High Street
Exeter
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The Guildhall, High St, Exeter
10.15 – 10.45am Opening ceremony by the Lord Mayor of Exeter and representatives from Devon County Council, Exeter Cathedral and Devon SACRE
10.15am – 3.30pm Free Exhibition on the Holocaust and other genocides
10.30am-2.45pm Human rights trail: a guided, reflective walk around central Exeter
11am – 2.15pm Showings of the Film ‘Porajmos’: the story of the Gypsy Holocaust (Y9 + above) (Jury Room; no wheelchair access)
3.30 – 3.45pm Closing Ceremony, Moments of Reflection & Candle Lighting led by the Jewish Community
St Stephen’s Church, High Street, Exeter EX4 3LW
11am – 2.30pm Presentations of poetry, poems, prayers and stories from students from Devon schools
5.00 – 6.30pm Public talk: ‘Surviving a Japanese POW camp in WW2 and the search for forgiveness’ Hanneke Coates
Southernhay URC, Southernhay East, Exeter EX1 1QD*
12.30 – 1.30pm Public talk: ‘What it means to stand up and be counted; the story of the Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Third Reich’ Prof Christine King
*Please note change of venue; this talk is no longer taking place at St Stephen’s Church)
