Initiated in 1998 under the leadership of UNESCO, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition on 23rd August is a moment of commemoration observed around the world.
The seminar is one of the events marking the commemoration on 23 August, of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition, and part of the lead up to the United Nations Decade for People of African Ascent (2013-2022).
The closing of this international meeting will result in a major cultural event during which a famous Afro-Brazilian percussion group will present a festive and dancing concert to thousands of Brazilians who will gather on a central square of Brasilia to celebrate the 23rd August, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition.
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The coincidence of two terrible contemporary tragedies -- Serbia's vicious conquest of one of the last Muslim outposts in Eastern Bosnia, Srebrenica, and the loss of virtually every man, woman and child who remained in the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas -- with the 50th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising and the international remembrance of the Holocaust represents a defining moment in history.
"As the nation's custodian of remembrance, the legion is committed to helping everyone understand the importance of remembrance, so those sacrifices are never forgotten, " the statement said.
The event coincides with the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade and some of the participating students are travelling on a replica of the Amistad which is retracing the Slave Trade Route.
Among the 96 people who died were the chief of the Polish general staff, the head of the central bank, the director of the Institute of National Remembrance (which investigates and documents crimes such as Katyn) and many other of the country's top public figures.
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Around the world today, sirens are sounding, candles and torches are burning, and people are gathering to pray and mark Yom Hashoah, the "Day of Remembrance" of the Holocaust.
Before the tip-off, there was a moment of silence in remembrance of the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, Jerry Buss, who died Monday.
Members of the public gathered at the Garden of Remembrance adjacent to the Scott Monument for a two-minute silence, marked by a gun from Edinburgh Castle.
After the parade honouring the founder of modern nursing, the annual service of remembrance was held in the cathedral.
Nicholas has also been the BBC radio commentator at national or state occasions such as the Ceremony of Remembrance at the Cenotaph and was awarded a Radio Academy award in 2001 for his coverage of the event.
In Edinburgh about 500 members of the public joined veterans at a garden of remembrance to mark the signing of the Armistice in 1918.
To borrow a phrase from another context, sparing Arabs the responsibility of Holocaust remembrance actually exposes the soft bigotry of our own low expectations.
Canadian, Dutch, Polish and British sailors joined veterans of the campaign for the special service of remembrance on the quay side.
"The timing of the change - coming at the start of Remembrance week - was another bitter blow, " she said.
Conservative peer Lord Selkirk of Douglas, who led the debate on the eve of Remembrance Day, said he supported the government's commitment to enshrine the military covenant in law and to report annually on housing, health and education for service personnel.
The congregation heard music from two choirs who were involved in the life of the shipyards, as well as observing a moment of silence in remembrance of the 1, 517 people who lost their lives on the ship's disastrous maiden voyage.
The BBC understands that the Royal British Legion has indicated it does not want the garden of remembrance being brought into the flags debate.
Professor Dina Porat analysed the relationships between policies of remembrance and how governments apply the lessons of the Holocaust in their educational policies.
Minister Barak, distinguished guests, members of the DoD family: Thank you all for taking the time to come together on this day of remembrance of one of the most painful and horrific chapters in the history of the Jewish people and, more importantly, in the history of the world.
He participated in a ceremony at the Hall of Remembrance and wrote an inscription in the guest book at a memorial for the 1.5 million Jewish children who perished in the Holocaust.
One example of his outreach work was persuading a British radical who had unceremoniously set fire to a large paper poppy, the British symbol of remembrance for their war dead, to see the error of his ways.
Which brings me to his little-analyzed recent speech in the Capitol on the Holocaust Day of Remembrance, a theme inevitably close to the heart and soul of our first black president.
In Connecticut, Governor Malloy has called Friday a "day of mourning" and invited the governor of other states to participate in the acts of remembrance.
He also created a national day of remembrance for the victims of slavery.
Quinnipiac has won all three games against Yale this season, including a regular-season game for the "Heroes Hat, " in remembrance of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Next up was a tour of Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Complex, where President Obama honored the memory of Holocaust victims by laying a wreath and rekindling the eternal flame in the Hall of Remembrance.
Both teams wore warm-up jackets with the number 96 on their backs, in remembrance of the victims.
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The National Service of Remembrance, led by the Queen, will take place at the Cenotaph on Sunday.
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