In Conversation with Dan Mori

Tasmanians will hav e the chance to hear directly from Major Michael (Dan) Mori, the US M arine Corps counsel whose role was to defend D avid Hicks when he was incar cerated in Guantanamo Bay for terrorism. For four years, Dan Mori fought for Hicks’s right to go home, becoming alarmed with the way the US and Australian governments were handling the case. Brian Wightman, former Minister for Justice and Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage, will explor e the case and its effects on Dan Mori - who now lives in Australia - in an up-close interview. www.nationaltrustfestival.org.au