Isaac Blake represented the Romani Cultural and Arts Company at the DIKH HE NA BISTER – Roma Genocide Remembrance Initiative 2018
Krakow/Auschwitz (Poland), 29th July – 4th August 2018
Around the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on 2 August 2018, about 250 young Roma and non-Roma gathered from across Europe in Krakow and Auschwitz-Birkenau for the unique youth event “Dikh he na bister” (Look and don’t forget).
The Roma Genocide Remembrance Initiative aimed to raise awareness among young Europeans, civil society and decision-makers about the Roma Genocide, as well as about the mechanisms of anti-gypsyism in a challenging context of rising racism, hate speech and extremism in Europe. Through this initiative, Roma youth advocated for the official recognition of 2 August as the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day to pay homage to the victims, heroes and survivors, while strengthening identity through a deep knowledge of the past.
ternYpe International Roma Youth Network aimed to empower young Roma to have a voice and become key agents of change, while fostering solidarity among young people. The organisation held a strong vision to create change across Europe. Young Roma and non-Roma believed that a European culture based on respect, dialogue, human rights and equal opportunities could be built together. “Dikh He Na Bister” strongly followed its mission of creating space for young people to become active citizens through empowerment, mobilisation, self-organisation and participation.
Please download the delegate pack from the DIKH HE NA BISTER: