Welcome to our April 2009 newsletter. If you have any colleagues who may be interested in the work of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust please pass this newsletter on and encourage them to join our mailing list. We are also happy to discuss how you can how you can commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day in your community.
You can call any member of our team on 0845 838 1883 or email enquiries@hmd.org.uk
HMD Commemorative Book
Across the United Kingdom hundreds of thousands of
individuals took part in events organised by schools, faith groups, local councils, youth groups, race equality, LGBT and community groups to mark HMD09.
The theme of HMD09 was Stand up to Hatred and many organisers used this as a focus for their events. A book has been produced listing all of the events we know about having taken place to mark HMD.
This book serves as a record of the events which took place and as a source of inspiration for events in 2010.
You can download a copy from www.hmd.org.uk or request your free copy by contacting the HMDT team on 0845 838 1883 or enquiries@hmd.org.uk .
New HMDT Resources
To coincide with the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, HMDT have produced a special assembly plan for Primary and Secondary school teachers who want to commemorate the Rwandan
genocide in their classroom.
This, along with a bibliography for those who want to learn more about the genocide, can be downloaded at www.hmd.org.uk .
New Book Group Activities
Each month, HMDT produces discussion points for book groups who are exploring issues related to Holocaust Memorial Day.
Recently added titles include Refusal by Soazig Aaron, Aimee and Jaguar by Erica Fischer and We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families by Philip Gourevitch.
You can download our book group activities here
Free HMD Posters
Hard copies of the A3 HMD09 Posters are still available to order, free of charge, by contacting the HMDT office on 0845 838 1883.
Reading of the Testimonies
Survivor’s Fund (SURF) and Foundation Rwanda encourage you to assist them in commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide by organising a reading of Rwandan survivor’s testimony in a public space.
The Reading of the Testimonies is a result of the many requests received by individuals and organisations interested in organising commemoration events in cities around the world to stand in solidarity with survivors of the Rwandan genocide.
For more information, visit www.readingofthetestimonies.com
Rwanda – Commemoration Service
Victory Christian Centre in Glasgow will host a service to commemorate the Rwandan genocide on the 11th April at 7.45pm.
For more information, visit www.comfortrwanda.org.uk/
Forgive and Forget
Artist Jenny Stolzenberger has created a ceramic arts installation which honours the victims of the Holocaust. The artwork depicts a series of worn shoes of all sizes.
Each shoe evokes the memory of individuals who may have been caused pain or happiness and can tell us about the personality and life of the individual.
This artwork has recently been exhibited in Coventry’s Herbert Gallery for the National Commemoration on HMD09.
For more information on staging this exhibition, please, contact Jenny on jenny.stolzy@virgin.net
- April 2009 - Newsletter (PDF)
