Get Smart - The People's Review of the Intelligence Services

26th July 2015

The NZ Council for Civil Liberties is pleased to host Get Smart - the People's Review of the Intelligence Services.

"We don't have any faith in the government's review of the intelligence services so we decided to organise our own," says Thomas Beagle, Chairperson of the New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties. These public meetings will be open to all in Wellington and Auckland.

"We have serious concerns about government spying in New Zealand and believe it undermines freedom of expression and weakens our democracy. More people are aware of government surveillance and spying now and this is having a chilling effect on people's willingness to speak up and get involved," continues Mr Beagle.

The Intelligence Review is a review of New Zealand's intelligence services being conducted by Michael Cullen (ex-politician) and Patsy Reddy (lawyer and board member). Public submissions are due on August 14th with the final report expected on or before 29th February.

"There are no public meetings or any real attempt at public engagement so we're inviting people to come along to Get Smart and have a chance to share their views," said Thomas. These will then be collated to create the People's Review of the Intelligence Services.

Wellington

6pm, 29th July 2015
St John's Church Hall
Cnr Willis and Dixon St, Wellington

Thomas Beagle - NZCCL/Tech Liberty
Nicky Hager - Author and investigative journalist
Anna Thorby - OASIS

Auckland

6pm, 6th August 2015
Grey Lynn Library Hall, 474 Great North Road, Auckland

Thomas Beagle - NZCCL/Tech Liberty
Maire Leadbeater - Indonesian Human Rights Committee, author of Peace, Power & Politics
Other speakers to be confirmed

More information: http://nzccl.org.nz/content/get-smart-intelligence-review

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