14th Harvard Roma Conference

Mapping Romani Futures: Connected Local Histories and Global Realities

Since 2013, the annual Harvard Roma Conference has provided a forum to examine and address anti-Roma racism—its origins, history, drivers, protectors, and global manifestations, with particular attention to children and youth. The conference has worked to strengthen data collection on Roma (especially youth and children), improve research methods, promote participatory action research with Romani youth, and critically revisit histories, policies, and practices affecting Romani communities. A central goal has been to amplify and center Romani voices and experiences in global scholarship.

On April 10, 2026, the 14th Harvard Roma Conference, Mapping Romani Futures: Connected Local Histories and Global Realities, will once again mark Roma Day. This year’s event examines Romani histories and present-day realities to help shape more equitable futures for Romani children, youth, and generations to come, situating these discussions within a global context of rising human rights abuses, wars, extremism, and climate and digital threats.

For more information, please visit the conference website.

This event is cosponsored by the Central European University, Harvard Kennedy School Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights, Harvard University of Arts and Sciences  Committee on Ethnicity, Migration, Rights (EMR, Human Rights Program – Harvard Law School, Feminist collective of Romani Gender Experts, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, International Human Rights Clinic (HLS), Women Gender and Health (HSPH) and the Roma Program for Health and Human Rights at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights.