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Proceeding contribution from Shailesh Vara (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 29 January 2009. It occurred during Topical debate on Holocaust Memorial Day.


Holocaust Memorial Day

I am grateful to the Minister for giving way; he is being very generous with his time. Of course, we commemorate the holocaust through Holocaust memorial day, but does he agree that while the day is being celebrated in schools and town halls throughout the country, it is important that children and other people recognise that genocide and racism are rampant in the world right now; that we must be careful that we do not only talk about the past, but try to learn lessons from, for example, Rwanda and Darfur; and that young people, in particular, must be aware that they are not only commemorating the past but should be learning lessons for the future?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
487 c480 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Crimes of violence Community relations Education Harassment Discrimination Holocaust Memorial Day Racial discrimination Religious hatred Antisemitism Holocaust Educational Trust Holocaust
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk