Sell-out public lecture with Robert Fisk

Sell-out public lecture with Robert Fisk

Thursday, September 22, 2005

The celebrated Middle East correspondent, Robert Fisk, will address a capacity public audience of 500 at Asialink at The University of Melbourne on Thursday, September 29. The free public event, staged in one of the largest auditoriums on campus, has been a sell-out since Monday, 10 days ahead of the event.

Event Details:

Middle East Correspondent, Robert Fisk: a public lecture

Robert Fisk has been based in the Middle East for the past 25 years, reporting from the world's worst trouble-spots. His soon-to-be-published book The Great War for Civilisation is a first-person account of 50 years of bloodshed and tragedy in the region. Fisk currently serves as correspondent for The Independent newspaper in the UK.

In a rare public appearance in Melbourne, join Robert Fisk as he explores the troubled and complex politics of the Middle East, the conflicts, intrigues and power plays that continue to threaten world peace and security.

WHEN: Thursday 29 September 2005
TIME: 6.00pm - 7.30pm
WHERE: Basement Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, The University of Melbourne (corner of Swanston Street and Monash Road)
MEDIA RSVP: Jennifer Conley at j.conley@asialink.unimelb.edu.au

Asialink, The University of Melbourne

Sell-out public lecture with Robert Fisk