Monday 18 July 2016

Remembering Srebrenica Memorial Week 2016


A week of events and memorials, which were held across the region and across the country, to stand in solidarity with survivors of the Bosnian Genocide, finally came to a close this Sunday. On reflection if there is anything which came to mind time and time again for me was this; without truth there is no justice, without justice there is no truth and without raised voices there is neither.

This has been a week of raising our voices against hate, against violence, and against injustice. This has been a week of finding what is common and accepting our differences for a greater good and a greater cause. This has been a week of solidarity with all those who have found themselves oppressed, abused, tortured, harmed and pledging to continue to stand against all forms of oppression. This has been a week to let people know, we are a community that will not be divided and we will not let our generation or future generations witness the barbarity of the past and the heinous crimes which currently plague our world.

Recent events have given rise to more Islamophobia, hate crime and intolerance of the “other”, which cannot be ignored. People have died as a result of hate, and we must continue to do all we can to stop the cycle, and challenge all those who wish to cause divides. Let us continue to sow seeds of love and compassion, and may we raise a generation which is passionate about equality, truth and justice.

Aisha Mirza

Some of the North West events organisers: Aisha Mirza, Katie Parker, Elinor Chohan, Amna Abdul Latif, Farah Anwar-Bawany, Yusuf Tai, Noordad Aziz-Cllr, Aidan Stonehouse, Armaan Chohan, Heather Fletcher, Qaisra Shahraz, Fatimah Mohammed-Ashrif, Umer Khan, Aimee Jane Banay and many delegates.














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