On Sunday, April 3rd, starting with 9 AM, Policy Center for Roma and Minorities together with UISP (Unione Italiana Sport per Tutti) organizes in Bucharest the “Vivicitta” cross race, under the “United by sport” slogan.
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The friendly football match organized on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination finished with the score of 4-4. Each participant ”scored” in the effort to raise awareness about the issues of racism, discrimination and violence.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Policy Center for Roma and Minorities, the Romanian Football Federation, The National Council for Combating Discrimination (NCCD) and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Bucharest organize a friendly football match on Sunday, the 20th of March. The participants include representatives of the diplomatic corps commissioned at Bucharest and popular names from the Romanian civil society and media.
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Mr. Kurt Vollebaek – High Commissioner on National Minorities from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) – participated at a round table with representatives of the civil society sector dealing with Roma issues. The discussion took place at the Alternative Education Club within School no. 136 in Ferentari (Bucharest) and focused on the Situation of Roma in Romania: Challenges to Integration.
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Policy Center for Roma and Minorities, with support from the European Union, launches the second call for internship positions for young Roma professionals. As part of the European pilot awareness raising campaign REACT – Make Europe a better place for Roma, Policy Center invests in young Roma who are interested in the fields of active citizenship, development, education, social inclusion and Roma communities.
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December 23, 2010 – The Romanian Basketball Federation together with Policy Center for Roma and Minorities organized the 3rd International FIBA Minibasketball Tournament under the logo “Love basketball! No racism! No violence!“. The tournament (21st – 23rd of December) was part of “REACT! Make Europe an equal place for Roma” campaign and was done in partnership with The National Authority for Sport and Youth.
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On December 17, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has organized the Christmas Tree Party. Over a hundred children have enjoyed the music and the company of elves, fairies and the Santa Claus.
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In September 2010, Romanian majority MP Silviu Prigoana (PDL) submitted a legislative initiative to change the designation of Roma people in official documents to „tigan”. While the press agency Mediafax reported government support for the initiative on 2 December, the Chamber of Deputies might vote on the proposal after its Human Rights Committee issue an opinion on 14 December 2010.
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Policy Center for Roma and Minorities organized the debate “Roma ghettoes – between economic migration and criminality” at School 136 in Bucharest. The goal of the debate was to encourage an open discussion on issues like poverty, active inclusion, good governance and changing negative attitudes
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Last night’s friendly match between Italy and Romania was marred by some racist incidents; these were reported widely by international media, including the BBC. Unfortunately, the media reports missed an important step forward in the fight against racism in the stadiums: the game opened with players of both teams together holding a huge banner which read Love football no violence no racism. The initiative involved both Italian and Romanian football federations
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