Everyday antigypsyism: diagnosis and avenues to fight it - Antigitanismo cotidiano: diagnóstico y vías para combatirlo - Antigitanisme quotidià: diagnòstic i vies per a combatre-ho

Abstract

This policy brief is based upon the results of our project AGREP which we implemented in collaboration with FAGIC (The Federation of Roma Associations in Catalonia), with the support of the OND (Barcelona City Council’s Office for Non-discrimination) as associate partner. Its main objective was to improve our knowledge about the forms of discrimination that affect Roma people in the Barcelona area, and develop efficient tools in order to facilitate reporting and intensify the fight against antigypsyism. We found that experiences of discrimination seriously affect Roma people’s everyday lives and limit both their real and perceived opportunities to take part of society on equal terms with non-Roma citizens. Moreover, we found that these experiences are often normalized also by the Roma, and that there is little trust in measures against it being efficient, which represented a main challenge throughout the project. In this policy brief, we first present the main results of our project, and then suggest a series of policy actions intended to prevent antigypsyism at a broad level through mainstreamed training and awareness-raising, complemented by improved tools and routines for reporting and denunciation.