Armenian Genocide Day – 24th April

This year Easter Sunday, 24th April, coincides with the memorial day for those Armenians who were killed or died in massacres or deportations by the Ottoman Turks during and after the First World War. The generally accepted figure is around 1.5 million deaths – one point five million. The modern state of Turkey still refuses [...]

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Holocaust Memorial Day – Birmingham Town Hall

Candles of remembrance, lit by those present at this important event, which was very well organised and well attended. The memorial began with a minute’s silence, which was followed by the official ‘Stand up to Hatred’ film – a clever and hard-hitting film which you can view for yourself in its entirety: The Hate Game. [...]

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Holocaust Memorial Day – Stand Up to Hatred

This Sunday 25th January Birmingham is hosting an event for Holocaust Memorial Day at the Birmingham Town Hall. The event is free and starts at 2pm (doors open at 1.30pm). It will include speakers Donald McCombie (Unison) and Bruce Wylie (AIUK). There will be speeches, music, poetry readings and a short film. For more information [...]

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