Newsletter – Issue 29
The latest issue of theIU newsletter is available to view online. We share news from around the globe, a book review on “The Earth Belongs to Everyone” written by our member Alanna Hartzok, and details on our upcoming conference.
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IU Global Conference 2010
April 26-30 2010 London, UK
The IU are delighted to be holding the 2010 Global Conference in London.
It is going to be a critical time in the global economic environment and we hope that our discussions, workshops and debates will be of interest to our IU members as well as the wider public.
This conference will be of particular importance in the light of the global financial crisis and how the IU and our colleagues can get our message into the mainstream.
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Monday 26th Prospects for the 21st Century
Welcome: Megan Campbell
Chairman: President of the IU Fernando Scornik Gerstein
Papers focusing on the failures of neo-liberal economic modelling, and learning lessons from the past as they inform 21st century conditions
§ Dave Wetzel: China needs REAL land reform!
§ Ole Lefmann – Why Danes didn’t succeed, so near they were
§ George Campbell – Politics & Potential of Site Value Taxation in Ireland
§ Ronald Banks – Democracy Betrayed: Two Centuries of Fiscal and Philosophical Failure in Britain
Getting into the Mainstream
Panel Discussion – How do we get the Henry George message to a bigger audience?
Tuesday 27th New Strategies for Fiscal Reform
§ Frank Peddle: The Buckle Commission: Reversing a Twenty Year Trend – Can New Zealand Be a Crucible for the World?
§ Ian Mason: Opportunities in the 21st century
§ Molly Scott Cato: Land as Commonwealth: fiscal and monetary consequences
§ Gavin R. Putland: Land-Backed Debt as a Revenue Base
The IU Business meeting
Wednesday 28th 2010 – How Did We Get Here?
IU Film Premiere: Casino Capitalism
Fred Harrison: 2010 – The Inquest
With Expert Panel:
§ Ashley Seager – The Guardian Newspaper
§ Edward Dodson – Analysis of the meltdown of the U.S. financial markets, “Death by Debt Strangulation”
IU Executive Meeting
Thursday 29th Land Taxation and the Future of the Islamic world
IU Film Premiere: Crucible of Terror
Launch of IU book The Predator Culture
Chairman: Frank Peddle
§ Fred Harrison: First Millennium Writings on Public Finance by Islamic Scholars
§ Dr. Amar Manzoor: The Rise of Eurasia and The Arrival of World War 3
§ Tarek El Diwany: The Problem With Interest
§ Ethiopian Embassy: Developing Countries and Sustainable Growth
Friday 30th Toward A New Society…
IU Film Premiere: Temple of Doom
Keynote speakers:
§ David Gee: Ecological Tax Reform: a Response to The Financial, Energy and Ecosystems Crises
§ Duncan Pickard: The conflict between scientific integrity and expert opinion in the making of government policy
Setting out the vision:
§ Satish Kumar: Natural Law and The Human Condition
§ Polly Higgins: Development Towards a Universal Declaration of Planetary Rights
§ John Loveless: Is renewable energy really going to be better than coal, gas and nuclear?
§ David Triggs: Water rents
Closing remarks: President of the IU Fernando Scornik Gerstein
FRIDAY GALA EVENING Friday evening drinks and reception
We will be showing the world premier of “Treason” – the IU sponsored 3 part series that is currently in production.
Information, as we finalise the programme will be on the website. Nominations for Executive Committee membership will be open from the 26th January – 14th April 2010 and the nomination form will be available to download and return to the IU office.
For any enquiries or further information please contact megan@theIU.org or call +44 (0)207 386 5277
