Dora Love Prize 2025 Launches at Colchester Castle
The Dora Love Prize 2025 officially launched with a special event at Colchester Castle, bringing together students, educators, and community leaders to promote awareness of prejudice, racism, and human rights. The annual prize, founded by Professor Rainer Schulze in memory of Holocaust survivor Dora Love, invites secondary schools to create projects exploring historical and contemporary issues of intolerance.
This year’s launch featured workshops for 64 students and a powerful talk by Holocaust survivor and sculptor Maurice Blik, who shared his childhood experiences during the Nazi occupation. Colchester Mayor Lesley Scott-Bouttell also attended, emphasizing the importance of remembrance and education. The winning school project will be announced this summer.
Dora Love Prize Founder Warns of Rising Hatred as 2025 Programme Launches
Professor Rainer Schulze, founder of the Dora Love Prize, has voiced concern over a growing wave of hatred and prejudice, warning it could spread from the US to the UK. The anti-discrimination initiative, named after Holocaust survivor Dora Love, encourages students to reflect on the past and create projects that challenge intolerance today.
This year’s programme has drawn participation from schools across Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Dorset, and even Canada. Around 100 Suffolk pupils attended the launch event at the University of Suffolk, taking part in workshops, drama sessions, and discussions exploring genocide, human rights, and modern political challenges.
Now an independent charity, the Dora Love Prize invites students to develop creative responses to the theme “Time to stand up against a renewed wave of hate and exclusion,” culminating in a summer showcase. Prof Schulze said seeing students’ passion gave him hope, despite rising global tensions.
