5 Dec 2025 | Cafè Barcelona, La Fragua Projects
A collective assessment and proposals to combat structural inequality and institutional racism in Barcelona
The Cafè Barcelona 2025 project, launched by La Fragua Projects with the support of theBarcelona City Council and the Department of Social Rights and Inclusion of the Government of Catalonia, has been conceived as a mechanism for democratic innovation to strengthen the participation of refugee, migrant, Roma and racialised communities in the development of public policies. Its aim: to create spaces for horizontal dialogue that recognise diversity and transform the way collective decisions are made.
Through four Participatory Spaces for Democratic Innovation (EPIDs), the project has addressed key issues such as the right to housing, job insecurity, school segregation, institutional racism, political disengagement, hate speech, gender-based violence and racialised LGBTIQ+ rights. The discussions have highlighted the persistence of structural inequalities affecting access to basic rights and civic participation, as well as the need to incorporate an anti-racist and intersectional perspective into all public policies.
The main conclusions include:
- Ensuring access to housing through anti-discrimination measures and market regulation.
- Combat job insecurity and racist harassment through clear protocols and positive action.
- Reducing school segregation and incorporating anti-racism training into the education system.
- Establish mechanisms to ensure transparency and accountability in police operations.
- Create permanent spaces for participation that give a voice to racialised communities.
- To tackle hate speech and disinformation through educational and media strategies.
- To safeguard LGBTIQ+ rights and combat gender-based violence through an intersectional approach.
This report is not merely a diagnosis: it is a call to action. The proposals it contains are the result of real-life experience and point towards a shared vision: a fairer, more inclusive and more democratic Barcelona.
Read the full report in Catalan here: Barcelona Cafè 2025 Report (Cat)
Read the full report in Spanish here: Barcelona Cafè 2025 Report (Esp)
Source: La Fragua Projects
Photo: Nou Barris Committee for the Republic
4 Dec 2025 | ADEME, La Fragua Projects
A pioneering model that anticipates judicial reform and offers effective solutions to structural discrimination through intercultural mediation and strategic litigation
The ADEME 2025 report, initiated by La Fragua Projects and funded by Seville City Council, establishes a pioneering model for support, identification and socio-legal mediation for the Roma community in situations of severe exclusion. This initiative anticipates the reform of the Law on Procedural Efficiency, integrating Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms (ADRM) with an intercultural and restorative justice approach.
The findings are damning: structural anti-Roma sentiment persists, manifesting itself in administrative inaction, intersectional discrimination and the violation of fundamental rights. Documented cases include chronic failure to comply with court orders regarding disability, vicarious violence and medical negligence that has resulted in life-threatening situations. ADEME 2025 has handled over 20 highly complex cases and 200 proceedings per month, combining mediation, strategic litigation and innovative protocols to ensure effective judicial protection.
The report proposes measures with the force of law, such as the establishment of the role of a Romani socio-legal mediator, the replacement of the ineffective Andalusian Protocol against Anti-Gypsyism with a binding regional law, and the implementation of compulsory anti-racism training for all public sector staff. These recommendations aim to transform political will into a legal obligation, ensuring that substantive equality becomes a reality rather than a mere promise.
Read the full report here: ADEME 2025 Report
View the report’s appendices here: Appendices to the ADEME 2025 Report
Source: La Fragua Projects
4 Dec 2025 | DiscriRromani Sevilla, La Fragua Projects
DiscriRromani Sevilla 2025: Evidence and solutions to structural discrimination
The DiscriRromani Sevilla 2025 project, developed by La Fragua Projects with the support of Seville City Council, presents a comprehensive analysis of intersectional discrimination and structural anti-Roma sentiment in the city. This report, the result of participatory work and direct intervention, highlights how inequalities persist in key areas such as education, social services and health, systematically affecting the Roma community and other racialised groups.
Among the most significant findings is the observation that the education system perpetuates structural discrimination, with practices that reinforce school segregation and dropout rates, as well as the exclusion of Romani culture from the curriculum. In the field of social services, there is a deep mistrust of the administration, which is perceived as bureaucratic and inhumane, with documented cases of humiliating treatment and irregular practices. In healthcare, the report highlights institutional biases linked to stereotypes and surnames, leading to serious situations such as attempts at sterilisation and discriminatory treatment of Roma women.
The project is not limited to research: it has filed complaints regarding hate crimes, mediated in cases of exclusion from healthcare and eviction, and developed an innovative digital strategy to advise and support those affected. These actions have had a tangible impact on institutions, involving bodies such as the Public Prosecutor’s Office, regional ministries and local authorities.
The conclusions are clear: structural discrimination is not the exception, but a persistent pattern. The report therefore sets out urgent recommendations, including: compulsory anti-racism training for public sector staff; protocols to combat school segregation; the inclusion of Romani history and culture in the curriculum; and a review of social services practices to ensure transparency and dignified treatment.
This document serves as a strategic tool for moving towards a public administration that is fairer, more equitable and more respectful of diversity. We invite institutions, professionals and members of the public to familiarise themselves in detail with the report’s findings and proposals, which can be viewed in full via the following link:
Read the full report here: Report on Intersectional Discrimination and the Roma Community in Seville 2025.
View the report’s appendices here: Appendices to the DCR 2025 Report.
Source: La Fragua Projects
Photo: Yiló Association
30 Apr 2025 | Gypsy Memory Through Gender, La Fragua Projects
As part of the ‘Rroma Memory through Gender (MGG)’ project, developed jointly by Unión Romaní Madrid, the Asociación Nacional Presencia Gitana and La Fragua Projects, and funded by the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, we have published this brief collection of educational materials on the history of the Rroma People.
This compilation has been sent to hundreds of schools across Spain with the aim of promoting awareness, respect and inclusion of Rromani history and culture in the classroom, with a particular focus on the role of Rromani women in both.
This resource brings together teaching materials approved by educational institutions and is aimed at pre-school, primary and secondary education, as well as teachers and the wider educational community. This collection of materials places particular emphasis on combating anti-Roma sentiment and promoting a pluralistic and democratic education, in line with the LOMLOE.
13 Feb 2025 | FEIG, La Fragua Projects
The organisations Asociación Nacional Presencia Gitana, the Federation of Rroma Associations of Catalonia and La Fragua Projects have published the ‘FEIG 2024 Report on the implementation of the National Rroma Strategy in the autonomous communities’.
Throughout 2024, this alliance of Rroma organisations has been driving the ‘2024 Inter-Regional Rroma Strategic Forum (FEIG 2024)’ project, which has analysed the implementation of the National Rroma Strategy across the autonomous communities. This project stems from the need to address this issue, as the National Strategy is a plan promoted by the Central Government, but it is the Autonomous Communities that hold the majority of the powers covered by that plan. This is a structural difficulty that FEIG 2024 (and future editions) aims to alleviate through spaces for deliberation and group discussions with a high level of participation.
In this first year, due to the limited funding received through the national personal income tax scheme administered by the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and the 2030 Agenda, the focus has been on three regions of particular importance to the Rroma People: Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid. This decision follows a series of discussions and analyses with experts, representatives of Rroma and pro-Rroma organisations, and prominent activists.
Furthermore, the FEIG 2024 project has also carried out various training initiatives for the Rroma and pro-Rroma civil society on the analysis of public policy and the need to implement social and political advocacy initiatives.
