NATIONAL CONSULTANTS

National Coordinator

Christos Iliadis

Legal Consultants

Athens

Aikaterini Pournara

Alexandra Karagianni

 

Thessaloniki

Eleni-Akrivi Kappou

Georgios Tsiakalos

 

Xanthi

Ioannis Patzanakidis

Nikolaos Mondrinos

Facilitators

Athens

Christina Kokkoni

Yiannis Christou

 

Thessaloniki

Giannoula Magga

Marianna Dimou

 

Xanthi

Songkoul Ramadan Oglou

Maria Tzampazi

AWARENESS RAISING GATHERINGS                                                                                                 

Athens
 6 February 2020 / Women’s Detention Center, Eleonas, Thiva
  • Aim: Empowering Roma Women in Detention
  • 125 participants in total, out of which 120 were Roma women
 6 March 2020 / Attica
  • Event targeted to students at 6th Highschool in Piraeus
  • Topics: History of Women’s Day, challenges women face today, particular challenges Roma women and girls face and access to school and bullying
  • 145 participants in total, out of which 70 were women

Thessaloniki
 12 December 2019 / The Roma Holocaust event
  • Topics: The Roma genocide and the Roma Holocaust, the notion of “anty-gypsyism”, origins of Roma, etc.
  • 12 participants in total, out of which 9 were Roma (6 women)
 1 February 2020 / Interactive Session
  • Topic: The role and position of Roma Women in modern Greek society from their own viewpoint
  • 46 Roma participants in total, out of which 45 were women

12 May 2020 / Long-term unemployment and Roma women

  • 7 Roma women

Xanthi

 22 January 2020 / Drosero community
  • Topic: Launch of JUSTROM3, Women’s Rights in Drosero settlement
  • 13 Roma women 

INFO DAYS                                                                                                                                              

Athens
27 January 2020 / Municipal Roma Community Center, Chalandri Municipality
  • Topic: Information on the new framework of JUSTROM3 programme and provision of legal information concerning issues of the participants
  • 5 Roma participants in total, out of which 4 were women
9 March 2020, Informative Day in cooperation with the Extended Municipal Support Center of Keratsini and Drapetsona
  • Participants: Mediator of Municipal Roma Community Center, Mr Georgios Konstantinou, and Municipal Roma Support Center Staff
  • 16 participants in total, out of which 8 were Roma (6 women)

Thessaloniki
27 February 2020 / Women Association of Dendropotamos, Dendropotamos, Thessaloniki
  • Topic: Open Discussion about the Social Services provided by the Municipality
  • Key-note speaker: Mr Lazaros Kyrizoglou, Mayor of Municipality of Ampelokipi-Menemeni
  • 18 participants in total, out of which 16 were Roma (14 women) 

ROMA WOMEN MENTORING SESSIONS                                                                                             

Athens
  • 15 April 2020 / European and International institutions, 3 Roma women
  • 21 April 2020 / Introduction to JUSTROM3, humans’ rights-based approach and Roma participation, 4 Roma women
  • 24 April 2020 / Human Rights (online), 4 Roma women

Назад Public awareness regarding Roma issues during COVID-19 pandemic on radio programme and newspaper in Greece

©Photo credit: JUSTROM Greece

©Photo credit: JUSTROM Greece

On Sunday 12 April 2020, the national coordinator of JUSTROM Greece, Mr Christos Iliadis, together with the legal consultant, Ms Alexandra Karagianni, participated in a radio programme run by the Hellenic League of Human Rights, the oldest and most prestigious human rights organisation in Greece, and hosted in the municipal radio station of Athens that covers the entire Attica region.

 

The discussion took place on the occasion of the International Roma day, and developments regarding COVID-19 and the Roma were discussed.

I had the chance to describe in brief lines the intervention of JUSTROM, to talk about the main problems Roma face during the pandemic based on our experience and to highlight the fact that there is a small Roma “civic society” that has taken the lead inside the Roma settlements during this time and has provided guidance and hope to the rest of the Roma, says Mr Christos Iliadis.

 

Shares and reactions in social media by the president of EllanPasse prove that several Roma heard the interview. It was the most listened programme among all series available via mixcloud after the live programme. The interview can be heard here.

Another action towards raising awareness concerning the situation of Roma during COVID-19 pandemic is the interview Mr Christos Iliadis gave in a newspaper that is amongst the 8 top-selling nationwide for its edition of 18 April 2020. The interview appeared on the main page, together with the one granted by Ms Alexandra Karagianni and the president of the Panhellenic Confederation of Greek Roma, Mr Vassilis Pantzos.

"I took this opportunity to refer to the special challenges Roma without a proper home face during a time governed by a policy of “staying home”, the need to develop policies that secure access of Roma to basic needs, and the responsibility local authorities have. Finally, the fact that this pandemic shows that access to rights and equal opportunities should be again at the center of the agenda."

Athens, Greece 12-18 April 2020
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