As Holocaust Memorial Day draws closer, it becomes increasingly important for us to remember the horrors that humanity has belted out upon itself in recent history. Millions of people have been killed in genocides in the not-so-distant past … and the risk of future such mass-killings continues to be a significant risk in a number […]
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Through my work with the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, I came to learn about a really interesting exhibition that will be showing (taking place is probably a better description) in Shotover Country Park, in Horspath, Oxfordshire, UK. The exhibiton, entitled The Woods, Breathing is a public art installation created as part of Holocaust Memorial Day
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Earlier this year, I mentioned that a new book about the prosecution of domestic violence had been published by the Oxford University Press. I am now very excited to report that Prosecuting Domestic Violence: A Philosophical Analysis, by Michelle Madden Dempsey, has been awarded 2nd prize in the 2009 Peter Birks Book Prize, offered by
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Over the past several years, I have been fortunate to work with the good people at the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. According to its own website, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) ‘exists so that we learn the lessons of the past to build a better future now’. The HMDT does a fantastic job raising
Today did not start well for me. I woke up late and rushed to get to the Thornhill Park and Ride to the Oxford Tube into London. Exiting the Tube, I whistled happily as I walked towards the Tube station … until I realised that I had just left my brand new copy of the
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A new book is making its way from Oxford University Press to a book store near you. The first book by Michelle Madden Dempsey, entitled Prosecuting Domestic Violence: A Philosophical Analysis, is due out in hardback any day now. To get a copy of this book, you can always check the Oxford University Press website.
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Monday, 06 April 2009 marks the 15th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide. Back in 1994, the plane crash of the Rwandan President sparked a killing spree that lasted three months and saw approximately one million men, women and children brutally murdered. Let’s all take a moment or two in the coming days
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To mark Red Nose Day, why don’t we all change our avatars just for the day? Ok, so it’s a geeky thing to do, but hey, isn’t that what Red Nose Day is all about? Being silly to raise money and awareness about the less fortunate? So, go on, take a picture of yourself wearing
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Liam Dempsey is a marketing and design consultant. Through his business, LBDesign, he works with businesses and non-profits in the US, UK, and beyond. He loves pizza, craft beers, and time with family and good friends.