the romani cultural and arts company
Cardiff
The Romani Cultural Arts Company. is the leading Romani and Traveller
community-based organisation in Wales, traditionally using the arts and culture
as a vehicle for advocacy and empowerment, amongst the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller
communities. RCAC is also supporting individuals to become “Community
Champions”, as actors and agents of change in their own communities, making a
difference for themselves and the wider society. RCAC is managed by a Board
(voluntary management committee) made up of representatives from the GRT
communities, meaning that community members have a role as decision-makers and
are part of the process of shaping the advocacy and rights agenda that RCAC
promotes. The Company believes it is essential that the GRT communities be at
the forefront of social progress and positive developments in social inclusion,
in the struggle or the recognition of GRT rights and promoting inter-cultural
understanding. Within Wales and increasingly across the UK, our advice and
expertise is sought by local governments, policy-makers, decision-takers and
local or national institutions. We are asked to evaluate the effectiveness of
their policies and strategies or to support them in consultation to ensure the
voice of the GRT communities they serve, is heard. We lead on advocacy for these
vulnerable communities, influencing the policy and strategy agendas in the
context of a devolved Welsh Government and increasingly internationally across
the UK. Recently we have been able to:
