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Southampton Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day 2020 Event

Holocaust Memorial Day
Time:
18:00
Date:
27 January 2020
Venue:
Palmerston Lecture Theatre, The Spark, Solent University, East Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0YN

For more information regarding this event, please email Parkes Institute at parkes@southampton.ac.uk .

Event details

Southampton will be marking the UK’s national Holocaust Memorial Day with a commemorative event organised by the Parkes Institute for the Study of Jewish/non-Jewish Relations, University of Southampton, and hosted by Solent University.

The Memorial Day is dedicated to the remembrance of victims who were persecuted as a result of genocide and discusses the discriminatory issues which society faces today. This year, the theme for Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day is ‘Stand Together’.

The free event will take place in the Palmerston Lecture Theatre, The Spark, East Park Terrace, Solent University on Monday 27 January 2020 at 6pm (doors open at 5:30pm). The event is non-ticketed, and all are welcome to attend.

The Mayor of Southampton, Councillor Peter Baillie, will open the evening, which will feature a talk about the Holocaust and refugees from Dr Mark Levene, Emeritus Fellow in History at the University of Southampton, followed by a question and answer session. There will also be reflective pieces from local sixth form students, music, and a drama performance by Solent University BA (Hons) Performance students.

Refreshments will be available directly after the event. Guests will have the opportunity to talk with the speakers before receiving Holocaust Memorial Day Trust literature and a memorial candle.

There will be an opportunity to view an exhibition based on students’ responses to Holocaust testimony and workshops held by the Parkes Institute. 

Notes to Editors

Contact Details

For further information about the evening’s events, please contact Katie Power (k.power@soton.ac.uk)
Summary

Southampton Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day 2020 will be held on Monday 27 January 2020 at 18:00 (doors at 17:30) in the Palmerston Lecture Theatre, The Spark, East Park Terrace, Solent University
This event is non-ticketed and free to attend
There will be an opportunity to talk informally with those at the event, receive a memorial candle and take Holocaust Memorial Day Trust literature

Holocaust Memorial Day

The first Holocaust Memorial Day took place in the UK in 2001      
Holocaust Memorial Day traditionally takes place on 27 January each year. This date marks the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Further information can be found by visiting www.hmd.org.uk

Holocaust Memorial Day Trust

HMDT is responsible for the annual, national commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day. It promotes and supports HMD events and projects in local communities and schools. It raises awareness, informs and educates about the Holocaust and its contemporary relevance – especially to issues of racism, prejudice and discrimination. It prompts action in the UK in favour of diversity, equality and harmony between communities
The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust is funded by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
HMD commemorates all people murdered in genocide – the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, groups persecuted by the Nazi regime (Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), black people, mentally and physically disabled people, lesbian and gay people, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Slavic peoples, trade unionists and political opponents) and those killed in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
Further information can be found by visiting www.hmd.org.uk

 

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