Conference

The Romani language stands at the heart of Roma identity, community belonging, and social participation. In the context of European and global migration, its role becomes even more significant: it is both a marker of heritage and a living tool of communication that unites Roma across borders and dialects.   The European Roma Institute for...

ERIAC Serbia (European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture Serbia), with the support of Mokrin House, invites young people (ages 16–35) to apply for the Digital Literacy Bootcamp, taking place October 16–18, 2025. This initiative reflects our commitment to social responsibility, solidarity, and allyship with the Roma community in building a more inclusive society. The...

The 20th meeting of the Council of Europe Dialogue with Roma and Traveller civil society (Concept note) is scheduled to take place on 23-24 September 2025 in hybrid format, in Strasbourg and online, and it will focus on the social rights of Roma and Travellers, as highlighted by the European Committee on Social Rights (ECSR)...

As part of Roma Week 2025, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), in partnership with the European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network (ERGO), is proud to co-organise a high-level event at the European Parliament focusing on the urgent need for Roma history and culture to be meaningfully included in national school curricula across...

Call for Participants – Regional Training on Recognising and Combating Antigypsyism15–16 April 2025 | Online   The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture Serbia (ERIAC Serbia), in cooperation with the Regional School of Public Administration (ReSPA), is pleased to announce the Regional Training on Recognising and Combating Antigypsyism, which will take place online, on...

5th International Conference – Safeguarding Romani Language to be Held at the Council of Europe, Strasbourg   Day 1 Livestream (November 5th) : https://shorturl.at/ssdfI  Day 2 Livestream (November 6th): https://shorturl.at/G2Wus    The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), in partnership with the Council of Europe’s Roma and Travellers Division and the Division of...

Roma consider themselves as an integral part of Ukrainian society, the diversity of which presents a unique cluster of European culture that has to be safeguarded and promoted. Roma in Ukraine have their own exclusive cultural heritage that have been safeguarded internally by the communities for centuries despite persecution, genocides and wars or globalization or...

How can societies bolster themselves in times of change in order to find answers to climate change, sustainability, political unrest, war, migration or economic development processes? Is resilience a necessary key factor on the path toward transformation?   We are pleased to share that Timea Jungahus, the Executive Director of ERIAC, will deliver a keynote...

We are overjoyed to be part of this year of MARCHÉ DU FILM CONFERENCES with impACT x Think Film Impact Production ǀ ROMA: What Happens Now?   Join us here in Plage des Palmes (Croisette, Goeland) on May 19, 2023, 16:00 – 17:00 (GMT+2) with the Chairman and the Executive Director of ERIAC, Zeljko Jovanovic...

    We are pleased to share that Tímea Junghaus, executive director of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), will take part in the panel discussion, Decolonizing Institutions: The Responsibility of Representation, among other participants Angéla Kóczé (CEU, Romani Studies Program), Renan Laru-an (SAVVY Contemporary, Berlin), Dr. Zsolt Sári (ICOM Hungary) moderated...

  Racism, Justice, Environment: Critical Approaches in Romani Studies and Beyond   The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) in cooperation with The Romani Studies Program and the Environmental and Social Justice Action Research Group at Central European University, the Roma Program at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University,...

PUBLIC DISCUSSION: Peripheries Unite! Cultural resistance, social justice and the potential of alliances across movements in Europe*   16 May 2023 | 18h00  ERIAC Berlin, Reinhardtstrasse 41-43   Participants: Emilia Roig, author and scholar, director of the Centre for Intersectional Justice. Tayo Awosusi-Onutor, singer and activist, Board of Directors of RomaniPhen. Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka, anthropologist, author...

Call for papers   International Academic Conference “Racism and Romani Studies” September 14-15, 2023 West University of Timisoara   Despite the recent recognition of the role racism plays in the exclusion of Roma and the relatively large consensus that combating anti-Roma racism/antigypsyism is key for achieving equality, the academic contributions to the topic remain at...

Racism, Justice, Environment: Critical Approaches in Romani Studies and Beyond    Call for Papers Date:                                     June 1-2, 2023   Deadline:                             February 26, 2023   Venue:                                  Central European University, Vienna and online   The Romani Studies Program and the Environmental and Social Justice Action Research Group at Central European University, the Roma Program...

On November 5, the World Day of Romani Language, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is organizing the Third International Conference “Safeguarding Our Romani Language”, in partnership with the Intercultural Institute Timisoara and West University Timisoara, under the auspices of the Timisoara – European Capital of Culture 2023.        ...

Widen European access to cultural communities via Europeana    WEAVE – Widen European Access to cultural communities Via Europeana project aims to develop a framework to link the tangible and intangible heritage of cultural communities, safeguarding the rich and invaluable cultural heritage which they represent. In particular, the project will aggregate over 5,000 new high-quality...

Widen European access to cultural communities via Europeana    WEAVE – Widen European Access to cultural communities Via Europeana project aims to develop a framework to link the tangible and intangible heritage of cultural communities, safeguarding the rich and invaluable cultural heritage which they represent. In particular, the project will aggregate over 5,000 new high-quality...

    Roma and Memorialization: Advancing Recognition and Remedy for the Dark Chapters of the Past and their Impact on the Present Date: 15 September 2022 Time: 9:00h – 18:00h Webinar Registration Link The UN Human Rights Office Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section (OHCHR IPMS), in collaboration with the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues,...