Join the Traveller Movement in Celebrating Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Traveller Women on Wednesday 19th March 2025.

Immediate release

Date: 17/03/2025

To mark the launch of the Women’s Empowerment Network Annual Review 2024-2025, we are inviting you to join us in celebrating Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Traveller women in Parliament on Wednesday 19th March 2025 at 5:30 PM.

The Women’s Empowerment Network (WEN) is a group of Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Traveller women from across the UK who care passionately about the empowerment of women and girls from our communities. The WEN aims to create a platform to harness these skills and amplify our voices while also supporting other Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Traveller women and girls to build their skills and confidence whilst developing collective strategies to challenge discrimination and inequality and overcome barriers to empowerment.

The event will celebrate the productive and inspiring year the Women’s Empowerment Network (WEN) has had and bring together individuals who care passionately about the empowerment of women and girls from the Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Traveller communities. We are delighted to be welcoming some inspiring and powerful guest
speakers who will lead a discussion on how we can work together to support the empowerment of Romani (Gypsy), Roma and Irish Traveller women and girls.

Ticket sales for the event end on 17th March 2025 at 5 PM. To secure your place, please click
here to register for the event.

This event is kindly supported by Mary Kelly Foy, MP for the City of Durham and Officer to the APPG on Gypsies, Travellers and Roma.

We are delighted to announce the following guest speakers:

Charmaine Abdul Karim – Founder of Pride of Romany
Sarah Dunne – Senior Women’s Worker at The Traveller Movement
Mania Malik – Support Worker at St Mungo’s Roma Rough Sleeping Team
Jenifer Kovacova – Youth Ambassador and Cultural Lead at Connecting Roma
Mary-Ann Stephenson – Director of Women’s Budget Group
Padmini Ravi – Bright Futures Project Lead at London Gypsies and Travellers

Mary McDonagh, WEN Member said:
“Empowerment isn’t just about breaking free – it’s about building a future where we and our children can thrive, free from fear. Together through sharing our stories and supporting one another, we can create that future for every woman and child.”

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Contact Olivia Morrison, Head of Partnerships and Advocacy for more information.
020 7607 2002 or business@travellermovement.org.uk

Notes to Editor
* The Traveller Movement (TM) is a national community development policy and voice charity who campaign against discrimination, promote inclusion, participation and community engagement for the Irish Traveller and Gypsy communities in Britain. TM is proud to work in partnership with the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities together with service providers and policy makers across the UK to better promote social inclusion and community cohesion.