Henry George Historical Society

Welcome!

Who was Henry George? A 19th Century social philosopher and economist who distinguished Land from Capital, and with that insight stood for the unalienable birthright in gifts of nature for all people.

George hailed from Philadelphia, came of age in San Francisco, and attained worldwide prominence in New York City. He worked as a sailor, a newspaperman, an author, and an orator.

This site will tell you more about George and his thought. It will also indicate the relevance of George's thought to your life.

What We Do

Based as we are in San Francisco, we focus on George's life here in the city where he was married, fathered most of his children, and wrote his seminal masterpiece, Progress & Poverty (1879).

Come along on our Walking Tour of historic downtown San Francisco.

Invite us to address your club, event or organization about Labor Rights, Housing Issues, Real Estate Matters, Money Questions, Race Topics, Class Warfare, or San Francisco history. All from a georgist perspective.

Join our Bicycle Club or Sailing Team.

Apply for sponsorship of your schtick, gig or writing.

Call Us Today!

Our office is located in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.

189 Ellsworth Street                        

San Francisco, CA  94110

info@henrygeorgehistoricalsociety.org

telephone: 415-970-9306

Thursday, February 25 

  Program:

Land Mass:

Religion, Priesthood and the Protestant Work Ethic as frames for worldwide social injustice 

In the run-up to the April 20-21 National Interfaith Conference on Global Poverty, to be held in

San Francisco,

the Henry George Historical Society is hosting a roundtable discussion on faith-based notions regarding the relationship between humanity and Creation.

Join this two hour symposium at Notable House

in San Francisco

(189 Ellsworth St.)

7-9 pm

 

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Thursday, January 28

  Program:

Join the discussion after the show!

The Shotgun Players' performance of Bertolt Brecht's

The 3 Penny Opera

at the Ashby Stage in Berkeley

on Thursday, January 28,

will be followed by a discussion of the social questions raised by Brecht, from a Georgist perspective.

CALL for PARTICULARS.

415-970-9306

Thursday, January 14

  Program:

            

Drinks in Common, the Henry George Historical Society's occasional gathering of landlovers and elbow-benders, is pleased to announce our next get-together, Thursday, January 14,

6:30 pm at

Soluna Cafe and Lounge

272 McAllister @ Larkin (Civic Center Plaza)

Our featured guest is

John Dennis

candidate for

the 8th Congressional District

(Nancy Pelosi's seat)

John is a libertarian-Republican, which makes him anathema to most San Franciscans; but wait! didn't Nancy Pelosi give the people's money away to bankers? Be honest now, is that neighborly?

Come pose hard questions about hard-earned income vs. windfall profits of a man who won't dodge questions.

Remarks at 7 pm

Someone will win a $10 drink certificate for our next gathering!

 

Friday,

January 15  Program: 

 Fishing Mission Creek

performance art

detailing how to replenish

Laguna Dolores with community

16th at Dolores Streets

7 pm

Tuesday,

Dec. 22    Program

HELD OVER!!!

Join

the film's Assistant to the Executive Producer

for a post show discussion of the film at

4 Star Theatre in San Francisco

http://www.lntsf.com/4-star_theatre

(2200 Clement Street)

TIME: 12:15,    8:15

Q & A time after 8:15 screening

This film is the perfect vehicle for starting discussions about property rights and the commons

for film info:

http://www.theendofpoverty.com

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 Thursday, Nov. 12

Program

Drinks in Common, the Henry George Historical Society's occasional gathering of landlovers and elbow-benders, is pleased to announce our second get-together, Thursday, November 12, 6:30 pm at

Soluna Cafe and Lounge

272 McAllister @ Larkin (Civic Center Plaza)

Our featured guest is

Antonia Juhasz

Antonia is the author of "The Bu$h Agenda" and "The Tyranny of Oil." She is also a widely published journalist. Currently she heads up Global Exchange's Chevron project.

Remarks at 7 pm

Someone will win a $10 drink certificate for our next gathering!

For recent programs. scroll down:

Saturday, Oct. 10

a recent program: 

Saturday, Sept. 26

Program

 Come along on our splendid  walking tour of downtown San Francisco

Social movments gone wild, gone amok, gone to seed!

312 Mason Street

9 to Noon

(for more info click on the Walking Tour button)

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Recent program:

Friday, Sept. 18 

It's PARK(ing) Day

in San Francisco

and we'll have a "Commons" space on Mission Street

between 23rd & 24th Streets!

5:30 till dark.

Beer, talk, and

puppet theater

(why not fund health care with

 land values?)

 for PARK(ing) Day info:

http://www.parkingday.org

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Recent Programs:

 Join the

Henry George Bicycle Club

as it swarms with

San Francisco's Critical Mass

   Justin Herman Plaza  

Market Street @ The Embaracadero   

6 pm  

 "You wouldn't ride on a flat tire, the rims grating on the asphalt; why wouldn't you use the cushion of land rent for community needs?"

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Free edition of our walking tour

  Nineteen folk attended our Monday, August 10 rendition of Land, Villains, and Revolutionaries. And applauded at the end!

The Commons, the Community

Our August 4 program in the law offices of Matt Gonzalez played host to over fifty people! Sixteen signed up to participate in future HGHS activities.

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August 4 Program

                 Matt Gonzalez                                                Willie Ratcliff                               Phil Ting

                                                                                        spoke  about                            spoke about

                                                                              land use at Hunters Point        reform of Proposition 13 

               Senator Leland Yee

             spoke about funding

     education through public land

                                                                            and Karl Fitzgerald tied it all together!