An extremely powerful and wide-reaching article by Holocaust survivor Ruth Barnett MBE for @YetAgainUK reflecting on genocide, racism, and human nature.

"We have demons in our nature but we also have angels."

You can read her article here: https://yetagainuk.com/ruth-barnett-mbe-reflections-on-genocide-and-racism/ https://twitter.com/YetAgainUK/status/1302562716477992961

Born in 1935 in Berlin, Holocaust survior Ruth Barnett MBE, who wrote recently for @YetAgainUK, was four years old when she came to the UK on the kindertransport.

You can read Ruth's biography from @HolocaustUK here:
https://www.het.org.uk/survivors-ruth-barnett

In her article for @YetAgainUK, Holocaust survivor Ruth Barnett MBE talks about how racism is the root of gencoide, refering to Gregory Stanton's 'Ten Stages of Genocide'.

You can read more about the ten stages on the @HMD_UK website, here: https://www.hmd.org.uk/learn-about-the-holocaust-and-genocides/what-is-genocide/the-ten-stages-of-genocide/

"Genocide prevention needs to be approached both ‘at the top’, that is bringing perpetrators to justice, & ‘at the bottom’ by understanding & controlling its source in hierarchies, discrimination & racism"
Inspiring words from Ruth Barnett. @GenocideAPPG https://twitter.com/genocide8020/status/1303661598687604736