From the Holocaust to Public Hangings

Join us for a discussion evening with Giacomo Lichtner, Associate Professor of History at Vic Uni.

The slogans at the protest at Parliament earlier this year were sometimes frightening. On the one hand a public vaccination campaign was compared to the holocaust, on the other hand Jacinda was labelled ‘a Jew’, resulting in demands for public lynchings. It seems the imagery of Europe’s fascism of the 20th century is fair game for anyone to use.

Exactly one hundred years after the Italian establishment allowed Mussolini to become Prime Minister we want to discuss why so few people seem to be worried about the rise of far-right groups.

Giacomo Lichtner will give an introduction on the subject, followed by discussion.

See Giacomo´s previous article on this subject: https://theconversation.com/the-nz-anti-vax-movements-exploitation-of-holocaust-imagery-is-part-of-a-long-and-sorry-history-177710