Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux were set to speak at Auckland’s Powerstation on Friday, but venue owner Peter Campbell cancelled the event moments after the location was revealed on social media.
According to Molyneux, “Very shortly after we released where the venue was going to be, which we have to do late because of security concerns, within an hour or so the venue owner was screaming at our people and telling them to get out of the venue or he was going to have them arrested for trespassing.”
“What happened in that hour of us releasing the name of the venue and him calling us to cancel?” Molyneux asked. “If I had to put money on it, I guess he was threatened. And if that is true, if that’s true, then that means it was the use or threat of violence in pursuit of political ends, straight up terrorism.”
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NZ's media are most to blame for the shutting down of the Southern/Molyneux event. With their wildly exaggerated & untrue narrative, MSM gave license & encouragement to extreme left subversives to threaten violence & engage in terror tactics. True story of why event was canceled. pic.twitter.com/k9UUMGsP2s
— The Redbaiter (@Redbaiternz) August 3, 2018
Auckland venue just cancelled tonight’s speech. The venue is known for hosting controversial singers including Marilyn mansion. There have been mass brawls and riots at the venue for 3 decades, according to the hardened owner who has ‘seen it all’ & he cancelled Lauren and Stefan
— Caolan Robertson (@CaolanRob) August 3, 2018
It turns out that you cannot give a speech about free speech in New Zealand. More details to follow.
— Stefan Molyneux (@StefanMolyneux) August 3, 2018
Molyneux/ Southern agent Caolan Robertson explains how "powerful forces" prevailed upon the venue owner & caused him to withdraw from the event. Says their will be legal action taken against media, owner & others as a result of the cancellation. Good, go for it @CaolanRob pic.twitter.com/4vt16Pda4B
— The Redbaiter (@Redbaiternz) August 3, 2018