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After sunset on Thursday 11 July, the exterior façade of the Library of Birmingham will be lit up green and white for Remembering Srebrenica 2024.

Remembering Srebrenica 2024

Fifty years after the world said “never again” to the horrors of the Holocaust, genocide took place on European soil.

The name Srebrenica has become synonymous with those dark days in July 1995 when, in the first ever United Nations declared safe area, thousands of men and boys were systematically murdered and buried in mass graves. The victims, who were Muslim, were selected for death because of their identity.

This was the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II.

Every year, Remembering Srebrenica selects a theme that reflects an aspect of the genocide that needs to be commemorated, but also speaks to communities here in the UK.

The theme for this year

The theme for 2024 is ‘I Am Because You Are’.

The inspiration comes from the philosophy of ‘Ubuntu’, a South African term which is often translated as “I am because you are”.

The anti-apartheid and human rights activist, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, summarised it in the following way:

Ubuntu speaks about the fact that you can’t exist as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our interconnectedness … We are all connected. What unites us is our common humanity… We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas what you do, what I do, affects the whole world. Taking that a step further, when you do good, it spreads that goodness; it is for the whole of humanity.

The theme for this year will underline the importance of standing up against those who try to divide us and standing up for each other against hatred, discrimination, harassment or prejudice.

It will also help empower everyone in our communities to understand the importance of connecting with each other to build a safer, stronger, and more cohesive society for all.

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Article posted: 10 July 2024