AYF member Ognyan Isaev for Colorful but Colorblind Initiative
Areté Youth Foundation is excited to share a great journalistic initiative where one of our team members participated. Ogi Isaev, a Zaedno Napred camp participant in 2004 and youth leader since then, was credited for producing rights on “Industrial Expansion Threatens a Roma Village.” If you have a moment, please check out the Colorful but Colorblind website.
The 'Colorful but Colorblind' project brought together Roma and non-Roma journalists to produce a series of 25 short films telling the stories of Roma communities living in central and Eastern Europe. The aim was to encourage a more nuanced coverage of Roma issues and a greater participation of Roma journalists in mainstream media operations. The project equally sought to strengthen inter-cultural dialogue and journalists' mutual understanding of one another. The project was chosen for the Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism in the digital media presentation (independent) category.
"I am proud to see an EU-funded project countering age-old prejudices against Roma receiving acknowledgement across the Atlantic. This proves that the European Union's unprecedented efforts and commitment to promote the social and economic integration of Roma are paying off," said Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU's Justice Commissioner. "Roma people contribute to social and cultural life all over Europe and I am happy to see that their contribution is acknowledged by the 'Colorful but Colorblind' project."
Read the full article from Financial
