Since 2015, numerous asylum seekers have sought to enter Europe. Even as many of the countries they moved to faced numerous issues involving crime increases, terrorist attacks and failed assimilation, much of the coverage of the issue treats skepticism of the European Union's response to the crisis as equivalent to a new fascist movement. For too long, discussion of the issue has relied on a flawed understanding of the facts behind this crisis and false smears directed at critics of current governmental policies.



Lauren Southern has dedicated a great deal of time to covering the migrant crisis firsthand. Her interactions with European activists and the migrants themselves give her a unique perspective on the migrant crisis and the myths surrounding it.



Doors open at 6 PM and the talk begins at 7.