The Liberty Switchboard

Stephen's List

2011-11-17T21:31:00.000-08:00

Adam Smith (of course)
Henry Hazlitt
Eugene von Baum-bawerk
Ludwig von Mises
Jean-Babtiste Say
FA Hayek
Ayn Rand
Milton Friedman
Thomas Jefferson
Aristotle
Cyrus of Persia
Thomas Sowell
Murray Rothbard
F. Bastiat
Charles Darwin... well... his impact w.r.t. freedom might have been delayed, but impacted none-the-less
W.H. Hutt
Lysander Spooner

FAFMT

2011-11-10T10:56:00.000-08:00

http://thedailybell.com/foundation/aboutFAFMT.cfm?subA=3

12 Jan 2007 Jim Harris

2011-10-08T07:20:00.000-07:00

Libertarian Sites in SA

2011-10-08T06:26:00.001-07:00

Gary Moore
There seem to be three websites that South African libertarians are using:

a) There is the 'Libertarian South Africa' Google Groups discussion forum http://groups.google.com/group/libsa started in 2007;

b) And there is the South African Libertarian Society's blog 'Libertarian South Africa' http://libsa.wordpress.com/ that was developed in October 2010 by Trevor Watkins to replace the less-substantial Google Groups website in time;

c) And there is this Libertarians Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/groups/143385285718054/ that was started in early 2011 by me, unaware as I was then of the other two.

Then there is also a bunch of others:

http://www.freedomwriters.ca/2012/01/patently-clear/

Human Action

2011-09-08T12:21:00.000-07:00

http://www.humanaction.co.za/

Rough list of VHS tapes in my posession.

2011-08-08T03:53:00.001-07:00

Year Title & presenter Comments Media
2000 Hitler on the Zambezi Jim Peron Spring Seminar 1 VHS
2000 Themba Nolutsungu Black/White Thinking
Anthony Brink How Can All Doctors Be Wrong
Rhetorically Speaking - Corne Bester (part) 9 VHS
1984 Capitalism v Socialism debate ? 2 VHS
(2) 18 VHS
1997 Passion Panel
Leon, Theresa, Nils Dittmer, Trevor, Frances, Charl ? 3 VHS
1987 Selling Capitalism to marxists – Leon
Prof Nkuhle
Freedom, Morality & Law – Marc swanepoel
Norman Davis
Bill of Rights – a worthwhile piece of paper – Martin Fey
Liberty and order – two sides of the same coin – Dirk Hertzog Spring Seminar 4 VHS
(copy Box 2)
1987 The Dilemma Of Liberalism – Joss Gerson
Libsoc Report Back Trevor Watkins
The UK Experience – Eustace Davie
Transportation Deregulation – Terry Markman
The Solution Frances Kendall Spring seminar 7 VHS
(copy Box 2)
1987 Freedom in an unfree World – jim harris
Is selfishness moral - Llibby Husemeyer
A Capitalist under Socialism – James Mbetse
A Socialist under capitalism – Michael Mann Spring seminar 16 VHS
(Copy box 2
1987 A Socialist under capitalism – Michael Mann
Freedom through Discipline – L v Loon
Capitalism Tainted – Eugene Nyati Namibia Press Spring seminar 17 VHS
(copy Box 2)
1987 What Is Coercion? Frances Kendall
Libertarian By Logic Johan Gevers
Libertarian by Nature – Symond Fiske Spring seminar 18 VHS
(copy Box 2)
1987 Voluntary Town Planning – An Impossible dream – Martin Drake
Industrial relations in a Free Society – Loets Dekker
Liberating the Work Ethic – Albert Koopman
A Process to implement Deregulation – Ian Hetherington
Dakar Update – Albert Koopman & Leon Louw Spring seminar 19 VHS
1986 Bureaucratic failure – Geert de Wet
Art and Liberty – Judith mason & Herman Spies Spring seminar 5 VHS
Duplicate in Box 2
1986 Geoff Hemm – Biological determinism
Symond Fiske The law – A perfect freedom
Open Session – Leon & R v niekerk Spring seminar 13 VHS
1986 The Ideas Of Ayn Rand – Terry Markman
Games libertarians play – Ed Dexter
Libertarian Workshop – Charl heydenrych Spring seminar 14 VHS
Duplicate in Box 2
1986 Ricky Valente,
Privatising money - EG Davie
David Solomon, Godfey Dunkley Box 2
1986 (1/5/86) Last few minutes of libertarian seminar Libertarian seminar Box 2
1989 James Moulder, Dirk Hezog,
Bills of Rights and other great charters -Trevor Watkins
Don Calwell – The aggregation Fallacy
Nicky Grieshaber – On Cultural conditioning Libertarian seminar Box 2
1989 Nancy Seijas – Property Rights
Frances Kendall - Constitusionalism
Marc Swanepoel – Development of Intellect Libertarian seminar
1989 Geoff Hemm
Frank Vorhies, Terry Markman
Gavin Weiman
James Mbetsi Libertarian Spring Seminar
(Sanford Park Bergville) Box 2
2000 Simon Fiske – IQ Sanity, Stupidity & Madness
Jim Harris – Prospects For Growth in SA
The game of Life - Neil Emerick Spring seminar 6 VHS
1990 Free to Choose Vol 1,2, 4Vol 5 Free to Choose Enterprise 8 VHS b
1998 ? Spring seminar ? 10 VHS
1989 Ayn Rand Speaks for herself © 11 VHS 30 min
1989 We the living (vol 1,2) Angelica Films and Video 12 a bVHS
- Unknown - 13
- Free market Foundation Training Episode 1 Market economy 14
- Ken Schooland – Immigration & Xenophobia - 15 VHS
? Paul perreira Return of fasicm
Mark heaton Annoying Bureaucrats
Crime – Supply and demand (6 mins into talk)
Freedom of Speech and the constitution
Norman & Gary ?????Pro/cons Jenny?

Spring seminar ???? 18 VHS
1996 Terry Markman
K Kemm
S Fike
F Kendall Qwantani Lib Conf 19 VHS
2000 Taxi-ing to Disaster – Paul Perreira
Libertarian Primer – Trevor Watkins
Aids – Myths & Misconceptions – Leon Louw
Reports from the Front line – Dennis Beckett Spring seminar 20
- Costa Rica conference Box 2 (Dave Tait)
NORMA JAMES Box 2 (Dave Tait)
How companies are formed (north sotho) Box 2 (Dave Tait)
Understanding Karl Marx – Frank Vorhies I II III Box 2 (Dave Tait)
30 April ?? Understanding Karl Marx – Frank Vorhies Session III & IV, V Box 2 (Dave Tait)
6/8/86 John Hospers at Leon Louws House Libertarian meeting Box 2 (Dave Tait)
5/8/86 John Hospers at T Markmans House – Discussion on Free Will Libertarian meeting Box 2 (Dave Tait)
Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1989 Consumer Conference A
Nancy Seijas and others
Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1989 Consumer Conference B
Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1989 Consumer Conference C
Marc Swanepoel, Louise Tager, Leon Louw
Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1989 Consumer Conference D
Ian Hetherington, Brian Benfield and others Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1989 Consumer Conference C
Don Caldwell and others Box 2 (Dave Tait)
Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1988 Swaziland Conference
Frank Vorhies, Hubert Jonger, Leon Louw Libertarian International Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1988 Swaziland Conference
Bruce Evoy on Patrick Henry (American Civil war) Libertarian International Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1988 Swaziland Conference
Marc Swanepoel & David Maphumulu – Selling Freedom To Workers
Peter, Simond/Geoff – Civil Disbedience Libertarian International Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1988 Swaziland Conference
David Boaz – Saving the inner cities
Louise tager – Untying the Knot Libertarian International Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1988 Swaziland Conference
Leon Louw – The world wide revolution
John Hospers – Keynote address
Albert Koopman – Fighting Apartheid in the workplace Libertarian International Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1988 Swaziland Conference
Francess Kendall – reaching the minds – a strategy for change.
Frederik van Zyl Slabbert – Centralisation of power in SA & prospects for devolution Libertarian International Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1988 Swaziland Conference
Steve Pejovich – economic development & Property Rights
Bob Poole – Privatisation 1987 – a world wide trend
Tom Grey – World peace
Bruce Evoy – Basic techniques of public speaking Libertarian International Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1988 Swaziland Conference
Bruce Evoy, Jim Johnston Libertarian International Box 2 (Dave Tait)
Aug 1986 John Hospers – The Idea of democracy SAAK Box 2 (Dave Tait)
Public transport in puerto rico Box 2 (Dave Tait)
May 1986 Privatisation (A) Privatisation conference Box 2 (Dave Tait)
May 1986 Privatisation (B) Privatisation conference Box 2 (Dave Tait)
May 1986 Privatisation (C ) Final wrap-up Privatisation conference Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1987 Anthony Flew – On Marxism Leons House Box 2 (Dave Tait)
The Solution talks – Leon Box 2 (Dave Tait)
The Solution talks – Leon Box 2 (Dave Tait)
The Solution talks – Leon Box 2 (Dave Tait)
The Solution talks – Leon Box 2 (Dave Tait)
The Solution talks – Leon Box 2 (Dave Tait)
The Solution talks – Leon Box 2 (Dave Tait)
25 July 1985 Dr E Shostak – an analysis of the de Kock Commission from a free market perspective Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1987 FMF AGM Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1987 Free Market Award – Marc Swanepoel Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1985 Nebo Conference Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1985 Nebo Conference Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1985 Nebo Conference Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1985 Nebo Conference
Graham Levine and others Box 2 (Dave Tait)
17/6/85 Thomas Hazlett – Antitrust legislation Univ California Box 2 (Dave Tait)
1986 Walter Williams Leon’s House Box 2 (Dave Tait)
Dr George Ayittey Lecture at FMF Box 2 (Dave Tait)

The Vega Five

2011-07-17T01:33:00.000-07:00

http://vegafive.com/

vegafive

2011-07-11T04:57:00.000-07:00

Vegafive - http://vegafive.com/

Newspapers

2011-07-10T06:31:00.000-07:00

Thomas Jefferson was eager for a First Amendment to protect the (citizen-based) press of his time because he knew it would help keep power honest and accountable. He put it rather well: “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate for a moment to prefer the latter.”

Phrases that makes a Libertarian worried.

2011-07-08T01:19:00.000-07:00

Phrases that makes a Libertarian worried.

We must get rid of the rats and mice
the flooding of the market with substandard products by unqualified individuals
the unregulated trade in
banning the imports of
to avoid levies and taxes
illegal cigarettes
the legalisation of prostitution (in stead of the decriminalisation of)
age restriction

Paul Romer: Charter Cities

2011-04-24T00:50:00.000-07:00

http://fora.tv/2009/05/18/Paul_Romer_A_Theory_of_History_with_an_Application

LIBDIN

2011-04-10T01:18:00.000-07:00

To be reminded of the LIBDIN gettogethers on the first Wednesday of every month - register at: http://www.aded.co.za/index.php?option=com_chronocontact&chronoformname=Simple

Liberty in Pakistan.

2011-03-14T11:12:00.000-07:00

http://asinstitute.org/releases/new_website

the-consent-axiom

2011-03-08T10:05:00.000-08:00

http://libsa.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/the-consent-axiom/

War

2011-03-05T08:00:00.001-08:00

As Joseph Schumpeter, the renowned economist and political scientist, famously wrote of the military in imperialist states:
"Created by the wars that required it, the machine now created the wars it required."

War

2011-03-05T08:00:00.000-08:00

Friedrich_Hayek

2011-03-03T08:48:00.001-08:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek

Rothbard

2011-02-22T09:26:00.000-08:00

Again, as a neoclassical economist, Rothbard did not agree with the labor theory. He believed that prices of goods and services are proportional to marginal utility rather than to labor amounts in free market. And he did not think that there was anything exploitative about people receiving an income according to how much others subjectively value their labor or what that labor produces, even if it means people laboring the same amount receive different incomes.

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs.

2011-02-18T01:03:00.000-08:00

Can someone tell Jacob Zuma that there is no such thing a unemployment in a Free Market. If hoe does not know how this works he (or anybody else for that matter can send me an email - charlheydenrych@yahoo.com and then I'll explain to them how it works.

A champion of liberty

2010-12-15T12:46:00.001-08:00

Eustace Davie - Director of the Free Market Foundation

The "after party"

2010-09-16T09:37:00.001-07:00

FFF

2010-09-10T01:35:00.001-07:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Freedom_Foundation

FFF

2010-09-10T01:35:00.000-07:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Freedom_Foundation

Useful links:

2010-07-08T09:53:00.000-07:00

Useful links:

1. The Free Market Foundation of Southern Africa - http://www.freemarketfoundation.com/

2. African Liberty - http://www.africanliberty.org/

3. Free Society Institute - http://fsi.org.za/

4. Cato Institute - http://www.cato.org/

5. Ludwig von Mises Institute - http://mises.org/

6. Taking Hayek Seriously - http://hayekcenter.org/

7. The Adam Smith Institute - http://www.adamsmith.org/

8. Fraser Institute - http://www.fraserinstitute.org/

9. The Independent Institute - http://www.independent.org/

10. The Heritage Foundation - http://www.heritage.org/

11. Mercatus Center at George Mason University - http://www.mercatus.org/

12. Reason Magazine - http://reason.com/

13. International Society for Individual Liberty - http://www.isil.org/

14. Atlas Economic Research Foundation - http://atlasnetwork.org/

15. Libertarian Alliance - http://www.libertarian.co.uk/

16. Society for Individual Freedom - http://www.individualist.org.uk/

17. Foundation for Economic Education - http://fee.org/

18. Library of Economics & Liberty - http://www.econlib.org/

19. LewRockwell.com - http://www.lewrockwell.com/

20. Stop The Drug War - http://stopthedrugwar.org/home

21. The Journal of Libertarian Studies - http://mises.org/jlsdisplay.asp

A directory of products and services: Aded.co.za

2010-04-29T11:42:00.000-07:00

A directory of products and services: http://www.aded.co.za

Worth visiting

2010-04-28T23:37:00.000-07:00

Worth visiting: http://www.independent.org/publications/article.asp?id=190

Libertarian Seminars. What I have.

2010-04-18T12:59:00.000-07:00

No Dates Venue Topics Notes
1 1985 Nebo
Eastern Free State 1. Conservation and endangered species – a libertarian view – Trevor Watkins Organizer -Frances Kendall following suggestion from Ria Crafford

2 1986 Mont-aux-Sources hotel Organisers – Charl Heydenrych, Trevor Watkins. Security Police spy also attended.

3 1987 Little Switzerland Eugene Nyati, Wiseman Nkuhlu, Hertzog, James Mbetse Organisers – Terry Markman, Charl Heydenrych, Peter Kidson and Trevor Watkins

4 1988
7-13 Aug Royal Swazi Sun,
Mbabane
Swaziland 1. The worldwide revolution – Leon Louw
2. Keynote address – John Hospers
3. Fighting apartheid in the workplace – Albert Koopman
4. Saving the inner cities – David Boaz
5. Untying the knot – Louise Tager
6. Selling Freedom to workers – Marc Swanepoel and David Maphumulo
7. Fighting the system – Lawrence Mavundla
8. Reaching the minds: strategy for change – Frances Kendall
9. Economic development and property rights – Steve Pejovich
10. Centralisation of power in SA and prospects for devolution – Frederick van Zyl Slabbert
11. Privatisation 1987 – the worldwide trend – Bob Poole
12. Once more with feeling – Bruce Evoy
13. The why and when of regulation and deregulation – Jim Johnston
14. Peace in the middle east through non-violence – Mubarak Awad
15. Changing attitudes on SA in America – Ned Munger
16. Future in our time (FIOT) – Hubert Jongen

Also present:
Jason Alexander, Barbara Branden, James Mbetse, Dr Steve Pejovich, , Hernando de Soto, Hubert Jongen, Bill Forster 4th World Conference of Libertarian International

Organized by Frances Kendall, Leon Louw, Gail Day, Vince Miller, Jim Elwood, Bruce Evoy

Swazi Times carried a front page headline article on Libertarians

5 1989 Sandford Lodge?
Underberg? Organised by Natal Libertarians, Symond Fiske, Jan Jack

6 1990 Indaba Hotel
Johannesburg
20-23 Sep 1. Markets in Moscow – Leon Louw
2. The future of the ANC – Willie Breytenbach
3. The emerging constitution – Justice Pierre Olivier
4. The big picture, who’s right, who’s left, who’s confused – Anna Starcke
5. Who represents non-socialist blacks? – Oscar Dhlomo
6. Obstacles to a Libertarian South Africa – Frederick van Zyl Slabbert
7. An overview of black politics – Mark Swilling
8. Who my friends will vote for – Kaiser Nyatsumba
9. What the right will accept – Karel Boshoff
10. Societies in transition – Nancy Seijas
11. Does South Africa need a classical liberal party? Gary Moore and Tony Leon
12. Making education work – Eustace Davie
13. Is Anglo a monopoly? – Dan Leach
14. The Land question – Martin Fey and Symond Fiske
15. Labour pains – Frank Vorhies
16. Overcoming historical injustices – Leon Louw
17. Redistribution illusions – Don Caldwell
18. Defending the new SA – Richard Grant
19. Constitutions, referendums – Frances Kendall
20. Crystal Ball Stokvel – predict the SA of 1994 Organiser – Nancy Seijas?

7 1991 Salt Rock Hotel
North KZN coast
26-29 Sep Organiser – Gavin Weiman

49 delegates

8 1992
10-13 Sep Cathedral Peak, Drakensberg 1. No more martyrs now – Don Caldwell
2. Personality and Liberty - Frances Kendall
3. Politics and economics of gambling – Grant Kaplan
4. Big bang, quagmire, vortex and other scenarios – Leon Louw
5. Affirmative action, apartheid and capitalism – Jim Peron
6. Shoot an elephant – save a species – Deborah Vorhies
7. Enviromentalism, the final battlefield – Frank Vorhies
8. Thomas Sowell, conflicting visions and Ayn Rand – Terry Markman
9. Rand vs Hayek – Gavin Weiman
10. Heads down for the depression! – Jim Harris
11. Lets party! Forming, organizing and marketing a libertarian party – Richard Yelland
12. Compulsory delinquency – Symond Fiske Organiser – Jim Peron, Trevor Watkins, Gavin Weiman

42 delegates

9 1993 Sparkling Waters? 1. The things people know that ain’t so – Leon Louw
2. Is Libertarianism in SA a lost cause? – Geoff Hemm
3. A Wu Li view of Freedom – Linda Watkins
4. The end of history – Libby Husemeyer
5. Total Economic Activity Levy – An alternative Tax System – Graham Robertson and Bob Shambrook
6. The way through the woods – Symond Fiske
7. Be armed or be damned – Richard Pascoe
8. Science against unreason – Jim Harris
9. Justice and law without the state – Nancy Seijas
10. Education in a non-coercive society – Eustace Davie
11. Taking ecology seriously – Jan Crafford and Steve Chown
12. Errors in Rand’s philosophy – Gavin Weiman
13. Do libertarians believe in a free press – Maureen Sullivan
14. The sexy factor – Frances Kendall
15. A better tax base – Trevor Nell Organisers - Gail Day, Velma Gore

Ria Crafford prize awarded for 1st time to Frances Kendall for “The seXY factor”

10 1994
13-16 Oct The Nest, Drakensberg 1. Radical thoughts on what people believe and why – Leon Louw
2. It could be better than you think: an analysis of the Bill of Rights – Gavin Weiman
3. Democracy or mobocracy – Gail Daus
4. Copyright – Jim Harris
5. From sound money to funny money – Eustace Davie
6. What’s at the top of the pyramid – Symond Fiske
7. The environment: a few practical hints – Roelof van der Merwe
8. Berton Braley : the bard of business – Linda Abrams
9. The RDP: is it worth it? – Norman Davis
10. Beyond objectivism – Peter Voss
11. Federalism: myth and reality – Gary Moore
12 Population control – Jim Peron
13. Freedom in cyberspace: a trip on the internet – Trevor Watkins
14. Why did the children of Waco have to die? – Peter Arnold
15. In defence of elitism – Velma Gore
16. A case study of terrorism in the meat industry – Nils Dittmer
17. Politicians are as black as they have been painted - Frances Kendall
18. Deregulation of gambling – Graeme Levin Organiser – Libby Husemeyer, Theresa Griessel

11 1995
8-10 Sep Franschhoek
Swiss Farm Excelsior 1. Understandings the …isms – Conservatism, Objectivism, Liberalism, Libertarianism – Leon Louw
2. Stolen property – what limits to restitution – Jim Harris
3. A practical, local Libertaria (Sedgefield) – Trevor Watkins
4. South Africa – economic policy without an economic philosophy (What are the prospects for a capitalist economy in the hands of socialists) – Hugh High
5. Once upon a time there was a virus… the truths, lies and outright fairy tales associated with the AIDS saga – Peter Arnold
6. Libertarians vs Libertines – Symond Fiske
7. A rational approach to the environment – Andrew Kenny
8. Prostitution, feminism and the law – Linda Day
9. The politics of freedom – Frances Kendall Organiser – Trevor Watkins, Geoff Hemm

Mark Shuttleworth attended this seminar.

12 1996 Qwantani
Sterkfontein Dam
Eastern Free State 1. Our new constitution: what went on behind the scenes, results & outlook – Leon Louw
2. To whom should Libertaria belong – Symond Fiske
3. Despite popular opinion, science is an essential component of a free world – Jim Harris & Garth Zietsman
4. Freedom and economic growth – Terry Markman
5. Black Liberalism: a contradiction in terms? Themba Sono
6. The right to self-determination – Johann Enslin
7. Environmentalism as if reality matters – Kelvin Kemm
8. Porn again – Jim Peron
Organiser – Charl Heydenrych (with Gail)
13 1997 Sparkling Waters?

14 1998
24-27 Sep Everglades Hotel
Natal midlands 1. Race and ideology in SA – Frances Kendall
2. Fraud vs Caveat Emptor – Jim Harris
3. A constitution for Libertaria – Ron Weissenberg
4. Bill Gates: 3rd millennium robber baron? – Gary Moore
5. Can individualists work as a team? – Theresa Griessel and Clive Barrett
6. Waco – the rules of engagement (movie)
7. Does God exist – Norman Davis
8. The benefits and hazards of religion – Terry Markman
9. Capitalism and Christianity in conflict – Jim Peron
10. Alternative health: Mumbo-jumbo? Gail Daus
11. Libertarians – society’s misfits? Garth Zietsman
12. Reinventing government – Leon van Wyk
13. Whither the new South Afica? – Russell Crystal
14. Child pornography: a victimless crime? – Leon Louw Organiser – Frances Kendall?

15 1999 Harrismith? Organiser – Gail Day

16 2000
22-25 Sep Alpine Heath
Drakensberg 1. Hitler on the Zambesi - Jim Peron
2. The coming revolution in education - Eustace Davie
3. The game of life - Neil Emerick
4. Prospects for growth in SA – Jim Harris
5. AIDS—myths and misconceptions - Leon Louw
6. Reports from the Frontline - Denis Beckett
7. IQ, sanity, stupidity and madness - Symond Fiske
8. Debate: Can free markets operate on public property? - T Markman, L Louw, J Harris
9. How can all the doctors be wrong? - Anthony Brink
10. Rhetorical Speaking — How to do it - Corne Bester
11. Taxi-ing towards disaster - Paul Pereira
12. Libertarian primer - Trevor Watkins
13. Black thinking / White thinking -Themba Nolutshungu
14. Lies, damned (anoma)lies and stats - Garth Zietsman Organiser – Trevor Watkins

Herringbone band played at Barn dance

Ria Crafford trophy instituted, won by Neil Emerick

Sponsored RAU students from Salsa

61 attendees

17 2001 Roode Vallei Country Lodge?
Near Pretoria 1. Understanding liberalism – Marc Swanepoel
2. Benevolence and Objectivism – Terry Markman
3. Freewill 3Fdiceman Y2Kgame – Jim Harris
4. Gambling on the internet – Graeme Levin
5. The New SA: Is Atlas shrugging? – Mark Heaton
6. The Bell curve: Does IQ matter? – Garth Zietsman
7. CS Lewis: the problem of subjectivism – Norman Davis
8. Was Objectivism a cult? – Jim Peron
9. Buddhism for Libertarians – Richard Yelland
10. Yoga and nuclear physics – David Sevitz
11. Libertarian scruples – Theresa Griessel & Clive Barratt
12. Gun control debate Organiser – Gavin Weiman?

18 2002
26-29 Sep Golden Gate
Free State 1. The miracle of poverty – Leon Louw
2. I have a dream that one … with the help of Jonathan Gullible – Janette Eldridge
3. Free minds and free markets in a new form for kids – Barry Kayton
4. The trouble with democracy – Garth Zietsman
5. Quality capitalism vs conventional capitalism – Ron Weissenberg
6. Libertarianism Schmibertarianism – Vivian Vermaak
7. People should butt out – liberty in public spaces – Jim Harris
8. Denationalise money – Eustace Davie
9. Ignore victimless crimes and convict real criminals: The facts – Jean Redpath
10. Drug patents, drug activists and access to drugs – Richard Tren
11. Workshop on Nigeria: Applying libertarian ideals to the real world – can it be achieved in Africa? – Therese Griessel
12. Enron et al: the solution – Gary Moore
13. Afro-optimism: Justified? – Kerrin Myres
14. e-Liberty – Neil Emerick
15. Consense: consent and common-sense – Trevor Watkins
Organiser – Gail Day?

Trevor Watkins had surgery during this seminar.

19 2003 Breakwater Lodge
V&A Waterfront,
Cape Town 1. Principles of good law – Leon Louw
2. Health care: who is responsible? – Louise Botha
3. People make a difference – Nic Marais
4. Introducing Symond Fiske’s Our Principle Problem – Jan Jack
5. The adventures of Jonathan Gullible – A Free Market Odyssey – Janette Eldridge
6. Vox populi, vox diaboli – Geoffrey Wittenberg
7. The long road to equality – Duncan Andrew
8. Growth and transformation – Prof Brian Kantor
9. The tyraany of obsolete political labels – Prof Don Ross
10. How free are we? – Neil Emerick
11. Education, entrepreneurs and freedom – Barry Kayton
12. Nietzche for libertarians – Garth Zietsman
13. The cleanest, safest source of energy: Nuclear power – Andrew Kenny
14. Privatisation: why it applies to everything – Douglas Shaw
15. South Africa: the good news – Ron Weissenberg
16. Constitutional Freedom Foundation / Economic Freedom Movement – Trevor Watkins Organisers – Barry and Betty Kayton

20 2004
27-28 Mar Free Market Foundation
Johannesburg 1. Trip to Lindela Detention centre near Krugersdorp – Charl Heydenrych
2. Jonathan Gullible Book Launch & Braai – Amagi ranch - Ken Schoolland
3. The triumph of government! – At keeping citizens poor and elites rich. – Leon Louw
4. Should criminals be punished? – Christian Michel
5. How wrong ideas survive and breed - Dr K Kemm
6. Debate - The War in Iraq – Barun Mitra / Ken Schoolland
7. Why I am not a democrat - I prefer freedom - Christian Michel
8. Changing South Africa – constitutional court, ballot box or diplomacy? - N Davis, M Mokoena
9. The Regulation Explosion. How laws are ruining our lives - Dougie Shaw
10. Freedom evolves - Dr Jim Harris
11. More people believe in God than in themselves! Why can’t we sell Individual Freedom? -Panel discussion
12. Medical Monopolies - M Swanepoel
13. Individual rights and immigration wrongs – can they be reconciled? - Ken Schoolland Organiser – Trevor Watkins, Leon Louw

Billed as the 1st SA Individual Freedom Conference

International guest speakers:
Ken Schoolland,
Christian Michel,
Barun Mitra

21 2005 Golden Gate
Free State 1. The Jonathan Gullible Game – Janette Eldridge
2. The Constitutional Court and Supreme Court face off – Norman Davis
3. Principle Poker – the game – Trevor Watkins
4. The importance of principles – Neil Emerick
5. TAP-minarchy needs a growth-HOE – Jim Harris
6. The common sense of the common law – Gavin Weiman
7. Where’s our broadband? – Neil Emerick
8. Why Anarchy sucks – Richard Yelland Organiser – Jim Harris

22 2006
5-8 Oct Nebo Farm
Eastern Free State
1. A slow, steady decline? – Trevor Watkins
2. Fey on Farming and Freedom – Chris Fey
3. Africa and Other Matters – Doug Shaw
4. 9/11 Conspiracy theories – Norman Davis
5. The effect of Islamism on Western Freedom – Graeme Levin
6. Habits of highly effective countries – Leon Louw
7. Werewolves and Villagers game – Katie Louw
8. The Stakeholders myth – Gary Moore
9. The Welfare state we’re in – Richard Yelland Organiser – Trevor Watkins

23 2007

24 2008

25 2009 - 1st year missed

Africa, oh Africa

2010-03-26T02:36:00.000-07:00

Why not allow the free market bring home its magic ? Let wealth be the legacy of the African Renaissance. The awakening of the African giant.

If , in a market economy, the government simply allows and then protects the private ownership of property and the right to the voluntary exchange of labour, goods and services through consenting participants – would we not have a society of peace and stability within which people live their lives without fear of confiscation through taxes and expropriation for the common good? A place where willing buyers and sellers meet in an unfettered marketplace, where the value of goods and services are determined by buyers and sellers that are allowed to trade freely without subsidies and price controls, tariffs and special licences and controls to stem the free flow of ideas and goods and services – would this not be something to strive for?

If, in a free market economy people can trade with their property and labour in any way they see fit, as long as they not act in a way that would infringe on others to behave in a similar way and without force or the threat of force or acting in a fraudulent way, why would we want anything else?. A place where individuals take responsibility for their actions and cause no damage to others lives and property. Where there is a free movement of goods and services and even people between nations and states. Shouldn’t this be something to aspire to?

A society where the role of the state is not to promote the interest of any one group, where it sees its role as the protector of property rights of all and cherishes individual liberty and the rights of groups to promote their group’s ideas and ideals as long as it is done in a way that does not offend basic morals and the human and individual rights of others.

A free market where economic growth is high because of a low tax regime and solid legal system, where people spend more time and effort on creating wealth than on efforts to protect themselves from the tax authorities. Where the government upholds a policy of protecting the value of the currency and therefore takes no inflationary actions. Where nobody is granted any special privileges on the basis of race or gender and there are no special subsidies, tax consessions, import controls, tariff protections granted to favour some special interest groups. Where political power and influence is curtailed to the essential services of foreign relations, the army, the judiciary and internal safety and security.

A free market where rules are kept simple and understandable, where you would not find unrealistic building, zoning, and other restrictions on trade and costly process involved in setting up of businesses, the subdivision of land and the meeting onerous regulatory requirements when starting enterprises.

A society where the government allows communities and sub-communities a bigger say in those decisions that affect them directly. Why not free the market?

If it were not for greedy and corrupt Governments that suck the lifeblood out of the common people for ostensibly helping the downtrodden and the poor...

Liaises Faire.

An open letter to Ayn Rand

2010-03-06T12:30:00.000-08:00

http://www.isil.org/ayn-rand/childs-open-letter.html

Bellegarrigue

2010-01-25T13:10:00.000-08:00

The first Anarchist manifesto, written in 1850, declares "Anarchy is order, whereas government is civil war" and argues — with language as sharp even now as any against the delusion that voting does any good for anyone but politicians and puts the case that the established power structure is a gigantic crime against humanity.
"Every individual who, in the current state of affairs, drops a paper into the ballot box to choose a legislative authority or a executive authority is — perhaps not wittingly but at least out of ignorance, maybe not directly, but at least indirectly — a bad citizen. I repeat what I have been saying and take back not a single syllable of it." An introduction by Sharif Gemie places Bellegarrigue in his social and political context of the struggles for emancipation following on from the French revolution.

Quote:

If governing is called a job, I ask to examine the products of this job, and if those products don't suit me, I declare that forcing me to consume them would be the strangest abuse of power a man could exerce on another man. It is true that this abuse is done by force and that I am the one who supports, on my own coins, this force I am complaining about. That said, I'm coiling back on myself and recognize that though I am a victim, I am also an idiot. But my idiocy only stems from my isolation, which is why I say to my fellow citizens: Let's rise up; let's only trust in ourselves; let's say: let freedom be, and freedom shall be.

Don't ban them - but we do understand the sentiment.

2009-12-07T06:16:00.001-08:00

When will communism become as irrelevant in South Africa as in Poland (click on article to enlarge) - hell, here they sit in parliament and the liberals during the time of Malan, Verwoerd and Vorster and the other Nationalists said that we should not see communism as a threat. Were the Afikaner Nationalists right - yes! The Nationalist Party were close to Nazis, but what have we got now - Communists - as we see from the Polish experience these two are of the same family and we have just exchanged the one for the other. Liberal ANC leaders should now wean themselves from their erstwhile brothers in arms. The communists in SA should be removed from the ruling party alliance like one would remove a festering appendix or inflamed tonsils. They are an historic anchronism. ...and they are evil - the poor will be trodden down like in any communist regime before them. Only the elite will benefit in a stagnant socialist centered society. Do not let us go down that road.

Are you a slave?

2009-11-30T13:15:00.001-08:00

http://fr33agents.ning.com/profiles/blogs/a-slave-by-any-other-name

Afrikaans - Libertarian

2009-11-10T08:11:00.000-08:00

http://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertynisme

Frances Kendall

2009-09-22T07:47:00.001-07:00

http://www.franceskendall.co.za/frances.html

UN Data

2009-09-03T04:05:00.000-07:00

A fantastic source of data. Import/export statistics and many more. Have a look at it and be astounded.

http://data.un.org/

For example:The United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN Comtrade) stores more than 1 billion trade data records from 1962. Over 140 reporter countries provide their annual international trade statistics detailed by commodities and partner countries.

http://data.un.org/

South African Legislation

2009-09-02T23:33:00.000-07:00

http://www.legalb.co.za/

Libertaria

2009-09-02T08:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.libertaria.com/

Evil is a parasite on the good and can only exist if the good tolerates it - Wikipedia on Atlas Shrugged.

Barbara Branden on Atlas Shrugged.

2009-08-26T11:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d0wkKSeCeo&NR=1

a-culture-of-liberty

2009-08-25T14:14:00.000-07:00

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jacob-m-appel/a-culture-of-liberty_b_242402.html

The REAL Liberty Switchboard!

2009-07-26T03:50:00.001-07:00

Liberty Boro History

Now with the switchboard in Liberty a person who couldn't go to Miller's store could talk to the Liberty switchboard who in turn could relay messages. ...
www.liberty-pa.com/history/town/boro.html

National Health Care

2009-07-18T05:17:00.000-07:00

The National Health Care system is just one more way that some people are trying to get something that they have not earned. The way that they are doing it is through politics and so-called democracy. If in a group of four, three of them vote to take the property of the fourth without his consent it remains theft.

more ideas

2009-07-15T12:28:00.000-07:00

http://www.carolmoore.net/libertarianparty/

Heathian_anarchism

2009-07-08T11:17:00.000-07:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathian_anarchism

read the conclusion - what crap.

2009-06-23T13:21:00.000-07:00

http://www.economywatch.com/market-economy/advantages-market-economy.html

This guy makes the right argumnets in favour of the market and then... loses it! Why not continue and argue that things under free market conditions will then just get better and better and bettter and better - for everyone, including the poor. it happened in the states (to some degree still happening but less so since the interventionists have taken control (after the thirties.

the-dangerous-politics-of-market-radicalism

2009-06-23T12:53:00.000-07:00

A (somewhat perplexing, but nevertheless interesting point of view.

http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/the-dangerous-politics-of-market-radicalism

Bastiat Videos

2009-06-19T08:33:00.000-07:00

http://raymondpronk.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/frederic-bastiat-the-law-videos/

Another one

2009-06-16T02:13:00.001-07:00

http://www.hostileopposition.blogspot.com/

African Renaissance

2009-06-15T12:33:00.000-07:00

Why would one not be a free market capitalist? Let this be the legacy of the African Renaissance. The awakening of the African giant.

If , in a market economy, the government simply allows and then protects the private ownership of property and the right to the voluntary exchange of labour, goods and services through consenting participants. A society of peace and stability within which people live their lives without fear of confiscation through taxes and expropriation for the common good. Where willing buyers and sellers meet in an unfettered marketplace where the value of goods and services are determined by buyers and sellers that are allowed to trade freely without subsidies and price controls, tariffs and special licences and controls to stem the free flow of ideas and goods and services.

If, in a free market economy people can trade with their property and labour in any way they see fit, as long as they not act in a way that would infringe on others to be have in a similar way and without force or the threat of force or acting in a fraudulent way. Where individuals take responsibility for their actions and cause no damage to others lives and property. Where there is a free movement of goods and services between nations and states.

A free market capitalist society where the role of the state is not to promote the interest of any one group, where it sees its role as the protector of property rights of all and cherishes individual liberty and the rights of groups to promote their groups as long as it does not done in a way that it offends basic human and individual rights.

A free market where economic growth is high because of a low tax regime, where people spend more time and effort on creating wealth than on efforts to protect themselves from the tax authorities. Where the government upholds a policy of protecting the value of the currency and therefore takes no inflationary actions. Where nobody is granted any special privileges on the basis of race or gender and there are no special subsidies, tax concessions, import controls, tariff protections granted to favour some special interest groups. Where political power and influence is curtailed to the essential services of foreign relations, the army, the judiciary and internal safety and security.

A free market where rules are kept simple and understandable, where you would not find unrealistic building, zoning, and other restrictions on trade and costly process involved in setting up of businesses, the subdivision of land and the meeting onerous regulatory requirements when starting enterprises.

A society where the government allows communities and sub-communities a bigger say in those decisions that affect them directly.

Why not free market capitalism?

Laissez Faire.

Charl Heydenrych

Brookfield Investments 158 (Pty) Ltd

011 674 2519

082 637 3710

proplib@tiscali.co.za

http://www.realestategoingson.blogspot.com/

Jim's Invitation to the Monthly Libertarian Gettogether

2009-06-11T07:36:00.000-07:00

To discuss, inter alia, my show-tell quotes (* Andre) & any other?

We sup at Bistro 277 on main*

(Cramerview Centre, 277 Main Rd. Bryanston)

from 6.30pm on Wed 1 July, so please join us.

(no RSVP)

cheers, Jim

NB Bistro opens at 6.30pm

The centre is on Main north of Randburg and Sandton Clinic, on the left.
Then turn left down the side-road before Citroen Bryanston
Bistro is on the lefthand corner

New World Order

2009-05-18T13:17:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.davidicke.com%2Findex.php%2F&feature=player_embedded&v=NHvTy_fVdJ8&gl=GB

Liberty - explained

2009-05-05T13:33:00.001-07:00

http://esperanto.com/philosophy_of_liberty.swf

taxation

2009-04-27T13:52:00.001-07:00

The state can only survive as long as a majority is programmed to believe that theft isn't wrong if it's called taxation or asset forfeiture or eminent domain, that assault and kidnapping isn't wrong if it's called arrest, that mass murder isn't wrong if it's called war.

-- Bill St. Clair

Ayn Rand: Atlas_Shrugged

2009-04-04T11:27:00.000-07:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_in_Atlas_Shrugged

"I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine." -- John Galt

New Zealand Prime Minister aims for competitive advantage.

2009-03-12T01:06:00.000-07:00

The Free Market Foundation’s website: www.freemarketfoundation.com

Article of the Week

New Zealand Prime Minister aims
for competitive advantage

by Eustace Davie

A New Zealand (NZ) government is once again adopting a contrary economic policy from which the country’s citizens are likely to benefit substantially. Prime Minister John Key, leader of the National Party, heads a coalition government, which took over from the Labour Party in November 2008. The coalition has 68 seats in the 122-member parliament, with the National Party holding 58 seats and the ACT and Maori parties five each.

In a 6 March interview with Mary Kissel of the Wall Street Journal titled You Can’t Spend Your Way Out of the Crisis, Key described the massive stimulus packages of the US, Japanese and Australian governments as “risky”. Projecting into the future he said, “You’ve saddled future generations with an enormous amount of debt and then they have to repay. There is a limit to what governments can do.”

The coalition government’s programme for confronting the crisis includes tax cuts, regulatory reform, limits on government spending, and trade liberalisation. Lower taxes are intended to attract and keep good people and investment, and regulatory reform to remove entrenched regulations that drive away foreign capital.

One major concern is that countries will respond to the recession by raising tariff barriers, which will reduce world trade and retard the recovery process. Key is adamant that his country must be prepared to compete in the global economy and must do this by raising levels of productivity.

Another major concern is that the huge stimulus packages, especially those in the US, will cause inflation that will spill over to the rest of the world. Most of New Zealand’s external trade is priced in US dollars and an unstable dollar will cause serious disruptions. Prime Minister Key, a former currency trader, is well qualified to speak on the subject of currency turbulence.

Another controversial issue the coalition party is tackling head-on is the question of climate change. Amusingly, half of New Zealand’s emissions come from dairy cows, which give off gas front and back; something the government can do little about. Cutting other emissions mean that “we either become more expensive or we cut production. And neither of these options are terribly attractive” Keys said. The response of his government is for New Zealand to “balance its environmental responsibilities with its economic opportunities”.

The liberalisation process now occurring in New Zealand harks back to the transformation that took place in the mid-1980s. Roger Douglas, who was then Finance Minister in the Labour Party but now represents the Act party as a backbencher in the new Parliament, led those early reforms. The reforms are now generally referred to as “Rogernomics” due to certain similarities with “Reaganomics”, which had four components (1) reduce the growth of government spending (2) reduce the marginal tax rates on income from both labour and capital (3) reduce regulation, and (4) reduce inflation by controlling the growth of the money supply.

The far-reaching reforms liberalised and completely transformed the New Zealand economy. As a result NZ catapulted from 60th to 3rd place behind only Hong Kong and Singapore on the Economic Freedom of the World rankings in the decade between 1985 and 1995, without doubt the most dramatic change that has ever occurred in any economy. After a painful adjustment period the economy started growing rapidly, achieving a peak GDP growth rate of 6.2 per cent and a government budget surplus of 3.6 per cent of GDP in fiscal 1993.

Financial market reforms commenced in 1984 with all controls on prices, wages, credit, dividends, foreign exchange and out-bound overseas investment lifted. The requirement for banks to hold deposits with the central bank, or to hold specified investments in government securities, was abolished. Banking was opened up to competition and the requirement for licensing of foreign exchange dealers was discontinued. The law was also changed to allow contracts to be denominated in foreign currencies though the importation of foreign currencies intended for circulation was still prohibited.

Quantitative import controls were phased out by the early 1990s. Reduction of tariffs commenced in 1984 with trans-Tasman free trade established by 1995 and a target of 5 per cent set for all products by 2000. A target date of 2020 was set for free trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. Much of the trade liberalisation was unilateral as successive governments recognised that it was in NZ’s own interest.

Agricultural and industrial subsidies were virtually abolished at an early stage. Monopolies and restrictive government controls in domestic air services, long-distance freight haulage, taxi operation, coastal shipping, electricity generation, courier services, shop trading hours and telecommunications were all abolished.

The labour market was liberalised in 1991 through legislation that placed employment contracts on almost the same basis as other commercial contracts. Employees and employers could have individual contracts, or collective contracts, or a combination of both. This changed wage negotiations from centralised bargaining to company-based bargaining. Working days lost through strikes declined sharply and unemployment fell rapidly as employed numbers increased at 3.3 per cent per annum.

A host of other reforms occurred, such as tax reductions, privatisation, devolution of school management to school boards of trustees and a great deal more. A remarkable reform was in making the Governor of the Reserve Bank personally responsible for ensuring that the rate of inflation remained low – at one time set at a maximum of 2 per cent. If the Governor did not meet his contractual obligation he could be fired. The effect was a long period of price stability and a thriving economy.

Labour government during the period 1999 to 2008 led to some re-nationalisation and increased welfare expenditure, a matter that will no doubt receive attention from the new government. A recent poll suggested that the National Party would gain a majority vote in a new election. This signifies satisfaction with steps the coalition has taken in the first 120 days of government. The country’s people are no doubt very pleased to have a Prime Minister at the helm who is determined to give them a competitive advantage in the difficult economic times that lie ahead.

Author Eustace Davie is a director of the Free Market Foundation. This article may be republished without prior consent but with acknowledgement to the author. The views expressed in the article are the author's and are not necessarily shared by the members of the Foundation.

Another great idea.

2009-03-09T13:56:00.001-07:00

Lawrence proposed tax credits to businesses to encourage them to set up their own on-site schools.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/08/nevadas-government-among-smallest/

Iatrogenics

2009-02-24T11:13:00.000-08:00

Thanks to leon I have edded this word to my vocabulary. You should too. Look it up.

I found this particular section of Wikikpedia intersting:

"Iatrogenic poverty
Medical treatment does not only have an effect on the mind and body of patients but also on their wallet. Meessen et al used the term “Iatrogenic Poverty” to describe impoverishment induced by medical care[12]. Impoverishment is described for households exposed to catastrophic health expenditure[13] or to hardship financing[14]. Every year, worldwide, over 100,000 households fall into poverty due to health care expenses."

Monthly gettogether of Libertarians in Johannesburg

2009-02-18T08:08:00.000-08:00

To discuss, inter alia, another of my liberty/growth-related factors

We sup at Bistro 277 on main*

(Cramerview Centre, 277 Main Rd. Bryanston)

from 6.30pm on Wednesday 4 February, so please join us.

(no RSVP)

cheers, Jim

NB Bistro opens at 6.30pm

The centre is on Main north of Randburg and Sandton Clinic, on the left.
Then turn left down the side-road before Citroen Bryanston
Bistro is on the lefthand corner.

The Top 100 Libertarian Blogs

2008-11-18T05:12:00.000-08:00

Find them here:

http://www.webdesignschoolsguide.com/library/the-top-100-libertarian-blogs.html

How many Libertarians out there?

2008-11-07T05:31:00.000-08:00

the American National Election Studies finds that roughly
13 percent of voters are libertarians. The shift away from the Republican
Party started ...

Liberty Forum of Fordham University

and

Libertarian candidates garner over 1.4 million votes nationwide
By Steve Newton(Steve Newton)
In order to determine the total Libertarian vote nationwide, I went state
by state through the currently available results (about 98-99% at the
moment) and looked for the highest vote total in any one of four
categories--President, ...

Delaware Libertarian

Look at these.

2008-10-24T00:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.simpleliberty.org/treatises/index.htm

http://www.simpleliberty.org/bookshelf/index.htm

Zulu wins Colombia Prize

2008-10-19T04:06:00.000-07:00

Columbia University's highest oratorical honours went this year to a full-blooded Zulu, who won the annual contest yesterday for the George William Curtis medal. ka Iasaka Seme is the name of the winner. He is a mission student and a member of the class of 1906. His subject was "The Regenrarion of Africa"

This is how the talk started:

I have chosen to speak to you on this occasion upon 'The Regeneration of Africa.' I am an African, and I set my pride in my race over against a hostile public opinion. Men have tried to compare races on the basis of some equality. In all the works of nature, equality, if by it we mean identity, is an impossible dream! Search the Universe! You will find no two units alike. The Scientists tell us there are no two cells, no two atoms, identical. Nature has bestowed upon each a peculiar individuality, an exclusive patent - from the great giants of the forest to the tenderest blade. Catch in your hand, if you please, the gentle flakes of snow. Each is a perfect gem, a new creation it shines in its own glory - a work of art different from all its aerial companions. Man, the crowning achievement of nature, defies analysis. He is a mystery through all ages and for all time. The races of mankind are composed of free and unique individuals. An attempt to compare them on the basis of equality can never be finally satisfactory. Each is himself. My thesis stands on this truth; time has proven it. In all races, genius is like a spark, which, concealed in the blossom of flint, bursts forth at the summoning stroke. It may arise anywhere and in any race.
(http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/history/people/seme.html#Hermon)

As we know, he was one of the founding members of the ANC. How I wish that this theme of individualism were maintained...

The Typo

2008-10-18T23:28:00.001-07:00

The letter from Mandela in Alan Donald's book does not say "liberation movements", which I am sure they meant. Our little movement did contribute a little I would say, but not enough that one would get Mandela to mention it however.

Interesting site

2008-10-16T08:40:00.000-07:00

http://www.privacyinternational.org/article.shtml?cmd%5B347%5D=x-347-559062

They hate the free market.

2008-10-14T12:47:00.000-07:00

http://greygelgoog.livejournal.com/46632.html

François-René Rideau, a one-man think tank from France

2008-10-04T01:30:00.000-07:00

http://fare.tunes.org/liberty/sofia2005.html

Some good arguments against a National ID

2008-10-03T23:48:00.000-07:00

http://irdial.com/blogdial/?cat=34&paged=3

Of Mushrooms and Liberty

2008-09-27T01:01:00.000-07:00

http://www.fear.org/ffjournal/NZbannedBooks.html

Child Labor

2008-09-24T01:41:00.000-07:00

I just came accross this in the book titled "The Incredible Bread Machine" a book published by "World Research, Inc." in 1974:

"Child labor was a particular target of early reformers. William Cooke Tatlor wrote at the time about these reformers who, witnissing children ar work in the factories, thought to themselves: 'How much more delightful would have been the gambol of the free limbs on the hillside; the sight of the green mead with its spangles of buttercups and daisies; the song of the bird and the humming bee...'
But for many of these children the factory system meant quite literally the only chance for survival. Today we overlook the fact that death from starvation and exposure was a common fate before the Industrial Revolution, for the pre capitalist economy was barely able to support the population. Yes, children were working. Formerly they would have starved. It was only as goods were produced in greater abundance at lower cost that men could support their families without sending their children to work. It was not the reformer or the politician that ended the grim necessity for child labor; it was capitalism."

Darkness Descends

2008-09-19T10:58:00.000-07:00

1. Feature Article
A real electricity market will rapidly end blackouts
by Eustace Davie
SA's public enterprises, like Eskom, are remnants of an earlier age. They have survived from a time when many politicians and economists contended that the most important services should be in government hands.

Proponents of government ownership and control of the commanding heights of the economy believed that "only governments had the resources to finance such large enterprises" or they were "too important" to leave in the hands of the private sector or because they were considered to be "natural monopolies", they would be safer in government hands. The apartheid government clung to the state enterprises as part of its grand plan to make SA self-sufficient and so insulate the country against what it saw as a "total onslaught" against its racist regime.

Experience has since shown that none of these arguments have any validity. In fact, the opposite has proved to be true. It has been found that all business undertakings of the type currently in government hands provide more efficient, lower-cost services when they face open competition and have no statutory protection such as barriers to entry that keep out alternative suppliers. A fully functioning market is nothing more than voluntary exchange between individuals free of third party intervention.

Without a real market for a product or service there is no way of knowing whether resources are being utilised efficiently. Potential suppliers in such a market must face no barriers to entry and the consumers must determine prices.

Through buying, or refraining from buying, consumers control production and prices. Their cumulative activities send signals to producers telling them what to produce, when to produce and how much and when to invest. If consumers embrace a new product or service, producers can change patterns of consumption through innovation and gain handsomely. But if consumers do not take to a new product or service, producers can lose, sometimes heavily.

Governments have a bad habit of interfering in the functioning of markets ostensibly "in the public interest". They manipulate prices, tamper with the right of new producers to enter markets, or monopolise production in particular markets. Such interventions are generally portrayed as being efforts to protect consumers from the machinations of "greedy" producers, who without the interventions would supposedly exploit the helpless consumer. What they actually do is deprive consumers of their sovereignty; take away their power to compel producers to provide the goods and services that they want, in the form, time and place in which they want them. SA's electricity blackouts are a consequence of all three of the above-mentioned misguided interventions.

Electricity transmission may appear to present arguments for what is called vertical integration, which means having various processes under the control of a single owner. However, on closer examination we find that even the electricity grid, which consists of the high voltage transmission lines that carry electricity across the country, can have multiple owners as long as there is sound management to prevent the integrity of the grid from being compromised. In plain language that means to prevent someone from doing something irresponsible, negligent or stupid that causes an electricity blackout. The integrity of the North American grid, which has a multiplicity of owners and covers the entire US, Canada and a province of Mexico, is maintained by a private/public non-profit organisation called the North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC).

Whoever owns the grid, its operation needs to be separated from the generation and distribution of electricity. In SA, such a separation would immediately open the way for competitive electricity generators to enter the market without prior government approval or the necessity of coming to an agreement with a monopoly entity such as Eskom. The generating company would merely have to follow the rules for safe operation of the grid and pay the cost of transmitting its electricity to purchasers.

Under current conditions of electricity shortage, aluminium smelters, mines and property developers would be able to search for electricity generators to supply them with the electricity they desperately need at a mutually agreed price. The generating company would feed the electricity into the grid and the purchaser would draw it off the grid, allowing for some loss in transmission.

Paying a higher price for the extra 10 per cent or so of electricity could prove very worthwhile. A loss of 100,000 ounces of platinum production due to power blackouts would convert, at $1,950 per ounce, into $195mn or about R1.47bn, a real incentive to find alternative electricity suppliers if it was not blocked by law or official discretion. Sugar producers, with their existing plant, could generate power and sell it to the aluminium smelters on their doorstep. Desperate property developers who have been told that they will have to place their multi-million rand projects on ice because of power shortages would possibly pay an even higher price for some of the electricity.

In the interim, all companies that currently have the capability to generate electricity should be given access to the grid for the purpose of transmitting electricity to customers. Access should naturally be dependent on meeting standard procedures to ensure that the integrity of the grid is not jeopardised but such procedures should not be stricter than those applied internally to Eskom generating plants. The additional power generators should not be compelled to sell their electricity to Eskom and should not be subjected to unreasonable transmission charges.

This is not a time for government to cling to archaic ideas about the supposed benefits of government ownership. It would also not be wise for labour unions to oppose the introduction of competition into power generation; surely any new power generator will be bidding up the price of skilled labour - their labour. This is a time for government to display economic policy management skills and immediately allow competitors into the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.

Author: Eustace Davie is a director of the Free Market Foundation. This article may be republished without prior consent but with acknowledgement to the author. The views expressed in the article are the author's and are not necessarily shared by the members of the Foundation.

Idealistic Societies

2008-09-12T05:37:00.000-07:00

See Paulsville.

http:www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/14/usa

Idealistic Societies

2008-09-12T05:34:00.000-07:00

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/14/usa

Index on Liberty

2008-09-12T05:18:00.000-07:00

www.spinnaker.com/liberty/docs/index.txt

Wikipedia on Liberty

2008-09-12T05:08:00.000-07:00

Helvetius expresses this point clearly: "The free man is the man who is not in irons, nor imprisoned in a gaol (jail), nor terrorized like a slave by the fear of punishment... it is not lack of freedom not to fly like an eagle or swim like a whale."

LA

2008-09-11T09:58:00.001-07:00

http://libertarianalliance.wordpress.com/

The Talk by Jean-Pierre De La Porte: Reverse Engineering Freedom

2008-09-10T09:37:00.000-07:00

The result of the talk was much less impressive than the content of this award-winning talk at the 24th Libertarian Seminar held at Golden Gate 5-7 September 2008. He did a great job inspiring us to read Dennett - and explore the kinds of freedoms worth having.

A great seminar organised by Frances Kendall.

Self-detemination

2008-09-02T08:00:00.000-07:00

The right of self-determination in regard to the question of membership in a state thus means: whenever the inhabitants of a particular territory, whether it be a single village, a whole district, or a series of adjacent districts, make it known, by a freely conducted plebiscite, that they no longer wish to remain united to the state to which they belong at the time, but wish either to form an independent state or to attach themselves to some other state, their wishes are to be respected and complied with. This is the only feasible and effective way of preventing revolutions and civil and international wars.

To call this right of self-determination the "right of self-determination of nations" is to misunderstand it. It is not the right of self-determination of a delimited national unit, but the right of the inhabitants of every territory to decide on the state to which they wish to belong. (Von Mises – Liberalism)

Tax Freedom Day

2008-08-22T08:00:00.000-07:00

Interesting ststs on Wikipeadia on Tax Freedom Day. I didn't realise that India was tops! Explains some of the growth we have been seeing there lately.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_Freedom_Day

Inflation

2008-08-17T06:16:00.000-07:00

In the Sunday Times (July 27 2008) Chris Visser, Sanlam Chair in investment management at the School of Business and management at the University of the Western Cape, says: "Local prices are simply local prices translated via the Rand exchange rate (with some tax)". This simply cannot be true - imagine if the Chair in Economics of Harare said that of the Zimbabwean currency - we would all busrt out in histerical laughter because we know that a "good" currency would strenthen under the condition of other currencies being inflated and the local one not. And stuff in the local currency will cost the same as before.

In a country with a "good" currency the exchange rate reflects good economic policy. What do we mean by a "good" currency - simple, where the money supply is curtailed in relation to the goods and services being produced in that coutry. This is what I learnt in Economics I (which is by the way as far as I got - does it show?).

With my limited knowledge I am not able to say "raise the level of competitiveness on the supply side and prevent excess monetary accommodation that would push the demand side beyond a sustainable level..." But I guess allowing in cheap imports and stop printing money and reduce taxes and government expenditure will do the trick for me - and for the poor and for economic growth and for equality.

Lghthouse

2008-08-16T07:01:00.000-07:00

The mission of The Independent Institute is to transcend the all-too-common politicization and superficiality of public policy research and debate, redefine the debate over public issues, and foster new and effective directions for government reform.

http://www.independent.org/aboutus/lighthouse.asp

Garth in "Pirate boarding ship" mood at

2008-08-15T22:28:00.000-07:00

Gerhardts 2 in 1 restaurant at the monthly libertarian gettogether (August 2008). See you there on the first Wednesday of every month from 6 ish.

Another lonely soul

2008-08-11T08:50:00.000-07:00

http://lonelylibertarian.blogspot.com/2008/08/vote-or-die.html

Small steps toward a much better world.

2008-06-09T13:17:00.000-07:00

Seasteading http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/04/seasteading.html

Darkness descends in another way.

2008-05-22T08:43:00.000-07:00

Latest report - 42 dead in Xenophobic (racist) attacks in SA. 35 000 displaced. 22 May 2008.

Solutions?

A total societal overhaul.

4. The Wicked of the world.

2008-05-16T23:36:00.000-07:00

Adam Smith wrote

“The justice of God, however, we think, still requires, that he should hereafter avenge the injuries of the widow and the fatherless, who are here so often insulted with impunity. In every religion, and in every superstition that the world has ever beheld, accordingly, there has been a Tartarus as well as an Elysium; a place provided for the punishment of the wicked, as well as one for the reward of the just.”

Adam Smith

Crimes punished in Tartarus (we wish)
Among those punished in Tartarus are also those who in life hated their own brothers, those who struck their parents, those who loving fraud entangled their clients, those who kept their wealth for themselves without ever sharing (these are the majority), those who killed for adultery, those engaged in treason, those who corrupted the laws and became dictators, those who entered the beds of their daughters, and others who committed numerous crimes which would never cease to fill an unending catalogue; but equally unending are the punishments and retributions inflicted here: rolling huge rocks, whirling round, or sitting in the Chair of Oblivion are just a few examples.

Other punishments for the wicked
The most wicked and the worst criminals are cast into Tartarus, whence they never emerge. Others, who have committed great wrongs but who nevertheless are curable, are thrown into Tartarus where they remain for some time until the waves, either of Cocytus or of Pyriphlegethon cast them out again. They then are carried by the currents to the Acherusian Lake, where they beg to those whom they have wronged to be gracious and let them come out into the lake. If they prevail and their prayers are heard by those who had been outraged by them, they may come out and their ills cease, but if not they return to Tartarus starting all over again until they prevail upon those whom they have wronged. This penalty is imposed upon them by the Judges.

http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Underworld.html

Who do you think belongs here? First in my list are: Mugabe & Military rulers of Myanmar. Pol Pot and Hitler are too to be found there. Stalin? People that Xenophobically attack the fellow Africans in Alexandra

3. Darkness descends

2008-05-07T08:47:00.000-07:00

2. Libertarian Spring Seminars - through the years.

2008-04-30T15:19:00.000-07:00

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2008 24th

This year's Libertarian Spring Seminar took place at Golden Gate National Park from 5 - 7 September.

Speakers included:
Louise Botha: Health Care in SA
Stewart Clarke: What Physics tells us
Dougie Shaw: Crime: Fears, Facts and Fantasies
Frances Kendall: The Happiness Hypothesis
Leon Louw
Neil Emerick
Jim Harris

Avishkar Govender: The future of Salsa (not presented)

Janette Eldridge: Report on Jonathan Livingstone Seagull (sic)

Charl Heydenrych - Orania

To confirm bookings for accommodation I will need payment by the end of July.

Frances Kendallfkendall@mac.com
www.franceskendall.co.za

The cost of the seminar was R612 per day per person sharing. This includes accommodation, all meals and teas, park fees and conference facilities. There is also a registration fee of R150. There are also camping facilities at Golden Gate -- if you want to camp you should make arrangements directly with the National Park.

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2007 23rd

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2006 22nd
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2005 21st
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2004 20th

The highlight of the tour was the First South African Individual Freedom Conference, which was held at the new offices of the Free Market Foundation of South Africa (FMF) in Sandton. This excellent conference was instigated by Janette and organized by Trevor. Talks included:

The triumph of government - at keeping citizens poor and elites rich (Leon Louw);

Should criminals be punished? (Christian Michel);

How wrong ideas survive and breed (Dr. Kelvin Kemm);

The war in Iraq (a debate between Barun Mitra and myself);

Why I am not a democrat - I prefer freedom (Christian Michel);

Changing South Africa (Maja Mokoena of the Economic Freedom Movement);

The regulation explosion: How laws are ruining our lives (Dougie Shaw);

Freedom evolves (Dr Jim Harris);

Why can't we sell individual freedom? (a discussion led by Trevor Watkins);

Individual rights and immigration wrongs (Ken Schoolland); and

The Liberty English Camp of India (Barun Mitra).

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2003 19th @ Breakwater Lodge.

Organised by Barry & Betty Kayton

Thursday ?
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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2002 18th Libertarian Spring Seminar: Golden gate Highlands National Park. 26 -29 September 2002.

Thursday 26
Drink Tank...
The miracle of Poverty Leon Louw
Friday 27
I have a dream that one day...with the help of Jonathan Gullible - Janette Eldridge
Free Minds - Barry Kayton
Real freedom movement - Richard Yelland & maja Mokoena
Why a libertarian Party will always fail in SA Norman davis
The trouble with Democracy - Garth Zietsman
Quality Capitalism vs Conventional Capitalism
Libertarianism Schimibertarianism - Vivienne Vermaak
People should butt out - liberty in public spaces - Jim Harris

Saturday 28

Denationalise money - Eustice Davie
Ignore victinless crimes and convict real criminals: the fact - Jean Redpath
Drug patents, drug activists and access to drugs - Richard Tren
Workshop on Nigeria: Applying Libertarian ideals to the real world - can it be achieved in Africa? Theresa Griesel
Enron et al : The Solution - Gary Moore
Legislation update/passion panel

Sunday 29

Afro-optimism: Justified - Kerrin Myres
E-Liberty - Neil Emerick
Consense: Consent and common sense. Trevor Watkins (introduced as: "Married to Linda, father of 2 girls and a boy, only person to attend every Libsoc seminar, deputy president of the Kiss Party. Unemployed amateur inventor, holder of 3 provisional patents, developer of the CHROME CRM product, author of half a book. Hero: little people who persevere; Villain: big people who persecute. Ambition: to leave some footprints on the beach...") *Note - this ambition was achieved when he moved to JB in 2007(?).
(Hard copy 4570)
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2001 17th

Oct 26,27,28 2001 Mabaligwe Game reserve (outside Warmbaths)

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2000 16th

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1999 15th
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1998 14th Libertarian Spring Seminar

(since the Cheques had to be made out to Amagi Books, I suspect Frances was the organiser)

September 27 - 27

Everglades Hotel and Conference Centre.

Thu 24

Symond Fiske

etc. I'll put in the rest of the programme later. (file ref 3373 - original programme)
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1997 13th
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1996 12th Annual Libertarian Seminar "Confronting the realities" Quantani. 10 – 13 Oct 96 Qwantani Sterkfontein dam
Organiser - Charl Heydenrych

Thu Oct 10
Leon Louw: Our new constitution - What went on behind the scenes, results & outlook.

Fri Oct 11
Symond Fiske: To whom should Libertaria belong
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Jim Harris & Garth Zietsman: Science is an essential component of the free world.

Sat Oct 12
Terry Markman: Freedom and economic growth
Themba Sono: Black Liberalism: A contradiction in terms?
Johan Enslin: The right to self determination
Kelvin Kemm: Environmentalism as if reality matters.
Jim Peron: Porn Again.

Sun Oct 13
Passion Panel.
(ref 3465)

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1995 11th Libertarian Spring Seminar
Organiser: Trevor Watkins

Franschoek Mountain Manor

8 -10 September 1995

I'll fill in the details later (Charl Heydenrych filing system no 3420)

11. 7-10 sept 95

Notes:

Hooker?

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1994 10th
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1993 9th

9. 93 30/9- 3/10 Sparkling waters Magaliesburg

Organisers:

gail day, velma gore Science against unreason -jim (7998)

Source: Individualist Dec 1993.

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1992 8th Libertarian Spring Seminar: Cathedral Peak Hotel
(file 3156)

8. 92 10-13 sept Cathedral Peak hotel Jim peron R 250-300

10 - 13 September

Thu 10 Sept
Fri 11 Sept
Sat 12 Sept
Sun 13 Sept

Notes
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1991 seventh salt rock hotel

7. 91 Salt Rock Hotel Gavin Weiman
Carol Arnold Small in numbers

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1990 sixth Indaba Hotel

Organisers:

Nancy Seijas
Don Caldwell
Frank Vorhies

Speakers:
Carel Boshoff
Boerestaat
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1989 Fifth: Sanford park lodge (Drakensberg)
5. 89 Sanford Park Lodge Symond Fiske
7 - 10 September
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1988 Fourth:Royal Swazi Sun Hotel (Also the 4th World Conference of Libertarian International)

Gail Day, Leon Louw and Franced Kendall
Stateside Vince Miller, Jim Elwood, Bruce Evoy
Freedom network news Aug 1988 no18 (7998)

Brochure in Lib Filing system 4609

Speakers included:
Mubarak Awad
David Boaz
James R. Elwood
M. Bruce Evoy
John Hospers
James Johnston
Hubert Jongen
Frances Kendall
Albert Koopman
Leon Louw
David Maphumulo
Lawrence Mavundla
Vincent Miller ( freestudents.blogspot.com/ .../vincent-miller-1938-2008.html )
Ned Munger
Dr. Steve Pejovich
Robert W. Poole
Frederil van Zyl Slabbert
Marc Swanepoel
Louise A Tager

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1987 Third
Libertarian Spring Seminar 1987: Little Switzerland

Thu 27 Aug Libertarian Fundamentals Dave Tait

Fri 28 Aug Selling Capitalism to Marxists Leon Louw
Marketing individual Freedom Prof Nkuhlu Transkei Univ.
Groundswell Update Nick Taylor
Freedom, Morality & Law Marc Swanepoel
Common Law - its meaning and application Norman Davis
A Bill of Rights - a worthless piece of paper? Martin Fey Natal Univ.
Liberty and order - 2 sides of the same coin Dirk Hertzog Rembrandt
What is coersion? Frances Kendall
Libertarian by logic Johan Gevers
Libertarian by nature Symond Fiske

Sat 29 Aug Voluntary town planning - an impossible dream? Martin Drake Wits
university
Is there a fair tax Costa Divaris
FMF update Leaon Louw
Industrial relations in a free society Loet Douwes Dekker WBS
Liberating the work ethic Albert Koopman Cashbuild
A process to implement deregulation Ian Hetherington
Freedom in an unfree world Jim Harris
Is selfishness moral Libby Husemeyer
A capitalist under socialism James Mbetse
A socialist under capitalism Michael Mann

...Shortly after I arrived I attended a national libertarian seminar that focused extensively on socialism. After a presentation on selling capitalism to Marxists I suggested that those in favour of liberal capitalism should understand Marxism. Frances Kendall responded that perhaps I should offer a course on marxism in johannesburg... (Frank Vorhies: Comprehending Karl Marx) See http://oldbooksforsale.blogspot.com/ to order a copy.

Sun 30 Aug
Freedom through dicipline Lois van Loon
Capitalism tainted Eugene Nyati
The dilemma of Liberalism
Libsoc feedback

Passion Panel
The UK experience Eustace Davie
Transport deregulation Terry Markman
The solution Frances Kendall

3. 27-30 aug 87 Little Switzerland Hotel Terry Markman Peter Kidson, Charl Heydenrych
Trevor Watkins

Soeakers: Eugene Njati

Buddist (7998)

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1986 Second Libsem

Drakensberg Mount Aux Sources

Trevor/Charl
2. 30 oct –2 nov 86 Mont-Aux-Sources Hotel
Drakensberg Peter Kidson, Charl Heydenrych

Speakers:
Trevor Watkins
Judith Mason
Geert de Wet
Ed Dexter

Godfrey Dunkley

Memories:
Security police

Leon’s suggestion of a privately owned Society

(7998)

Trevor Watkins Judith mason
Geert de wet

Ed Dexter

Godfrey Dunkley Security police

Leon’s suggestion of a privately owned Society

(7998)

Judith Mason
Geert de Wet
Ed Dexter
Charl Heydenrych - Libertaria
Godfrey Dunkley
Security police

Leon’s suggestion of a privately owned Society

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1985 First Libsem
1. 6-8 sept 1985 Nebo
Frances Kendall

NEBO

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Spring Seminars – A history

Trevor Watkins has written a few “histories” over the years. For example “Trevor Watkins remembers seven years of Spring Seminars” in the Individualist (January 1992, Vol. 16 No 1).

Programme available (15) Registration fee R 100
Small plane take-off
2920
13. 97 2-5 oct 97 Bergview motel Gail day Mark Heaton – how to annoy the burocrats Described by Jim Harris in individualist may 1998 vol 21 issue 1 – (3150)
Passion panel - lindela
14. 24-27 september 98 Everglades hotel natal midlands Francis
15. 7-10 oct 99 Roode vallei country lodge Francis Intelligence garth zietsman 3258 Got the number wrong
16. 00
17. 01
18. 02
19. 03
20. 04 Clarens
21. 05 Clarens
22. 06?
23
24

3. 27-30 aug 87 Little Switzerland Hotel Terry Markman Peter Kidson, Charl Heydenrych
Trevor Watkins Eugene Njati

Buddist (7998)
4. 88 WLC Swaziland Francis
Gail Freedom network news Aug 1988 no18 (7998)
5. 89 Sanford Park Lodge Symond Fiske
6. 90 Indaba Hotel Nancy Seijas
Don Caldwell
Frank Vorhies Carel Boshoff
Boerestaat
7. 91 Salt Rock Hotel Gavin Weiman
Carol Arnold Small in numbers
8. 92 10-13 sept Cathedral Peak hotel Jim peron R 250-300 Smallest since 1994
9. 93 30/9- 3/10 Sparkling waters
magaliesburg Trevor velma gore Science against unreason -jim (7998)
10. 94
11. 7-10 sept 95 Swiss farm excelsior
Trevor Hooker?
R50
12. 10 – 13 Oct 96 Qwantani Sterkfontein dam Charl Heydenrych R100

Programme available (15) Registration fee R 100
Small plane take-off
2920
13. 97 2-5 oct 97 Bergview motel Gail day Mark Heaton – how to annoy the burocrats Described by Jim Harris in individualist may 1998 vol 21 issue 1 – (3150)
Passion panel - lindela
14. 24-27 september 98 Everglades hotel natal midlands Francis
15. 7-10 oct 99 Roode vallei country lodge Francis Intelligence garth zietsman 3258 Got the number wrong
16. 00
17. 01
18. 02
19. 03
20. 04 Clarens
21. 05 Clarens
22. 06?
23
24

To be slotted in: Indaba Hotel
Natal
Franschoek 2X?
Harrismith
Midlands
Other

1. The Liberty Switchboard

2008-04-30T12:59:00.000-07:00

Let this become the liberty hub. THE place where liberty sites and happenings are pulled together - the march towards individual liberty is recorded and commented upon.