Campaigns `made by ERGO`
Typical Roma?
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`Typical Roma?` is an international campaign which addresses stigmatization and stereotypes as root causes of social exclusion. NGOs from Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova participated in the campaign.
One of the most visible actions of `Typical Roma?` was the election of the `Most Roma-friendly Mayor` in the five participating countries. These Mayors were invited to the Roma Summit in Córdoba in April 2010, where they were awarded.
The participants in the campaign produced a so-called Black & White Book, with positive and negative stories about Roma inclusion. You can download the Black and White Book here.
The campaign managed to mobilise many young Roma. Here you can find more information about `Typical Roma?´.
Racism beats the game
ERGO is very active in campaigns against discrimnination and anti-gypsyism, like the `Racism breaks the game´ campaign. The campaign combatted stereotypes and prejudices in football and involved many well-known people, such as Romanian football player Banel Nicolita. The former Dutch Deputy Minister on European Affairs, Mr. Frans Timmermans, also participated. Some ERGO members initiated similar activities in their countries, like a football game in Slovakia in Macedonia.
During the `Run against racism and discrimination` campaign, 900 people participated in a run through Bucharest. The event was organised by ERGO, the Italian Union `Sports for All´ and OSI. Many famous Italian and Romanian sportsmen participated, such as Daniel Prodan (former Romanian football player) and Daniele Masala (Italian gold medal winner at the 1984 Olympics).
Against fingerprinting
In 2008, ERGO participated in a spontaneous `fingerprinting campaign`, after Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi ordered the Italian police to register Roma and take their fingerprints. ERGO joined in this campaign, among others by participating in the first Roma Summit in 2008 in Brussels, wearing t-shirts with a fingerprint and the slogan ´against ethnic profiling`.
This event gave a huge boost to the debate on the position of Roma in Europe and kept the European Union alert on paying attention to the position of Roma.
