Milton Friedman’s 100th birthday
The 31st of July will mark 100 years since the great man was born, and a few people want to celebrate. In Brisbane we will be having an ALS Friedman dinner, with Dr Alex Robson (Senior Lecturer in economics at Griffith University) and Senator George Brandis SC as a guest speaker.
When: 7pm 31 July 2012
Where: Elio’s restaurant, 119 Winstanley st, Carina Heights
Cost: $30 for dinner & fun
RSVP: e-mail john.humphreys99@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/354181217981926/
And over in Perth, the Mannkal group are putting on their own show…
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There is a post on my blog that might be of interest: http://wintonbates.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/what-did-milton-friedman-have-to-say.html
So how was the big night for Friedmanites? Worth going to for a nosh-up?