Roma Queer Community: Pathways to Visibility, Representation and Belonging

Join us for a panel discussion that centers the voices and experiences of queer Roma community navigating intersecting identities. This event creates space to confront structural and social barriers while starting a conversation on how we can collectively push for visibility, representation, and belonging.

Guests

  • Alba (she/her): Roma feminist and antiracist advocate from Spain. Co-founder of the Feminist Collective of Romani Gender Experts, Alba works to decolonize knowledge and amplify intersectional racial justice.
     
  • Ana (she/her): LGBTQ+ human rights monitor at the European Roma Rights Centre, trans activist, and drag artist from Serbia. Ana highlights the unique challenges of LGBTQI+ Roma through grassroots work.
     
  • Jaetta (she/her): With decades of experience addressing social exclusion, Jaetta advocates for Roma human rights in Belgium through activism and community-building.
     
  • Aldessa (she/her): Feminist and intersectional DJ using music to amplify Roma culture, decolonize beats, and challenge the status quo on the dance floor.

Program

18:30 – 19:30 | Panel discussion
19:30 – 20:00 | Q&A
20:00 – 21:00 | DJ set by Aldessa

This event invites you to listen, reflect, and take action towards meaningful participation. 

More information about the event here.