Date: Monday, May 8, 2017
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin Street, in Ottawa
This part of the event is for students.
This program is part of the National Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony and is open to grade 11 high school students. About 200 students from Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal will meet and participate in the Ambassadors of Change Program. The program takes place prior to the national ceremony. During the Ambassadors of Change program, students will meet with Holocaust survivors, share thoughtful questions and ideas through guided discussions. Students will discuss the relevance of the Holocaust’s lessons in today’s world and suggest ways they can promote tolerance and inclusiveness in their own communities. The personal accounts of survivors and witnesses enables the new generation of Canadians to shape their multicultural identity and forge true Canadian values of equality, justice, democracy and respect of fundamental human and civil rights. For the second year in a row, CHES has recruited Ottawa area students for the Ambassador of Change Program.
