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FREE COURSES AND CONFERENCE
the ideas and principles enunciated by Henry George (1839-1897). COURSES Introductory courses will be offered every month from February to October. The only course without firm dates at this stage is the Gosford Course in June. This course is intended mainly for those who live in that vicinity and it may be given in an abridged form depending upon venue and time constraints. The July course will hopefully be held at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts Building (this is to be confirmed). All our Sydney Courses will be offered in the morning 10.30 am till 12.30 pm with a repeat at night from 6.30 to 8.30 pm over three consecutive days beginning with the Tuesday. Refreshments are served at all courses.
Two different courses are offered. These we call the Introductory Course and the Intermediate Course, to distinguish between them. The former one is slightly easier than the second one in that it is less sequential and less focused on economics, but is not a prerequisite to the second.
We will alternate between presenting the Intermediate and Introductory Courses in Sydney this year. We will begin with the Intermediate course on Tuesday February 21. Prospective students should feel quite free about which course to choose if they can only commit to one this year or about which one to start with if they can do both. All our Sydney courses with the exception of the July Course will be held at our headquarters at Henry George House in Little Eveleigh St, Redfern. The dates for the Sydney introductory course are as follows:
February 21-23 (Intermediate),
Both past students and newcomers are welcome.We hope that you (and possibly a friend) can avail yourself of some of these opportunities to learn about these inspiring ideas.Feel free to make further inquiries by calling our office.
INTRODUCTORY COURSE Principles,Economics and Public Policy for those seeking Social Justice. This three session course is over 3 consecutive days: Tuesday, 13th Wednesday, 14th and Thursday, 15th March 2012. 10.30 am – 12.30 pm OR 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm Venue : Henry George House, Level 1, 122 Little Eveleigh Street, Redfern (50 metres from Redfern Station) The course is FREE OF CHARGE -course notes and refreshments are provided. RSVP by Monday 12th February.
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Conference
Our Conference will be held from July 13 to 15 on the Central Coast although the venue is yet to be confirmed. We are aiming to conduct one of our introductory courses in Gosford in June (tba) to encourage local participation in this event and raise its profile.
Advanced Courses
The Secretary is hoping to conduct two advanced courses at Henry George House. One is likely to be held in August and the other in November. They will be on successive Fridays and held during the day only. The courses will be called Readings in the Philosophy of Henry George. They will provoke high degree of thoughtfulness and reflection on the part of involved participants. The courses are targeted at existing members to further their understanding of Henry George.
Film Nights
As an experiment this year we will have some film nights. The films chosen so far are entertaining and have relevance to contemporary economic problems. The film nights scheduled so far are Friday evening March 16 when we will screen ‘The Inside Job’ (a film about the players in the Global Financial Crisis) and Friday evening June 15 when we will screen ‘The End of Poverty’ (about the causes and cures for Third World poverty) the films will be followed by supper and discussion of the subject matter presented.
Seminars
Our Seminars have proved to be very effective introductions to what our association is all about particularly for people who may not have found time to do our courses. The topics are diverse, hopefully provocative, and usually related to issues stemming from Henry George’s philosophy. For example, the first seminar (February 12) by Sid Samar will look at the concept of private property.
All except one of our seminars in 2012 falls on a Sunday. The exception falls on a Saturday, March 24 and will take the form of The W.A. Dowe Memorial Lecture. Most members will be aware that our library is named also in his honour. Arthur Dowe was a long time teacher and secretary within the movement. This lecture will be delivered by the Secretary of the ACT Branch of the Association, Ron Johnson. Ron’s topic will be The ACT and the Land Rent Scheme. As is usual for our seminars there will be time for questions and discussion as well as refreshments. All our seminars are due to start at 2pm and they usually finish by about 4pm. All are held in Henry George House. These are the dates of our seminars this year. February 12, March 24*, April 15, May 13, August 12, September 9, October 14.
*(This is our only Saturday Seminar.) Courses to date this year. The Association's Office Manager, Raymond Makewell delivered a very well received course to 23 people at Prosper Australia's Office in Hardware Lane in Melbourne on Saturday 11th February from 10.30 till 4.30 pm.The course covered the areas of Principles, Economics and Public Policy for Social Justice.
Last Year's Events JULY CONFERENCE THE CONDITION OF LABOUR - ITS IDEAS AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT AT: SEBEL HARBOURSIDE KIAMA ON: 16TH AND 17TH JULY, 2011 PAPERS PRESENTED: THE CONDITION OF LABOUR TODAY THE CONDITION OF LABOUR - AN INTRODUCTION - Richard Giles THE CONDITION OF LABOUR NOW - Ron Johnson THE CONDITION OF LABOUR, CAPITAL AND LAND -Professor Frank Stilwell IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REMEDY - Robert Keall THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT BREAKING OPEN LEO XIII's ENCYCLICAL 'ON THE CONDITION OF LABOUR' - Dr. Johanna De Groot THE CASE OF DR. McGLYNN AND OTHER MATTERS - Dr. Alan Katen Dunstan SOME IMPORTANT CONCEPTS CAN WE RECONCILE RERUM NOVARUM WITH THE CONDITION OF LABOUR? - Anthony Fitzgerald ON THE DEFENCES OF PRIVATE PROPERTY - Richard Bell PROPERTY IN PEOPLE AND PROPERTY IN LAND - Richard Giles
NOVEMBER, 2011 Intermediate Course - Economics for People Seeking Social Justice Given in Sydney JULY, 2011 Elementary Course for Those Seeking Social Justice
Given in Perth JULY, 2011 Elementary Course for Those Seeking Social Justice Covering the areas of Principles, Economics and Public Policy Given at the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts JUNE, 2011 Elementary Course for Those Seeking Social Justice Covering the areas of Principles, Economics and Public Policy Given in Hobart.
Advanced Courses Given In Sydney in 2011 JUNE, 2011 Advanced Course THE SARATOGA DEBATE Based on Volume III, Part 1, Chapter I1 "Collected Journalistic Writings"
JUNE, 2011 Advanced Course OF THE EFFECTS OF THE REMEDY: Based on "Progress and Poverty" - Book IX Chapter 2: Upon Distribution and Thence Upon Production Chapter 4: Upon Social Organization and Life MAY, 2011 Advanced Course Based on SOCIAL PROBLEMS Chapter IX: First Principles Chapter XXII: Conclusion
MAY, 2011 Advanced Course THE EFFECT OF INCREASE OF POPULATION UPON THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH Based on "Progress and Poverty": Book IV, Chapter 2
MAY, 2011 Advanced Course THE CONCEPT OF VALUE Based on "A Perplexed Philosopher" Chapter V: Mr. Spencer's Confusion as to Value
MAY, 2011 Advanced Course THE CONCEPT OF EQUAL RIGHTS Based on "A Perplexed Philosopher" Chapter IV: Mr. Spencer's Confusion as to Equal Rights
MARCH / APRIL, 2011 Advanced Reading Course PROTECTION OR FREE TRADE?
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