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Honoring Dr. James
Buchanan with Lifetime Achievement
Award
On September 9, 2010, Atlas's
Fund for the Study of Spontaneous
Orders will present its fifth Lifetime Achievement Award
to Dr. James M. Buchanan, Professor Emeritus of Economics at George
Mason University. The presentation will be at the new George Mason
Inn on the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University (GMU). A panel
discussion of Buchanan's work led by Henry Manne, Dean Emeritus of
the GMU Law School, will precede the presentation. Panel
discussants are Nobel laureates Amartya Sen, Elinor Ostrom and Dr.
Buchanan himself. The Panel discussion will begin at 4pm with a
reception following from 5-6pm. Please RSVP to Atlas Senior Fellow,
William Dennis at denniswilliamc@aol.com. For more information on
the event visit
here...
Jump-start your think tank's video production capabilities or
enhance the work you are already doing with video with a grant of
$3,000 from Atlas. All you have to do is fill out a simple
questionnaire to enter the contest. Deadline is August
18th! See here for details...
We have
additional stories about Atlas happenings below, including Arabic
Freedom School, a freedom and development seminar in Francophone
Africa, and tributes to Dr. Manuel F. Ayau. But
first, some quick headlines from your allies in the Atlas
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World
Africa
Asia
Task force on minimum wage law in
Hong Kong, the Lion Rock Institute (Hong Kong) is
assembling a team and calling for collaboration to study
the effects of the Statutory Minimum Wage Bill enacted last
month
Youth uniting for a freer
India, the Liberal Youth Forum (India) has launched
its first edition of its e-newsletter, including testimonials from
young Indians on their idea of a "free campus"
North America
The Power of One
Entrepreneur, the Institute for Justice (US)
has released a series of studies profiling the lives of five real
entrepreneurs, expanding its work humanizing the cause of economic
liberty
Students for Liberty has a
new website, and make sure to check out its semester
kick-off conferences in October in Philadelphia, Phoenix, Chicago,
New York, Los Angeles, and more
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Upcoming Events
Two
Exciting New Atlas Events at the September SPN
Meeting!
Reclaiming Your American Heritage
On Sunday, Sept. 12th, Atlas is co-sponsoring with SPN, an
afternoon seminar with Atlas Vice President of International
Programs, Tom Palmer, titled Reclaiming Your American Heritage:
The Intellectual Tools You Need to Tame Big Government. To find out more and register,
click here.
The State Energy and Climate Policy
Summit
Also, on Wednesday, Sept. 15th stick around after the SPN
meeting for the State Energy and Climate Policy Summit: a
series of round table discussions with national and state think
tank experts on the development of winning strategies to push back
against the tide of bad energy and climate policies at the state
level. Visit here to find out more and
register...
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Arabic Freedom School in
Marrakech
On July 18-24, Atlas's Arabic-language
program, MinbaralHurriyya.org, held its 3rd
Arabic Freedom School in Marrakech, Morocco titled "The Arab world
and the problem of development: approaches in thought and
practice." The event attracted more than four hours of broadcasting
by local and international radio stations, as well as 36 articles
in the Arab press. To watch a short video capturing the event visit here, and to see photos
visit
here.
Leonard Liggio: Why do some Socialists support market
reforms?
"On July 30, Atlas sponsored a symposium on the legacy of Milton
Friedman on the anniversary of his birth. I had the honor to be one
of the speakers. Some of the discussion referred to Milton
Friedman's lectures at the Catholic University of Chile and the
influence that his lectures had on the economic reforms there. In
passing it was noted that the success of the Chilean economic
reforms have not been followed in many Latin American countries. It
struck me that there is more to this development." Keep reading...
Dr. Manuel F. Ayau, 1925-2010
Atlas and friends bid farewell to a great entrepreneur of ideas and
champion of liberty. Manuel "Muso" Ayau, founder of Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Guatemala),
died on August 4th. He is remembered by Atlas staff and friends on
this tribute page.
National School Choice Week Scheduled for January
2011
During a great conference in San Francisco last week, the
Gleason Foundation announced a plan for National School Choice
Week, to be held January 23-29, 2011. The goal is to speak with a
loud, clear voice in favor of education reforms that are clearly in
the best interests of children, and which may have special
resonance given the budgetary pressures that will face newly
elected legislatures. Get informed and get
involved!
Also, while this is aimed at school choice in the U.S., at
Atlas we'd be very happy to hear from our partners abroad, about
how you're advancing the school choice debate as well. Drop a note
to Jean.Baugh@atlasnetwork.org
2nd Annual Sound Money Essay Contest
Is the world economy in crisis because it lacks the
fundamentals of sound money? If you believe that sound money is the
key to our recovery, tell us why. Join Atlas's 2nd Annual Sound Money Essay
Contest and win cash prizes. This year's theme is "money in
crisis." Deadline is January 15th, 2011.
Freedom and Development in Francophone
Africa
On July 27-29, Atlas's French-language program UnMondeLibre.org, along
with the newly-launched l'Audace Institut Afrique (Côte
d'Ivoire), held a seminar in Grand-Bassam, Côte
d'Ivoire bringing together graduate students, entrepreneurs,
government officials and international institutions from a number
of French-speaking countries around the theme of "freedom and
development." Led by Professor Mamadou Koulibaly, president of
l'Audace Institut Afrique, discussions addressed the crucial
problems of weak institutions, lack of clarity in ownership,
business climates, and the transmission of information through the
media. Read more, watch videos and see pictures here and here.
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