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Don’t miss An Evening with George Takei
Join the Star Trek legend for a very special night of storytelling this August
Star Trek legend, George Takei, will be live in Australia for a string of special ‘An Evening With’ events later this year.
Best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, and now a certified social media icon, Takei will join fans down under to share his personal life story.
An inspiring Human Rights Activist, Takei isn’t short of captivating and heartfelt tales to share with audiences in Australia. From his own incredible journey from childhood to fame, Takei has become one of the world’s leading and most influential figures in the fight for social justice, LGBTQ Rights, Human Diversity and Marriage Equality.
As the show preview explains, ‘For the young boy who spent his childhood in an American concentration camp for persons of Japanese ancestry, life has offered not just a second act, but a third, fourth and fifth — with many, one hopes, still to come. His unique journey through pop culture and politics has made him not just a witness, but a prime mover during some of the most critical moments in our history.
‘As a result, through the lens of his life, we are able to experience the incredible changes of 20th and 21st century America, eight decades during which that nation rose to global power; went to the moon and beyond; embraced civil rights for people of all cultures; adopted new definitions of love, marriage and the family; allowed diversity to blossom and inclusion to become the norm, and unleashed disruptive technologies that connect us all, and democratise our ability to connect, communicate and create.’
An Evening With George Takei will be hosting by Benjamin Law in Sydney and Melbourne this August.
