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Whole School Assembly for Srebrenica

Whole School Assembly for Srebrenica. It’s important to remember…. In 2009 the EU made 11 July Srebrenica Memorial Day. Memorial to the Srebrenica genocide at Potočari.

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Whole School Assembly for Srebrenica

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  1. Whole School Assembly for Srebrenica

  2. It’s important to remember… In 2009 the EU made 11 July Srebrenica Memorial Day Memorial to the Srebrenica genocide at Potočari

  3. The crime of genocide is defined in international lawas, an act ‘committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group’.

  4. Bosnia and Herzegovina

  5. 1,425 days: The Siege of Sarajevo Women run for their lives in sniper alley, Sarajevo Photography by Tom Stoddart, Reportage by Getty Images

  6. Coffins awaiting burial in the former Dutch UN compound at Srebrenica-Potočari Photograph: Tarik Samarah

  7. The fall of Srebrenica: Hasan Hasanović http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4kt_sZBqMw

  8. The Death MarchUp to 15,000 men and boys set out from Srebrenica to Tuzla. Thousands did not survive.

  9. “I could think of nothing but pushing forward. Forward was freedom; forward was survival…I pushed forward with all my might, until finally from the sea of men ahead, I saw woodland. I realised at that moment that I had lost my family. Husein (Hasan’s twin), my father, and my uncle. As much as I wanted to stop and look for them, I knew if I did, I would be killed. I told myself if I wanted to live, I would have to run and not look back.Till this day, I cannot believe I was part of The Column. Everyday, I wonder where I got that strength…the experience has stayed with me since then. It follows me everyday; from the moment I get up, to the moment I go to sleep. I just can’t get rid of it. The worst thing is the anguish that comes with thinking about Husein and my father — wondering how they were killed….That pain is almost unbearable.I moved back to Srebrenica in 2009, when I started working for the Memorial Center as a curator and translator. Sometimes, it’s painful being here, but it’s my home. It’s where I belong.” HasanHasanović

  10. All boys in the hall to stand up.Imagine that it is midnight. It is dark, and no-one knows what is happening. You have been separated from your mother, sister, friends. You are walking into the hills where you know you might be attacked.You walk for five days and nights with little or no food or water and under attack from heavy weapons, ambush and machine guns. Many of the people you started walking with have been captured and executed or have been killed.40% of the room please remain standing. You are the lucky ones. You have reached safety. All those who have just sat down will never make it.

  11. The perpetrators of genocide tried to hide their crimes, but through difficult but necessary identification processes most have been given back their identities and buried properly. Photograph of the missing from Srebrenica. Photograph: Paula Allen

  12. The mothers of Srebrenica continue to bury their husbands, brothers and sons, and to fight for justice. Photograph: JasminAgović

  13. What will you pledge?

  14. As an organisation Remembering Srebrenica is dedicated to raising awareness and learning lessons from the genocide committed at Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995. Part-funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government, we promote:-The EU-mandated Srebrenica Memorial Day on 11th July.-'Lessons from Srebrenica' visits to Bosnia and Herzegovina to learn from the genocide and its lasting impact on the survivors, victims' families, and society more broadly.-Public awareness with the aim of promoting good community relations and rejecting hatred and its causes.

  15. Our project seeks to honour the victims of the 1995 genocide. Its aim is to teach current and future generations about the consequences of hatred and intolerance. We ask that all those who are supportive of our cause, make a public pledge through the organisation to do something here in the UK to promote tolerance and help to create a safer, better and stronger society for all.If you would like to make you own pledge please contact us at info@Srebrenica.org.uk

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