International Roma Day

On the 3rd of April 2025, we celebrated International Roma Day at UCD. On the day, we got our first glance at UCD student Monika Paskowska’s Polish Roma Cookbook. Our keynote speaker, Marie Bower, presented on the outreach project 'Science Travels, ' which aims to raise Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller engagement with STEMM that she has developed and leads.

We also heard from Vanessa Paskowska from Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, who highlighted Roma history and in particular the Romani Holocaust which was the genocide of European Roma and Sinti people during World War II and provided insight into the context in Ireland today for the Roma community.

Finally, we got to learn and enjoy parts of the Roma culture and heritage through, poetry by Alina Kostenko, art and music.

This event was supported by PATH 5 funding and is a collaborative project supported by UCD Access & Lifelong Learning Centre, Trinity Access Programmes, and RCSI.