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"Dosta"! Campaign

"Dosta", a Romani word meaning "enough", is an awareness raising campaign which aims at bringing non-Roma closer to Roma citizens.
 
"Dosta" means that we want to stop prejudices and stereotypes not by denouncing them but by breaking them, showing who the Roma really are. They are not perfect, of course, but "who is?". What is sure is that Roma are European citizens: they form a group of about 10 million people and can be found in almost all Council of Europe member states; in some Central and Eastern European countries, they represent over 5% of the population.

 Being European citizens means that Roma have not only duties but also rights and aspirations like everybody else, and therefore their citizenship and human rights must be recognized. Furthermore, Roma culture is a rightful part of Europe’s cultural heritage: it has always contributed to the enrichment of European societies. It is now time to recognize this contribution.

A better life is everyone's right!

The Dosta! campaign will be implemented in five Eastern European countries, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", in the following two years.  It is clear that these five countries have different policies towards Roma, different cultural patterns and social norms, and different development levels of civil society. However, the messages Dosta! wants to convey are the same for all European countries. We are all different, but it doesn't make the difference!

The first launching event took place in Skopje, on 30-31 March 2006. The campaign has been presented in Tirana during the celebration of the Roma Internatinal Day, on 8 April 2006.

The launching in Bosnia and Herzegovina took place in Sarajevo on 4 December 2006 through a press conference. Dosta! leaflet as well as Dosta! media pack and Dosta! TV spot have been presented to press and National Televisions.


Montenegro and Serbia will follow in  2007.


 
"Dosta" is part of the wider Council of Europe/European Commission Joint programme "Equal Rights and Treatment for Roma in SEE".

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