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Motion · S6M-07428 · 9 Jan 2023

Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 and Online Campaigns

Lodged by Alexander Stewart Standard Motion 43 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament acknowledges Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD), which is held on 27 January each year and that, for 2023, the theme is Ordinary People; understands that each year local HMD activities take place across the UK, bringing people together from all backgrounds to learn more about the Holocaust, Nazi persecution and the genocides that followed; believes that HMD also provides a meaningful opportunity for people to consider how to make society a better place today, free from hatred, prejudice and discrimination; notes that, in the past years, the #WeRemember social media campaign has raised awareness of the Holocaust and its modern-day relevance by encouraging individuals to post on social media with the hashtag “#WeRemember”; further notes that for this coming Holocaust Memorial Day in 2023, with the help of the World Jewish Congress, organisations such as the University of Glasgow Jewish society are bringing the #WeRemember campaign to Scotland under the umbrella of the #ScotlandRemembers social media campaign; understands that this week-long online campaign from 20 to 27 January 2023 will conclude with an in-person memorial in Edinburgh, and that, in an unprecedented move, for the first time, students from all major universities in Scotland will come together to remember and call for action to tackle what it sees as the ongoing rise of antisemitism and racism, and commends all these aforementioned organisations as well as the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, which is streaming the UK Online Commemoration for HMD 2023 on its website on 26 January 2023, at 7.00 pm, and the Holocaust Educational Trust for what it considers its tireless endeavours toward the education for all on the Holocaust and the importance of peace and equality for all.

Supporters (43)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.