Earthsharing » E4A http://www.earthsharing.org.au Opportunity and Equity Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:11:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Economics for Activists 2008 http://www.earthsharing.org.au/2008/09/18/e4a/ http://www.earthsharing.org.au/2008/09/18/e4a/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:03:37 +0000 Karl Fitzgerald http://www.earthsharing.org.au/?p=443

Short Course – 4 x Tuesdays starting Oct 14th*
6.15 – 8pm

Following last year’s highly successful Economics for Activists series, Karl Fitzgerald (3CR – Renegade Economists) returns to provide these gold coin sessions.

Investigate universal economic laws and how they influence our everyday lives as activists, advocates and solid citizens. Now more than ever activists and solid citizens alike need to know the principles guiding the behaviour of the big boys. We will join the dots so we can keep up.

The ins & outs of the bankers bailout, carbon trading, housing affordability, WTO/ IMF and resource speculation will be covered over the 4 sessions.

The first session is the most important. If you miss another session that is understandable, but we will be building on the first session’s knowledgebase throughout the course.

Registration essential
Gold coins will cover nibbles, drinks
Level 1/ 27 Hardware Lane, Melbourne

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Last year’s event

* we will have Melb Cup night off, with the last session on Tues Nov 11th

]]> http://www.earthsharing.org.au/2008/09/18/e4a/feed/ 6 Economics for Activists http://www.earthsharing.org.au/2007/03/27/economics-for-activists/ http://www.earthsharing.org.au/2007/03/27/economics-for-activists/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:50:50 +0000 Karl Fitzgerald A highly successful event, stay tuned for further courses Tuesday evenings in May, 6.15pm - 8pm, starting May 1st Location: Level One, 27 Hardware Lane, CBD - between Bourke & Little Bourke Sts 9670 2754 Ever wanted to read between the lines of the newspaper? Arm yourself with the tools of modern warfare as Karl Fitzgerald takes you through the key understandings required to 'follow the money'.
    Topics covered:
  • Economic terminology - the basic framework
  • Economic History via: The Classical - Neo-Classical - Neo-Liberal dichotomy
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    A highly successful event, stay tuned for further courses

    Tuesday evenings in May, 6.15pm – 8pm, starting May 1st
    Location: Level One, 27 Hardware Lane, CBD – between Bourke & Little Bourke Sts 9670 2754

    Ever wanted to read between the lines of the newspaper? Arm yourself with the tools of modern warfare as Karl Fitzgerald takes you through the key understandings required to ‘follow the money’.

      Topics covered:

    • Economic terminology – the basic framework
    • Economic History via: The Classical – Neo-Classical – Neo-Liberal dichotomy
    • Wealth gap – why is it expanding?
    • Climate change – can economics address it?
    • Housing Affordability – why are we paying so much and what can we do about it?
    • International perspective – WTO/IMF

    Interactive games and multimedia footage will complement the learning in an attempt to keep the sessions as upbeat and interactive as possible.

    Ask yourself why we have it drilled into us that economics is ‘the dismal science’? If we spend our entire life chasing the ‘elusive dollar’ then it makes sense to understand the rules to that game.

    The first session is the most important. If you miss another session that is understandable, but we will be building on the first session’s knowledgebase throughout the course.

    Cost: Gold coin donation appreciated

    Bookings essential

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