Unión Romaní

Unión Romaní (also known as Unión Romaní Española) was a Spanish non-governmental organization dedicated to the defense and social and cultural development of the Romani community in Spain. Founded in 1986 and dissolved in 2022, it was presided over from its founding by Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia. Its scope of work was the Spanish territory, and it participated with the International Romani Union in activities aimed at recognizing the culture of the Romani people as a value of universal culture. The organization was structured as a federation of Romani associations from all over Spain. The General Assembly, which brought together delegates from the Romani associations affiliated with Unión Romaní every three years, elected the Board of Directors and the National Committee. Among the aims of Unión Romaní España were the cultural and social promotion of the Romani people, the elimination of any form of racism or marginalization, the protection of other Romani associations, and the promotion of international relations through them, as well as the study and conservation of Romani culture, language, and customs. To achieve these objectives, Unión Romaní developed specific programs to combat illiteracy by promoting the schooling of young people and adult learning, as well as the training of Romani leaders. Other actions were aimed at protecting Romanò-Kalò (the Romani language in Spain) through multilingualism and the promotion of interculturality, the protection of the rights of street vendors through associations such as Aproideg, the development of research and anti-racist dissemination from the European Romani center, CREA, and the Centro de Estudios Gitanos (CEG), as well as the socio-labor insertion of Romani women, among other activities.

Unión Romaní was founded in 1986 as a Spanish non-governmental organization dedicated to the defense and social and cultural development of the Romani community in Spain. From its founding, it was presided over by Juan de Dios Ramírez Heredia. The organization operated as a federation of Romani associations across Spain, with a General Assembly convening every three years to elect the Board of Directors and the National Committee. Its work focused on cultural and social promotion, anti-racism, protection of Romani associations, and international relations. It also ran programs against illiteracy, promoted schooling and adult learning, trained Romani leaders, protected the Romanò-Kalò language, defended street vendors' rights through associations such as Aproideg, and supported research and anti-racist dissemination through CREA and the Centro de Estudios Gitanos (CEG), as well as the socio-labor insertion of Romani women. The organization was dissolved in 2022.

• 2022

  Unión Romaní is dissolved.

• 1986

  Unión Romaní is founded in Spain.

1. 1Unión Romaní Española - Wikipediaes.wikipedia.org
2. 2Union Romani - Wikidatawikidata.org