Each year UNISON marks Holocaust Memorial Day, which takes place on 27 January – the 2025 theme of the day is ‘For a Better Future’
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Marking 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz–Birkenau camp, UNISON member Paddy Toner recounts his experience on a tour of the site last year
This year, we reflect on the fragility of the rights of targeted and scapegoated people; how freedom can be eroded with violent rhetoric, demagoguery and conspiracist ideas
Two young, Jewish UNISON members reflect on the significance of Holocaust Memorial Day
This year’s theme charges us to collectively challenge antisemitism, intolerance and the politics of division and hate
The Holocaust Memorial Trust has produced free guides and resources to help your UNISON branch organise events and activities
In unprecedented times, the chance that Holocaust Memorial Day offers us, to reflect on past atrocities and current hatreds, is needed as much as ever
In-sourcing, strike suspensions, maternity policy improvements and backing Keir Starmer for Labour leader – it’s been a busy month
UNISON event honours the victims of genocides, as speakers stress the need to remember – and to fight to stop future genocides
Jane Haining was a Scottish woman from Paisley, who dedicated her life to helping Jewish orphans in Hungary
Victims of the Nazi regime and modern genocides remembered
On this day, we remember the precious lives lost and the deep grief felt by those who survived. We honour their memories. We challenge hate. And we remember, as we sit in our homes, with our families and friends, in our communities, the overwhelming loss that the holocaust represents. And we say never again.
On this day, we remember the precious lives lost and the deep grief felt by those who survived, honouring their memories by challenging hate and commit ourselves to ensure that “never again” is not just words, however powerful, it is a commitment we reaffirm today and every day.
Holocaust Memorial Day helps us to remember the atrocities against minority groups including disabled people
The Holocaust Memorial Trust has a wide range of resources that can help union branches organise events this Holocaust Memorial Day