“Being a Roma woman is being a warrior.” Racism is everyday life for Roma. “We are independent, we are strong and we make our dreams come true” – this is how 28-year-old Olena, a lawyer from Ukraine, replied to the question about what Romani women are like. Olena is one of the 6 heroines of the second instalment of the series of portraits of Roma women prepared by the W Torona Dialogu Foundation. The goal of the campaign is clear – it’s time for Roma women to come out of the shadows and talk about themselves on their own terms and in their own words.

• “Bycie Romką to bycie wojowniczką”. Rasizm jest romską codziennością. In: Noizz. 06.12.2023.. https://noizz.pl/spoleczenstwo/bycie-romka-to-bycie-wojowniczka-rasizm-jest-romska-codziennoscia/qxc9kdp