A heartfelt, powerful, excoriating plea from a journalist, award-winning author and man who has lost faith in the promise of America. Omar El Akkad's book One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, won praise from The New York Times for skewering Western cowardice and moral defeat. But his memoir is much more than a statement of political disenchantment as Omar witnesses the destruction of Gaza; it is a deeply personal exploration of what this loss of faith can mean. Growing up in Egypt and Qatar, Omar was never complacent about what freedom and democracy entails, and the responsibilities it should foster in us all. He now joins us in Canberra to speak about his work in conversation with Peter Greste, author, former journalist and media freedom advocate. This is an event not to be missed.