Memorial service for Helen Kelly to be held on 28
October
Wellington Mayor Justin Lester has confirmed
that a civic memorial service for Helen Kelly will be held
on Friday 28 October.
The service will be held at
the Michael Fowler Centre, starting at 1pm.
Mayor
Lester says the service will give the community a chance to
remember “a great fighter, a great campaigner for
workers’ rights, a great Wellingtonian.
“Helen
Kelly was an outstanding woman. She always fought on behalf
of people who needed a voice, was hugely principled, always
put other people’s interests ahead of her own and never
compromised on her convictions.”
The service is
being organised by the Council of Trade Unions and
Wellington City Council following consultation with Helen
Kelly’s
family.
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