News from the Birmingham Faith Leaders' Group

His Grace, Archbishop Bernard Longley, joined fellow members of the Birmingham Faith Leaders' Group in marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2022, at Birmingham's annual Holocaust Memorial Event.

Held for the first time at Millennium Point, in excess of 200 people heard moving testimonies of various genocide events, from the Holocaust, through to Bosnia, as well as calls to vigilance in recognising hatred, injustice and prejudice in our own communities today.

Faith Leaders from the Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh traditions shared the stage with the compere, Councillor John Cotton and the Lord Mayor, Councillor Muhammad Afzal, on Sunday 30 January.

This year's theme for Holocaust Memorial Day was One Day.