2017: Bridging the Left-Right Divide
Thursday, July 27 – Monday, July 31
Hilton Garden Inn
O’Fallon, Illinois
Day One: Friday, July 28:
Joshua Vincent on progress in Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Day Two, Saturday, July 29th:
A Principled Approach to Economics, with special guest Anthony Werner
Eight new Georgist books on varied applications overseas, with Bill Batt
The Georgist Philosophy, Africa and the Ecovillage Connection, with Gordon Abiama
Day Three, Sunday, July 30:
Tools for Measuring Success with Brendan Hennigan.
Video/discussion of excerpts from Ralph Nader’s “It’s Easier Than You Think.” with Dan Sullivan
What Works and What Doesn’t, in an Era of Polarization, with Joshua Vincent
What to advocate, if LVT isn’t an immediate option, with John Kelly
Fictitious Commodities and Sacred Land: a Georgist interpretation of Karl Polanyi’s concepts of Commodification of Land, Labor and Money, with Lindy Davies
Banquet
Anthony Werner accepts Economic Justic Award on behalf of himself and Fred Harrison
“Bridging the Left-Right Divide,” with featured speaker Mike Curtis