HGF Open Event

The Environment and Economic Justice

Venue: 11 Mandeville Place, London, W1U 3AJ (Courtesy of The School of Economic Science)

Saturday 21 September 2019 10:00am to 6:15pm  (Registration from 09:30)

The Henry George Foundation presents five guest speakers who will explore the connections between economic justice and the environment in Henry George’s political and economic thought.

Continuing theFoundation’s dialogue with the most pressing contemporary issues, the speakers will reflect on the need to create sustainable and fair ways of life in modern societies.

The Open Day will be an opportunity to address questions such as:

How should we reconcile George’s insight into economic justice, with the new threat of environmental catastrophe?

Should Georgists support policies such as a Green New Deal?

Would George adapt his message to answer our environmental and economic crises?

The Foundation’s Hon President, David Triggs, will chair the event and introduce the speakers.

09:30	Registration
10:00		Welcome and Introduction – David Triggs
10:15	First Talk	Henry George and the Environment – Simon McKenna
11:15	Refreshments
11:45	Second Talk	Taxing the Environment: Natural Resources and Stewardship – Brendan Hennigan
12:15	Third Talk	Trade and Land Value Sharing: Emancipating Labour through Free Trade – Francis Peddle
12:45	Lunch break: (Local restaurants and shops provide meals, sandwiches & takeaways).
14:15	Welcome Back David Triggs
14:30	Fourth Talk	Economics and The Land Ethic – Joseph Milne
15:30	Refreshments
16:30	Fifth Talk	Exploitative rent-extraction, economic injustice, and the environment: Do we need a ‘green tax-shift’? – Gavin Kerr
17:30	Drinks and Social Gathering in house
18:15	End