Invitation: June 8th event, London School of Economics, 6:30 pm
You are warmly invited to a panel discussion on Citizens or Denizens? The
future 'integration' of Romanies in the European Union
in association with the Central London Europe Group (CLEG) and the LSE Praxis
Society (Department of Sociology)
You are advised to arrive 20-30 minutes early in order to maximise your
chances of gaining entry to the event
Keynote Address: Baroness Sarah Ludford, MEP
Speakers: Barbora Bukovska, Angela Kocze, Martin Kovats and Florina Zoltan
Moderator: Nidhi Trehan, LSE-Sociology
Date and time: 6.30pm, Thursday June 8, 2006
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building LSE (Houghton Street)
Abstract:
Did you know that Europe has over eight million Romanies in all? Comprising
one of the largest (and least understood) minority groups in Europe, the
accession of Bulgaria and Romania will render them the European Union's
largest minority population.
---Are they citizens or denizens in the EU?
---What nationality do they have, and how many are EU citizens?
---How are their human rights being breached?
We will have an international forum of specialists, including an MEP from the
European Parliament putting forward their views on the above issues. Expect a
lively debate to follow - as the audience will be drawn from a wide spectrum
including Romani activists, academics, lawyers, politicians and students.
Barbora Bukovska is a Czech human rights lawyer, and director of Poradna
(Centre for Human Rights) in Kosice, Slovakia; Angela Kocze is former
director, European Roma Information Office, Brussels, and is Phd candidate at
Central European University in Budapest; Dr. Martin Kovats is a political
scientist at Birkbeck, University of London; Florina Zoltan is a Romani
activist and refugee community leader, UK
SPONSORED BY: THE LSE PRAXIS SOCIETY (DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY), THE CENTRE
FOR THE STUDY OF HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE CENTRAL LONDON EUROPE GROUP (CLEG)
[List mod.'s note: More information and registration form are available at
http://www.euromove.org.uk/london/cleg/ROMA0806]
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