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Guest speaker at ARVON Residential Life Writing Week: Turning pain into prose
Wednesday 1st March, 2023 Guest speaker at ARVON Residential Life Writing Week: Turning pain into prose Tutors: Marina Cantacuzino and Rachel Kelly
Lunch at German Embassy, London to mark 78th Anniversary of the bombings of Dresden and 30th Anniversary of The Dresden Trust.
14th February 2023 As a Trustee of The Dresden Trust, I was honoured to be invited to a lunch hosted by kind invitation of German Ambassador, Miguel Berger. Among the guests were the Trust Patron HRH The Duke of Kent, the Trust Chairman, Marcus Ferrar, and Minister-President of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer. Various representatives of Anglo-German…
First Thursday – In Conversation
Thursday 2nd February 2023, 7pm The Painswick Centre, Painswick, Glos. Angela Findlay in conversation with Madeleine Bunting about her powerful memoir, In My Grandfather’s Shadow, that explores, family history and intergenerational trauma. Info & Tickets here
Dan Snow’s History Hit: ‘My Grandfather, the Wehrmacht General in Russia’
Angela Findlay was determined to find out if her grandfather, Karl von Graffen, was a Nazi and what he did on the Eastern front. An artist and speaker, Angela spent her youth feeling a constant sense of guilt and shame but couldn’t figure out why. It wasn’t until her 40s that she turned to her…
BBC Radio West Chris Baxter series
BBC Radio West – Monday 21st – Friday 25th November 2022 In Conversation with Chris Baxter
Angela Findlay in Cotswold Life – November 2022
Angela Findlay tells Katie Jarvis of the immense struggle she has had to come to terms with her German roots, brilliantly documented in her book, In My Grandfather’s Shadow. Read the article here
Speaking the Unspeakable – Watch 4 online Conversations on Shame
We are excited to present to you Speaking the Unspeakable, a series of online conversations exploring shame and the profound impact it has on how we understand ourselves and our lives. In these unique recordings, four of our storytellers share how shame can disconnect and silence us – and also reveal the insights they have…
Mere Literary Festival
Angela Findlay is an Anglo-German artist and public speaker who has spent much of her career teaching art in prisons. Her time ‘behind bars’ in Germany and later as Arts Co-ordinator for the London-based Koestler Arts charity informed her research into the intergenerational consequences of unresolved trauma, guilt and shame. More information
Ebenezer Presents @The Seed Factory
Friday October 7th Doors Open at 7:00 pm for a 7:30 pm start – £15 for seat at Seed Factory – Includes glass of wine and small eats! £5 for a Zoom Ticket! Growing up in England, Angela felt an overbearing sense of guilt and her own ‘badness’. When she eventually makes the connection to…