In the wake of Holocaust Memorial Day, where we think about human rights and justice for all people, there is news of an event coming to Birmingham. It is the Journey to Justice exhibition – which will be launched on the evening of Friday 7th February and will thereafter runas a free event until the end of April.

A live webcast of a survivor sharing their testimony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 on Friday 24th January.

The Holocaust Educational Trust has announced Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack MBE will be sharing her testimony on Friday 24th January at 10am in a special webcast to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

Susan was born in Hungary and was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. She survived working as a slave labourer and was sent on a death march to Bergen-Belsen where she was liberated by British Forces on 15th April 1945.

The Dalai Lama Centre for Compassion is a nonpartisan and non-religious initiative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. With a mission to advance our understanding of compassion and related values, the DLCC is an ethics research and education centre which has been working with some of the UK’s foremost thinkers since 2014. Since 2017, the DLCC has concentrated on compassion in schools via its education project: Compassion Matters. 

Peacemakers are offering a two half-day INSET which will give school staff the opportunity to think more critically about peace & conflict in their schools. These INSETs are funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner and delivered by Peacemakers in partnership with Minus Violence.

Places are limited and given out on a first come first serve basis. The sessions run from 09:00-12:30. Refreshments are provided. There are two dates available: