http://www.hmd.org.uk/resources/theme-papers/hmd-2010-the-legacy-of-hope

Throughout history many countries

have separated people into “us” and “them”

by ethnicity, race, religion or nationality.

This continues even today.

Examples from the Nazi era are Aryan and Jew,

more recent genocides :

city person and peasant in Cambodia,

more recent genocides :

Hutu and Tutsi in Rwanda.

This is just an example of the 1,000,000 victims of the Rwandan genocide which lasted for 100 days in 1994.

This is a very small list of the 200,000+ victims of the Bosnian genocide which occurred from 1992-1995.

This is a just a small amount of the 200,000-400,000 victims of the ongoing conflict in Darfur.

This is a just a short list of names of victims of the Cambodian genocide which resulted in over 1,000,000 deaths between 1975 and 1979.

This is a just a short list of names of victims of the Holocaust which resulted in over 6,000,000 deaths between 1941 and 1945.

Never Shall I Forget

By Elie Wiesel

Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.

Never shall I forget that smoke.Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky.

Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith for ever.Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live.

Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes.

Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself.Never.

We all have an opportunity to become part of The Legacy of Hope,

by listening to the voices of the past and using their hopes and memories to shape our lives.

Their words can make us: Become part of The Legacy of Hope

Think about our own attitudes

Think about our behaviour

Help to inform our choices

Respect one another

Help us to build a safer future together

Inform the way we vote

Think about the ways we interact with one another

Celebrate the differences between us

Their words can make us: