Central Scotland Interfaith – HMD Event – HMD 2024
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Activity type: Public activity
Organisation name: Central Scotland Interfaith
Website: http://www.irenic.org.uk/csi
Address:
5 Hodge Street
Falkirk
Falkirk
Stirlingshire
FK1 5AA
United Kingdom
Many local communities in Scotland are holding an event to commemorate the liberation of Auschwitz on 27th January 1945. Falkirk Council Provost Robert Bissett is teaming up with Central Scotland Interfaith to mark the occasion with a short Act of Remembrance at 2pm in the Howgate Centre, to which all are invited to attend. Please gather at CSREC, close to the entrance to the new Poundland store before the start at 2pm.
This year’s theme is “The Fragility of Freedom”. Freedom means different things to different people. What is clear is that in every genocide that has taken place, those who are targeted for persecution have had their freedom restricted and removed, before many of them are murdered. This is often a subtle, slow process.
Today many people in western democracies take freedoms for granted – this Holocaust Memorial Day, we can reflect on how these freedoms need to be valued, and on how many people around the world face restrictions to their freedoms to live, worship, work and love freely.
On HMD 2024, we can all reflect on how freedom is fragile and vulnerable to abuse. As we come together in communities around the UK, let’s pledge not to take our freedoms for granted, and consider what we can do to strengthen freedoms around the world.
Further information can be obtained from CSI’s secretary, Rev Andrew Sarle on 07743 726013 or by contacting [email protected].
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