John Ralston Saul – May 23 – Book now!
The Melbourne Writers Festival, in association with the Sydney Writers’ Festival, presents:
John Ralston Saul
Freedom and Globalisation
An event in support of the Melbourne PEN Centre
Sunday 23 May, 7pm, RMIT Capitol Theatre, Melbourne
John Ralston Saul is a long-time champion of freedom of expression and was elected President of International PEN in October 2009. An award-winning essayist and novelist, Saul has had a growing impact on political and economic thought in many countries. Declared a ‘prophet’ˇ by TIME magazine, his works have been translated into 22 languages in 30 countries.
In 2005 in The Collapse of Globalism and the Reinvention of the World, Saul warned that, like it or not, globalism was already collapsing and that if we did not act quickly we would be caught in a crisis and limited to emergency reactions. The Collapse of Globalism was re-issued in 2009 with an updated epilogue that addresses the recent financial crisis.
Join John Ralston Saul as he discusses globalisation’s implications for freedom, writing and reading.
This event will be moderated by Arnold Zable, President of the Melbourne PEN Centre.
Proudly supported by RMIT University.
Tickets are $27.50 adult/$25 concession. On sale now at www.mwf.com.au.