Intersectional Discrimination and Racism Against Racialised Minorities in Europe
Venue: European Parliament, Brussels Room SPINELLI 3H1
Host: MEP Evin Incir, S&D
Date: 10 April 2025
Time: 09:00 – 11:00
Venue: European Parliament, Building Spinelli Room 3H1
Draft agenda
09:00 – 09:20 | Opening Remarks
Chair: Isabela Mihalache, Senior Policy Officer, ERGO Network
- MEP Evin Incir, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, S&D, Sweden
- Cerasela Banica, Secretary of State, Equality Body, Romania,
- Vanessa Kabuta, Policy Coordinator, Anti-racism and Roma Coordination Unit, DG Justice, European Commission
09:20 – 09:35 | Keynote Address: Addressing Intersectionality in Europe
- Key Speaker:
- Nyanchama Okemwa, Chair European Network Against Racism
09:35 – 10:10 | Panel Discussion: Discrimination in the Workplace and Beyond
- Moderator: Amana Ferro, ERGO Network
- Speakers:
- Jessica Machacova, European Anti-Poverty Network
- Simona Torotcoi, Global Forum of Communities Discriminated on Work and Descent
10:10 – 10:50 | Intersectionality in Communities: Statelessness, Migration, Segregation, Infringements, Police Violence, and Barriers to Justice
- Moderator: Jonathan Lee, European Roma Rights Centre
- Speakers:
- Dr. Guillermo Ruiz, Executive director of MIA
- Chris Nash, Director, European Network on Statelessness
- Dr Emmanuel Achiri, European Network Against Racism
10:50 – 11:00 | Closing Remarks: Building Stronger Bridges Between Communities and EU Policies on Equality
Chair: Isabela Mihalache, Senior Policy Officer, ERGO Network
- Speaker:
- Cristi Mihalache, Chief Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues, OSCE ODIHR
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