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15th May, 17.00 – 19.00 (UK time) – 43. Gesprächslabor, PAKH: The Study Group on Intergenerational Consequences of the Holocaust
In this German-language online event for PAKH members and with the 80th Anniversary of VE Day in mind, I will be exploring the intergenerational legacy of German soldiers. Unlike the military in Britain and much of the rest of the world, the German Wehrmacht soldiers who fought and died in WW2 are not remembered or…
8th May, 18.00 – 19.30 – Im Schatten Meines Großvaters / In My Grandfather’s Shadow Vortrag und Gespräch / Lecture and Conversation
Marktkirche, Hanns-Lilje-Platz, 30159 Hannover, Germany Info will be here in due course
Friday 2nd May, 12-1pm – The Second World War 80 years on: Is Remembrance Working? Angela Findlay and Henry Montgomery In Conversation
80 years on from the German surrender to the Allies, Henry Montgomery, grandson of Field Marshal Bernard ‘Monty’ Montgomery and Angela Findlay, granddaughter of General Karl von Graffen of the German Wehrmacht will reflect on their grandfathers’ roles and actions in WW2 and discuss the differences in the histories, legacies and remembrance cultures of the…
11th Apr – Friends of Droxford Church present ‘In Conversation with Angela Findlay’
Droxford, Hampshire In the approach to the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, I will be returning to the village in which I grew up to talk about my book, In My Grandfather’s Shadow and explore questions around the transgenerational impacts of war and Remembrance of WW2 going forward. Tickets here
26th Mar – HMP Brixton Book Group with Vulnerable Prisoners
Through the charity Prison Reading Groups branch, I will be presenting In My Grandfather’s Shadow to some of HMP Brixton’s prisoners. We will discuss themes relating to trauma, guilt, redemptionand writing one’s life story. With the dire state of our CJS constantly in the news, I am pleased for this chance to bring some creativity to those locked up…
5th Mar – 25th Apr – FEAST: A banquet of fabulous Fine Art for food lovers
The Sanctuary Gallery, High Street, Newnham-on-Severn, Glos. GL14 1BB As part of this group show, I will be showing 4 of my mixed media and oil paintings. More info here
13th Feb – Dresden 80th Anniversary of the Bombing, Dresden
As a Trustee of The Dresden Trust I was invited to attend the commemoration events there. It was profoundly moving and refreshingly future-orientated, youthful and international. Germany does remembrance well. You can read more about it in my BLOG.
12th Nov – ACTION TRAUMA ONLINE WEBINAR – Healing painful pasts…
Traumatic histories, both familial and national, are all too often wrapped in silence, blame or shame. For as long as they remain unresolved, their impact can be transmitted to the next generations with disruptive or even tragic outcomes. In this webinar Angela will share some of the steps and methods – from research and art to…
3rd Oct, Painswick, Glos – Sarah Dunant ‘IN CONVERSATION’ with Angela Findlay
Over the last twenty years, Sarah Dunant, best selling novelist, journalist, broadcaster and critic, has focused on the Italian Renaissance questioning the roll call of famous male names to reveal the influential role of women often overlooked, under written or rendered invisible in dominant historical narratives. Sarah and Angela discuss the revelations of history and how to turn…
6th June 2024 – Book Reading of Im Schatten Meines Großvaters, Buchhandlung Leporello, BERLIN
6th June 2024 Book Reading of Im Schatten Meines Großvaters, Buchhandlung Leporello, BERLIN