The Great Unraveling: with Chris Hedges

Toronto — 3 September 2015.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joins us for an evening in Toronto to speak about “The Great Unraveling.”

Revolutions come in waves and cycles. We are again riding the crest of a revolutionary epic, much like 1848 or 1917, from the Arab Spring to movements against austerity in Greece to the Occupy Movement. In his newest book, Wages of Rebellion, Chris Hedges investigates what social and psychological factors cause revolution, rebellion, and resistance. Drawing on an ambitious overview of prominent philosophers, historians and literary figures, he shows not only the harbingers of a coming crisis but also the nascent seeds of rebellion. Hedges’ message is clear: popular uprisings in the United States and around the world are inevitable in the face of mounting environmental destruction and grotesque wealth polarization.

Introduction by Chris Webb, moderated by Mersiha Gadzo.

This talk was organized as a fundraiser for Canadian Dimension magazine. Support alternative media and give a donation and buy a subscription. The fundraiser was also supported by the Centre for Social Justice.