Henry George School events

This is our consolidated schedule, including free single-session events as well as the first session of each of our courses. Let us know if you'd like to be notified when the schedule is updated. 

Wednesday, August 27,  7:00 PM
Beatlenomics^tm
Who knew?  The Beatles were also great economists!  By merely changing a few lyrics, Bob Drake will demonstrate how easy it is to understand economics—if we listen to The Beatles.  Is the love you make equal to what you take?  Can you imagine all the people sharing all the world ?  We'll show you how it can be done.  Beatlenomicstm will be presented again on September 15 and December 9.  At 28 East Jackson #1004.  Free.

Thursday, August 28,  6:00 PM
What the Rich Know (advocates for the poor should know it too)
Justice does not require that everyone get the same income, but current trends toward concentration of wealth result largely from injustice, which the rich take advantage of. Chuck Metalitz will explain the nature of the injustice, how the rich use it,  why most of us can't, and what could be done about it.
This talk won't help you become rich, but will introduce you to some of Henry George's ideas, and  explain how an economic system based on justice would make it less difficult to avoid being poor.  
This presentation will be repeated on September 18 and  December 3.
At 28 East Jackson #1004.  Free.

Monday, September 15, 2:30 PM (repeated at 7:00 PM)
Beatlenomics^tm
Who knew?  The Beatles were also great economists!  By merely changing a few lyrics, Bob Drake will demonstrate how easy it is to understand economics—if we listen to The Beatles.  Is the love you make equal to what you take?  Can you imagine all the people sharing all the world ?  We'll show you how it can be done.  [This presentation is also the first session of Progress & Poverty Section 1, below]. Beatlenomicstm will be presented again on December 9.  At 28 East Jackson #1004.  Free. 

Wednesdays, September 17 thru November 19, 6:00 PM
Applied Economics/Globalization course
Here's information about this course. Enrollment requires prior completion of Progress & Poverty. The main text is Protection or Free Trade.  Robert Jene is the instructor.  At 28 East Jackson #1004.  $25 registration fee for the complete course. Mail this form with a check or money order.  Or we can take payment by credit card or cash; call 312/362-9302.

Thursday, September 18 6:30 PM
What the Rich Know (advocates for the poor should know it too)
Justice does not require that everyone get the same income, but current trends toward concentration of wealth result largely from injustice, which the rich take advantage of. Chuck Metalitz will explain the nature of the injustice, how the rich use it,  why most of us can't, and what could be done about it.
This talk won't help you become rich, but will introduce you to some of Henry George's ideas, and  explain how an economic system based on justice would make it less difficult to avoid being poor.  
This presentation will be repeated on December 3.
At 28 East Jackson #1004.  Free.

Saturday, September 20, 2:30 PM
Economic Walking Tour of the Chicago Loop
The closest most of us get to great fortunes is walking near the valuable land of the Chicago loop. It was once a worthless swamp, but now is worth many billions, because of the people who live, work, and visit here. What is the price we all pay for our failure to collect on this value? We'll see the 'L' line built thru a loophole, cross an intersection where taxes are no longer paid, and visit the place that was intended to fund Chicago's schools. Along the way, we'll discuss what a free market really means, and see how it could make our downtown a better place. Tour goes rain or shine; we'll walk about a mile and a half in about 75 minutes. Guided by Chuck Metalitz.   Leaves from 28 East Jackson #1004.  Free.

Tuesday, September 23, 6:30 PM
How the Socialists Derailed the Left and Saved the Aristocracy (over and over again)
Dan Sullivan, Director of savingcommunities.org, looks at the changes in direction that socialists brought to the liberal movement, the progressive movement, the '60s left and the Green movement.  At 28 East Jackson #1004.  Free.

Wednesday, September 24, 2:00 PM
American Indian Land Tenure and Its Influence on Classical Liberalism
Dan Sullivan, of savingcommunities,org,  describes how such philosophers as John Locke, Adam Smith, and Thomas Jefferson were inspired by the land tenure practices of American Indians.   At 28 East Jackson #1004.  Free.

Thursdays, September 25 thru November 20, at 6:00 PM
Progress & Poverty course (section 4)
This is the classic version of Progress & Poverty.  It takes nine sessions instead of five, and we read Henry George's original text rather than the abridgement. Anyone who can read and think can handle it, but you must be willing to do those things.  More information about the course is here.   At 28 East Jackson #1004.  $25 registration fee for the complete course. Mail this form with a check or money order. We can also take payment by credit card or cash; call 312/362-9302.

Fridays, September 26 thru November 21 6:30 PM
Poverty, Liberation, and Land Reform course
How can poverty be reduced in "developing" countries where powerful interests prevent real progress? Socialist reform hasn't proven effective, but Henry George's philosophy suggests another approach, rooted in what we can call Biblical Economics.  Instructor John Kuchta covers topics including the history of Latin America, Liberation Theology, socialist theory, and of course Henry George's philosophy.   More information is here.  At 28 East Jackson #1004.  $25 registration fee for the complete course. Mail this form with a check or money order.  Or we can take payment by credit card or cash; call 312/362-9302.

Tuesdays, September 30 thru December 2, 6:00 PM
Human Rights course
More information about this course is here.  Prior completion of Progress and Poverty is required.  Instructor is Chuck Metalitz.  At 28 East Jackson #1004.  $25 registration fee for the complete course. Mail this form with a check or money order.  Or we can take payment by credit card or cash; call 312/362-9302.

Saturday, October 4, 2:30 PM
Curious Georgists Go to the Movies
The Yes-Men
Follow two anti-corporate activist-pranksters as they impersonate World Trade Organization spokesmen on TV and at business conferences around the world. Delighted to speak for the organization they oppose, Andy and Mike don thrift-store suits and set out to shock their unwitting audiences with darkly comic satires on global free trade. Weirdly, the experts don’t notice the joke and seem to agree with every terrible idea the two can come up with. 83 mins.  Optional discussion follows. At 28 East Jackson #1004.  Free.

Wednesday, October 8, 7:00 PM
Not Generosity, but Justice  
George M. Menninger, Jr., says that the only way to abolish poverty is to respect justice.  He will explain why other "solutions" fail, what economic justice really is, and how it would inevitably eliminate involuntary poverty. This presentation is also the first session of Progress & Poverty Section 2, below].  This program is free and will be in Rogers Park, at 1507 W. Morse Av (a block from the Morse  Red Line station)

Wednesdays, October 8 thru November 5, 7:00 PM
Progress & Poverty course (section 2)
This section meets five consecutive Wednesdays evenings, and is taught by George Menninger, using the modernized and abridged version of the Progress & Poverty text. More information about the course is here.   In Rogers Park at 1507 W. Morse, about a block from the Morse 'L' station.  $25 registration fee for the complete course. Mail this form with a check or money order.  Or we can take payment by credit card or cash; call 312/362-9302.

Saturday, October 18, 2:30 PM
Curious Georgists Go to the Movies
The Milagro Beanfield War
Water is scarce in the American southwest.  A developer wants it for a golf course, but local farmers just might prefer to grow beans.  “A gentle film... with the feel of an old western,” said one reviewer.  “a sincere and genuine story, well told ,” said another. 1988, feature, 117 mins..  Plot summary.  Optional discussion follows. At 28 East Jackson #1004.  Free.

Mondays, October 20 thru November 17, 6:00 PM
Progress & Poverty course (section 3)
This section meets five consecutive Monday evenings, and is taught by Robert F. Jene, using the modernized and abridged version of the Progress & Poverty text. More information about the course is here.  At 28 East Jackson #1004.  $25 registration fee for the complete course. Mail this form with a check or money order.  Or we can take payment by credit card or cash; call 312/362-9302.

Saturday, November 15, 2:30 PM
Curious Georgists Go to the Movies
Thomas Paine: The Most Valuable Englishman Ever
Thomas Paine surmised the crux of the entire question of eliminating poverty lay in the institution of private property. "A landowner properly owns only the improvements he makes on a piece of land, not the land itself, and owes to the community a ground-rent," he wrote. Amongst this and other ideas incendiary to the prosperous and powerful, Paine's writings were banned and he died alone and forgotten. Follow Kenneth Griffith as he traces Paine's footsteps across England, France, and the United States and paints an intellectual portrait of one of the greatest  humanitarians and thinkers of Western Civilization. 88 mins. .  Optional discussion follows. At 28 East Jackson #1004.  Free.

Wednesday, December 3,  7:00 PM
What the Rich Know (advocates for the poor should know it too)
Justice does not require that everyone get the same income, but current trends toward concentration of wealth result largely from injustice, which the rich take advantage of. Chuck Metalitz will explain the nature of the injustice, how the rich use it,  why most of us can't, and what could be done about it.
This talk won't help you become rich, but will introduce you to some of Henry George's ideas, and  explain how an economic system based on justice would make it less difficult to avoid being poor.  At 28 East Jackson #1004.  Free.

Tuesday, December 9, 6:00 PM
Beatlenomics^tm
Who knew?  The Beatles were also great economists!  By merely changing a few lyrics, Bob Drake will demonstrate how easy it is to understand economics—if we listen to The Beatles.  Is the love you make equal to what you take?  Can you imagine all the people sharing all the world ?  We'll show you how it can be done.  At 28 East Jackson #1004.  Free.

This schedule is current as of  August 19, 2008. For further information feel free to email us or phone 312/362-9302.