The Arab Spring

Event and Ticketing Details

Dates & Times

Thursday 20 October
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Location

Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne

100 St Kilda Road MelbourneVictoria 3004

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Presented in partnership with the Melbourne Festival.

Since December of last year, across the Middle East, dictatorial regimes have toppled and people power has triumphed. But what does this much-heralded wave of revolutionary fervour mean in the longer term? Amidst the strikes and protests, demonstrations and civil uprisings, is the ‘Arab Spring’ a turning point for resistance movements around the world, and what are the implications for other entrenched conflicts in the region?