Forum: Resisting Repression

Resisting Repression: Defending Palestine Solidarity

When: Tuesday 24 March 2026, 6:30pm
Where: State Library Theatrette, Melbourne VIC (via Entry 3, La Trobe St)

Tickets: $13.30 / $23.50 / $34.70

Should a Palestinian author be banned from a writers festival over “cultural sensitivity” concerns?

Are calls for freedom “From the river to the sea” a form of hate speech?

Across Australia, the right to speak for Palestine is under attack.

Join us to discuss the growing repression of solidarity – and how we fight back.

SPEAKERS:

  • Nick Hanna, criminal defence lawyer and civil libertarian
  • Louise Adler, director of the Adelaide Writers Festival 2023-25
  • Hanna Thomas, survivor of police brutality and former Greens candidate
  • Noura Mansour, forum moderator and director at Democracy in Colour

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Event hosted by Free Palestine Melbourne.

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