On 31 August, following the release of his latest film Utopia, John Pilger will take part in the ‘Festival of Dangerous Ideas’ at the Sydney Opera House. In conversation with Liz Ann Macgregor, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, he will discuss the devotion in Australian public life to the ‘a status quo of unmentionables’. Details and tickets can be found here: http://fodi.sydneyoperahouse.com/events/breaking-silence
On 11 September, John Pilger will give the Edward Said Lecture in Adelaide, in memory of the great Palestinian educator, writer, visionary. His subject is ‘The Last Taboo: Gaza and the threat of world war’. Details and tickets can be found here: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/esml