Charlie Kirk Remembered at Turning Point UK Memorial Rally

Supporters of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk gathered in London’s Hyde Park on Sept. 21 for a memorial rally organized by Turning Point UK, where attendees said that despite his death, his message endures and his mission must continue.

Politics student Jake, who only gave his first name, said he attended the event, which featured speeches from senior Turning Point UK figures, including CEO Jack Ross, to pay respects to Kirk, who was fatally shot on Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University.

“He was killed for just talking to the other side. He was a great man, great role model,” the London student told NTD, a sister outlet of The Epoch Times.

Kirk left a prolific catalog of content, including footage of college debates and speeches, multimedia interviews, and his podcast, The Charlie Kirk Show.

Jake said that even though he had watched a lot of Kirk’s content before, he would probably watch more now, because Kirk’s relevancy endures even after his death.

College student Jonas, who also only gave his first name, told NTD that he had come to the memorial to honor Kirk’s life.

“I think he has woken up many people,” Jonas said, adding that he had seen college students on social media saying that Kirk had made them think and question the ideas that they were being taught.

Jonas said that one of the lessons Kirk left for young people was that they should not be scared to share their beliefs and “they should always stand up for when something needs to be said.”

“We should carry on the torch that Charlie carried and continue his legacy,” he said. “And I think many young people are about to do that.”

‘Message Amplified’

Ollie Anisfeld, who helped Kirk bring Turning Point to the UK, told NTD that the American father of two was “one of a kind.”

“He was dynamic, he was energetic, he was confrontational, but in a way that was trying to bring in more dialogue and discussion,” he said. “He was so courageous in sticking up for his values, communicating them.”

Anisfeld, who is also the host of Jewish YouTube channel J-TV, said Kirk strongly believed it was not that young people were necessarily opposed to conservative views, but that they had not been exposed to them.

“So he went across campuses and he spoke to young people in a way that really cut through,” he said. “He was fast, quick-witted, agile—a bit spicy—and people loved it.”

Anisfeld said that the purpose of the memorial event at Hyde Park—home of Speakers’ Corner, the UK’s iconic site for public speeches—is to allow people to reflect on what happens now that Kirk is gone, and how to carry on his mission and legacy.

Like others at the event, Anisfeld noted that Kirk’s message was having an impact even after his assassination.

“Tragically, though—even more so in his death—more and more people have become aware of him,” he said. “They’re watching his videos. His message has been amplified.”

Legacy

Nick Tenconi, chief operations officer (COO) of Turning Point UK and leader of the UK Independence Party, told NTD that it had been an honor to serve under Ross in the four years of his tenure in the role and that he admired Kirk.

Tenconi said Turning Point “will continue Charlie’s work” and “will never forget him.”

“I was an incredible fan of his work, and it was an honor to receive the position of COO and take it to the front line on our university campuses in Britain,” he said. “This is an individual who, through intelligence, reason, kindness, fairness, and logic, transformed millions of lives across the UK.”

Tenconi said the future for Turning Point UK is “incredibly bright.”

“We are inundated,” he said. “The last time I checked the emails was this afternoon. We’re talking about 1,500 emails in the last seven or eight days.”

The outlook for continuing to spread Kirk’s work also appears to be bright in the United States.

Andrew Kolvet, the spokesman for TPUSA and the executive producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” said that the organization has received 120,000 applications to start chapters across the United States, which he said was double the figure of applications the group saw before Kirk’s memorial in Glendale, Arizona, on Sept. 21.

“Even accounting for attrition and duplicates, we are on the cusp of having a TPUSA or Club America chapter in every HS and College campus in America,” Kolvet said in a Sept. 23 post on X.