How we can help to defend the targets of hate
A notice from the Bahá’í Office of Public Affairs.
Tēna kōe — You are warmly invited to this panel discussion co-organised by Spirit of Work and the New Zealand Bahá’í Office of Public Affairs:
Hate Speech against Bahá’ís in Iran
Monday, 6.00 – 7.30 pm
13th September 2021
What will be addressed:
State-sponsored propaganda and disinformation against the Bahá’í Community in Iran
International human rights law and importance of protecting people from hate speech
Narratives of individual cases
How a climate of propaganda, disinformation, and hatred can be addressed effectively to prevent acts of hatred and discrimination targeting religious and other minority groups
Talk Panellists
Mr Behrouz Boochani — Journalist, human rights defender, writer, film producer
Professor Kris Gledhill — Lawyer and professor on criminal and human rights law
Dr Kat Eghdamian — Advisor, writer, speaker on social cohesion, diversity, belonging and integration
Dr Rajen Prasad (Moderator) — Former MP, former Chief Commissioner of the Families Commission, former Race Relations Conciliator
To join from Zoom: Meeting ID: 840 7436 3608, Passcode: 281805
Please click on the button below to download the flyer you can use to invite friends and colleagues. Note: originally this was intended to be a physical event but because of pandemic restrictions it will have to be held online only.
For information on state-sponsored hate propaganda against the Bahá’ís in Iran, please visit: https://www.bic.org/news/breakthrough-support-irans-bahais-stophatepropaganda-campaign-reaches-88-million
For previous events from Spirit of Work, please visit:
www.spiritofwork.org.nz
