Book Launch: 'It Wasn't Dutch Courage' Peter De Waal's Memoir
Balmain Town Hall
balmain, australia
Event description
BOOK LAUNCH!
Peter de Waal’s Memoir: It Wasn’t Dutch Courage
Defying odds: A life of Courage, Resilience, and Non-conformity
Fri 4th April 2025 6pm at Balmain Town Hall
Exclusive book signing
Special Guests: Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir and Jeremy Fernandez - ABC TV Presenter and Journalist
It Wasn’t Dutch Courage is a queer story about how pain can be rehabilitated through purpose and kindness. Peter de Waal’s childhood was in Nazi-occupied The Hague. Through the significant struggles of the war and then in the discovery that he was 'different', Peter suffered loss, loneliness and confusion. His subsequent journey to Australia and travels helped begin the healing process, but it was in finding purpose and community in activism that he found a path to the reclamation of his lost childhood, love and peace. As one of the key founders of the early movement for equality, Peter’s story is a significant piece of queer history. But it is also a window into the broader Australian experience of migration, of discrimination, and our coming of age as a more enlightened nation.Powered by
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Balmain Town Hall
balmain, australia