Holocaust Memorial Day

There are, in every society, people who find themselves at the bottom of the social heap, those who are excluded, derided, and oppressed. It is something that has happened across millennia and civilisations and something that we continue to work to eradicate. Part of this fight to bring about a more equal and fair society demands that we remember those who were victims of systematic attempts annihilate them, simply because of who their parents were, the colour of their skin, their political persuasion, or their religious beliefs. We remember them because it galvanises our determination to break down barriers in society and bring about hope for a better world. We remember them because they did not deserve to how they did, or why they did.

27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day. Please remember the millions of people - Jewish, Socialist, Communist, Roman Catholic, disabled, gay, lesbian, and Gypsy, Romany, and Traveller - who lost their lives in the most inhumane, degrading conditions imaginable, simply because who they were did not fit with the Nazi vision of the world. We're all a part of this world, however we came into it, whatever we believe, however we choose to lead our lives. It's our world, and we have a duty to make it a more equal, better one.