Meeting
Friday, January 26, 8:45-11:45am and 1:15-2:45pm, Thompson Library [11th floor], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall
What role does religion play in the formation and preservation of national identity? What should we do when religious pluralism threatens the integrity of the political community? Are transnational religious commitments compatible with national political ones?
8:45-9am: Welcoming Remarks
9-11:45am: Sessions 1 and 2: Islam and the liberal state
9:00-10:30am: Presentations and Moderated Discussion
Sunday, January 28, 1-3pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Rm. 3-B], 96 S. Grant Ave.
Join International Socialist Organization [ISO] Columbus for a two-part study group on “Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?,” a collection of essays on police violence and resistance in the United States compiled by Truthout.
Saturday, January 20, 2-4pm, Stephen’s Episcopal Church and University Center, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.
The Ohio State University is one of the largest employers in Ohio, bringing together tens of thousands of tenured and contingent faculty, graduate students, nurses, staff, and other workers. Without our collective labor, the university could not run.
While each group of workers faces their own unique struggles, our common position as workers on campus gives us a shared interest in organizing together to fight for a more equitable university.
Thursday, January 18, 6:30-8:30pm, Panera Bread, 4519 N. High St.
We will be discussing Marxist concepts of exploitation and surplus value, planning for the 2018 elections, and other local struggles for justice.
The Columbus Club represents the Communist Party USA (established 1919) in Central Ohio.
Contact: Charlie Atkins <pkdlenin@yahoo.com>
Tuesday, January 16, 3:30-5pm, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, 1501 Neil Ave., Rm. 120
What can we learn from past failures and from current difficulties to produce innovative ideas that are needed to reach a solution for the 100 years of conflict? What are the psychological barriers and the substantial differences one needs to overcome in order to reach an historical compromise? What is the role of the United States in the current political arena? What are the exact steps to be taken in order to reach the necessary breakthrough? And what is the only solution?
Monday, January 8, 7pm, Old Worthington Library, 820 High St., Worthington, OH
J. Mac Crawford will discuss the background of the topic of climate change and then will cover how local water resources may be impacted as climate change deepens.
Thursday, January 4, 7-9pm. Whetstone Branch Library, 3909 N. High St.
Join us in the Whetstone Branch Library meeting room for updates on what we’ve been working on [since we had formed last February], news about upcoming actions and events [including trainings, a “bioblitz,” and a solar fair], and information about volunteer opportunities. Come and share your ideas with us!
Snacks will be provided!
Hosted by Keep Wayne Wild.
Thursday, February 1, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.
We are the Columbus branch of the International Socialist Organization. We are opposed to all oppression and fight for a world centered around human need, not corporate greed. We are students, community members, workers, and activists. We are socialists.
Contact: iso.columbus@gmail.com
Thursday, February 1, 6-8pm, Driving Park Branch Library, 1422 E. Livingston Ave.
Join us for our monthly public meeting. SURJ is a multi-racial group organizing white people for racial justice. Through community organizing, mobilizing, and education, SURJ moves white people to act as part of a multi-racial majority for racial justice.
Email SURJColumbusOH@gmail.com with any questions.
Tuesday, January 30, 6:30-8:30pm, Old Worthington Library, 820 High St., Worthington, OH
Sara Ward, director of Ohio Interfaith Power and Light [IPL], will explain how their volunteers and staff help Ohio faith communities conserve energy, become more energy efficient, and promote renewable energy in response to climate change.