REMEMBER · DOCUMENT · EDUCATE · PRESERVE

Their stories must never be forgotten.

A lasting home for Tamil remembrance, historical understanding, survivor testimony, and the voices of generations to come.

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IN MEMORY. IN DIGNITY. IN TRUTH.

Architectural concept of the proposed Tamil memorial at sunset, with illuminated stone monuments, remembrance panels and an eternal flame.

01 — MEMORIAL CONCEPTA place to remember · design visualization

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18 MAYAnnual day of remembrance

1956–2009Period covered by the working record

04Our guiding commitments

Preserving yesterday.
Educating tomorrow.

01 / ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

Remembrance with purpose.

Memory deserves care, accuracy and a permanent place in public life. We bring together commemoration, responsible archival work and education, centring the experiences of Tamil communities.

How we preserve history

Remember

Bring families and communities together to honour lives, loss and resilience with dignity.

Document

Safeguard eyewitness accounts, historical evidence, images and irreplaceable records.

Educate

Help younger generations engage with Tamil history and the principles of human rights.

Memorialize

Work towards a thoughtful and accessible permanent memorial in Canada.

ANNUAL OBSERVANCE18MAYREMEMBER · REFLECT · HONOUR

02 / REMEMBRANCE

A day to remember.
A legacy to protect.

May 18 has become a significant day of remembrance for Tamil communities in Canada and abroad. In 2022, Canada's House of Commons adopted a motion recognizing May 18 as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.

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We honour those who were lost by keeping their stories present for the generations who follow.

View the House of Commons record

03 / EDUCATION

Understanding the past.
Shaping the future.

Ontario's Tamil Genocide Education Week Act, 2021 establishes the seven-day period ending May 18 as an annual opportunity for public learning and reflection.

Read Ontario's Bill 104

AREAS OF LEARNING

Tamil history and historical context

Human rights and prevention of atrocities

International humanitarian law

Survivor narratives and archival literacy

Intergenerational learning and participation

04 / HISTORICAL RECORD

1956 — 2009

A record that asks us to look closer.

The Foundation describes a working collection of 234 entries relating to attacks on Tamil civilians across decades. The records require careful verification of sources, dates and figures before they can be treated as a definitive historical archive.

About the documentation work

RESEARCH COLLECTION234COMPILED ENTRIES

RESEARCH & SOURCE REVIEW IN PROGRESS

Note: This recreation does not include an underlying searchable database. The figure above describes the Foundation's published working record, not a verified total.

05 / DOCUMENTATION & TESTIMONIES

Stories and records, carefully preserved.

Preservation is more than collecting material. It means recording its source, understanding its context and treating people who share personal experiences with sensitivity.

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TESTIMONY

First-person accounts

Survivor and witness perspectives, preserved with care and appropriate consent.

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Documents & photographs

Visual and written material accompanied by dates, provenance and context.

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HISTORY

Chronology & research

Events placed within a wider, carefully sourced historical framework.

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Visual concept of a memorial garden at sunset with illuminated panels and a central remembrance flame. — MEMORIAL DESIGN VISUALIZATION · CONCEPT ONLY

06 / THE MEMORIAL MONUMENT

A permanent place to remember.

The proposed memorial imagines a contemplative public setting with a central stone form, a remembrance flame, engraved records and a peaceful garden for visitors.

Any public monument would need professional architectural, accessibility, engineering and municipal review before construction. This page presents a concept, not a completed or approved project.

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07 / SUPPORT THE WORK

Help keep memory alive.

Connect with the Foundation about opportunities to support educational initiatives, research, remembrance and the memorial project.

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08 / GET IN TOUCH

Let's keep the conversation going.

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Every memory matters.Thoughtful contributions help make the historical record stronger.