Charlie Angus Book Release

In Dangerous Memory, politician, author, and musician Charlie Angus undertakes a major rethink of the cultural and political shifts of the 1980s, an era that unleashed an unprecedented looting of the economy, the environment, and the common good that continues to haunt us today.

Weaving his story within the larger narrative of the times, Angus elucidates such key events as the Chernobyl disaster, the Digital Revolution, the AIDS epidemic, the fight against South African apartheid, the rise of neoliberalism, and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

But the 1980s was also a time of resistance, creativity, and hope. In a world that stood on the brink of global nuclear annihilation, millions of people stepped up to save the planet and fight for human rights. As an idealistic eighteen-year-old, Charlie Angus quit school to play in a punk band and work with the homeless. Planting the seeds of change, he now challenges us to take action to confront widespread injustice and systemic inequity to create a better world.

The official launch of the book will be at the historic Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. It is both book talk and a Grievous Angels gig .   

Sunday, November 17 at 1PM. Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto. 

Book your ticket here
(Event co-hosted by House of Anansi Press, Another Story Bookshop, Make Music Matter)

Tuesday, November, November 19, Ottawa. Charlie Angus will be a guest of the Ottawa International Writer’s Festival. He will be in discussion with music DJ and impresario Joe Reilly about the music, politics and impacts of the 1980s.
St. John the Evangelist Church on Elgin Street. 6PM.

Further gigs and book readings are in the works

Anansi Press website: houseofanansi.com

Grievous Angels Facebook: www.facebook.com/p/Grievous-Angels-100056825723626/