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If you haven't already, check
out the new and improved AtlasNetwork.org featuring the
latest news on Atlas programs, the global event calendar, think
tank toolkit and currently showing the new video on free
trade, Bridges of
Peace!
Do you want to jump-start your think tank's video production
capabilities or enhance the work you are already doing with video?
In an effort to utilize the emerging field of New Media to advance
free-market ideas in the public sphere, the Atlas Economic Research
Foundation is now offering grants of up to $3,000 to go toward
software, studio equipment and other resources designed to elevate
the impact of your message.
To qualify, make sure your think tank meets the minimum
requirements listed below and then fill out the short
questionnaire. If you are selected, Atlas's New Media Manager will
work with your team to identify the best use of grant funds to take
your communications shop to the next level. You will also have
access to an online learning community, ongoing consultation, and
video sharing.
Minimum requirements:
- Your think tank must be organized and active within the 50
United States or Canada and have a focus on advancing free market
solutions to domestic policy issues.
- In order to take advantage of the best software
recommendations, your think tank should already have its own
computer with the suggested minimum setup; Windows PC: 4
Gigabytes of Ram, 512 MB video card, a Core2Duo processor or
faster. Mac OS X: 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5, 4GB 1066MHz
DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB (Mac System Recommended)
We have
additional stories about Atlas happenings below, including a
campaign against the minimum wage law in Malaysia, Bastiat in
Africa and the new Atlas video production, Bridges of
Peace. But first, some quick headlines from your allies in
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| Network News from Around the
World
Africa
Drilling moratorium could cost 8,000 jobs and $2.1
billion in economic activity,
an article from the Pelican Institute
(Louisiana) on the new report commissioned by the American Energy
Alliance
"Is the era of cheap Chinese labor
over?" asks Mercatus Center's Tyler Cowen blogging at
The Economist
Latin America
Ecuador, and 21st Century Socialism,
an article by Alberto Benegas Lynch, Cato Adjunct Scholar
and chairman of economics at the National Academy of Sciences in
Argentina (in Spanish)
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Upcoming Events
Two
Exciting New Atlas Events at the September SPN
Meeting!
Reclaiming
Your American Heritage
Will
you be at the State Policy Network Annual
Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio from September 12-15? If so,
join Atlas for two special events. 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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New Atlas Video: Bridges of Peace
Free trade creates bridges of peace. Atlas has produced a new
video explaining the virtues of open trade that features friends
from Kyrgyzstan, Mirsulzhan Namazaliev; from China, Yiqiao Xu; and
from Canada, Matt Bufton. Watch the video here...
Bastiat in Africa
Adedayo Thomas, director of Atlas's African program, AfricanLiberty.org, has
been touring the continent shining the lamp of liberty on massive
crowds of Africans thirsty for knowledge. Thomas distributes books
and holds workshops on the foundations of the free society. He is
currently promoting the work of French economist Frédéric Bastiat
and Atlas's new project Bastiat's Legacy: Property not
Plunder. As part of the project, Atlas produced
the book Selected Essays on Political Economy - 347 pages
of Bastiat wisdom. Read this article from the Nigerian
Tribune on the book, "Frederic Bastiat's solutions to
Nigeria's problems."
French GM Workers Vote for Pay Freeze and More Hours
to Save Their Jobs
Workers at a General Motors plant in Strasbourg, France have
voted to give themselves pay freezes and eliminate the 35-hour work
week policy in order to save their jobs. France24 invited
Emmanuel Martin, director of Atlas's French platform, UnMondeLibre.org, on
the show to discuss the issue and debate free trade with an
anti-globalization advocate from ATTAC. Watch the video here (in
English)...
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