Holocaust Memorial Day
Local schools asked to commemorate International memorial
event
(Date of issue: Tuesday, 3 January 2012)
Carlisle City Council is encouraging local schools to
commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day (Friday, 27 January).
The council has written to all primary schools to suggest that
they mark the day with a special assembly. In addition to providing
them with information on where to access free resource packs and
educational resources, a portable display is also being lent out to
schools or organisations that request it.
Produced by Carlisle City Council and Cumbria Constabulary, the
display was first showcased at Tullie House last year. It was
funded by a MLA Renaissance in the Regions grant, with support from
Tullie House’s Learning Support team.
It shows a timeline of events, starting at the Holocaust through
to modern-day hate crimes. Information supplied by the Imperial War
Museum, as well as contributions from Holocaust survivors,
including Arek Hersh, are included.
Cllr Jacquelyne Geddes, Portfolio holder for Community
Engagement, said:
“Holocaust Memorial Day is about remembering the victims and
those whose lives have been changed beyond recognition because of
the Holocaust, Nazi persecution and subsequent genocides in
Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and the ongoing atrocities today in
Darfur. It provides us with an opportunity to honour the survivors
but it’s also a chance to look to our own lives and communities
today.”
To book out the display, free of charge, contact Julie Dodd,
Equality Officer, Cumbria Constabulary by emailing julie.dodd@cumbria.pnn.police.uk or
calling 0845 33 00 247.