The path foreseen by DREAM consists in: - A background study to identify stereotypes and discrimination of Roma in online and off line (particularly focus on woman) among target groups and assessment of awareness and responses to misinformation - A toolkit for schools - set-up with stakeholders: Roma and non Roma pupils, teachers, Roma and non Roma parents - providing activities and tools for fighting against online discrimination of these communities - A communication campaign focusing on a positive narrative of Roma and raising awareness on discrimiantion patterns aabout Roma taking place on the new media; In a context where Roma communities are affected by the proliferation of misleading information and biased communication with discriminatory attitudes, young teenagers (11-14 y-old) must be prepared to enter the online world with proper tools. To do so, the project intends to analyse the main forms of stereotypes and discriminative behaviours that affected young people and their families, in order to create an innovative and highly communicative toolkit for schools. This tool will be developed through factual data, interviews and images about Roma on the basis of the real discrimination patterns. The toolkit will be co-created through the engagement of the key agencies for the growth of the child and will involve both Roma and non Roma stakeholders. Alongside this toolkit will be reinforced through an innovative large-scale communication campaign. Objectives - To analyse the phenomenon of gipsyphobia and Roma discrimination over digital media, with a gender approach, in the involved countries and at european level; - To prepare teachers and mothers, Roma and not, to recognize and face discrimination and stereotypes against Roma in the digital communication of pupils; - To design, together with teachers and mothers, tools and methodologies to fight Roma discrimination in order to become a consolidate practice; - to raise student’s awareness on discrimination against Roma and make them able to identify and fight against discrimination; Type and number of persons benefiting from the project N° 40 Roma mothers; N° 20 teachers of secondary schools; N°120 parents; N° 400 pupils (11-14); 620.000 persons informed; 500 organizations contacted. Expected results R1. Gipsyphobia on digital communication better understood. R2. Activities and tools for unveiling stereotypes and fighting against discrimination of Roma, prepared; R3. Pupils aware of discrimination stereotypes and prepared for inclusive communication; R4. Tool kit against discrimination of Roma, diffused; stakeholders and main public aware of discrimination of Roma and informed of DREAM results. Type and number of deliverables to be produced - National reports (4) on Roma discrimination in digital media; 1 comparative report - Preparatory meetings (4 in each country), with Roma and non Roma parents and teachers - 200 workshop meetings with 400 pupils - 5 mutual learning meetings - 1 communication campaign (internet and social networks) with 620.000 contacts; 4 info-days with 200 participants; 1 video tutorial; 1 final conference with 90 participants.
- To analyze the phenomenon of gipsyphobia and Roma discrimination over digital media, with a gender approach, in the involved countries and at European level. - To identify and promote the exchange of good practices at European level. - To empower Roma mothers with new technical skills. - To prepare teachers and mothers, Roma and not, to recognize and face discrimination and stereotypes against Roma in the digital communication of pupils. - To promote mothers’, Roma and non-Roma, participation in children's school life. - To design, together with teachers and mothers, tools and methodologies to fight Roma discrimination in order to become a consolidate practice. - To raise student’s awareness on discrimination against Roma and make them able to identify and fight against discrimination. - to provide tools, suggestions, examples useful to prevent discrimination against Roma. - to promote the participation of the Roma children in schools. - to favor the dissemination of tools of analysis, identification and prevention of the phenomenon. - To contrast social exclusion and segregation of Roma communities during the pandemic.
The Roma community, over 10 million of people, is Europe’s largest transnational minority structurally victim of racial and social discrimination without equal access to education, housing and welfare. The gap in education between Roma and non-Roma children remains high (FRA). The use of discriminatory narratives by politicians and the media has serious consequences in shaping offline and online social relations: digital communication allows the imaginary of being unreachable feeling no empathy while the distance contributes to dehumanize the victims. The development of social networks has increased the level of youth participation by allowing peer relationships and developing new knowledges. These opportunities represent positive challenges but also threats for young people who may be victims or perpetrators of human rights violations. An informed use of the media represents a strong and urgent need especially in the age range of 11-14 years, when the first contact with social networks occurs. Also, parents and teachers often don’t have the appropriate preparation to cope with the phenomenon of discrimination offline and online, and they need to acquire more tools and skills to recognize and tackle such processes.