Deadline Extended: Chachipe Map Photo Contest
Deadline: January 15, 2012
Chachipe Map seeks nonstereotypical photographs that show Roma and non-Roma living together, and that approach topics in an open manner and even employ radically new perspectives. Please note that the entry deadline has been extended to January 15, 2012.

About This Initiative
The Roma Initiatives focus primarily on improving the social, political, and economic situation of Roma populations in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans region.

EU Member States Must Not Let Euro Zone Crisis Weaken Commitments to Roma
Press Release
November 8, 2011
George Soros and members of the European Parliament gathered in Brussels to encourage member states to stand firm behind an agreed blueprint for ending discrimination against the Roma and improving their educational, housing, and employment opportunities and access to quality health care.

Call for Applications: Romedia Foundation Internship
Deadline: November 30, 2011
With the support of the Open Society Roma Initiatives, the Romedia Foundation in Budapest announces a call for applications for a six-month internship beginning in January 2012.

Finding My True Identity
Ivan Dimitrov
January 5, 2012
blog BLOG  
Growing up, I was never sure of my identity. As the adopted son of ethnically Bulgarian parents, I was afraid of what others might think if I told them I was Roma. Attending Barvalipe helped me understand who I was.

Breakfast on the Bus
Jack Greenberg and Gwendolyn Albert
December 5, 2011
blog BLOG  
Ending the segregation of Roma children into separate and unequal schools sometimes requires a fleet of buses.

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