Canadian author Margaret Atwood will take the stage at the ATA’s upcoming public education forum in Calgary.
The ATA, in partnership with Calgary Catholic Local No 55 and Calgary Public Local No 38, is presenting “Margaret Atwood on Democracy, Public Education and the Common Good” on November 12 at Calgary’s Southern Jubilee Auditorium.
Best known for her dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale, Atwood has been publishing poetry, fiction, non-fiction and children’s books for more than six decades. The forum represents an opportunity for teachers and the public to hear her thoughts on the place of public education in a democratic society.
Tickets went on sale to the public on August 19, with a special pre-sale for ATA members only from August 12–18, and are selling quickly.
“The fabric of democracy is always fragile everywhere because it depends on the will of the citizens to protect it, and when they become scared, when it becomes dangerous for them to defend it, it can go very quickly.”
Margaret Atwood
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