The 2-hour program on the 15-year anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide began at 7PM on July 11, 2010 at the Bosnian Islamic Association.  The hall was decorated with the photos of Roger Lemoyne, various books on the Srebrenica genocide, related poetry, informative quotes and yellow lilies (a symbol of Bosnia and the Bosniak people). Near the entrance to the hall stood six large tables on top of which was listed the names of the 8, 372 men killed in Srebrenica 15 years ago. The tables were symbolically draped in green, as the tradition among Bosniaks is to drape the coffins of their deceased in green cloth.

An informative and heart-wrenching 27-minute documentary/memorial film outlining the circumstances of the fall of Srebrenica and individual stories of the massacre was played to a crowd of 300 that included Parliamentarians Hon. Brian Masse, Hon. Borys Wrzesnewskyj, Hon. Rob Oliphant, as well as distinguished guests.

The Srebrenica Memorial Film was followed by a short by Tarik Samarah as a preamble to the riveting account of a now 35-year old man who is an Omarska concentration camp survivor (he was held for 202 days).  Fadil Kulasic, an experienced speaker, tailored his typically 3 hour talk, to 30 minutes, focusing on his most vivid and defining memories. Fadil's story, divided into six themes, left the audience speechless and tearful. He showed bravery and strength in sharing these difficult experiences with the audience. A common thread throughout his speech was one of strength and perseverance - both of which he needed to survive. Fadil mentioned that he often heard other victims like himself proclaim “Ne daj se, Bosno!” (Don't give up, Bosnia), reiterating to the audience that they should never give up on their home country and never forget the atrocities that occurred there. Fadil believes he is alive today because he would always look his captors directly in the eyes - he refused to turn his back to them, even when they demanded that he do so. He knew his captors were cowards. He also believed that if there was any ounce of humanity left in them, that they wouldn't be able to kill him if he continued to make eye contact. The final message he gave the audience was "never turn your backs on Srebrenica"

The final half of the program was filled by a rousing set of speeches from the MPs.  Hon. Brian Masse’s passionate show of support and the message that Canada must recognize the genocide for the good of its citizens and for the sake of its reputation in the world was received with a standing ovation.  Hon. Borys Wrzesnewskyj talked about loss and memory and Hon. Rob Oliphant discussed the need for truth and reconciliation and both these messages were also warmly received with standing ovations. The Bosniak community and their supporters were honoured to have these three distinguished MPs attend the event and show their support for having Srebrenica recognized as a genocide in Canada and having July 11th recognized as Srebrenica Remembrance Day.

The evening closed with a moving commemoration ceremony that involved the laying down of yellow lilies, by each attendee, on the tables containing the names of 8, 372 men and young boys that were killed. A traditional ilahija, "Don't Grieve With Tears", sung by Mensura Bajraktarevic played throughout the hall.