Today is National Children's Day UK, an chance to talk about the importance of protecting the rights and freedoms of children and young people.
The words we say to children have an enormous impact on their health and well-being.
#LetsBuildChildrenUp #WordsMatter #NCDUK2024
#CancelHate : Hogwash! is Holocaust survivor Eugene Halpert's response to a social media post claiming the gas chambers were solely used for 'disinfection against disease'. Holocaust denial is hate speech. 6 million were murdered. #WordsMatter .
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A child’s belief in who they are is formed by the opinions of the adults in their lives.
They're the adult, we're the child. What they say must be true.
If we treat children with respect, they will respect themselves and others.
#WordsMatter #LetsBuildChildrenUp
#CancelHate : Holocaust survivor Ruth Steinfeld disputes the social media claims that the Holocaust is not 'fairytale propaganda' because she knows. In Nov 1938 the Nazis entered her home and took her father and grandfather. From there Ruth's life was forever changed. #WordsMatter …
#CancelHate : Bucharest-born Holocaust survivor Colette Avital faced words of hate as a child in Romania and was a witness as those words mutated into acts of violence. Today she refutes a social media Holocaust denial post with the truth - her family's history. #WordsMatter
#CancelHate : Despite a claim on social media... alas, the gassing of Jews during the Holocaust did happen. How does Holocaust survivor Janet Applefield know? Sadly, her mother, grandmother and cousins were gassed within hours of arriving at Belzec.
#WordsMatter : Greg…
#CancelHate : As a young girl, her mother was murdered in the Holocaust. As was her father. However, 80 years later, Holocaust survivor Adela Dubovy needed to rebuke a hateful social media Holocaust denial post claiming that 'the 6 million never happened.' Shameful #WordsMatter
Stigma is a problem that many people face when seeking treatment. Words matter as they reflect our thinking. When talking about mental health conditions, consider using people-first language and avoid stigmatizing words. 💚
#WordsMatter #WhatMakesUs
#MentalHealthAwarenessMonth
#CancelHate : Holocaust survivor Gabriella Major firmly corrects a Holocaust denier's post on social media that claims there were no gas chambers in the Holocaust. Gabriella had 28 family members murdered in Auschwitz; she sadly knows the truth. #WordsMatter #YomHaShoah
Holocaust survivors are participating in the #CancelHate campaign to show hate will NOT win. Survivors who read the vile social media posts that deny the Holocaust are putting their discomfort aside to ensure generations understand the harm of unchecked hatred. #WordsMatter
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