WUNRN
http://www.romawoman.org/?page=mission
Roma Women – Speak Out! Be the Change!
We are Roma women who wish to build a
movement powered by us Roma women to shape our own image and empower ourselves
and our communities as we share our experiences, our view of current issues,
our vision of the future. For the very first time, modern communication
technologies are giving us the chance to build a virtual space for our own
self-representation and make connections, wherever we are. It is up to us to
speak out and be the change!
We work together to make our
lives and our communities stronger! Our own strength ensures that our children
can grow up healthy, ready to learn and proud.
As members, we all want:
- to challenge centuries-old
stereotypes about who we are and the image we have in the mainstream media
- to create a sustainable
network of Roma women activists
- to create the conditions
for effective advocacy of issues related to Roma women
- to create a vision of the
future for Roma youth which stresses the opportunities offered by social
activism to increase self-empowerment and community empowerment
- to bring current answers to the
dilemma of academic success in majority societies having the potential to
undermine Roma identity
- to disseminate a complex
picture of Roma history and cultural survival
- to bring young Roma women
towards admitting to their Roma identity and ultimately increase their
self-confidence
- to expand our vision worldwide
and build links with other minority women networks and organizations so we
can learn from each other
- to build bridges between the
young voters, decision makers and consumers of the future, women, men,
wherever we belong.
- to make our voices heard.
