In 18-20 April 2024 the kick-off meeting of a new project ‘Together Against Antigypsyism Online’ took place in Resita, Romania. A project that aim to counter antisygypsyism and hate speech on the internet. The project will run for two years, from March 2024 to February 2026. Its objectives: collect data on online hate speech, develop policy advise, improve national and EU-level instruments, enhance cooperation, advocate for better enforcement, raise awareness and report hate speech incidents and train content creators to change the narrative about the Roma online.

The "Together Against Antigypsyism Online" project is a collaboration between several organisations, including Nevo Parudimos, Integro Association, Amaro Drom, Romaversitas, Roma Advocacy and Research Centre, Romea and ERGO Network being a folow up to the PECAO project which was implemented by ERGO Network members in 2020-2022.

The project aims to collect data on online hate speech against Roma, inform policy, improve national and EU level measures, strengthen cooperation, advocate for better enforcement, raise awareness and report hate speech incidents and train content creators to change the narrative about Roma online.

Additionally, the project aims to involve Roma civil society in formulating perspectives on new developments in the digital society that impact Roma, increase the number of reported incidences of hate speech against Roma, enhance awareness among non-Roma civil society human rights actors of online hate speech against Roma, and empower content creators to change the narrative on Roma online.

This project it’s very important also because aim to develop a network of civil society organizations who fight against and monitor hate speech against Roma in partner countries (Romania, Czechia, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia) and at European level under the coordination of ERGO Network.

The projects is funded by European commision trough the Citizens Equality Rights and Values program contract  no 101143111 and will have an impact by targeting three distinct groups of people: Policymakers, multipliers and young people.