American politician and activist Bernard Sanders will be in Brussels next month as part of a European tour for his new book. He will be speaking at a venue in the city centre.
Sanders will be talking at the Bozar Centre for Fine Arts for the launch of his new book 'It's OK to be angry at capitalism'. It will be the only stop in Belgium on his European tour.
The senior American senator from Vermont is the longest-serving independent in US congressional history, and will discuss his new book which was released in February 2023. He will be asked questions by Apache editor-in-chief Karl van den Broeck during the 90-minute event, held in English.
The book looks into how the current economic system is failing people, making the rich richer and the poor poorer. He argues that the solution requires a fundamental overhaul of our economy and politics and analyses the destructive nature of the capitalist system, how it undermines democracy and how it destroys the planet.
The talk is part of Bozar's series of events named Writers & Thinkers, bringing some of the most important voices of the 21st century to the stage in Brussels. The lectures and debates will see them get into in-depth discussions at the intersection between art and society.
The Dutch translation of the book will be published on 7 October. Tickets for the event will go on sale Tuesday 3 October and will cost between €20 and €24.
