Jan. 27, 2016

We should reaffirm today that never again will we be indifferent to

racism and hate; that never again will we be silent in the face of evil;

that never again will we ignore the plight of the vulnerable;

that never again will we acquiesce in the face of mass atrocity and

impunity. We will speak and we will act against racism, against hate,

against anti-Semitism, against mass atrocity, against injustice

—and against the crime whose name we should shudder even to mention:

GENOCIDE.

May this day be not only an act of remembrance, which it is,

but a reminder to act, which it must be.

~ The Hon. Irwin Cotler ~