POSTPONEMENT NOTICE
Due to Aotearoa moving into Levels 3 (Auckland) and 2 (rest of country) we must postpone this event until later in the year.
*If you have purchased a ticket you will receive a notification to the email address that you used when purchasing. You will be given an option to either retain your ticket to use at the later date, or receive a refund.
*We will notify all ticket buyers of the revised event date as soon as it is confirmed. We will also notify on this page and on our Facebook event page.


When Golriz Ghahraman was nine years old she and her parents were forced to flee their home in Iran. In Know Your Place, Golriz offers a moving, honest depiction of seeking asylum, making a home in Aotearoa, and becoming the first refugee to be elected to the New Zealand Parliament.

Join writer Brannavan Gnanalingam and Golriz for a conversation about this extraordinary journey. 

About Golriz
Golriz Ghahraman made history as the first refugee to be sworn in as a member of New Zealand’s parliament in 2017. Iranian-born, Golriz arrived in New Zealand with her parents seeking asylum as a child. She studied human rights law at Oxford and has practiced as a lawyer in New Zealand and for United Nations tribunals in Africa, The Hague, and Cambodia. 

As part of this event, we're offering a pre-ordered, discounted, signed copy of Know Your Place, by Golriz Ghahraman, which can be collected on the night of the event (this can be purchased when you buy tickets, or directly through Vic Books here).