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.
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09:30 |
Registration |
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| 10:00 | Welcome and Introduction – David Triggs | |
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10:15 |
First Talk |
Henry George and the Environment – Simon McKenna |
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11:15 |
Refreshments |
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11:45 |
Second Talk |
Taxing the Environment: Natural Resources and Stewardship – Brendan Hennigan |
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12:15 |
Third Talk |
Trade and Land Value Sharing: Emancipating Labour through Free Trade – Francis Peddle |
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12:45 |
Lunch break: (Local restaurants and shops provide meals, sandwiches & takeaways). |
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14:15 |
Welcome Back David Triggs |
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14:30 |
Fourth Talk |
Economics and The Land Ethic – Joseph Milne |
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15:30 |
Refreshments |
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16:30 |
Fifth Talk |
Exploitative rent-extraction, economic injustice, and the environment: Do we need a ‘green tax-shift’? – Gavin Kerr |
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17:30 |
Drinks and Social Gathering in house |
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18:15 |
End |
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Eventbritebooking required:Please click on: https://bit.ly/2YNdarn
All Welcome–No entrance fee but generous donations will be welcome!
HGF Programe Summer 2019
| Meetings at 11 Mandeville Place, London W1U 3AJ | ||||
| Courtesy of The School of Economic Science | ||||
| Summer 2019 Study Programme | ||||
| Date | Wk No | Afternoon Group | Evening Group | |
| 03/05/2019 | Wk 1 | Meeting | No Meeting | |
| 10/05/2019 | Wk 2 | Meeting | No Meeting | |
| 17/05/2019 | Fri | Wk 3 | Meeting | Meeting |
| 24/05/2019 | Fri | Wk 4 | Meeting | Meeting |
| 31/05/2019 | Fri | Wk 5 | Half Term: no meeting | Half Term: no meeting |
| 07/06/2019 | Fri | Wk 6 | Meeting | Meeting |
| 14/06/2019 | Fri | Wk 7 | Meeting | Meeting |
| 21/06/2019 | Fri | Wk 8 | Meeting | Meeting |
| 28/06/2019 | Fri | Wk 9 | Meeting | Meeting |
| 05/07/2019 | Fri | Wk 10 | Meeting | Talk: with Eddie Barnett |
| 12/07/2019 | Fri | Wk 11 | Meeting | Meeting |
| 19/07/2019 | Fri | Wk 12 | Meeting | No Meeting |
| STUDY GROUP: 2:30pm to 4pm: Protection and Free Trade Presenter: Tommas Graves. |
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| The Afternoon Study Group will study George’s Our Land and Land Policy beginning with Fred Foldvary’s essay from Vol I of the Annotated Works. There will also be sessions with visiting speakers and poetry. | ||||
| STUDY GROUP: 6:40 to 8:10pm Social Problems, The Condition of Labour Presenter: David Triggs. |
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| Volume III, in the series The Annotated Works of Henry George published in 2018 will continue to provide material for study in the summer term including sessions on George’s Social Problems and The Condition of Labour. David will lead the Group in further exploration of Social Problems and George’s letter to Pope Leo XIII entitled The Condition of Labour. |
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| NB: Real time access to above sessions available via Internet Connection – see Newsletter for details | ||||
| Eddie Barnett will join us on the 5th July when he will present a special talk on The Diggers- an agrarian movement which arose in England in the 17th century. | ||||
| ALL WELCOME | ||||
| You may attend one session or as many as you wish | ||||
| ADMISSION FREE – voluntary donations please | ||||
| The Henry George Foundation of Great Britain is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England ,company no 00956714, Charity No: 259194 and in Scotland SC0044360 |
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Ownership
Open Event September 22nd
Ownership?
Henry George’s published works resonant with the Early Christian teaching on the Common Good?
Key to understanding Henry George’s message is an appreciation of how ideas about ownership underpin commonly held notions regarding theft and property rights as distinct from such concepts as usufruct or the duties associated with stewardship. Such ideas are rooted in what people believe themselves to be and what is their own. It is thus important not only for political economists but for philosophers and theologians as well.
In this year’s “Open Event” we shall explore this topic from the same viewpoint Henry George recognised as important i.e. biblical teachings embodied in the old and new testaments. We shall examine the commonality of this viewpoint with that of the early Fathers of the Church as distinct from later doctrines adopted by the main stream churches, in particular, the doctrine which provoked George to write his long open letter to Pope Leo XIII in 1891. This letter was published in book form as The Condition of Labour.
Guidance in all of this comes from Charles Avila, a Filipino Georgist, rebel against the oppressive Marcos dictatorship, academic, and cleric. Fifty years ago, he produced a study “Towards a Philosophy of Ownership”. Fifteen years later his book was published under the title Ownership: Early Christian Teaching.
We shall explore both these approaches during our event. In the morning Joseph Milne will present a paper on “Ownership in Early Christianity and the Natural Law Tradition” and Simon McKenna will discuss “Christian Arguments for Justice in Land in the Context of the History of Western Political Philosophy”. In the afternoon David Triggs will share his recent meeting and interview with Charles Avila who we also plan to link with live from the Philippines.
With the help of Frank Peddle, the Series Co-editor of The Annotated Works of Henry George,we shall then discuss the same issues in the context of George’s letter to the Pope as we mount the UK launch of Volume III of this series which features The Condition of Labour, along with George’s Social Problems.
There will be opportunity for responses and questions from the floor regarding the practical and spiritual implications of the philosophy that underpinned Henry George’s approach to the science of political economy.
There will also be plenty of time for social interaction and networking both during the day and as we enjoy social drinks at the conclusion.
Venue: 11 Mandeville Place, London, W1U 3AJ
(Courtesy of The School of Economic Science)
Saturday 22 September 2018
10:00am to 6:15pm (Registration from 09:30)
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