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Behrouz Boochani: Writing from Manus Prison

Friday 29th November, 2019 7:00 pm

WORD Christchurch is proud to present a live event of international significance. Behrouz Boochani, the Kurdish film-maker, writer and refugee who has documented life inside the Australian detention centre on Manus Island, has been given permission to leave Papua New Guinea for the first time and to enter New Zealand for a special WORD Christchurch event on 29 November.

LIVESTREAM Behrouz Boochani: Writing from Manus Prison

The live presentation of Behrouz Boochani with John Campbell on Friday 29 November will begin at 6:30pm. The event will start at 7:00pm. Click here for links and more details.

SCREENING AND DISCUSSION: CHAUKA, PLEASE TELL US THE TIME

Saturday 30th November, 2019 10:30 am

Following Friday's sold-out event with Behrouz Boochani’s, join WORD Christchurch and Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū on Saturday morning for a discussion with members of the Australian literary community who have supported the work of this extraordinary writer, and a screening of the acclaimed documentary about Manus Island, Chauka, Please Tell Us the Time.

WORD Christchurch welcomes Behrouz Boochani

WORD Christchurch is delighted to be welcoming a multi award-winning international author who has spent the last six years detained by Australian authorities in Papua New Guinea.

Behrouz Boochani: Writing from Manus Prison

LIVESTREAM Behrouz Boochani: Writing from Manus Prison

SCREENING AND DISCUSSION: CHAUKA, PLEASE TELL US THE TIME

WORD Christchurch welcomes Behrouz Boochani

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