NSW Government regulations & COVID-19 risks have required us to suspend meetings at Redfern for the time being.

We have been conducting  "Zoom-posiums" and at your request, you will be notified by email when these are happening, and how to log into them.

It’s not at all complicated, and when you’ve done it once, you’ll be ‘Zooming’ with everyone. Course and Seminar material will be posted on our Facebook page.
Everyone is welcome to view, post questions and importantly give feedback.
Take care everyone, and looking forward to seeing you soon

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Seasons Greetings! As 2020 comes to a close, and in  balancing the gradual lifting of government restrictions with the concern for exposing our members at risk, the Committee has decided to show a festival of movies to celebrate the occasion in a spirit of hope and good faith which, upon deeper reflection, is not as much a matter of belief and conviction but of integrity and character.

Hence, as Secretary, I am leased to invite everyone to a Yuletide Festival of Private Viewings and Reflective Discussions on the various themes of the movies and their relevance to our endeavours for socioeconomic justice selected to suit our members wide and diverse views but relevant to our common concerns.

Please note the following for those eager to come and participate at our Redfern premises.

[1] WHILE THE MOVIE WILL BE BROADCASTED BY ZOOM, PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE WILL BE ALLOWED BUT LIMITED TO TEN [10] EACH DAY AND THE STRICTEST CONDITION OF AFFIRMING YOUR ATTENDANCE VIA EMAIL OR SMS [NOT A CALL] TO 0420361898. NO AFFIRMED RSVP, NO ENTRY.

[2] OUT OF CONCERN FOR YOUR SAFETY, SERVED REFRESHMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO COFFEE, TEA AND PACKED WHICH MUST BE CONSUMED WHEN SEATED.

You are free to arrive an hour early if you wish to have a yarn or bring out any concerns.

Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life.

Friday. 6-9PM 18^th December 2020

Why are we here, what's it all about? The Monty Python team is trying to sort out the most important question on Earth: what is the meaning of life? They do so by exploring the various stages of life, starting with birth & ending at death … & beyond.

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The Fourth Wise Man


Saturday. 3-6PM. 19^th December 2020

The Fourth Wise Man is a 1985 American television film directed by Michael Ray Rhodes and starring Martin Sheen, Eileen Brennan and Alan Arkin.

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Scrooge/ A Christmas Carol


Sunday. 3-6PM. 20^th December 2020

Scrooge (released as A Christmas Carol in the United States) is a 1951 British Christmas fantasy dramafilm and an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843). It stars Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, and was produced and directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, with a screenplay by Noel Langley.

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EVENTS IN DECEMBER

Weekend Night at the Movies

Friday 6pm-8pm. 11th December 2020

The Resistance Banker is based on a true story of a banker who dared to  risk his career, life & family in occupied Amsterdam to slow the Nazi war machine by creating an underground bank to fund the resistance. The film is reported to have become the most watched Dutch film of 2018 and was nominated for eleven Golden Calves, the first time a film received so many nominations for the award.

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HENRY GEORGE
PRIMARY LITERATURE REVIEW

"How to Help the Unemployed"

[from North American Review. February 1894. page 175]

Saturday. 2pm-4pm. 12^th December 2020

Henry George’s opening of his essay “An epidemic of what passes for charity is sweeping the land …” gives us cause to pause in our time of the pandemic. As timeless is it is today is the labour question of “What causes the want of employment”.

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Join us for an afternoon to examine George’s essay addressing what he believes is at the core of unemployment since the beginning of history & civilization & his solution to it.

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Private Viewing & Discussion

Australia on Trial (2011) – the Eureka 13

2:00 – 4:00 pm. Saturday. 5^th December 2020

Presented by historian Michael Cathcart, Australia on Trial is a thought‐provoking three‐part series recreating the historic trials that throw light on the Australia of colonial times. This case was the combined trials in 1855 of the Eureka Stockade rebels. In the aftermath of the Eureka rebellion, the attorney general of Victoria, William Stawell, was determined to hang the rebels for treason. After all, he said, these men had taken up arms against her Majesty's government.

On the face of it, Stawell was on strong ground.

The miners had indeed raised a  'rebel flag'. They had drilled with weapons and they had denounced the governor.  Twelve men were to stand trial, one by one.

Join us for a lively discussion of Australian history on an event crucial to the nation's development towards social reform and democracy.

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NOVEMBER

Weekend Evening at the Movies
Private Viewing & Discussion

ANON

6:00-9:00 am. Friday. 27^th November 2020.

In the near future, private memories are recorded and crime has almost ceased to exist. But in trying to solve a series of murders, troubled detective Sal Frieland stumbles upon a young woman known only as "The Girl." She has no identity, no history and is invisible to the cops. Sal realizes this may not be the end of crime, and it could be the beginning of it. Written and directed by Andrew Niccol, and financed by Sky Cinema Original Films. The film stars Amanda Seyfried and Clive Owen, with Colm Feore, Mark O'Brien, Sonya Walger, Joe Pingue, and Iddo Goldberg appearing in supporting roles.

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Economic History IV:
From the Progressive Era to the Time of Pandemic
The Rise & Wobble of Consumption-Driven Economics
(1900 – the Present)



2:00 – 5:00 pm. Saturday. 28^th November 2020.

The concluding session begins at the turn of the 20^th CE where  a political consciousness against market bullying was inspired and how the vested interests dug their heels and introduced laws in fiscal and monetary policy as well as shift the focus of economy from aggregate supply to aggregate demand. It will also discuss the role of global conflicts in the discourse as well as the acceleration of knowledge-based technologies around the world.

Joffre Balce, Secretary of the Association for Good Government will facilitate the learning process of deepening the conversation.

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Private Viewing & Discussion
Documentaries
China: A Century of Humiliation &
Sun Yat-sen’s Legacy in China
Friday. 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm. 20th November 2020

This first documentary explores the fundamental differences between Western and Chinese culture from early on. The film debates how Christianity and Confucianism were translated into political thought and social systems. Next, the film investigates why the industrial revolution didn’t take place in China, despite its many early inventions, but in Europe. China's century of Humiliation sheds light on the first economic and military encounters between the British and Chinese Empires through the eyes of Asian and Western historians. Trade deficits, war threats and reprisals have marked the 19th century as one of the bloodiest and most shameful in Chinese history. Today, these past lessons can serve as an powerful insight for what the future might bring for China and the rest of the world.

The second film discusses the life & legacy of Sun Yat-sen, who was inspired by Henry George, and gave him credit for his economic blueprint for a modern China. In this discussion we hope to open avenues for building a more constructive & peaceful strategy in dealing with an emerging world power.

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Policy Discussion
The NSW Proposal for an Opt-Out of Stamp Duties & an Opt-In for Land Value Taxation
Saturday. 2:00 pm. 21^st November 2020.

Last year, the Association for Good Government submitted its comments on a proposal to replace stamp duties with a real estate property tax.

We asserted the Georgist perspective that such a policy, would be less burdensome to homebuyers, and encourage owners of underdeveloped land to sell out to developers.

They in turn, would pass on the costs of taxation to the purchasers, who would over time upgrade their properties & even encourage the further improvement of properties without fear of increasing the taxes they would have to pay. Apparently, our advice was heeded.

Join us this Saturday afternoon to discuss what this means to the economy from the perspective of a highly experienced developer, George Favotto engaged in conversation with the Joffre Balce, Secretary of the Association for Good Government. Members are invited to join in as well.  

Please refer to the media releases on the policy by clicking on the following links.
https://www.treasury.nsw.gov.au/property-tax-proposal
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-18/property-tax-vs-stamp-duty-explainer/12892974
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/how-nsw-s-proposed-property-tax-would-work-20201117-p56faq.html

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Weekend Night at the Movies:
Minority Report
Friday 6:00pm. 13^th November 2020

A 2002 American science fiction action film^] directed by Steven Spielberg and loosely based on the 1956 short story "The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick. It is set primarily in Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia in the year 2054, where PreCrime, a specialized police department, apprehends criminals based on foreknowledge provided by psychics called "precogs". 

After the movie is a discussion on the importance of civil liberties and human rights in the face of politicians, governments & even experts who assert greater authority based on prescience and ascendancy over ordinary citizens, hat they know better what is for the people’s own good.

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READING COURSE:
Politics That Mean Something
by Henry George
Saturday. 2:00-4:00 pm. 14^th November 2020



Over a century ago, The Standard, in 11 February, 1888 published Henry George’s essay that declared that “There is no legitimate connection between the functions of government and the business of banking!” but lamented how the focus on the growing comfortable relationship between politicians and bankers has distracted attention away from the discussion on the merits of the single tax as a remedy. Even that issue continues to nag at the movement today. Is there a way to resolve this impasse?

Join us on Saturday afternoon for a reading course on this landmark essay & discuss possible strategies of Georgist thought engaging with the mainstream discussions on monetary & fiscal policy.


Access the material for a copy by clicking https://www.cooperative-individualism.org/george-henry_politics-that-mean-something-1888.htm

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PAST EVENTS in
OCTOBER

WEEKEND NIGHT@THE MOVIES
Private Viewing and Discussion
KISS THE GROUND

SUNDAY 6:00pm. 1st November 2020

Narrated and featuring Woody Harrelson, Kiss the Ground is an inspiring and groundbreaking film that directly responds to contentious issues of climate, sustainability and economic development.

The movie illustrates the science of regenerating the world’s soils which can completely and rapidly stabilize atmospheric stability, renew damaged ecosystems and produce abundant food for the populace. Through state of the art technologies accompanied by NASA and NOAA footage, the film carefully explains how sequestering carbon by farming techniques that work with natural cycles, that nurturing the soil is essential in sustaining the 21st Century economy and beyond.

This movie has the potential to deepen the conversation of transcending debates and working at concrete solutions of enhancing rather than depleting nature's bounties.

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Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos | FRONTLINE

6:00pm 24 October 2020

An inside look at how Amazon founder and CEO built one of the

largest and most influential economic forces in the world — and the cost of Amazon’s convenience.

Jeff Bezos is not only the richest man in the world, he has built a business that is without precedent and at the fastest growth rate in the history of American corporate capitalism. His power to shape everything from the future of work to the future of commerce to the future of technology is so far unrivalled. As politicians and regulators around the world start to consider the global impact of Amazon — and how to rein in Bezos’ power — FRONTLINE investigates how he executed a plan to build one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world.

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American Experience: Henry Ford
6:00 - 8:00 pm Saturday 17th October 2020

While he praised Henry George and read Progress and Poverty, how much of a Georgist was Henry Ford? Join us this Saturday evening at the movies to view and discuss this PBS documentary that serves as a character analysis of Ford. Examining the motives of his actions, as often as remembering those acts. Yes, Ford changed America, but his later years were full of actions which conflicted with the promise shown from his earlier years. As noted in a historian`s comment in the film, in no way would we stand for what he did in today`s world - and we`re better for it.”

A much recommended viewing for the fourth & final instalment of the Economic History Course in November.

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SATURDAY NIGHT @ THE MOVIES
Private Film Viewing & Discussion

Saturday 10th October 2020

6:00PM - 9:00PM (SYDNEY & MELBOURNE)

5:00PM - 8:00 PM (TOKYO)

4:00 PM -7:30 PM (MANILA)

Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind two Brazilian presidencies -- Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff. With accounts of her own family's complex political and industrial past, filmmaker Petra Costa (Elena, 2012) witnesses their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation & unravels Brazil's latest political developments and corruption scandals as it shows the power of people's pressure on Congress, making them impeach one of the most powerful and corrupt governments Brazil has ever faced.

The movie is about 120 minutes long & an hour discussion follows. So get your drinks and popcorn ready and join me in watching this film and joining in the discussion afterwards.

Joffre Balce

Secretary

Please click on the link below.

Joffre Balce is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Saturday Night at the Movies
Time: Oct 10, 2020 06:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

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Friday Night at the Movies ...
Private Film Viewing & Discussion

The Social Dilemma (Take Two)

Friday 4th October 2020

7:00PM - 9:30PM (SYDNEY & MELBOURNE)

6:00PM - 8:30 PM (TOKYO)

5:00 PM -8:30 PM (MANILA)

Set in the dark underbelly of Silicon Valley, The Social Dilemma fuses investigative documentary with enlightening narrative drama. Expert testimony from tech whistle-blowers exposes our disturbing predicament: the services Big Tech provides-search engines, networks, instant information, etc.-are merely the candy that lures us to bite. Once we're hooked and coming back for more, the real commodity they sell is their prowess to influence and manipulate us.

The movie is about 90 minutes long & an hour discussion follows. So get your drinks and popcorn ready and join in watching this film and joining in the discussion afterwards.

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ECONOMIC HISTORY III:
THE GILDED AGE TO THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
2:00 - 5:00 pm Saturday 19th September



From the overthrow of French monarchy and the invention of the  Spinning Jenny  to the eve of WWI and the first wireless transmission by Marconi, in this eriod the economic scales began to shift in favour of the West, which struggled among its nations in the conflict for colonial acquisition and preservation of newfound wealth and power and the virtue of noblesse oblige to the weak, marginalized and oppressed who, in turn, grew in the awareness of their own humanity, dignity and fundamental equality. Thus will this session discuss the drastic turn from classical political economy to neoclassical economics that reduced natural resources to capital in general, derogated wages into an expense aid by advances by capital and a conflict between classes, countries and empires. It was at this exciting time that Henry George's ideas took shape and spread like wildfire and influenced economic reforms around the world.

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FAIRNESS & FREEDOM: A ZOOM-POSIUM ON
TRADE AS A PATH TO PEACE & PROSPERITY
2:00 - 4:00 pm, Saturday, 12th September



Trade that is free and just is perhaps the most brilliant economic invention since the birth of civilisation. Imagine, people   exchanging what is less valuable to themselves for something more valuable for the other?  It is the essence of relationship and fruitful encounter, that each other's time is so well spent that they come out better after.

Examine how such simple principles are can and have been applied to policy and strategies by countries that have led to their prosperity and development and how ignoring or treating them with content has led to poverty and stark inequality.

Join Joffre Balce, Secretary of the Association for Good Government this Saturday afternoon (12nn Manila, 1PM Tokyo & 2 PM Sydney time). Prepare  your snacks & drinks as it will be a light discussion & a belated celebration of Henry George's 141st Birth Anniversary last 2nd of September.*

Joffre Balce is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Freedom and Fairness Zoom-posium.
Time: Sep 12, 2020 02:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
Joffre Balce is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Freedom and Fairness Zoom-posium.
Time: Sep 12, 2020 02:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

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PAST EVENTS IN AUGUST
WEBINAR. ANALYZING COVID-19 RESPONSES & THE CHALLENGES TO GOVERNMENT

10 AM - 12 NN, SUNDAY 30th AUGUST

The CoViD-19 pandemic has posed as this century’s greatest challenge so far as it has infected nearly 23 million around the world and responsible for over a three-quarters of a million deaths at this time. How have countries responded? What have been the outcomes? Are we out of the woods yet? What are the implications of the responses been to the political questions of forms of government, civil liberties and human rights? How are economies affected & how can they recover?

Join the Joffre Balce, Secretary of the Association for Good Government as he discusses he offers facts & opinions on the questions raised for consideration & further discussion.

To join, click on the link below on the date and time.

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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WEBINAR. THE THOUGHT EXPERIMENT: EXPLORING HENRY GEORGE’S PEDAGOGY
3:00 – 5:00 pm, SATURDAY 15^TH AUGUST

A thought experiment considers a hypothesis, theory, or principle for the purpose of thinking through its consequences. Johann Witt-Hansen established that Hans Christian Ørsted was the first to use the German term Gedankenexperiment circa 1812. Not only have philosophers treated them topically, but also historians, cognitive scientists, psychologists and mathematicians. Henry George made use of them to deduce a principle in political economy and apply them to policy to explain outcomes. The seminar conducted by Joffre Balce, Secretary, will examine the methodology, discuss George’s use of it and explore its relevance and applications to the contemporary problems.

To join, click on the link below on the date and time.

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WEBINAR ON
MODERN MONETARY THEORY: FRIEND OR FOE TO STATUS QUO?
Saturday, 8th August. 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Modern Monetary Theory is the latest buzz word on the airwaves that is challenging the conventional notion that fiscal deficits are bad and balanced budgets and surpluses are good, that governments first have to collect taxes before it can spend and that the linchpin of economic power lies in the creation of money.

Join Joffre Balce, Secretary of the Association for Good Government as he discusses a brief history of the development of the idea, the current policy implications & extent of influence and any agreements and disagreements when juxtaposed against other schools of thought, including the ideas of Henry George who once exclaimed, “I am a Greenbacker but I am not a fool.”

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PAST ACTIVITIES
JULY
SEMINAR:
HOW TO HAVE CHEAPER HOUSING
SUNDAY, 26TH JULY
11:00AM - 12:30PM




SPEAKER: RICHARD L. GILES,
PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT

Endless enquiries have failed to make housing cheaper.  This talk shows how it is possible, and why it is so difficult.

Richard Giles has been the editor of the Good Government for almost 40 years and was the Secretary of the Association for good Government for 25 years. He writes and lectures on a wide range of topics from philosophy and history to political economy and social justice

IN LIGHT OF THE NSW GOV’T COVID-19 GUIDELINES ON RISK, WE ARE LIMITING ATTENDANCE TO THE PRESCRIBED LIMITS, AND SO REQUEST YOUR RSVP ASAP. FURTHERMORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO SERVE REFRESHMENTS AFTERWARDS, BUT ENCOURAGE ATTENDEES TO PERHAPS MEET AT A NEARBY VENUE AND CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS.

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INVITATION TO ZOOM

ECONOMIC HISTORY II:
FROM RENAISSANCE TO REVOLUTION
Saturday, 18^th July. 2:00 - 5:00

The  second of a series of four sessions to help familiarise Georgists with the history of economic ideas as a response to the socio-political milieu. The session covers the timeline of events simultaneous with the end of the Crusades to the American and French Revolutions in the West as well as the rise and fall of Asian Empires It also discusses the  schools of political economic thought of the times from the ascent of the Salamanca School and Ibn Khaldun to the Mercantilist and Physiocrat debate.

The tutorials are delivered by Joffre Balce, Secretary of the Association for Good Government and concurrent head of the Australia School of Social Science who has handled the subject for over 30 years.

To join the meeting, click on the link below on the time & date

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EXAMINING BOTSWANA
Saturday, 11^th July. 2:00 - 4:00 pm

While Georgists have debated over the doctrines in Henry George’s literature, some have dared taken steps further in their application. Arguably, Botswana has been one of them in their fiscal and trade policies to keep the common wealth in the service of the people of the country.

Join Joffre Balce, Secretary of the Association for Good Government as he discusses a brief economic history of Botswana and the words of the incumbent President Ian Khama, son of the founding father of the Independent Resublic of Botswana, the last King and first President Seretse Khama (See website for recommended backgound viewing)

Society in Pandemic: Reflecting on the Right to Life & the Duty of Living

Saturday, 4th July 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Different countries have had different responses to the pandemic, ranging from to lockdown in homes to surgical mask wearing & social distancing – with varied outcomes. Balancing public health concerns with the political and economic consequences has become controversial and divisive. However, does the issue have to be?

This discussion will explore two approaches: balancing rights and questioning the values that guide us in upholding them. Can we revert to principles that unite us rather than stick to interests that divide us?

Are the principles of association in equality in rights and the mutual respect for individual agency relevant to the discussion? This focus question is a challenge to Georgists.

Join us for an afternoon Zoom Conference with the Secretary, Joffre Balce, by clicking at the link below

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Sunday, 4th July, 2020. 2:00 – 4:00 PM Sydney, ACT, Melbourne, Brisbane

1:00 – 3:00 PM Adelaide, Darwin, Tokyo

12:00– 2:00 PM Manila, Perth

Friday 3rd July.2020. 6:00 – 8:00 PM Honolulu

7:00 – 9:00 PM Anchorage

8:00 – 10:00 PM USA West Coast

9:00 – 11:00 PM USA Mountain

10:00 – 12: 00 PM (4th July) USA Central

11:00 PM – 1:00 AM (4th July) USA East Coast

Recommended materials to deepen the conversation.

YouTube videos:

Dignity of Risk & Duty of Care

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf4Y7v-SLtc&t=66s

Dignity in Care Social Inclusion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCk9hGY_76E

Dignity in Care: Choice & Control

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrImwgBFMYE&t=673s

Dignity in Care: Privacy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbFLcRtoW4k

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PAST EVENTS IN JUNE

INVITATION TO ZOOM MEETING
WEBINAR: WHERE IS GEORGISM ON THE POLITICO-ECONOMIC SPECTRUM?
Saturday, 27th June. 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Henry George was an enigma in his time. Even today, both sides of the political spectrum either adopt him as one of their own or totally reject him. Consider how he seems to swing from one end to another in his own works ...

And having in mind that the income which the community ought to obtain from the land to which the growth of the community gives value is in reality not a tax but the proceeds of a just rent ... If this is socialism, then, indeed, is it true that free trade leads to socialism.
(Protection or Free Trade).

We differ form the Socialists in our diagnosis of evil and we differ from them in remedies. We have no fear of capital ... set no limit on accumulation  ... see no evil in competition ..."
(Condition of Labour).

Join Joffre Balce, Secretary of Good Government, on Zoom for a Webinar to explore and discuss where Henry George figures in the current debates and discussions in the frameworks of political economy from a historical and contemporary perspective.


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Literature Review Course:
Protection or Free Trade, Session VII
Sunday, 21st June. 2:00 - 5:00 pm

note change from usual day and time

Having read and discussed Protection or Free Trade over the last six sessions, we will proceed with a summary and a practical application of constructing a mind map to further enhance Henry George's the unique method of analysis in the comparison between protection & free trade as well as the importance and relevance to contemporary issues.

It is hoped that in learning by doing, participants will be able to construct their own mind map and commence writing a reflection revolving around the lessons Henry George's essential book written over a century before the idea of globalisation was hatched.

Facilitating the exercise will be the Secretary of the Association for Good Government and Head of the Australian School of Social Science, Joffre Balce. He holds an AB (Humanities) and an MSc in Industrial Economics and was a former PhD scholar of the UNSW Faculty of Law. Participants that meet the minimum requirements of attendance and participation will receive certificates from the AGG and AS3.

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Literature Review Course:
Protection or Free Trade, Session VI
Saturday, 13th June. 3:00 - 6:00 pm

To continue our successful conduct of the literature review course’s four sessions, we will proceed to the succeeding Chapters of Protection or Free Trade.

We will begin with a quick review of the preview session on the following Chapters that focused on the historical milieu, the purpose for which the book was written, the unique method of analysis used by Henry George & the comparison between protection & trade.

Preface

I. Introductory

II. Clearing Ground

III. On Method

IV. Protection as a Universal Need

V. The Protective Unit.

VI. Trade

VII. Production and Producers

VIII. Tariffs for Revenue

IV. Tariffs for Protection

X. The Encouragement of Industry.

XI. The Home Market and Home Trade

XII. Exports and Imports

XIII. Confusions Arising from the Use of Money

XIV. Do High Wages Necessitate Protection?

XV. Of Advantages and Disadvantages as Reasons for Protection

XVI. The Development of Manufactures

XVII. Protection and Producers

XVIII. Effects of Protection on American Industry

XIX. Protection and Wages

XX. The Abolition of Protection

XXI. Inadequacy of the Free Trade Argument

XXII. The Real Weakness of Free Trade

XXIII. The Real Strength of Protection

XXIV. The Paradox

XXV. The Robber That Takes All That Is Left

and continue the discussion of the succeeding Chapters

XXVI.  True Free Trade
XXVII.  The Lion in the Way
XXVIII. Free Trade and Socialism
XXIX.  Practical Policies
XXX. Conclusion

Providing the introduction and overview of each chapter will be the Secretary of the Association for Good Government and Head of the Australian School of Social Science, Joffre Balce. He holds an AB (Humanities) and an MSc in Industrial Economics and was a former PhD scholar of the UNSW Faculty of Law. Participants that meet the minimum requirements of attendance and participation will receive certificates from the AGG and AS3.

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Literature Review Course:
Protection or Free Trade, Session V
Saturday, 6th June. 3:00 - 6:00 pm

Free link to PDF copy.
https://cdn.mises.org/Protection%20or%20Free%20Trade_3.pdf

To continue our successful conduct of the literature review course’s four sessions, we will proceed to the succeeding Chapters of Protection or Free Trade.

We will begin with a quick review of the preview session on the following Chapters that focused on the historical milieu, the purpose for which the book was written, the unique method of analysis used by Henry George & the comparison between protection & trade.

Preface
I. Introductory
II. Clearing Ground
III. On Method
IV. Protection as a Universal Need
V. The Protective Unit.
VI. Trade
VII. Production and Producers
VIII. Tariffs for Revenue
IV. Tariffs for Protection
X. The Encouragement of Industry.

XI. The Home Market and Home Trade
XII. Exports and Imports
XIII. Confusions Arising from the Use of Money
XIV. Do High Wages Necessitate Protection?
XV. Of Advantages and Disadvantages as Reasons for Protection
XVI. The Development of Manufactures
XVII. Protection and Producers
XVIII. Effects of Protection on American Industry
XIX. Protection and Wages
XX. The Abolition of Protection

and continue the discussion of the succeeding Chapters

XXI. Inadequacy of the Free Trade Argument
XXII.  The Real Weakness of Free Trade
XXIII.  The Real Strength of Protection
XXIV.  The Paradox 
XXV.  The Robber That Takes All That Is Left

Providing the introduction and overview of each chapter will be the Secretary of the Association for Good Government and Head of the Australian School of Social Science, Joffre Balce. He holds an AB (Humanities) and an MSc in Industrial Economics and was a former PhD scholar of the UNSW Faculty of Law. Participants that meet the minimum requirements of attendance and participation will receive certificates from the AGG and AS3.

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PAST EVENTS IN MAY

INVITATION TO ZOOM MEETING

Literature Review Course:
Protection or Free Trade, Session IV
Saturday, 30th May. 3:00 - 6:00 pm

Free link to PDF copy.
https://cdn.mises.org/Protection%20or%20Free%20Trade_3.pdf

To continue our successful conduct of the literature review course’s two session, we will proceed to the succeeding Chapters of Protection or Free Trade.

We will begin with a quick review of the preview session on the following Chapters that focused on the historical milieu, the purpose for which the book was written, the unique method of analysis used by Henry George & the comparison between protection & trade.

Preface
I. Introductory
II. Clearing Ground
III. On Method
IV. Protection as a Universal Need
V. The Protective Unit.
VI. Trade
VII. Production and Producers
VIII. Tariffs for Revenue
IV. Tariffs for Protection
V. The Encouragement of Industry.

XI. The Home Market and Home Trade
XII. Exports and Imports
XIII. Confusions Arising from the Use of Money
XIV. Do High Wages Necessitate Protection?
XV. Of Advantages and Disadvantages as Reasons for Protection

and continue the discussion of the succeeding Chapters

XVI. The Development of Manufactures
XVII. Protection and Producers
XVIII. Effects of Protection on American Industry
XIX. Protection & Wages
XX. The Abolition of Protection

Providing the introduction and overview of each chapter will be the Secretary of the Association for Good Government and Head of the Australian School of Social Science, Joffre Balce. He holds an AB (Humanities) and an MSc in Industrial Economics and was a former PhD scholar of the UNSW Faculty of Law. Participants that meet the minimum requirements of attendance and participation will receive certificates from the AGG and AS3.

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Literature Review Course:

Protection or Free Trade, Session Three

Saturday, 23rd May. 3:00 - 6:00 pm

Free link to PDF copy.

https://cdn.mises.org/Protection%20or%20Free%20Trade_3.pdf

As a continuatuion our successful conduct of the literature review course’s two session, we will proceed to the succeeding Chapters of Protection or Free Trade.

We will begin with a quick review of the preview session on the following Chapters that focused on the historical milieu, the purpose for which the book was written, the unique method of analysis used by Henry George & the comparison between protection & trade.

Preface

I. Introductory

II. Clearing Ground

III. On Method

IV. Protection as a Universal Need

V. The Protective Unit.

VI. Trade

VII. Production and Producers

VIII. Tariffs for Revenue

IV. Tariffs for Protection

V. The Encouragement of Industry.

and continue the discussion of the succeeding Chapters

XI. The Home Market and Home Trade

XII. Exports and Imports

XIII. Confusions Arising from the Use of Money

XIV. Do High Wages Necessitate Protection?

XV. Of Advantages and Disadvantages as Reasons for Protection

Providing the introduction and overview of each chapter will be the Secretary of the Association for Good Government and Head of the Australian School of Social Science, Joffre Balce. He holds an AB (Humanities) and an MSc in Industrial Economics and was a former PhD scholar of the UNSW Faculty of Law. Participants that meet the minimum requirements of attendance and participation will receive certificates from the AGG and AS3.

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INVITATION TO A WEBINAR

"From Science to Policy"

Wednesday , 20^th May. 7:00 pm  - 9:00 pm

Conspiracy theory is said to be in the realm between clouds of doubt and cults of the paranoid and thrive in a maelstrom of controversy and suspicion.

It is not enough to trust in experts but to know what questions to ask. Likewise, experts can no longer demand trust or take it for granted. Urgently needed now are new rules of engagement between authorities and the laity to bridge the knowledge divide and to preserve institutions of democracy

Join us for an evening of discussion focusing on the topic with Ian Woolf, a science educator, broadcaster, podcaster, blogger and writer. He is a polymath who holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Physics from the University of Technology Sydney and polymath in training - looking for an income … for everyone. You can catch his weekly program on https://www.diffusionradio.com/.

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INVITATION TO ZOOM

Literature Review Course:
Protection or Free Trade, Session II
Saturday, 16^th May. 3:00 - 6:00 pm

Free link to PDF copy.
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As a follow-through to our successful conduct of the literature review course’s First Session, we will proceed to the succeeding Chapters of Protection or Free Trade.

We will begin with a quick review of the preview session on the following Chapters that focused on the historical milieu, the purpose for which the book was written, the unique method of analysis used by Henry George & the comparison between protection & trade.

Preface
I. Introductory
II. Clearing Ground
III. On Method
IV. Protection as a Universal Need
V. The Protective Unit.

and continue the discussion of the succeeding Chapters

VI. Trade
VII. Production and Producers
VIII. Tariffs for Revenue
IV. Tariffs for Protection
V. The Encouragement of Industry.

Providing the introduction and overview of each chapter will be the Secretary of the Association for Good Government and Head of the Australian School of Social Science, Joffre Balce. He holds an AB (Humanities) and an MSc in Industrial Economics and was a former PhD scholar of the UNSW Faculty of Law. Participants that meet the minimum requirements of attendance and participation will receive certificates from the AGG and AS3.

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External Event: Philo Agora Meet-Up

"Ethical and Moral Consequences
of the Corona Virus"
7:30 - 10:00 pm. Monday. 11 May 2020.

Sam Alexander, convenor of Philo Agora, will give a short 10 minute talk on the ethical and moral consequences of the Corona Virus. We will then open the floor to short two or three minute responses from the floor.

Meet up site.
https://www.meetup.com/Philo-Agora/events/270458920/

Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 787 5094 0597


Literature Review Course:
Protection or Free Trade, Session I
Saturday, 9^th May. 3:00 - 6:00 pm

Free link to PDF copy.
https://cdn.mises.org/Protection%20or%20Free%20Trade_3.pdf

While the lockdown continues & as Zoom is proving to be quite an effective means of gathering and engaging in the discourse, we will resume our study of the primary literature of Henry George through the internet & opening the invitation to the wider publics not just in Australia but overseas.

This weekend, we will study Protection or Free Trade. This classic provides the context of two controversial terms “protection” and “free trade” that have been lost or hijacked by contending ideological camps from the turn of the last Century until today. It admonishes the use of trade and sanctions as a proxy of war that does not necessarily prevent it but draws the world away from a more rational, positive-sum economic relationship among nations and their peoples. Free trade and even protection need the context of a democracy of an association of equality in rights and mutual respect and not a false paradigm of a market where the only the fittest deserve to thrive and survive.

Providing the introduction and overview of each chapter will be the Secretary of the Association for Good Government and Head of the Australian School of Social Science, Joffre Balce. He holds an AB (Humanities) and an MSc in Industrial Economics and was a former PhD scholar of the UNSW Faculty of Law. Participants that meet the minimum requirements of attendance and participation will receive certificates from the AGG and AS3.

The session covers the following Chapters
Preface
I. Introductory
II. Clearing Ground
III. On Method
IV. Protection as a Universal Need
V. The Protective Unit.

Time: Saturday, 9^th May, 2020

3:00 – 6:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney;

1:00 – 4:00 PM Perth, Philippines

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ZOOM WEBINAR
The Australian Economy at a Crossroads:
In Search for a Georgist “New Normal”
Sunday, 3^rd May. 2:00 - 4:00 pm

As the lockdowns are about to ease up, attitudes range between an optimistic economic snap back to normal as before the pandemic to a pessimism over a possible Great Depression, from a confidence that the worst of the pandemic is over to  fears voices over  sparking a second wave.

The majority of opinion lies between the two. Questions on resolving social issues such as financial uncertainty, economic insecurity, poverty, inequality, bigotry and the abuse of the environment indicate a yearning for a “new normal.”