Where do we stand 17 years later? – The effects of terrorist attacks against Roma people
In 2008-2009, a series of attacks against Roma people targeted 55 individuals. Five were injured, and six lost their lives. How did these attacks affect the Roma community and the majority society? How have social attitudes towards Roma changed, and what is the current stance of institutional and political actors? What are the experiences of Roma communities today? Could such horrors happen again? We aim to explore these and similar questions during the panel discussion.
Schedule
### Program
- **16:00:** Welcome
Political Capital and Romano Kher
- **16:05:** Presentation of the TRACE project
Political Capital
- **16:10-17:10:** Panel Discussion
Hidvégi Balogh Attila – Editor-in-Chief, RomNet
Nagygyőr Csilla – Lieutenant Colonel, National Police Headquarters
Szalayné Sándor Erzsébet – University Professor, University of Pécs; former Deputy Commissioner for Nationalities
Moderator: Daróczi Anna – Cultural Manager, Romano Kher
- **17:10-17:30:** Q&A
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The event is free of charge but requires registration, which can be done at the following link: [Registration link](https://forms.gle/Bgqb8Xg61GiTrZid7).
This event is part of the closing program of the exhibition “Do Not Open - Exhibition in Memory of the Victims of Terrorist Attacks Against Roma” organized by Romano Kher and the Capital City Municipality. After the discussion, at 18:00, Róbert Bordás will talk about his exhibited works.
The event is held within the framework of the TRACE project, supported by the European Union, which focuses on the historical and contemporary manifestations of anti-Roma sentiment and anti-Semitism, as well as actions against them in the four Visegrad countries. The main goal of the project is to demonstrate that current anti-Roma sentiment and anti-Semitism are not independent of the past. The TRACE platform being developed will comparably showcase significant anti-Roma and anti-Semitic acts in the Visegrad countries from 1939 to the present.
The TRACE project (officially named TOMCAT) is implemented with the support of the European Union (contract number: 101144613). However, the views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.
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