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The overture to the musical program, which will take place on the Festival on Saturday, in the evening hours of 6th<\/sup> September, is the \u201cOpen Up\u201d project\u2019s panel discussion, serving as a platform for debating on the topic of institutionalization of Romani culture, strategies for improving the position of Romani people, cultural and inclusive policies, and cooperation among different sectors of Romani associations, as well as the topics of contemporary Romani culture, public events, stereotypes and prejudice. Participants of the panel will be the assistant director of the Office for Human and Minority Rights Dragoljub Ackovi\u0107<\/strong>, project manager of the Fund For An Open Society from Budapest Nadir Red\u017eepi<\/strong>, director of the Office for Roma Inclusion Du\u0161ko Jovanovi\u0107<\/strong>, director of the Romani Cultural Center and the frontman of the band Kal Dragan Risti\u0107<\/strong>, deputy ombudsman for the protection of national minorities<\/span>\u00a0Eva Vuka\u0161inovi\u0107<\/strong>, coordinator for the question of Roma for the city of Novi Sad Radmila Za\u0107irovi\u0107<\/strong> and the Editor in Chief of the magazine \u201cLice ulice\u201d (Face of the Street) Miloslav Marinovi\u0107<\/strong>. The discussion will be divided into two special unites, while the moderator will be the expert associate within the Institute for Culture of Vojvodina Miroslav Keve\u017edi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The accompanying program of the panel will be the photography exhibition \u201cRomani Caravan of Hope\u201d, with the idea of minimizing ethnic distancing turned towards the Romani people, which is still present among most European countries, announced creator of the exhibition, Dragan Risti\u0107. The panel will be musically enriched with a mini concert during the discussion break by the student of the Art Academy in Novi Sad, Aleksandra Aleksandrovi\u0107<\/strong>..<\/p>\n Social engagement of the Street Musicians Festival will this year be represented through the special program \u201cOpen Up\u201d, dedicated to contemporary art and culture of the Roma in Serbia. The joint project of the Festival and the Fund For An Open Society from Budapest, has as its goal to present to the audience the contemporary Roma culture in a creative and innovative way, pointing out universal values and encouraging intercultural dialogue and cooperation between Romani and all other artists. Performing as part of the musical program on the Street Musicians Festival will be bands Kal<\/strong> and Roma Sijam<\/strong> from Belgrade, Gipsy Groove<\/strong> from Pri\u0161tina and Gipsy Mafia<\/strong> from Zrenjanin, as well as Chisinau Youth Orchestra<\/strong> from Moldova and GRUBB<\/strong> foundation from Great Britain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The panel discussion \u201cOpenly about Romani Culture\u201d, as part of this year\u2019s Street Musicians Festival, will be held on Friday, 5th September at 12pm in the Institute for Culture of Vojvodina (2 Vojvoda Putnik Street) in Novi Sad. Participants from Romani social and cultural organizations from Serbia, will discuss the topic as part of… <\/p>\nDISCUSSIONS ABOUT ROMA CULTURE AND INCLUSION<\/h2>\n