media release
Embargoed until Wednesday 25 March 2009
Baroness Cox From Britain’s House Of Lords To Visit New Zealand
“27 million men, women and children around the world are suffering from some form of slavery right now. Freedom is
indivisible—we cannot enjoy our freedom while others are denied theirs,” says Baroness Cox.
Baroness Cox is visiting New Zealand (from Wednesday 25 to Friday 27 March) and will be urging New Zealanders to wake up
to the devastating impact of human trafficking—to use their freedom to work for the freedom of others. She will deliver
a lecture titled “What is at stake?: Why we need to value the foundations of Western civilisation.” The lecture will be
given in Christchurch on 26 March 2009 and in Auckland on 27 March 2009 (please find invitation attached). She will also
be giving an address to the National Press Club, at a luncheon on Wednesday 25 March.
Baroness (Caroline) Cox is a woman who has had access to some of the most extreme parts of the world. She regularly
finds herself in the corridors of power, the sites of civil war and closed states such as North Korea. Already this
year, Baroness Cox has spent time in Sudan, Northern Uganda and North Korea, working with NGOs and Governments to see
positive change take place.
In her lecture, Baroness Cox will draw from her experiences in a range of countries to explain the importance of our own
heritage in the West and the importance of cherishing our foundational values such as freedom, respect and
responsibility.
Baroness Cox became a permanent member of the House of Lords in Britain when she was made a Life Peer in 1982. She was a
Deputy Speaker of the House from 1985-2005. She is a regular contributor to media throughout the world, has been
featured in Time Magazine and often speaks on BBC television and radio. Baroness Cox was Founder Chancellor of
Bournemouth University, 1991-2001. She is now Chancellor of Liverpool Hope University and is a Vice President of the
Royal College of Nursing. She continues in her long history of humanitarian work in one of her current roles as Chief
Executive of HART (Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust).
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