Minutes:
Arising from Minute No.15 (Antisemitism/Islamophobia – Council Motion) it was noted that a request had been made for the Council to mark the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre in remembrance of the thousands of lives lost during the genocide. Julie Siddiqi advised that she had followed this up with Councillor Brooker, and whilst she acknowledged the challenges faced during the lockdown period, it was disappointing that the Council appeared not to have marked the anniversary in some way, as a number of other local authorities had.
It was agreed that Councillor Smith would write to the Mayor on behalf of SACRE to request that a minutes silence be held at the start of the next Council meeting on 21st July 2020 to mark the remembrance of the 25th Anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide by Slough Borough Council.
Resolved – That Councillor Smith writes to the Mayor on behalf of SACRE to request that councillors hold a minutes silence at the Council meeting on 21st July 2020, in remembrance of the 25th Anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.