On the 8th, 9th and 10th of October, 2010 the 1st International Roma Women Congress: The Other Women, was held in Barcelona, Spain. The other women are non-academic women who are not usually present in those spaces of dialogue, debate and knowledge. United in this conference, more than 300 Roma women from different countries created a dream: that the 8th of October be declared the “International Roma Women’s Day”, in recognition of the work of all Romani Women, as a driving force behind social change and transformation.

8 october: International Day of Roma Women