30/10/2023

What is the West? - Panel

"Western Civilisation is a cut flower, and cut flowers die... but we have the remnants, the symbols of Western heritage, and their seeds. All we have to do, those of us who inherited it, is to go and see them, grow them, nurture them, water them".

A panel discussion with Jordan Peterson, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, John Anderson, and Os Guinness on identifying the problem of cultural decay as well as the way forwards.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a research fellow at Hoover Institution, founder of the AHA Foundation, and host of The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast. Born in Somalia, Ayaan became a member of the Dutch parliament before moving to the USA.

The Hon John Anderson AC FTSE is a former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. He now serves in a broad variety of civic and community pursuits and hosts Australia's pre-eminent politico-cultural video podcast.

Read more about John’s ideas in his research paper, An Account of Responsible Citizenship

Os Guinness is an author and social critic. He holds a DPhil from Oxford University, has been a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and was the lead drafter of The Global Charter of Freedom of Conscience and Religion.

Read more about Os’ ideas in his research paper, Towards a Civil Public Square: Freedom of Religion and Diversity

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