The Elora Adventure Club in conjunction with The Gorge Cinema will host world renowned author and public speaker Gwynne Dyer for his latest lecture presentation, The Triumph of Non-Violence at the Gorge Cinema on Feb. 10 at 4:30pm.
The past quarter-century has seen a wave of non-violent revolutions that overthrew tyrants in Europe, Africa and Asia and brought democracy to several dozen countries.
In the past two years it has finally reached the Arab world, one of the last bastions of tyranny (the other is China), with unpredictable but probably very large long-term consequences. Yet few people understand why non-violent revolution works.
Dyer’s lecture will consider the revolutions of the Arab Spring and what they will mean for the region and the rest of the world. It will also attempt to understand how non-violent revolution has evolved, and why it produces much better results than rival revolutionary techniques.
Dyer has worked as a freelance journalist, columnist, broadcaster and lecturer on international affairs for more than 20 years. He served in three navies and held academic appointments at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Oxford University. His column on international affairs, is published by over 175 papers in some 45 countries.
Dyer’s books include Ignorant Armies: Sliding into War in Iraq (2003), Future: Tense (2005) and The Mess They Made: The Middle East After Iraq (2007), all of which were number one or number two on the Globe and Mail’s non-fiction best-seller list. Climate Wars (2008) deals with the geopolitical implications of large-scale climate change.
Crawling from the Wreckage (2010) captures a time marked by exaggerated fears of terrorism, futile and unnecessary wars in the Middle East, neglect of climate change, and financial near-collapse.
Advanced tickets, priced at $12 each are available from the Gorge Cinema by calling 519-846-0191, or the Shepherd’s Pub at 519-846-5775. Seating is limited.
For information on the Elora Adventure Club, contact Ian Evans at ianevans@sentex.net.
