Libertarian Seminars
No | Dates | Venue | Topics | Notes |
1 | 1985 | NeboEastern 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 | 19887-13 Aug | Royal Swazi Sun,MbabaneSwaziland | 1. The worldwide revolution – Leon Louw2. Keynote address – John Hospers3. Fighting apartheid in the workplace – Albert Koopman4. 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 HotelJohannesburg20-23 Sep | 1. Markets in Moscow – Leon Louw2. The future of the ANC – Willie Breytenbach3. The emerging constitution – Justice Pierre Olivier4. 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 HotelNorth KZN coast26-29 Sep | Organiser – Gavin Weiman 49 delegates | |
8 | 199210-13 Sep | Cathedral Peak, Drakensberg | 1. No more martyrs now – Don Caldwell2. Personality and Liberty – Frances Kendall3. Politics and economics of gambling – Grant Kaplan4. 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 Louw2. Is Libertarianism in SA a lost cause? – Geoff Hemm3. A Wu Li view of Freedom – Linda Watkins4. 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 | 199413-16 Oct | The Nest, Drakensberg | 1. Radical thoughts on what people believe and why – Leon Louw2. It could be better than you think: an analysis of the Bill of Rights – Gavin Weiman3. Democracy or mobocracy – Gail Daus4. 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 | 19958-10 Sep | FranschhoekSwiss Farm Excelsior | 1. Understandings the …isms – Conservatism, Objectivism, Liberalism, Libertarianism – Leon Louw2. Stolen property – what limits to restitution – Jim Harris3. A practical, local Libertaria (Sedgefield) – Trevor Watkins4. 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 | QwantaniSterkfontein DamEastern Free State | 1. Our new constitution: what went on behind the scenes, results & outlook – Leon Louw2. To whom should Libertaria belong – Symond Fiske3. Despite popular opinion, science is an essential component of a free world – Jim Harris & Garth Zietsman4. 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
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Organiser – Charl Heydenrych |
13 | 1997 | Harrismith | Gail Day | |
14 | 199824-27 Sep | Everglades HotelNatal midlands | 1. Race and ideology in SA – Frances Kendall2. Fraud vs Caveat Emptor – Jim Harris3. A constitution for Libertaria – Ron Weissenberg4. 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 | Organiser – | ||
16 | 200022-25 Sep | Alpine HeathDrakensberg | 1. Hitler on the Zambesi – Jim Peron2. The coming revolution in education – Eustace Davie3. The game of life – Neil Emerick4. 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 Swanepoel2. Benevolence and Objectivism – Terry Markman3. Freewill 3Fdiceman Y2Kgame – Jim Harris4. 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 | 200226-29 Sep | Golden GateFree State | 1. The miracle of poverty – Leon Louw2. I have a dream that one … with the help of Jonathan Gullible – Janette Eldridge3. Free minds and free markets in a new form for kids – Barry Kayton4. 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
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Organiser – Gail Day? Trevor Watkins had surgery during this seminar.
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19 | 2003 | Breakwater LodgeV&A Waterfront,Cape Town | 1. Principles of good law – Leon Louw2. Health care: who is responsible? – Louise Botha3. People make a difference – Nic Marais4. 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 FoundationJohannesburg | 1. Trip to Lindela Detention centre near Krugersdorp – Charl Heydenrych2. Jonathan Gullible Book Launch & Braai – Amagi ranch – Ken Schoolland3. The triumph of government! – At keeping citizens poor and elites rich. – Leon Louw4. 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
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21 | 2005 | Golden GateFree State | 1. The Jonathan Gullible Game – Janette Eldridge2. The Constitutional Court and Supreme Court face off – Norman Davis3. Principle Poker – the game – Trevor Watkins4. 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 | 20065-8 Oct | Nebo FarmEastern Free State | 1. A slow, steady decline? – Trevor Watkins2. Fey on Farming and Freedom – Chris Fey3. Africa and Other Matters – Doug Shaw4. 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 WatkinsNorman Davis won Ria Crafford award |
23 | 2007 | Golden Gate | ||
24 | 2008 | Golden Gate | ||
25 | 2009 | FMF offices | G Zietsman, L Louw | |
2010 | None | No conference held | ||
26 | 2011 | Cape Town | 09:00-09:45 Intro to Libertarianism Neil Emerick 09:45-10:15 Open borders and pacifism as libertarian principles Garth Zietsman 10:15-11:00 Free to fail? Lessons from financial failures Brian Kantor 11:30-12:00 Alternative order of distributed online coordination of law and money Piet le Roux 12:00-12:30 The Scorpions Constitutional Court Case Hugh Glenister 12:30-13:00 Seasteading Julian le Roux 14:15-14:45 Climate Change Andrew Kenny 14:45-15:30 Challenges facing the SA labour market Loane Sharp 16:00-16:20 The Cape Republic and secession from South Africa Jack Miller 16:20-17:20 SaveSA Brainstorming Session EveryoneSaturday Time Topic Speaker Length (min) 09:00-10:00 A guinea fowl, Karl Marx, and a gravedigger walk into a bar Dawie Roodt 10:00-10:30 Sanction of the victim Gavin Weiman 10:30-11:00 Our experience at FreedomFest 2011 Vega5 11:30-12:30 How human individualism evolved: prehistoric markets drove brain growth, then big brains made collectivism unstable Don Ross 12:30-13:00 The moral case for liberty Garreth Bloor 14:15-14:35 The perils to freedom of scaremongering Ivo Vegter 14:35-15:00 Wealth distribution, equity and equality Stephen van Jaarsveldt 15:00-15:30 The experience of a South African libertarian in Canada Gary Moore |
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27 | 2012 | Grahamstown | See program on separate page | T Watkins, R Weissenberg Ria Crafford award won by Roland Kroon |
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C Bower, T Watkins Ria Crafford award won by Danielle Roodt T Watkins
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