MINELRES: Fwd: AdvocacyNet: New Roma women network

Wed Apr 16 10:11:41 2003

Original sender: Teresa Crawford <[email protected]>

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Issue 7 - March/April 2003
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* INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS

ROMA: New network brings Roma women together from West and East Europe

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NEW INTERNATIONAL ROMA WOMEN'S NETWORK ATTRACTS ATTENTION

Roma women from 18 European countries have launched a new network, the
International Roma Women's Network (IRWN), to lobby governments for
better living conditions and to fight for Roma women's rights.

The new network was launched on March 8 - International Women's day -
and is the first that brings together Roma women's groups from West as
well as Eastern Europe. The IRWN has drafted a charter, and established
an informal committee of five women from Sweden, England, Bulgaria,
Macedonia and Rumania. The Advocacy Project recently conducted two days
of training for the IRWN committee at the Council of Europe (Strasbourg,
France).

* The IRWN charter can be read in English and Romanes at
http://www.romawomen.org/

* For more information contact the IRWN president Soraya Post:
[email protected]

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