Henry George School of Social Science Calendar

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July
  • 04
    04.July.Monday

    INDEPENDENCE DAY

    All day
    2022.07.04

    INDEPENDENCE DAY

    We are closed.

  • 06
    06.July.Wednesday

    Reality Economics - Reintroducing Land and Money to the Analysis
    Session 4

    6:30 pm-8:00 pm
    2022.07.06
    Henry George School of Social Science
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    REALITY ECONOMICS – REINTRODUCING LAND AND MONEY TO THE ANALYSIS

    What happens in economic analysis when land and money are (re)introduced in the theoretical framework?

    This 3-part course comprises 5 classes each and covers the entirety of Brian Hodgkinson’s book – A New Model of the Economy. The course offers a radical revision of modern economic theory; one that is based upon natural law, exhibiting economic security for all and a fair distribution of output among the three factors of production. The course also re-introduces concepts that have been left out by mainstream economic thought – fundamentally the role played by LAND – i.e., all natural resources available on the earth. The significance of credit, especially through the banking system, and the crucial impact of methods of taxation are presented.

    The instructor, Marty Rowland‘s training in economics began in his doctoral research in the management of the water management institutions of Tampa and Baton Rouge, where he replicated the research of Nobel economist Elinor Ostrom (2009) on communities that sustainably manage shared resources. He was mentored by institutionalist economist Daniel W. Bromley who challenged the idea that property relations among individuals necessarily apply to communities, saying that economic institutions are always in the process of becoming. Since 2010, Marty leveraged Ostrom’s and Bromley’s economic institutionalism, rising through HGSSS as student, to instructor, to Board Member, and directing research that may influence public policy toward the equitable distribution of wealth through Henry George’s policy of returning and recycling economic rent.

    Dates: Wednesdays: 6/15, 6/22, 6/29, 7/06, 7/13; from 6:30PM to 8:00PM EDT

    Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.

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    A link to join the online course will be provided via email before the start of the first session.

  • 11
    11.July.Monday

    Could Land Value Tax be the Achilles Heel of Corporate Rule?

    6:30 pm-8:00 pm
    2022.07.11
    Henry George School of Social Science
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    COULD LAND VALUE TAX BE THE ACHILLES HEEL OF CORPORATE RULE?

    Join us for a panel discussion on how grass-root organized resistance can hold corporate power in check.

    What happens when a multi-billion dollar transnational corporation faces organized resistance from residents in the city where it operates a major oil refinery? Richmond, California is a working class, lower income city, populated by majority people of color, and has been home to Chevron’s biggest refinery for over 100 years. For decades, the corporation used its ample financial resources to capture local government and regulatory agencies, allowing it to pollute surrounding neighborhoods while minimizing its tax payments. Marilyn Langlois will tell us how coordinated grassroots efforts by the Richmond Progressive Alliance and allied organizations have propelled people power in promoting health, fair taxation and democracy for their community. This will be followed by Joshua Vincent’s take on efforts by Chevron to undermine the movement for land value taxation in Philadelphia and what would have been needed to overcome them.

    Speakers:

    Marilyn Langlois is a member of TRANSCEND, an international network for peace through education, and guest editorialist for Transcend Media Service. She is also a community organizer and solidarity activist in Richmond, California.

    Joshua Vincent joined the Center for the Study of Economics (CSE) as Associate Director in 1993 and has served as Executive Director since 1997. At CSE, he has worked as a consultant to over 75 municipalities, counties, NGOs, and national governments. He has testified as an expert witness on the impact of land taxation, from the municipal level up to state legislatures in Texas, Connecticut, Maryland, Indiana and Ohio. Since 2000, Vincent and CSE have conducted over 50 land tax impact studies for cities all over the US.

    Discussant:

    Alanna Hartzok is transpersonal psychotherapist and a Tax Shift Projects Admin, twice US Congressional Candidate (Democrat and Green Parties), and author of The Earth Belongs to Everyone (Radical Middle Book Award). She was instrumental in the passage of tax reform legislations in Pennsylvania and administers the International Union for Land Value Taxation.

    Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.

    Date: Mon, July 11, 2022
    Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

    REGISTER NOW

    A link to join the online webinar will be provided via email before the start of the session.

  • 13
    13.July.Wednesday

    Reality Economics - Reintroducing Land and Money to the Analysis
    Session 5

    6:30 pm-8:00 pm
    2022.07.13
    Henry George School of Social Science
    149 East 38th Street, New York, NY 10016

    REALITY ECONOMICS – REINTRODUCING LAND AND MONEY TO THE ANALYSIS

    What happens in economic analysis when land and money are (re)introduced in the theoretical framework?

    This 3-part course comprises 5 classes each and covers the entirety of Brian Hodgkinson’s book – A New Model of the Economy. The course offers a radical revision of modern economic theory; one that is based upon natural law, exhibiting economic security for all and a fair distribution of output among the three factors of production. The course also re-introduces concepts that have been left out by mainstream economic thought – fundamentally the role played by LAND – i.e., all natural resources available on the earth. The significance of credit, especially through the banking system, and the crucial impact of methods of taxation are presented.

    The instructor, Marty Rowland‘s training in economics began in his doctoral research in the management of the water management institutions of Tampa and Baton Rouge, where he replicated the research of Nobel economist Elinor Ostrom (2009) on communities that sustainably manage shared resources. He was mentored by institutionalist economist Daniel W. Bromley who challenged the idea that property relations among individuals necessarily apply to communities, saying that economic institutions are always in the process of becoming. Since 2010, Marty leveraged Ostrom’s and Bromley’s economic institutionalism, rising through HGSSS as student, to instructor, to Board Member, and directing research that may influence public policy toward the equitable distribution of wealth through Henry George’s policy of returning and recycling economic rent.

    Dates: Wednesdays: 6/15, 6/22, 6/29, 7/06, 7/13; from 6:30PM to 8:00PM EDT

    Note: This is an online event. Access information will be made available after registration.

    REGISTER NOW

    A link to join the online course will be provided via email before the start of the first session.