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Roundtable on Romani Women’s political participation at national and local level
Follow up event to the Helsinki 4th International Romani Women’s Conference
24 February 2014
(Summit Events, Tighina St. 49/3, “Roma” Hall), Chisinau
Draft Agenda
9.00 – 10.00 Opening session
Ruslan Stanga, Adviser to the Prime Minister's on Roma inclusion issues or Tatiana Poting, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Issues
Nicola Harrington-Buhay, UN Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Moldova
BRI General Director Elena Beleacova, Director of the Bureau for Interethnic Relations
Ghenadie Barba, Deputy Head of the Council of Europe Office in the Republic of Moldova
Mirjam Karoly or David Mark, OSCE/ODIHR CPRSI
10.00 – 11.30 Taking stock: the status of Romani women and girls and their participation in society in the Republic of Moldova
Chair/Moderator: Veaceslav Balan, UN Women
The situation of Romani women in the Republic of Moldova, Elena Bogdan, Roma Community Mediator, Hincesti
Olga Cebotari, NAME OF ORGANISATION, Drochia
Discussion
Topics to be addressed:
What is the status of Romani women and girls in the Republic of Moldova – their access to education, employment, health, housing, public and political life; their role and participation in family life and decisions; their role and engagement in public decision-making and associative movements? What pressing issues need to be addressed to strengthen the rights and inclusion of Romani women in the Republic of Moldova?
11.30 – 11.45 Coffee break
11.45 – 13.00 Action 2014-2015: Romani Women in the Upcoming National and Local Elections
Chair/Moderator: Isabela Mihalache, Council of Europe
Opportunities for advancing the rights of Romani women and girls in the context of upcoming national and local elections, Marin Alla
Tatiana Turcan, Mayor of Vinogradovca, Taraclia, deputy of the Congress of Local Authorities from Moldova (CALM) Women’s Network
Natalia Salciuc, Mayor of Cania, Cantemir, member of CALM Women’s Network
Discussion
Topics to be addressed:
What opportunities exist for Romani women and girls to identify and advance their agendas in the context of upcoming national (2014) and local (2015) elections? How to develop and identify priorities to raise in the context of elections? How to make common cause with other groups? How to plan out actions for the next 18 months? How to approach political parties and independent candidates?
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 – 15.30 BREAKOUT GROUPS
Breakout Group 1: Identifying Issues and Themes to Raise in the Context of National and Local Elections
Facilitators: Elena Bogdan and Marin Alla
Breakout Group 2: Identifying Allies for Common Cause in the Context of National and Local Elections
Facilitators: Magdalena Adebayo and Natalia Duminica
Breakout Group 3: The Romani Youth Agenda in the Elections
Facilitators: Rada Padureanu and Anna Lungu
Topics to be addressed:
Facilitators: (1) identify rapporteurs from their group; and (2) lead brainstorming around the particular themes of their group.
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 – 17.00 Reporting Back from Breakout Sessions
Chair: Isabela Mihalache
Rapporteurs from breakout sessions present the work of their groups
Discussion
17.00 – 17.30 Conclusions, Next Steps
Elena Bogdan
Ulziisuren Jamsran