Panel discussion between Roma organizations, regional coordinators, Roma advisors and members of The Governmental Office for Roma Community Affairs

April 17, 2009

Lichtenštejnský palác, U Sovových mlýnů 4, Praha 1

PROGRAM

8:30 – 9:30              Arrival and registration

9:30 – 9:45              Opening remarks of the Vice-chairperson of the Governmental Council for Roma Community Affairs and chairperson of the Dženo association (Ivan Veselý)

9:45 – 11:00            Presentation of the Governmental Office for Roma Community Affairs (Gabriela Hrabaňová; Head of the department)

                                Priorities of the office (15 min.)

Discussion (15 min.)

                                Conception of Roma Inclusion (15 min.)

Discussion (30 min.)

11:00 – 11:15          Coffee Break

11:15 – 11:30          Agency for Social Inclusion: definition of cooperation between the Agency for Social Inclusion and participating coordinators, Government Office, members of the Governmental Council, and working groups (Martin Šimáček; Head of the Agency)

11:30 – 12:00          Discussion about the proposed definition

12:00 – 12:15          Coffee Break

12:15 – 12:30          Presentation of the Decade for Roma Inclusion 2005 – 2015 and DecadeWatch (Ferenc Zsiga – Open Society Institute)

12:30 – 13:00          Discussion about goals of the Decade for Roma Inclusion 2005 – 2015

13:00 – 14:30          Lunch and open informal discussion

14:30 – 14:50          Active civic participation of the Roma in the Czech Republic, civic initiatives and Roma civic society (Ivan Veselý – Chairperson of the Dženo Association)

14:50 – 15:30          Discussion on the issue of Roma civic participation and civic society; How can we contribute to the improvement of the current situation?

15:30 – 15:45         Concluding remarks