Your Hour by Hour Guide to April 8th

PROUD ROMA SELFIE VIRTUAL FLASHMOB

When: April 8, 2021, 9.00 (CET)

Where: Your own social media account

How you can get involved: Use your social media account to start your day in the right way by striking a Romani power pose in a well-known location where you live. Use a flag or simply a raised fist of Romani Resistance. Best pictures get free merchandise! Selfies are shared on proudroma.org website and Twitter, Insta and Facebook feeds throughout the day. For more details see: https://proudroma.org/main-page/strike-a-pose/

hosted by: European Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC)

LAUNCH OF VIBER STICKERS ROMANO DIVE

When: April 8, 2021, 9.00 (CET)

Where: https://www.facebook.com/KOSINT2020

How you can get involved: By downloading the stickers on Viber

Why you should attend: Congratulate the Roma community with stickers!

hosted by: KOSINT

OPEN HOUSE AT ERIAC SERBIA

When: April 8, 2021, 10.00-14.00 (CET)

Where: ERIAC Serbia Office, Majke Jevrosime 51, Belgrade

hosted by: European Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC)

ONLINE PREMIERE OF THE TALE OF EUROPE’S STOLEN CHILDREN

When: April 8, 2021, 11.00 (CET)

Where: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8P2EDKpKbo

Why you should attend: Meet a new animated Romani heroine that fuses the adventurism of Dora the Explorer with the attitude of Black Panther.

Starring Roma actor Alina Serban, written and directed by Romani journalist Jake Bowers, animated by Sarah Gomes Harris ,and produced by the European Roma Rights Centre.

POETRY BY KOSOVAN ROMA WRITER KUJTIM PACAKU

When: April 8, 2021, 12.00 (CET)

Where: https://www.facebook.com/KOSINT2020

How you can get involved: Share poetry or other significant literary work from Roma writers in the comments section

hosted by: KOSINT

INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF BELA PUCZI SQUARE

When: April 8, 2021, 14.00 (CET)

Where: Nyugati Square, Budapest

How you can get involved: Join the ceremony and celebrate this important step towards Roma cultural recognition

hosted by: Idetartozunk Association

ROMAMOMA LIBRARY

When: April 8, 2021, 14.00 (CET)

Where: www.eriac.org/RomaMoma

Why you should attend: The RomaMoma Digital Museum blog is publishing the bibliography for Roma contemporary art today. The library is a site-specific traveling installation, currently featured at the RESIST! Exhibition in Cologne, Germany. http://rjm-resist.de/en/resist-en/

hosted by:  European Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC)

ERIAC GENERAL ASSEMBLY

When: April 8, 2021, 17:30-18:30 (CET)

Where: Zoom event

Who is taking part: ERIAC associate membership

hosted by: European Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC)

ROMANISTAN: WE ARE HERE! LIVE TALK

When: April 8, 2021, 18.00 (CET)

Where: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETO1tEc46wI

Why you should attend: Join a live talk about about the power of art and the emancipation movement of Europe’s largest minority with Ágnes Daróczi, Delaine Le Bas, Grattan Puxon and Zeljko Jovanovic, moderated by Esra Küçük.

hosted by Romanistan

CEREMONIAL ACADEMY: ROMA WHO MADE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

When: April 8, 2021, 18:00 (CET)

Where: Facebook live-stream open for all from the National Theater in Belgrade, Serbia, stage “Rasa Plaovic”: https://www.facebook.com/events/289373742809747/

Why you should attend: Find out how Roma made the world a better place

For more information, please visit: https://www.rcc.int/romaintegration2020/news/349/ceremonial-academy-roma-who-made-the-world-a-better-place

The event is sponsored and c0-organised by the Regional Cooperation Council Roma Integration project.

PROUD ROMA FREE EUROPE LIVE STREAM

When: April 8, 2021, 18.00 (CET)

Where: https://www.facebook.com/PlatformaAresel and the Mahala Show Facebook page

Why you should attend: Meet some of our activists and hear why they are proud to be Roma and what they pledge to do for their community.

How you can get involved: Call in live during the show via 0736196769 and let your voice be heard!

hosted by Aresel

PROUD ROMA IN A FREE MACEDONIA LIVE TALK

When: April 8, 2021, 18:00 (CET)

Where: Streamed on Avaja and Romaversitas North Macedonia Facebook pages

Who is taking part: Romaversitas students and alumni

Why you should attend: Meet a new generation of young Roma – future leaders of the Roma movement

hosted by Avaja and Romaversitas North Macedonia

Poster: https://tinyurl.com/yek82j2v

HOW DID APRIL 8 COME ABOUT? ONLINE DISCUSSION

When: April 8, 2021, 18:00 (CET)

Where: https://www.facebook.com/avaja.org

Who is taking part: Daniel Petrovski and Suad Skenderi

Poster: https://tinyurl.com/uaznjvtv

STREAM: ROMA ARMEE

When : April 8, 2021, 19:30 (CET)

Where: Gorki Stream at dringeblieben.de/videos/roma-armee

Why you should attend: 8th of April is Romaday! For this occasion, the classic ROMA ARMEE play will be free of charge and available from 8 April 2021 19:30 for 24hrs with English and Romani subtitles.
It will also be broadcast on the channels of Romanistan as part of the Jubilee World Romani Congress – ROMADAY live stream and streamed during ERIAC’s “Roma Youth: Together for Emancipation and Empowerment” youth conference.
hosted by Maxim Gorki Theater

REDI SERBIA ROUND TABLE, ROMA BUSINESS CLUB

When : April 8, 2021 19:00 (CET)

Where: https://www.facebook.com/events/4171311562902805

Who is taking part: REDI Team Serbia and Roma entrepreneurs from Serbia

Why you should attend: It will be an open discussion about challenges and perspectives on economic empowerment of Roma entrepreneurs

How you can get involved: Like the event, Share it, Hit ‘attend’ or ‘interested’, join the live broadcast

hosted by: Roma Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (REDI) Serbia

ROMA FLAGS AND LEAFLETS DISTRIBUTION

When: April 8, 2021

Where: Romania, Macedonia, Serbia and Bulgaria

Who is taking part: REDI team from four countries (RO, MK, RS, BG) in partnership with local NGOs (Aresel, Avaja)

How you can get involved: Share the articles on Facebook and other social media platforms

hosted by: Roma Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (REDI) RO, MK, RS, BG in partnership with Aresel and Avaja