118th Henry George Commemoration Address Tuesday Sept 1st Speaker: Mr J Kennedy Bennett, Coordinator of Site Rating Defence A rates analyst for 19 years with valuation work across 12 councils, his current project is uniting the Monash ratepayers behind a full economic disclosure model. We get to hear it first. Enjoy the welcoming atmosphere of the Pumphouse, just across the … Read More
Anatomy of the GFC
Date: Thursday July 23rd Time: 6.30pm Venue: Frank Halkyard Library, 1/27 Hardware Lane, Melbourne Speaker: Bryan Kavanagh, Research Associate, LVRG Few predicted the GFC, but Bryan Kavanagh did way back in 2001. Greenshoots? How bad WILL the Global Financial Crisis be? Why did our economists fail us? What’s the future of real estate? Come and hear Bryan Kavanagh dissect “The … Read More
Melbourne Social Forum workshops this weekend
photo credit: andredeak Rebooting Economics as if People and Planet mattered This Saturday 3.45pm at the Melbourne Social Forum, CERES Park, Brunswick in the Training Room Learn the language of the powerful so we can turn market forces around to our advantage. There is a way that greens can discuss economics in a manner that is attractive to genuine businessmen. … Read More
Vanuatu’s Sovereignty Surrendered
How independence was never intended to mean freedom When: Thurs April 30th, 6.30 for 6.45pm start Who: Karl Fitzgerald, Earthsharing Australia Project Coordinator and 3CR’s Renegade Economist. Download Flyer Vanuatu means ‘Eternal Land’. However, our recent visit to these idyllic lands revealed a dark side to the beauty surrounding such a community. Economic policy is out of kilter with the … Read More
The Real Estate Bust: how to know exactly what will unfold next
photo credit: stevendamron Thurs March 19th 2/1 Spring St, Melbourne 6.45 for 7pm Phil Anderson delivers a hard hitting lecture on why we’re in the mess we’re in and what we can do about it. His information is unique because he is one of the few who studies the inter-relationship between commodity, stock and real estate markets. Learn about how … Read More