Henry George Historical Society

Thursday, August 12

program:

San Francisco State University students

for Prop 13 property tax reform

California public education funding is imperiled, and higher education tuition fees have sky-rocketed.

Two SFSU graduate students, Omar Ventura and Daniel Villanueva, will speak about their effort to rouse a student movement for connecting commercial real estate land values with proper funding for education.

http://www.amendprop13.com/Home_Page.html

Rancho Parnassus

132 6th St.

in San Francisco

6:30 -8:30 pm

Talk beginsat 7 pm

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(Check below for Sat. July 10 program!!)

Friday, July 9

program:

A talk with pictures about

Kate Kennedy

San Francisco's most extraordinary educator

Kennedy came to San Francisco in 1857, secured a teaching position, placed top honors in earning a principal's certificate, then went on to

• win equal pay lawfor women
• secure civil service tenure law
• run for state office
• stump for premier labor rights

HGHS DirectorDavid Giesen will tell Kate Kennedy's story, accompanied by transparency illustrations

RED HILL BOOKS

401 Cortland Avenue

in San Francisco

6:30 -7:30 pm

Friday, July 9

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Saturday, July 10

Program:

A Reader's Theater

production of the original historical fiction story of 1914 displacement in San Francisco

Dogs and Coyotes, Baseballs and Rabbits

What's a 13 year boy and his grandma to do when the mayor of San Francisco wants their house and garden for a friend? Unionize? Burn down the Mission? Or use a famed stone from Bernal Heights' red hill?

The Bernal Heights Branch library

500 Cortland Avenue

11 am, out back, FREE

produced in coordination with LaborFest 2010

http://www.laborfest.net

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Friday, July 2

program:

Alanna Hartzok

on THE COMMONS

Drinks in Common, the Henry George Historical Society'soccasional gathering of landlovers (environmentalists)and elbow-benders (social drinkers), ispleased to announce ournext get-together, Friday, July 2

6:30 pm at

Rancho Parnassus

132 6th St.

(cross with Minna)

Our featured guest is

Alanna Hartzok

Director of

EARTH RIGHTS INSTITUTE

http://www.earthrights.net

The U.S. government tells us there's a trillion dollars in minerals value in Afghanistan. Alaska pays for all its social programs through a severance tax on petroleum. Tha annualvalue of extracted natural resources and of the earth under our feet is enough to meet every national budget combined.

Alanna Hartzok will address specificsocial justice and environmental mattersfrom the perspective of The Commons. What results from socializing the annual value of gifts of nature,and simultaneously liberating labor and business from extra layers of taxation and regulation.

Remarks at 7 pm

Q & A follows, then open discussion

Alanna is Co-Director of Earth Rights Institute, a civil sociaety organiztion working for economic justice and peaceful resolution of conflicts. Her 2001 E.F. Schumacher Lecture was published as Democracy, Earth Rights and the Next Economy. Her articles are referenced in the literature of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), in a recent issue of the Federal Resrve Bank of St. Louis Review, in Dialogues, a publication of the Canada West Foundation, in David Roodman's Worldwatch Institute book, The Natural Wealth of Nations, and in Creating a sustainable World, an anthology edited by Trent Schroyler and Tom Grolodik.

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Friday, June 11 program:

Jon Symes

Drinks in Common, the Henry George Historical Society'soccasional gathering of landlovers (environmentalists)and elbow-benders (social drinkers), ispleased to announce ournext get-together, Friday, June 11

6:30 pm at

Rancho Parnassus

132 6th St.

(cross with Minna)

Our featured guest is

Jon Symes

Development Directorwith

the Pachamama Alliance

http://www.pachamama.org

Jonworks with an extraordinary non-profitthat seeks to awake the dreamer in each of us as we seek to make the world even more right for all.Come hearJon speak of the Pachamama Alliance and THE COMMONS, then meet other activiststo renew your spirit in working for your environmental and social cause.

Remarks at 7 pm

Q & A follows, then open discussion

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Friday, May 28

program:

Sacco Vanzetti Immigrants' Rights Supper

Join uson the street for a "homecoming supper" celebratingnobody being an alien on planet earth.

The Henry George Historical Society closes out May bringing George's message of the individual's perfect fitness for making a success providedher/his natural, equal claim to use of the earth is not impeded by landlordism!

Complimentary supper shared on Mission between 17th and 18th Streets.

From 6:30 pm

You're welcome to bring something to share.

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Thursday, May 13

Program:

Miriam Gordon

Clean Water Action

Drinks in Common, the Henry George Historical Society'soccasional gathering of landlovers (environmentalists)and elbow-benders (social drinkers), ispleased to announce ournext get-together, Thursday, May 13

6:30 pm at

Notable House

189 Ellsworth Street (Bernal Heights)

Our featured guest is

Miriam Gordon

Director of

Clean Water Action

http://www.cleanwateraction.org/ca

Miriamheads up the regional office of one of the country's mostsuccessful environmental organizations. Clean Water Action seeks to restore and maintain the nation's water. Come hearMiriam speak of THE COMMONS, meet other environmentalists, and renew your spirit in working for your environmental and social cause.

Remarks at 7 pm

Q & A follows, then open discussion

Complimentary

Buffet Supper

from 6:30 pm

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Sunday,April 18

Program:

Benefit Walking Tour for Nature in the City

Come along onthis walkingsurvey of a land use policythat would relieve sprawl dramatically, fund public transportation, vigorously reduce housing shortfalls and, simultaneously,facilitate the acquisition of urban open space!

All proceeds of this special edition tour go to

Nature in the City http://www.natureinthecity.org

Sunday, April 18

1-4 pm

Departs from the ticket booth at the Powell at Market Cable Car turnaround

$15/person

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Tuesday, March 16

Program:

Drinks in Common, the Henry George Historical Society'soccasional gathering of landlovers (environmentalists)and elbow-benders (social drinkers), ispleased to announce ournext get-together, Tuesday, March 16,

6:30 pm at

Schroeder's restaurant

240 Front Street (near California St.)

Our featured guest is

Peter Brastow

Director of

NATURE IN THE CITY

http://www.natureinthecity.org

Peter heads up one of San Francisco's most engaging environmental organizations. NATURE IN THE CITY seeks to maintain and restore the natural flora, fauna and geography of our city.

Come hear Peter speak of THE COMMONS, meet other environmentalists, and renew your spirit in working for your environmental and social cause.

Remarks at 7 pm

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

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Thursday,February25

San Francisco Program:

Land Mass:

Religion, Priesthood and the Protestant Work Ethicas 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

The3 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'soccasional gathering of landlovers and elbow-benders, ispleased to announce ournext 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 showdiscussion of the filmat

4 StarTheatre 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'soccasional gathering of landlovers and elbow-benders, ispleased to announce oursecondget-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!

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Saturday, Oct. 10

Walking tour benefit for KPFA

Come along on this special edition of our mind-altering survey of many of the social-change movements which have come

(and gone) in

San Francisco.

Meets at the Cable Car ticket booth at Market and Powell

1 PM

$15/person $$$$$$ All proceeds to KPFA

Check out the walk by clicking the

Walking Tour button to the left

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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:

Drinks in Common, the Henry George Historical Society'soccasional gathering of landlovers and elbow-benders is thrilled to announce our firstget-together, Thursday, September 10, 6:30 pm at

Soluna Cafe and Lounge

272 McAllister @ Larkin (Civic Center Plaza)

Our featured guest is Examiner columnist Melissa Griffin

Her remarks at 7 pm

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

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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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