HGF Programe Autumn 2018

Autumn 2018
Meetings at 11 Mandeville Place, London W1U 3AJ
Courtesy of The School of Economic Science
         
Date        
  Wk No Event Event
28/09/2018 Fri   Wk 1 Group Study  2:30 pm No meeting
05/10/2018 Fri   Wk 2 Group Study  2:30 pm Group Study 6:40 pm
12/10/2018 Fri   Wk 3 Group Study  2:30 pm Group Study 6:40 pm
19/10/2018 Fri   Wk 4 Group Study  2:30 pm Group Study 6:40 pm
26/10/2018 Fri   Wk 5 Group Study  2:30 pm Group Study 6:40 pm
02/11/2018 Fri   Wk 6 Half Term   28/10 - 03/11 Half Term   28/10 - 03/11
09/11/2018 Fri   Wk 7 Group Study  2:30 pm Group Study 6:40 pm
16/11/2018 Fri   Wk 8 Group Study  2:30 pm Group Study 6:40 pm
23/11/2018 Fri   Wk 9 Group Study  2:30 pm To be Advised 6:40 pm
30/11/2018 Fri   Wk 10 Group Study  2:30 pm Group Study 6:40 pm
07/12/2018 Fri   Wk 11 Group Study  2:30 pm No meeting
         
STUDY GROUP:  2:30pm to 4pm: Protection and Free Trade
Presenter: Tommas Graves.
         
The Group is engaged in regular study and occasional talks presented by members of the Group and others.  The study, this term, will continue considering material from Geroge's Protection and Free Trade.  This is a topical subject, considering the current affairs now being discussed as the United Kingdom, the United States  and elsewhere.
 
STUDY GROUP:  6:40 to 8:10pm  Social Problems
Presenter: David Triggs.
 
The Group is pursuing a fresh study based on the series of the newly published Annotated Works of Henry George.  A new volume has come out each year over the last 3 years.  
Since October of 2017, the Group has used Volume II in this series and examined the chapters of Progress and Poverty which sets out the problem of poverty and introduces remedies. 
Volume III has just been published.   It contains the book Social Problems which is a collection of articles written by George as commissioned by an American Newspaper and later published in book form. This term we will use this book to examine the problems addressed by George which continue to be all too recognisable today.
NB: Real time access to this Group Study is available via Internet Connection - see Newletter for details
         
 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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HGF Programe Summer 2018

Meetings at 11 Mandeville Place, London W1U 3AJ
       
Courtesy of The School of Economic Science
       
Summer 2018
       
Date Wk No 2:30pm Group 6:40pm Group
       
04/05/2018   Wk 0 The Science of Political Economy No meeting
11/05/2018   Wk 1 The Science of Political Economy No meeting
18/05/2018   Wk 2 The Science of Political Economy Progress and Poverty
25/05/2018   Wk 3 The Science of Political Economy Progress and Poverty
01/06/2018   Wk 4 HALF  TERM HALF  TERM
08/06/2018   Wk 5 The Science of Political Economy Progress and Poverty
15/06/2018   Wk 6 The Science of Political Economy Progress and Poverty
22/06/2018   Wk 7 The Science of Political Economy Progress and Poverty
29/06/2018   Wk 8 The Science of Political Economy Progress and Poverty
06/07/2018   Wk 9 The Science of Political Economy Progress and Poverty
13/07/2018   Wk 10 The Science of Political Economy Progress and Poverty
20/07/2018   Wk 11 The Science of Political Economy No meeting
       
STUDY GROUP   2.30pm to 4pm: The Science of Policital Economy
Presenter: Tommas Graves. 
       
The Group is engaged in regular study and occasional talks presented by members of the Group and others.  The study, this term, will focus on Book V of The Science of Political Economy which deals with the challenging subject of Money - the medium of exchange and a measure of value.  
 
STUDY GROUP  6:40 to 8:10pm  Progress and Poverty
Presenter: David Triggs.
       
Progress and Poverty (Volume II in the newly published Annotated Works of Henry George series) will continue to be the subject of study by this Group.   Much clarity has been found in the study of George’s examination of capital and its function; the sources of wages; population and subsistence; the correlation of the laws of rent, wages and interest.  The summer term will provide an opportunity to recapitulate on all of this and lead into the distribution of wealth and the persistence of poverty.   
NB: Real time access to this Group Study is available via Internet Connection - see Newletter for details
 ALL WELCOME
You may attend one session or as many as you wish
ADMISSION FREE - voluntary donations optional
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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