CEJ Meeting, 21st July, London
Dear IU-members – living or working in or around London, UK,
TheIU, by its observer, follows keenly the initiatives and efforts made by the Coalition for Economic Justice (CEJ)* that propagates the idea of public collection of Land-Value Taxation for the benefit of all citizens to practical politicians and to boards of political, philosophical and ideological organisations.
TheIU wishes to turn your attention to the next Public Meeting arranged by the Coalition to take place:
21st July 2010, at 6 p.m.
School of Economic Science, London
11 Mandeville Place (near Bond Street tube station)
Attenders will discuss:
Citizens Income
after presentations by:
David Triggs (for it), Carol Wilcox (against it), Tommas Graves (reservations)
No admission fee!
Ask for prepared papers to be e-mailed to your e-address free of charge in advance of the meeting: ole.lefmann1@virgin.net
* CEJ is joined by organisations from various faiths, from various political parties, and from other organisations all urging for Justice and Equality.
Symposium at University of Lincoln
Land Taxation: a policy for the future?
University of Lincoln: Monday 28 June 2010, 10:30am-3:30pm
The aim of this one day symposium is to examine what policy makers today can learn from previous attempts to implement land taxation. Themes to be addressed include: Read more
Call for IU Project Submissions – by JUNE 10th 2010
Thank you for your support and attendance at our recent Global Conference held last week in London.
During our recent Global Conference in the Executive Committee meeting held on Wednesday the 28th April a resolution was passed appointing a Sub-Committee (to be chaired and its members appointed by the President), with the purpose of studying the proposals of the IU members in relation to new strategies to promote our ideas.
Oxfam America – Follow the Money animation
Oxfam America have just released a short animation which follows the journey of resource rents.
The IU Global Conference
The conference title says it all. And it won’t come as a surprise to those who know us when we say that the tax system is both a contributory cause and a potential solution to the problem. Read more
Glasgow’s Stolen Birthright
Professor Roger Sandilands presents the story of The People’s Budget in its 100 year anniversary and why it is still relevant today.
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.
Download your Registration Form here >>
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
Newsletter – Issue 28
The latest issue of theIU newsletter is available to view online. It shares with you the outlines for meeting the challenges of the current economic situation and member news from around the world.
The Silver Bullet
Face it. The world is no closer to consigning poverty to history. Why is there still poverty from whole countries of the poor South, to the back streets, slums and trailer parks of the rich West? The good intentions, the money, the rhetoric, the pity and the media histrionics are but pinpricks to a world-rampaging monster. They say there is no silver bullet. Neither Geldof or Bono, nor the United Nations, nor the vast assembled hosts of international aid and development agencies have the answer. Doesn t every citizen of the world have an equal right to the good life? With so much wealth in the world, why are so many of us so poor, when we could rid ourselves of this monster? And the fact is, there is only one way to kill poverty…
Free download of The Silver Bullet
