Holocaust and Genocide Symposium
From its inception in 1992, the annual Vanier College Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide has tackled the complex subjects of the Holocaust, genocide and extremism. Featuring scholars, survivors and educators, the week-long event offers virtual and in-person talks open to all.
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Events
MAR 31 TO APR 4
B223
Vanier's 33rd Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide
This year's symposium explores connections across time, peoples, and places—both in the patterns of genocidal actions of those who have sought to erase them from history but also in the resilience of those who have endured these attempts.
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FEB 2 TO FEB 6
Amphitheatre (B223)
Vanier College 2026 Humanities Symposium - Thinking with our Senses
Open to all, no sign up required
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MAR 23 TO MAR 27
8AM
Amphitheatre (B223)
Vanier's 34th Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide
Attendance at all talks is free and open to the public.
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Previous symposiums
April 16, 2025Symposium
Connected – the theme of the 33rd Vanier College Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide
April 16, 2024Symposium
32nd Annual Holocaust and Genocide Symposium Looks at Extremism
March 24, 2023Symposium
31st Annual Vanier College Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide: “Challenging the Other in Us: Towards a Global Understanding”
March 31, 2022Symposium
30th Annual Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide
November 6, 2020Symposium
28th Annual Vanier Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide, Nov. 9-13, 2020
- March 29, 2019
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27th Annual Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide
- April 6, 2018
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Vanier College presents the 26th Annual Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide - Civic Responsibility: Toward Dialogue
November 10, 2016Symposium
Vanier College Celebrates the 25th Annual Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide
April 8, 2016Symposium
24th Annual Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide: Overcoming Fear of the Other
- April 7, 2015
Canadian premiere of Chelsea Clinton’s film Of Many at the 23rd Annual Holocaust Education and Genocide Prevention Symposium at Vanier College
- March 18, 2015
Annakin Slayd to Host Vanier College Band Competition to Raise Funds for Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide
- April 13, 2012
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“Creativity and the Holocaust” is the theme of the 19th Annual Symposium on the Holocaust and Genocide at Vanier College, April 16-20, 2012
- April 5, 2011
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History of the Holocaust - Vanier students visit Eastern Europe