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BOSTON TEA PARTY SHIPS & MUSEUM LAUNCHES NEW EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Engaging Students Throughout the United States on the Boston Tea PartyAs part of a new initiative during the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party's commemorative year, students across American are invited to express their personal thoughts and connections to the themes centered around the ideas of the Boston Tea Party -- Civic Engagement, Representation, Protest and Commemoration -- through creative writing projects (essays, poetry etc.), videography, or artistic design. The goal is to not only educate students on the iconic events that helped shape America, but also allow them to connect these ideals and relate to what they mean to them today.

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  • Schools/Students Across America Invited to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party [December 16, 2023]
    "The Boston Tea Party is the 'single most important event leading up to the American Revolution'," says Shawn Ford, Executive Director of the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum.
  • A tea donation drive is currently underway where schools/students across the United States can participate by sending loose-leaf tea to Boston be thrown into Boston Harbor as part of the 250th Boston Tea Party Anniversary reenactment.
  • Send dried loose-leaf tea (NO used tea bags) to: Boston Tea Party 250th Anniversary, Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, 306 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210.
  • 250th Boston Tea Party Anniversary LIVE Reenactment - Saturday, December 16, 2023
    The 250th anniversary year will culminate in a grand-scale, live reenactment of the Boston Tea Party on the actual anniversary of the Boston Tea Party - Saturday, December 16, 2023.

What the right gets wrong about Adam Smith

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Thursday, June 15, 2023
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Everyone wants to claim the Scottish philosopher and economist as one of their own.

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  • Everyone wants to claim the Scottish philosopher and economist as one of their own.
  • With the exception of Jesus, it’s hard to think of anyone who attracts such radically different interpretations.
  • What we know is that he was born in the town of Kirkcaldy on the east coast of Scotland.
  • Certain landowners were exempt from Kirkcaldy’s bridge tolls and market stall charges due to the town’s status as a royal burgh.

The Wealth of Nations

    • The two books that Smith published in his lifetime are The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and his more widely known, An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776).
    • It viewed economic value simply in terms of the amount of gold that a country had to buy the goods it needs.
    • Larry Fink, head of investment giant BlackRock, has only just been arguing that artificial intelligence could improve productivity, for instance.

The battleground

    • Smith argues that slavery and feudalism are bad and that economic growth and getting people out of poverty are good.
    • He also warns against things like cronyism, corporate corruption of politics, imperialism, inequality and the exploitation of workers.
    • Those on the right of the debate often cite Smith’s “invisible hand” phrase from the Wealth of Nations in support of their worldview.
    • It is a metaphor for how a “free” market magically brings buyers and sellers together without any need for government involvement.

States and abuses

    • The truth is that Smith’s writing has enough ideas and inconsistencies to allow for all sides to cherry pick references as required.
    • This is linked to the fact that Smith was writing at a time when the British East India Company was responsible for a staggering 50% of world trade.
    • It operated under a royal charter conferring a monopoly of English trade in the whole of Asia and the Pacific.
    • Innovation and competition would provide employment, keep prices down and help reduce the appalling levels of urban poverty of the time.

What the stories of the Crown Jewels tell us about exploitation and the quest for reparations — Podcast

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Friday, April 28, 2023
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Although King Charles will have a low-key ceremony on his coronation day this May 6, the Crown Jewels will still figure prominently.

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  • Although King Charles will have a low-key ceremony on his coronation day this May 6, the Crown Jewels will still figure prominently.
  • An exploration of the story of the jewels tells a tale of brutal exploitation, rape and the original looting.
  • Much of what was called the British Empire was built from stolen riches — globally — and much of that was from India.
  • In fact, India was such an abundant contributor to the Crown that at the time of its occupation of South Asia, Britain called India the Jewel in its Crown.

BOSTON TEA PARTY SHIPS & MUSEUM LAUNCHES FIRST EVER BOSTON TEA PARTY DESCENDANTS PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICAN ANCESTORS®/NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY AS PART OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE YEAR

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Saturday, March 11, 2023
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BOSTON, March 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- It is National Genealogy Day and thanks to groundbreaking research into the lives of the Boston Tea Party participants, descendants of these original patriots will, for the first time ever, be able to join an exclusive lineage society that honors their ancestors. Today the new Boston Tea Party Descendants Program is being launched by the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, dedicated to accurately reliving and representing a key time in history (1773-1775), in partnership with American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society, the nation's first and leading center for family history research. The announcement comes during this 250th anniversary year of the Boston Tea Party, a momentous event that forever changed the course of American history.

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  • "We are thrilled to create this first-ever Boston Tea Party descendant online portal of America's first patriots in partnership with the American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society in this 250th anniversary year of the Boston Tea Party," says Shawn P. Ford, Executive Director for the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum.
  • "It is our hope to educate, inspire, and make genealogical connections to those who participated in the Boston Tea Party.
  • Applications for membership in the Boston Tea Party Descendants Program will be vetted by full-time professional genealogists at the American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society.
  • The 250th anniversary year will culminate in a grand-scale, live reenactment of the Boston Tea Party on Saturday, December 16, 2023.

Birch Gold Group Announces Sole Distribution of the New Saint Helena 2 oz Silver Napoleon Bee Coin

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022
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BURBANK, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading precious metals dealer Birch Gold Group announced today that it will be the only authorized distributor of the Saint Helena 2 oz. Napoleonic bee silver coin. This fixed-mintage coin will be available only to Birch Gold Group customers.

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  • This fixed-mintage coin will be available only to Birch Gold Group customers.
  • This 2 oz silver coin honors the dynamic leader who fought the entire world, and almost won...
    "This is a truly unique and special coin," said Phillip Patrick, Precious Metals Specialist at Birch Gold Group.
  • The 2 oz Napoleon bee silver coin doesn't feature the standard national symbols of France, the fleur-de-lis of the French monarchs or le coq gaulois, the French national symbol since Roman times.
  • The fixed-mintage St. Helena 2 oz silver 2 Napoleonic bee coin is available only to Birch Gold Group customers only.

The East India Company Launches 2022 Una & the Lion Limited-edition Gold and Silver Coin Collection

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Monday, December 20, 2021
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London, UK, Dec 20, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The East India Company announces the 2022 Una & the Lion limited-edition gold and silver coin collection, the latest release in its celebrated annual series.

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  • London, UK, Dec 20, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - The East India Company announces the 2022 Una & the Lion limited-edition gold and silver coin collection, the latest release in its celebrated annual series.
  • Each year, The East India Company's celebrated Una & the Lion series invites the world's great coin designers to reimagine the ancient legend with a fresh, contemporary twist.
  • The East India Company's Gold and Silver annual coin series of Una & the Lion designs builds on the famous Engraver, William Wyon's legacy.
  • The East India Company is proud to present the latest issue in our celebrated 'Una & the Lion' series.