The Platypus Affiliated Society, University of Chicago chapter, has invited Chuck Metalitz to give a teach-in. It’s aimed at the university community, but all are welcome.
Capitalism, Socialism, Georgism
by Chuck Metalitz
5 pm till 7 pm
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Platypus Affiliated Society University of Chicago chapter
Cobb Lecture Hall
Room 102
5811 S Ellis Ave
Chicago, Illinois
https://www.facebook.com/events/884469779530105/
One of our graduates observed that our Progress and Poverty course “helped me get into the habit of thinking, and not just accepting things.” If you’d like to gain that habit, or even if not, you might enjoy discovering some important ideas with Introducing Progress and Poverty. For folks who have the day off on Monday, October 10, we have a presentation at 2:00 in the afternoon. For everybody, we’ll also do this at 6:15PM the same day, as well as subsequently on November 9 (5:30 PM), December 8 (6:00 PM), and next year on January 12 (6:00 PM). Our conference room is at Signature Offices, in Chicago at 333 S Wabash Ave #2700. The presentation is free and without obligation, but building management requires that you preregister by sending us an email To: events@hgchicago.org or phoning 312/362-9302. Be sure to provide your first and last name, email address, phone number, and which session you’d like to attend.
Introducing Progress and Poverty outlines the way the economy works, including the main causes of persistent poverty, and proposes a remedy that seems to have worked wherever it has been even partially tried. The free program is an overview of our ten-session Progress and Poverty introductory course which starts January 19 and serves as the first session of the course.
This initial session is free. If you choose to enroll in Progress and Poverty, you’ll be asked for a $25 registration fee and given course materials.
We’ll present Introducing Progress and Poverty 1 PM Sunday August 21 2022 ( Rogers Park Public Library, 6907 N Clark St, Chicago Illinois) and 6:15 PM Thursday September 15 (333 S Wabash Ave #2700 northeast corner of Van Buren St, Chicago Illinois) as the first session of the 10-week Progress and Poverty course. Please note that the September 15 presentation has been rescheduled from an earlier date.
Introducing Progress and Poverty outlines the way the economy works, including the main causes of persistent poverty, and proposes a remedy that seems to have worked wherever it has been even partially tried. It’s also an overview of our ten-session Progress and Poverty introductory course which has much more detailed information.
This initial session is free. If you choose to enroll in Progress and Poverty, you’ll be asked for a $25 registration fee and given course materials.
If you plan to attend our Thursday September 15 session (6:15 PM at 333 S Wabash Ave #2700 northeast corner of Van Buren St, Chicago, Illinois), please note that building management REQUIRES THAT YOU SIGN UP IN ADVANCE SO THEIR SECURITY GUARD WILL HAVE YOUR NAME ON THE ADMISSION LIST. You can do that sending an email message
To: events@hgchicago.org
or calling 312 362-9302. Please provide your full name, email address, and cell phone number.
Henry George School will be offering two class during Fall 2022.
Introductory course
Progress and Poverty
classic version
6:15 PM Thursday
September 8 till November 17
Advanced course
The Science of Political Economy
6:15 PM Tuesday
September 6 till November 15
Both classes will be held at
333 S Wabash Ave #2700
Chicago, Illinois
To enter the building, you must register. Please send an email message
To: events@hgchicago.org
with your full name and email address in it, and your cell phone number.
You may also call 312 362-9302 and provide us with your full name, email address, and cell phone number.
Friends of the Henry George School will gather again in Evanston Illinois to celebrate the birthday of Henry George. He was actually born September 2, 1839, but getting together on Labor Day, Monday September 5 2022, will be more convenient for most working people. Due to local solar conditions, we’ll start around 3 PM, continuing until more-or-less dark around 7 PM.
All graduates, students, prospective students, volunteers, and other supporters of the Henry George School are invited. It’d be great if you want to bring food or drink to share, but that’s not required. But please do let us know you’ll be coming. While we’ll have grillables and other edibles, water and beer, it’ll be helpful if someone volunteers to bring a bag of ice, some soft drinks, etc. Also email if you have any questions.
To: events@hgchicago.org
Business phone: 312 362-9302
Please let us know that you’ll attend.
Robert Schalkenbach Foundation is accepting applications for “original research that carries the ideas of 19th century economist and social reformer Henry George into the 21st century and beyond.” Their current areas of interest include:
Maximum funding amount is $10,000 (plus you get the prestige of having received foundation funding), and the application deadline for the current round is December 17 2021. More information is on their site.
We missed last year due to ‘demic and other disruptions, but this year we’ll gather again to celebrate the birthday of Henry George. He was actually born September 2, 1839, but we gather on “Labor Day” as that’s more convenient for most working people. Due to local solar conditions, we’ll start around 3 PM, continuing until more-or-less dark around 7.
All graduates, students, prospective students, volunteers, and other supporters of the Henry George School are invited. It’d be great if you want to bring food or drink to share, but that’s not required. But please do let us know you’ll be coming. While we’ll have grillables and other edibles, water and beer, it’ll be helpful if someone volunteers to bring a bag of ice, some soft drinks, etc. Also email if you have any questions.
Returning to live meetings after the ‘demic interruption, HGS’ Political Economy Book Club is reading Love & Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas and the Start of a New Nation. Numerous copies of this 2005 book are available at Chicago Public Library and many suburban libraries, as well as inexpensively from various sources. Meeting will be Wednesday, September 22, at 6PM, at our Signature Offices location, 333 S Wabash #2700.
This meeting is free to attend, but you must reserve in advance (preferably using our Eventbrite link) to assure space is available and to clear building security. Email us if you have any questions.
Chicago Tribune used the fact that John Oliver did a segment on housing discrimination the July 25 2021 episode of Last Week Tonight on HBO as a hook to get people to read their own coverage of inequity in housing and property tax assessment.
The effects of disinvestment in Chicago’s Black and Latino communities
Research linked to:
South Side native combats redlining with Woodlawn Pointe
Chicago real estate industry looks at ways to end racial bias
Stories linked to
David A. Wilson
David Wilson, author of the forthcoming book Towns Along the Q, will discuss the consequences of certain disastrous and discriminatory housing policies that he has become familiar with in the course of researching the topic, development of Chicago’s western suburbs along the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railway.
Use this link to register for the Zoom Webinar.
When: 7:00 pm EDT/6:00 pm CDT
Thursday July 15 2021
