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Romani Feminism

Discover the origins, the history and the feminist personalities of the romaní people

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Our Roots

The origins of Europe's largest ethnic minority.

The History of the Romani Women

Revealing the leading role of the roma women.

FEMINIST PERSONALITIES

Sandra Jayat

Sandra Jayat

Poet, novelist, singer and painter. At the age of 15 she flees from the marriage that her parents had imposed on her. She arrived in Paris where she began to paint for a living. Manouche Herbs, her first collection of poems, appeared in 1961, illustrated by Jean Cocteau.
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Sandra Jayat

Poet, novelist, singer and painter. At the age of 15 she flees from the marriage that her parents had imposed on her. She arrived in Paris where she began to paint for a living. Manouche Herbs, her first collection of poems, appeared in 1961, illustrated by Jean Cocteau.

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Other personalities
Other personalities

Sandra Jayat

Poet, novelist, singer and painter. At the age of 15 she flees from the marriage that her parents had imposed on her. She arrived in Paris where she began to paint for a living. Manouche Herbs, her first collection of poems, appeared in 1961, illustrated by Jean Cocteau.

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Other personalities

The Manifesto of Romani Feminism

We aspire to create a new world without patriarchy, with the liberation of roma, black, muslim, arab women from all corners of the earth, of all colors and religions, and all racialized women, so they can fully develop their rights as women and citizens.

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Our projects

Adult schools for inclusion in the diversity of roma women

The inclusion of young roma women through nonformal education

Inclusion in diversity schools
Dynamics of the participating organisations
La Mochila
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Health mediators project

The project started during the 1990s in Romania. It was the first after the communist period which targeted Rromani women.

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First Congress on Romani Feminism

On November 17 and 18, 2017, the Asociación Gitanas Feministas por la Diversidad organized in Madrid, Spain, the First Congress on Romani Feminism.

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Rromani Women's Gala

The Rromani Women's Gala was a voluntary based feminist initiative, started by four Rromani and non-Rromani women in 2011 in Romania.

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Health mediators project

The project started during the 1990s in Romania. It was the first after the communist period which targeted Rromani women.

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First Congress on Romani Feminism

On November 17 and 18, 2017, the Asociación Gitanas Feministas por la Diversidad organized in Madrid, Spain, the First Congress on Romani Feminism.

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Rromani Women's Gala

The Rromani Women's Gala was a voluntary based feminist initiative, started by four Rromani and non-Rromani women in 2011 in Romania.

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Multiple discrimination

This legal concept was for the first time introduced in Romanian legislation in 2006.

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