Calls for remembrance day and monument honouring terror attack victims
Calls for remembrance day and monument honouring terror attack victims
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Survivors of terrorist attacks have called for a national remembrance day to be introduced and a monument erected in honour of victims, following a new report. A survey published by Survivors Against Terror (SAT) found 97% of British terror attack victims back a “national day” being created in the UK and 78% would like a permanent memorial.
Terror survivors are scheduled to discuss the proposals with security minister Dan Jarvis on Monday. The non-governmental organisation (NG) is demanding Government set up a “proper strategy of memorialisation” that also includes an addition to the Royal Honours system.
Honours could be awarded to those killed and “eligible persons injured” in terror acts. An author of the report and co-founder of SAT, Travis Frain, who survived the 2017 Westminster Bridge attack, said: “What we remember matters. It reflects on us as a country.
“Whether it is the wearing of the Poppy in solidarity with our servicemen and women in the days approaching Armistice Sunday, or the efforts of organisations like the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust to ensure that we do not forget the awful atrocities that have claimed the lives of millions.
“For people affected by terrorism, ensuring that their experience is not forgotten and that society does not only remember what happened to them and their families but also learns from the lessons of these past attacks, can often be at the heart of their recovery.”.
