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Motion · S6M-07484 · 12 Jan 2023

Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

Lodged by Paul O'Kane Standard Motion 50 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises Holocaust Memorial Day 2023; remembers the six million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of others killed under the Nazi persecution of other minority groups; reflects on and recognises the millions of people who have been systematically murdered since 1945 in genocides perpetrated in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur; notes that Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January, marking the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, and that the theme for 2023 is “Ordinary People”; understands that this theme highlights the ordinary people who let genocide happen, the ordinary people who actively perpetrated genocide, and the ordinary people who were persecuted; considers that, today, ordinary people are also the ones who drive Holocaust Memorial Day, who lead on community commemorations, and who support and encourage everyone around them to take part in remembrance and education projects; reflects on how the theme of "Ordinary People" can help people give greater consideration to the role that everyone can play, as individuals, in challenging all forms of discrimination, prejudice and racism, and commits to redoubling efforts to promote education, remembrance and research about the genocide to ensure that the lessons of such events are fully learnt.

Supporters (50)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.