Diversity Marketplace in Budapest, Friday, May 28th

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Diversity Marketplace in Budapest, 28 May

Saying NO to Racism and YES to tolerance and human rights in Europe

Budapest to Host European Diversity Marketplace on 28th May 2010

In the context of the Different People One Europe! campaign, a public Diversity Marketplace will take place on 28 May 2010. Civic organizations and young people from all over Europe have been conducting campaign actions in their communities to promote the values of tolerance, human rights and diversity, especially with regards to the Roma community. The marketplace offers over 25 campaigning experiences to improve intercultural understanding and combat harmful stereotypes of Roma and other minorities.

When: Friday, 28 May, Press briefing – 13,30 Marketplace – 14,30-18,30

Where: Hotel Benczúr, 1068 Budapest, Benczúr utca. 35 – Budapest Conference Room

Program:

13:30 – Press briefing

Diversity Marketplace

14:30 -Diversity Marketplace Opening:

H.E. Ambassador Janetzke–Wenzel, Embassy of Germany
Agnes Daroczi, Phralipe Independent Roma Association
Romani Rose, Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma

15:00 - Highlighted campaigning videos

Different People. One Europe!
Typical Roma?
Mundi Romani
Music Against Racism in Hungary (ZARE)
US Embassy Tolerance Campaign

15:30 – Free time to visit campaign tables and leave a handprint for tolerance and human rights

16:30 – Interactive discussion on Kicking Racism out of Football Stadiums, with speaker, Mr. Gibril Dean, Mahatma Gandhi Human Rights Organisation, FARE representative in Hungary, Hungarian Football Association Minority Commission

17:30 – Performances from Different People. One Europe! Campaign – songs and theater (Romano Teatro, Crossing Borders and partners, RAA-Berlin and partners)

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