistic diversity. However, for Roma children, the reality is often different.

🎓 Education in one’s native language should be a tool for inclusion and success. But in Slovakia, so-called Roma minority schools risk reinforcing segregation instead of ensuring equal opportunities.

🚨 Without real consultation with Roma communities and equal resources, these policies can deepen exclusion rather than uplift children.

✊ Mother-tongue education must be a right—not a justification for separate and unequal schooling. Instead of promoting inclusion, #antigypsyism turns this beautiful initiative into disguised discrimination!

🔗 Read more on our website at www.ergonetwork.org

#RomaRights #MotherLanguageDay

Coordination meeting 2025! ❤️ #meeting #roma #

Coordination meeting 2025! ❤️ #meeting #roma #leadership #ergonetwork #network #coordination

🚨 Equality Betrayed: The EU Commission Abandons

🚨 Equality Betrayed: The EU Commission Abandons Anti-Discrimination Law 🚨

The Commission’s withdrawal of the Equal Treatment Directive leaves millions unprotected against discrimination in housing, healthcare, and education.

This decision:

❌ Keeps inequality in EU law – Some groups remain less protected than others.

⚠️ Ignores rising far-right threats – Now is the time for more protections, not fewer.

🛑 Lacks consultation & alternatives – No clear plan to ensure true equality.

🔻 Undermines EU’s credibility – How can the EU claim to be a human rights leader while failing its own citizens?

📢 We demand action! The EU must reverse course or propose stronger protections NOW.

🔗 Read more on www.ergonetwork.org

🕯️ On this day, ERGO Network commemorates Hol

🕯️ On this day, ERGO Network commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day 🕯️

🕊️Honouring the millions who suffered and lost their lives during the Holocaust, including the Roma victims of the "Forgotten Holocaust."

We remember the atrocities faced by the Roma community ✊🏽 and the pain of their stories, which have long been overlooked. Antigypsyism, the prejudice and discrimination that led to these horrors, still persists today, affecting Roma people worldwide 🌍.

🕯️ We stand united in remembering the past and pledging to continue the fight against antigypsyism and all forms of hate 💔.

For more read on our website

#holocaustremembranceday #romarights #neverforget #antigypsyism #ergo #standtogether

📢 Digital Inclusion Report Launch! 🌍 Digita

📢 Digital Inclusion Report Launch!

🌍 Digital Inclusion of Roma: Current Patterns, Trends, and Barriers is here!

This new report from the #romacivilmonitor initiative sheds light on the challenges Roma face in the digital era, including limited access to technology, lack of necessary skills and systemic barriers.

These partially overlap with barriers of other vulnerable groups of society.

✍️ Authored by Mustafa Jakupov, the report highlights how structural antigypsyism fuels the digital divide, preventing Roma from fully engaging in education, employment, and available online services.

It also provides examples of successful initiatives to address these challenges.

🚀 The report calls for targeted policies, long-term investment in digital infrastructure, and digital literacy programmes to close the gap and ensure equal opportunities.

🔗 Read the full report on romacivilmonitoring.eu and in stories

#digitalinclusion #digitaldivide #antigypsyism #digitalliteracy #digitalinfrastructure

Let us know your thoughts below! 👇

🚀 Exciting News ERGO Network is re-granting t

🚀 Exciting News

ERGO Network is re-granting to support its members through the EQUIP 2025 programme, funded by the EU’s CERV initiative. 💡

📋Three grant categories are open:

🔵 Research: Up to €4,000 to gather evidence on challenges Roma communities face.
 🟢 National Coalitions: Up to €5,000 to strengthen Roma civil society networks.
 🔴 Capacity-Building, Campaigning, Advocacy: Up to €10,000 for impactful projects.

🗓️ Deadline: 15 March 2025, 23:59 CET. 📩 Questions? Contact us at info@ergonetwork.org.
✨For more info check our website

🌍 ERGO Network: Empowering Roma Communities Acr

🌍 ERGO Network: Empowering Roma Communities Across the EU! 🌍

🔍 In 2023, ERGO Network awarded small grants to its members under the “Roma Equality, Inclusion and Participation 2024” programme, funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) of the European Commission.

📊 These initiatives, running from May to November 2024, focused on research, national coalitions, and advocacy & capacity-building, with 18 impactful projects across the EU. Let’s dive in! 👇

🔴 Research Initiatives - 3 research project

🟢 National Coalition Initiatives - 6 projects

🔵 Advocacy & Capacity-Building Initiatives - 9 projects

These 18 initiatives are helping to amplify Roma voices, create meaningful change, and empower communities across Europe.

We are grateful for our partners and the incredible impact they are making! 💪🌍

For more check our website!

👏Welcome Annamária! 🌱The ERGO Network Secr

👏Welcome Annamária!

🌱The ERGO Network Secretariat team is growing! Annamária Pšenková joined us this month as a Junior Communication Officer.

🌐Read more about Annamária Pšenková in her own words using the link in stories and on our website at ergonetwork.org

🚫ERGO Network is leaving X (former Twitter) F

🚫ERGO Network is leaving X (former Twitter)

From now on, we won’t be sharing any updates on X.

🚨 ERGO Network stands for meaningful connections and fighting for human rights offline and online. We now feel that X stopped being a safe space for expression. We want to stop contributing to its growth with our content and would encourage our audiences to engage with us on other platforms.

💬 But, of course, we are not reducing our online presence.
You can find us on all our socials and now also on Bluesky and Threads instead of X.

🌐 Let’s stay connected!

➡ Facebook: ERGONetwork
➡ LinkedIn: ERGO-Network
➡ Bluesky: ergonetwork.bsky.social
➡ Instagram and Threads: ergo.network

Thank you for staying with us online! ❤️

🌟Call for Applications: Anti-Bias Training to C

🌟Call for Applications: Anti-Bias Training to Combat Antigypsyism 🌟

The ERGO Network is seeking 2 (pro-)Roma civil society organisations to deliver and test ‘Anti-bias trainings’ using our training manual to tackle #antigypsyism among public servants or civil society representatives working with Roma.

📚 What’s in it for you?

✔️ A fee of €2,820 per organisation.
✔️ Coaching from ERGO Network to support impactful training delivery (if required).
✔️ Access to a detailed, step-by-step curriculum to promote equality, non-discrimination, and combat antigypsyism.

🎯 Training Objectives:

🟣 Develop an understanding of antigypsyism and its impact.
🟣 Gain knowledge of relevant legislation and how to apply it.
🟣 Build skills to challenge discrimination and foster inclusive policies.
🟣 Share experiences and best practices in addressing Roma discrimination.
🟣 Drive policy change by recognising antigypsyism as a root cause of inequalities for Roma communities.

📋 Key Details:

- Deliver a minimum of one full-day in-person training (10+ participants).
- Submit a report (agenda, photographs, participant list, etc.) by 30th October 2025.
- The fee covers all associated costs (e.g., catering, venue hire, travel).

📩 How to Apply:

Please send your application to info@ergonetwork.org by 22nd February 2025.

For more, check our website!

🎄✨ Season’s Greetings from ERGO Network! ✨🎄

As we wrap up another year, we want to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished together in 2024. 💪 This year has been one of growth, solidarity, and action.

Campaigning on EU Elections, coordinating Roma Week, and launching research on environmental racism and sustainable employment were just some of the elements of our work on combatting antigypsyism.

We amplified the voices of Roma refugees and supported those affected by natural disasters, and the support and collaboration with our members have been the driving force behind our work.💙

Together as a network, we strengthened partnerships and pushed for change both at the EU level and in Ukraine, Moldova, the United Kingdom, the Western Balkans and Türkiye. The treatment of Roma within a society reflects its fundamental values and commitment to justice and equality. So, we believe that society as a whole will gain by achieving true equality. 🌟

As we look to 2025, we are inspired by our members' and partners' resilience and commitment.

We wish you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season and a bright, hopeful New Year! 🕊️ Thank you for being part of our journey!

Warm regards,
The ERGO Network Team

Human Rights Day, celebrated annually on December

Human Rights Day, celebrated annually on December 10th, serves as a reminder of our shared commitment to upholding freedom, security, peace and justice, rights which are, unfortunately, unattainable for many, including the Roma community – the largest minority group in Europe.
On this #HumanRightsDay2024, we are launching the European Working Group on Antigypsyism and Transitional Justice for Roma.

Today, Roma NGOs and advocates call for transitional justice. This process acknowledges past wrongs and helps to heal the trauma caused by centuries of systemic racism to seek reparations, recognition of historical injustices, and the dismantling of the structural barriers that continue to hinder their social and economic inclusion.

The need for transitional justice is not only about rectifying the past; it is about addressing present-day discrimination that continues to affect Roma communities.

Many Roma continue to face obstacles in accessing education, healthcare, housing, and employment and are disproportionately affected by poverty and social exclusion.

Read more about it on our website

📢Would you like to learn more about the concept

📢Would you like to learn more about the concept of antigypsyism?

Or perhaps you have colleagues or organisations that would need this knowledge.

Then register NOW for our upcoming webinar!

Power of defining antigypsyism: Does a definition impact how we fight antigypsyism nationally?

📅Date: 3rd December, 2024
⏰Time: 14h40 – 16h30
💻Format: Online

#Antigypsyism remains a significant and deeply rooted issue across Europe, affecting the lives of millions within the Roma communities.

Despite various legal frameworks, policies, and commitments from national and European institutions, implementing impactful, coordinated actions is still lacking.

Key points of the event include:

➡️How can member states use European frameworks, such as the EU Roma Strategic Framework, to institutionalise antigypsyism responses?

➡️Gaps in current policies

➡️Empowering civil society organisations at the national level, enabling them to advocate effectively within their local contexts

Come and join us online for this event, where we will share and discuss practical advocacy techniques, successful case studies, and resources for collaboration with governmental and institutional bodies.

⬇️More information and LINK TO REGISTER in stories and on ergonetwork.org

Today, we meet our ERGO Network members in our Coo

Today, we meet our ERGO Network members in our Coordination Meeting for “Roma equality, inclusion and participation—EQUIP."

In addition to coordinating the work on the European Semester, the European Pillar of Social Rights, and other relevant EU social policy frameworks this time, this time, we focus on our strategy 2030+.

We also brainstorm the topic for the case studies 2025.

The programme is funded by the European Union. 🇪🇺💙

#EURoma2030

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