Wasted Lives

In association with Kigali Memorial Centre, Rwanda

This full-colour, richly illustrated booklet provides an insight into the history of genocidal violence.  Starting in 1904 with the Hereros, it examines genocidal conflict in Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia and the Balkans.  It commemorates the millions of people around the world who have died needlessly in the name of ideology, political beliefs or race.

38 pp., paperback

Price: £3.00

With accompanying film on DVD

Wasted Lives DVD

This hard-hitting 15-minute presentation examines three genocides that have taken place in the 20th century – Armenia, the Holocaust and Rwanda.  The film is intended to stimulate questions about our understanding of genocide and asks how we might learn to prevent it.  Ideal for upper secondary schools, public commemorations and informal educational events, Wasted Lives is a meaningful resource for Holocaust Memorial Day.

Price: £6.99

Special offer: book and film package Price: £8.50

Britain and the Holocaust

This 20-minute video presentation outlines both the historical challenges and contemporary relevance of the Holocaust to Britain today.  It provides a frank insight into Britain’s role during the Nazi period.  It also highlights some of the issues that may be drawn from those experiences.  This presentation is a useful educational resource for KS3/4 history classes on the Second World War and for use in public events, to provide material for reflection or to stimulate discussion.

Price: £6.99

Survivors

Memories of the Past, Lessons for the Future

Survivors is a short, 15-minute DVD presentation featuring four Holocaust survivors – Kitty Hart-Moxon, Arek Hersh, Paul Oppenheimer and Lisa Vincent – who all give insights into their own stories in a simple, concise manner, explaining what lessons they feel their experiences have for today.  It is ideal for school assemblies and classroom work or for incorporation into a public commemorative event.

Price: £6.99

Our Memory, Our Future

Creating the Kigali Memorial Centre

The Kigali Memorial Centre gives dignity to the victims of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, a voice to the experience of survivors, education for a new generation and a strong warning to the international community about the failure to protect.  Above all, it gives hope for the future.  This 18-minute DVD tells its story, from conception by Kigali City Council, through inspiration by the UK Holocaust Centre, to creation by the Aegis Trust, in conjunction with survivors and the City Council.

Price: £6.99

All profits from the sale of this DVD go to support the Kigali Memorial Centre.

Protect Darfur

Tomorrow is too late

Darfur’s African population is being wiped out by a racist Arab militia, the Janjaweed, supported by Sudanese Government air and land forces.  Britain sends aid to the displaced – but aid is not enough.  To prevent genocide, protection is vital.  This hard-hitting 25-minute DVD contains Tomorrow is Too Late, an awareness-raising film about the Darfur genocide, an eyewitness interview with Captain Brian Steidle, former technical adviser to the African Union mission in Darfur, and in-depth media coverage.  The films contain some graphic imagery.

Price: £6.99

Secrets of a Thousand Hills

This 14-minute film on DVD examines some of the enormous challenges facing Rwanda in the wake of the genocide in 1994.  It also confronts viewers with important questions about Western responsibility.  It is ideal for educational use in secondary schools, or as an element in commemorative events for Holocaust Memorial Day.

Price: £6.99