The best Romani artists from around the world and an unforgettable atmosphere. Starting Sunday, May 24, Prague will host the 28th annual edition of the world's largest Romani festival – Khamoro. Visitors can look forward to a total of seven concerts featuring traditional and contemporary Romani music, gypsy jazz, and classical music. The festival will also offer two dozen accompanying events, a large part of which are dedicated to commemorating the Romani Holocaust.

Anti-Gypsyism is deeply rooted in the Czech Republic and has persisted throughout historical periods—from the First Republic through the communist regime to the present day. This is shown by a new research report from the Centre for European Policy Studies and the Slovo 21 association. The document proposes several legislative and social changes as solutions.

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Roma music from around the world, film screenings, theatre of the oppressed, and the presentation of unique research on domestic violence in the Roma community. For the twenty-seventh time, Prague will host Khamoro during the last week of May.

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They had only a few minutes to pack their essentials and leave their homes. The exhibition Journey / Traces of Stories, which opens on April 29, 2025, at 4:00 PM at the Museum of Southeast Moravia in Zlín, shares the stories of Ukrainian children fleeing the war through 26 pairs of authentic shoes and excerpts from their personal accounts.

On the occasion of International Roma Day, April 8, 2025, the "I Will Not Be Silent" campaign launches, aiming to publicly reject and combat anti-Gypsyism—the deeply rooted prejudices and unfair treatment faced by Roma people.

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Under the auspices of the project of the same name by the Slovo 21 association, a unique production has been created, featuring seven non-professional actors whose family members were victims of the Romani Holocaust. Using the method of Theatre of the Oppressed, the production transforms the true stories of their families into a poignant testimony about a long-neglected injustice.

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They had only a few minutes to pack their essentials and leave their homes. The exhibition Journey / Traces of Stories, which opens on January 21, 2025, at 6:00 PM at the Artivist Lab in Kampus Hybernská, shares the stories of Ukrainian children fleeing the war through 26 pairs of authentic shoes and audio recordings.

An increasing number of newly arrived foreigners are unaware of the legal requirement to complete an adaptation-integration course. This issue has been highlighted by the organization Slovo 21, which conceived the idea for these courses over a decade ago and continues to provide their methodological oversight. Failure to fulfill this obligation can result in a fine for the foreigners.

Supporting Romani literature has long been a priority for the Slovo 21 association. The short story collection Fameľija nadevše (Family Above All) brings together the work of fifteen authors from the Paramisara Romani writers' club, whose stories focus on the universal theme of family.

Over the next two years, 500 high school students will participate in a special educational program that immerses them in the history of the Romani Holocaust through the authentic memories of survivors' descendants.

What challenges are war refugees from Ukraine facing in the Czech Republic? And how have their perceptions and behaviors changed more than two years after the start of the war in Ukraine? These questions are addressed in a research report published today by the organization Slovo 21.

Who are the foreigners living in the Czech Republic? The "We Are Not Strangers" project, run by the Slovo 21 association, seeks to answer this question. By providing high-quality and engaging information, the project aims to debunk the stereotypes and falsehoods about foreigners that persist in the public sphere.

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