BAXT – photography exhibition at MO Museum in Vilnius
The latest photographs from the BAXT project, which has been documenting the life of Lithuanian Roma community for 20 years, made by the artist Andrew Miksys are presented in this exhibition for the first time. Andrew Miksys met all the people in the portraits in two decades of traveling all over Lithuania – from Vilnius […]
Congratulations to the Roma community on International Roma Day
The International Roma Day is celebrated on April 8. International Roma Day was declared in 1971. at the World Roma Congress in London, where an international organization representing Roma people “Union Romai International” was set up. The day was officially announced in 1990 at the Fourth World Roma Congress in Poland. To commemorate Roma Day, […]
An educational cycle of events for Roma youth using a theatrical approach
On March 14, 2022, an educational cycle of events aimed at strengthening the citizenship and social skills of Roma youth using theater methods was organized by the organized by the European Commission-funded project “Lithuanian Roma Platforms – going local (Part 5)” and the Vilnius City Branch of the Lithuanian Falcon Union “Help to Fit”. The aim […]
An educational event for Roma youth to commemorate the restoration of Lithuania’s independence
An educational event to promote the citizenship of Roma youth on the occasion of the restoration of Lithuania’s independence, organized by the European Commission-funded project “Lithuanian Roma Platforms – going local (Part 5)” and the Vilnius City Branch of the Lithuanian Falcon Union “Help to Fit”, occured on March 10, 2022. The event was dedicated […]
Presentation of the Lithuanian Roma Oral History Archive
On February 9, 2022 the presentation of the unique project “Archive of Lithuanian Oral History of the Roma” will take place in Martynas Mažvydas Library in Vilnius. During the project, researchers from Lithuania and other countries, experts in the Roma language and history collected ethnographic material about the Lithuanian Roma community, memories of the war, […]
Roma girls empowerment event
A thematic event for strengthening gender equality and strengthening the self-esteem of Roma girls, organized by the European Commission-funded project “Lithuanian Roma Platforms – going local (Part 5)” and the Vilnius City Branch of the Lithuanian Falcon Union “Help to Fit”, occured on January 27, 2022. Various tasks were performed during the event. There was […]
Roma youth empowerment event
An event for the Roma youth empowerment through culture, funded by the European Commission and organized by the project “Lithuanian Roma Platform – going local (Part 5)” and the Vilnius City Branch of the Lithuanian Facony Union “Help to Fit” occurred on 26th of January, 2022. The event featured a screening of the “Queen of […]
Meeting with Jonava district municipality
On the 12 of January, 2022 the meeting with Jonava city municipality occured. This meeting was organized by the project “Lithuanian Roma Platforms – going local part 5” which is funded by European Comission. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Department of National Minorities under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, Jonava […]
Meeting of representatives and intermediaries of Roma organizations
A meeting of representatives of Roma non-governmental organizations, organizations working in the field of Roma and the mediators of the project “Lithuanian Roma Platform – going local part 5” working in Vilnius and Kybartai occurred on 7th of December. The meeting took place at the Department of National Minorities under the Government of the Republic […]
Romani women seminar in Marijampolė
On 25th of November Marijampolė town will host a seminar “Gender Equality and Equal Rights improving the situation of Romani women” organized by the European Commission – funded project “Lithuanian Roma Platforms – going local part 5” together with the Department of National Minorities of the Republic of Lithuania and the Marijampolė County Women’s Activity […]