Several activities are jointly realized with our transnational partner Autonomia Foundation from Hungary. Among these activities are the following: reciprocal visits to project partners (including the organization of a visit for approximately 20 Roma persons from Timisoara), and also writing up a report on best practices regarding the promotion of access of Roma in the labor market (link to Activities and results. Research, studies, analysis. Studies of best practices in access on labor market). However, these activities comprise also the editing and publishing of a journal of Roma women. The magazine intends to provide a transnational space for information exchange regarding Roma women’s activism in various countries, but also regarding the presence of women in the public space, and for the analysis of their problems.

Exchanging best practices

The exchange of best practices includes two activities: the mutual visits (of the partner organizations and also of a group of approximately 20 persons from Roma communities from Timisoara in places where the transnational partner of the project has already managed programs in the domain of access to labor market, including the creation of jobs); the analysis of the national and international level best practices in the domain of increasing the access on labor market (link to reports on best practices).

Meeting Hungarian partners in June 2010

On 28-30 June 2010 project beneficiaries visited our transnational partner in Hungary. The meeting took place in the frame of the project "EQUALITY THROUGH DIFFERENCE. ROMA WOMEN’S ACCESS ON THE LABOUR MARKET”.

20 beneficiaries attended the meeting; 10 women and 10 young Roma who were previously selected as support or resource individuals in the project. The selection of beneficiaries aimed to maximize the efficiency of the exchange of experience. As such, we selected persons from both urban and rural areas, persons who will be future promoters of the principle of equal opportunities in their communities of origin.

The program began on June 28 when the delegation composed of project team members and the 20 beneficiaries travelled to Budapest to Autonomia Foundation’s place. There, they held the first activity comprised in the visit’s agenda: presentation of the partner’s successful programs regarding the integration of Roma in the labor market.

“NEVI SARA KALI. Roma Women’s Journal. Revista Femeilor Rome. Romane Ӡuvleanqe Ӡurnalo”

Journal-Nevi-Sara-Kali-01-2009.pdf

Journal-Nevi-Sara-Kali-02-2010.pdf

The journal addresses the complex and complicated issue of “Roma women” at the intersection of their geopolitical position, ethnicity, social and economic status and age with the aim to represent the socio-cultural diversity of the European Roma women, seen in their immediate communities, and in the context of their relationship with both Roma men and non-Roma women. Crucial for us is the understanding of how they are subjected to multiple and intersectional discrimination, but also how they are acting as powerful agencies by fighting for the betterment of the society within which they live, and for enhancing their own condition, as well as the condition of other subordinated and disadvantaged social categories. The journal publishes in English, Romanian and Romani (with English abstracts) texts written in different genres, produced by scholars and activists. Scientific analysis of 15-20 pages, essays of 3-5 pages, shorter articles presenting different associations and organizations involving Roma women from Europe and projects related to our subject, interviews, book reviews, as well as brief announcements regarding upcoming events (conferences, festivals, seminars etc.), information on future plans, search for partnerships, publications or on other concerns. By this our aim is to support the networking across Europe among activists and academics committed to our joint cause.

The editorial board of the journal consists of:

Founding editors: Letiţia Mark, Enikő Magyari-Vincze;

International bord: Gabriel Andreescu (National School of Political and Administrative Sciences, Bucharest, Romania), Nicoleta Biţu (Romani Criss, Bucharest), Ethel Brooks (Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA), Barbara Einhorn (University of Sussex, Brighton, England), Csilla Farkas (European Roma Rights Centre, Budapest, Hungary), Paloma Gay y Blasco (University of St Andrews, Scotland), Iulia Haşdeu (Certificat de Formation Continue Etudes Genre, Pont d'Arve, Genève, Switzerland), Tímea Junghaus (Roma Culture Initiative, Open Society Institute, Budapest), Marlene Kadar (York University, Toronto, Canada), Angéla Kóczé (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Polgar Foundation, Hungary), Éva Judit Kovács (Pecs University, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Austrian Academy of Sciences), Csilla Könczei (Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania), Isabela Mihalache (Roma Participation Program. Open Society Institute, Budapest), Ovidiu Pecican (Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj), Frances Pine (Goldsmith College University of London, United Kingdom), Joanna Regulska (Rutgers University), Ann Snitow(New School University, New York), Michael Stewart (University College London, United Kingdom);

Associated editors: Hajnalka Harbula, Crina Morteanu, Raluca Pop;

Managing editors: Noémi Magyari, Larisa Poşircă; Design: Adina Surdu;

English translation: Gyula Kozák;

Romani translation: Carmen Marcu.