Ghidei Domenica
Bureau member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
Amsterdam | Netherlands
Biography
https://www.linkedin.com/in/domenicaghideibiidu-/
Domenica Ghidei Biidu is member of European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) in respect of the Netherlands. She is also an independent strategic adviser, executive coach and trainer on Equity, Inclusiveness and Diversity. She is also expert in transcultural and inclusive leadership; diversity management; equal treatment and anti-discrimination on the grounds of gender, race, LGBTI+, handicap and chronic illness from an intersectional approach. She works among others with NGO's, art institutes, grass root organisations, education institutes, (local) governments and companies. She was an Equal Treatment Commissioner and a Human Rights Commissioner (2005-2017) at the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights and it's predecessor the Dutch Equal Treatment Commission.
Organisation
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)
International organisation
The European Commission against racism and intolerance (ECRI) is an independent human rights monitoring body of the Council of Europe (CoE) and entrusted with the task of preventing and combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance in greater Europe. ECRI examines the situation concerning racism and intolerance in each of the CoE member States and publishes its findings in country reports. It is also tasked with developing General Policy Recommendations (GPRs) addressed to the governments of all member States, which provide guidelines for policy-makers to use when drawing up national strategies and policies in a variety of areas.
Speaker session
Break-out session 3:
The effects of racism in education
Embedded racial inequities produce unequal and reduced educational opportunities. Policies, practices and stereotypes often work against children and youth of disadvantaged backgrounds by essentially depriving their access to quality education.
According to a European Commission report, the loss of schooling in vulnerable communities is expected to culminate in lower retention and completion rates. With education closely linked to social mobility, poorer job prospects, increased poverty and reduced life expectancy are likely down the road.
The aim of the breakout session is to discuss how disparities are produced, and better understand the consequences of these embedded racial inequities, and how they can be eliminated to ensure that all children and youth have the same opportunities for educational attainment.
Moderator & Scene setting: Domenica Biidu Ghidei, Bureau member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), Council of Europe
- Salima Yenbou, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Culture and Education, France
- Anna-Maria Giannopoulou, Deputy Head, Unit for Schools and Multilingualism, DG-EAC, European Commission
- Margareta Matache, Instructor and Director of the Roma Program at Harvard University, Romania
- Luisa Black de Bivar, Former university teacher of history and teacher education, currently expert and consultant on history and civic education, Portugal
- Karen Taylor, Head of advocacy, EOTO
- Marina Csikos, Project assistant, Phiren Amenca, Hungary
- Robin Sclafani, CEJI- a Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe
Giannopoulou Anna-Maria
Deputy Head, Unit for Schools and Multilingualism, DG-EAC, European Commission
Brussels | Belgium
Biography
Since January 2021, Anna-Maria Giannopoulou has been Deputy Head of Unit for Schools and Multilingualism at the Directorate-General of Education, Youth, Sport & Culture in the European Commission. Of Greek nationality, she studied English Literature at the University of Athens, followed by postgraduate studies at the University of Edinburgh, UK. She worked as a teacher, teacher trainer, director of studies, writer of educational materials and university professor at educational institutions in Greece, UK, Hungary and Belgium. She began her career at the European Commission in 2003 at the Secretariat General of the European Commission.
Organisation
European Commission
EU Institutions
Speaker session
Break-out session 3:
The effects of racism in education
Embedded racial inequities produce unequal and reduced educational opportunities. Policies, practices and stereotypes often work against children and youth of disadvantaged backgrounds by essentially depriving their access to quality education.
According to a European Commission report, the loss of schooling in vulnerable communities is expected to culminate in lower retention and completion rates. With education closely linked to social mobility, poorer job prospects, increased poverty and reduced life expectancy are likely down the road.
The aim of the breakout session is to discuss how disparities are produced, and better understand the consequences of these embedded racial inequities, and how they can be eliminated to ensure that all children and youth have the same opportunities for educational attainment.
Moderator & Scene setting: Domenica Biidu Ghidei, Bureau member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), Council of Europe
- Salima Yenbou, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Culture and Education, France
- Anna-Maria Giannopoulou, Deputy Head, Unit for Schools and Multilingualism, DG-EAC, European Commission
- Margareta Matache, Instructor and Director of the Roma Program at Harvard University, Romania
- Luisa Black de Bivar, Former university teacher of history and teacher education, currently expert and consultant on history and civic education, Portugal
- Karen Taylor, Head of advocacy, EOTO
- Marina Csikos, Project assistant, Phiren Amenca, Hungary
- Robin Sclafani, CEJI- a Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe
González Fuster Gloria
Research Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels | Belgium
Biography
Prof. Dr. Gloria González Fuster is a Research Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)’s Faculty of Law and Criminology, and Co-Director of the Law, Science, Technology and Society (LSTS) Research Group. She holds a research position on Digitalisation & A Europe of Rights and Freedoms, and teaches Privacy and Data Protection Law. She is also a member of VUB’s research centre on Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality (RHEA). She authored the report Artificial Intelligence and Law Enforcement: Impact on Fundamental Rights (PE 656.295, 2020), and co-authored with Michalina Nadolna Peeters the study Person identification, human rights and ethical principles: Rethinking biometrics in the era of artificial intelligence (PE 697.191, 2021).
Speaker session
Break-out session 3:
The effects of racism in education
Embedded racial inequities produce unequal and reduced educational opportunities. Policies, practices and stereotypes often work against children and youth of disadvantaged backgrounds by essentially depriving their access to quality education.
According to a European Commission report, the loss of schooling in vulnerable communities is expected to culminate in lower retention and completion rates. With education closely linked to social mobility, poorer job prospects, increased poverty and reduced life expectancy are likely down the road.
The aim of the breakout session is to discuss how disparities are produced, and better understand the consequences of these embedded racial inequities, and how they can be eliminated to ensure that all children and youth have the same opportunities for educational attainment.
Moderator & Scene setting: Domenica Biidu Ghidei, Bureau member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), Council of Europe
- Salima Yenbou, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Culture and Education, France
- Anna-Maria Giannopoulou, Deputy Head, Unit for Schools and Multilingualism, DG-EAC, European Commission
- Margareta Matache, Instructor and Director of the Roma Program at Harvard University, Romania
- Luisa Black de Bivar, Former university teacher of history and teacher education, currently expert and consultant on history and civic education, Portugal
- Karen Taylor, Head of advocacy, EOTO
- Marina Csikos, Project assistant, Phiren Amenca, Hungary
- Robin Sclafani, CEJI- a Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe