Nick Lowles is joined by Conduit co-founder and CEO Paul Van Zyl for an urgent conversation on the rise of far-right movements, extremism and intolerance across Western societies, and what can be done about it.

Drawing on decades of frontline experience in campaigning and advocacy against fascism, Nick offers a powerful, informed account of the growing currents of far-right extremism. The discussion will delve into insights from Nick’s book, How to Defeat the Far Right: Lessons From Hope Not Hate, shining a light on the actions and collective momentum needed to face up to our current societal landscape.

At a moment when right-wing extremism is gaining ground, Nick Lowles shows that hope not only endures, but it also prevails.

Event Schedule

6:00pm: Pre-event socialising and networking

A cash bar will be available for refreshments.

6:15pm: Event begins

7:30pm: Event ends

Speakers:

Nick Lowles has spent a lifetime fighting racism, fascism and extremism – first with the antifascist magazine Searchlight and then with HOPE not hate, the organisation he founded back in 2004 in response to the rise of the far-right British National Party. Nick has written eight books and worked on numerous TV programmes, including Panorama, Dispatches and World in Action. He was played by the actor Jason Fleming in the ITV drama The Walk In. His most recent book How To Defeat The Far Right: Lessons from HOPE not hate was published in September 2025 with Harper Collins.

Paul van Zyl is the co-founder and CEO of The Conduit. Paul is a winner of the prestigious Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He served as the Executive Secretary of South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission and co-founded the International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), an international human rights organisation based in New York City.