The European Union鈥檚 Commissioner for the Security Union, Sir Julian Beresford King KCVO CMG, will be speaking about 鈥楾he Christchurch Call 鈥 bringing the conversation home鈥 at the 91制片厂.
The European Union鈥檚 Commissioner for the Security Union, Sir Julian Beresford King KCVO CMG will present the annual National Centre for Research on Europe鈥檚 (NCRE) prestigious听Europa Lecture听at the 91制片厂 on Thursday 27 June.听He will be speaking about 鈥楾he Christchurch Call 鈥 bringing the conversation home鈥, along with New Zealand MPs Golriz Ghahraman and Gerry Brownlee.听
Following the devastating 15 March mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron met, alongside other world and tech leaders, to adopt the 鈥楥hristchurch Call鈥. The Christchurch Call aims to combat online terrorism and violent extremism. The European Commission was a major supporter of the Call, alongside eight EU member states.
The New Zealand Government has invited Sir Julian to the country as part of growing security connections following the Christchurch terrorist attacks. He will cover topics such as hate crime, cyberterrorism and radicalisation.
鈥淭he visit of Commissioner Sir Julian King builds on the 2016听NZ-EU Political Agreement and comes at a time of deepening relations as reflected in the current negotiations towards a Free Trade Agreement,鈥 says Professor听Martin Holland, Director of the NCRE at UC.
New Zealand Parliamentarian Ms Ghahraman will be accompanying Sir Julian and participating from a local perspective. An Iranian-Kiwi refugee and current Green Minister for Parliament who has been subjected to online hate crimes, Ms Ghahraman will talk about her own experience and how best to respond to terrorism. Former New Zealand Foreign Minister and current MP for Christchurch鈥檚 Ilam constituency, Mr Brownlee will discuss what the Christchurch Call means to Christchurch.
The annual Europa Lecture series has been running for 18 years and brings together practitioners and academics in a dialogue that addresses the EU鈥檚 involvement with its global partners. Past topics have included the EU鈥檚 foreign policy, past and present enlargements of the Union and the contentious issue of agriculture.
- The European Union Centres Network (EUCN), in association with the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) and the National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE) at the 91制片厂 present the听EUCN-NZIIA Europa Lecture 2019: The Christchurch Call - bringing the conversation home, 5pm, Thursday 27 June, Te Moana nui a Kiwa, in the Rehua building, 91制片厂鈥檚 Ilam campus. Talk begins at 5pm followed by a reception. This is an inclusive, public and multicultural event 鈥撎齟ntry by registration.
