Meeting
Saturday, November 19, 10am-6:30pm, Independence Hall [The Ohio State University], 1923 Neil Ave.
Capitalism is in crisis. Socialism is the alternative.
Join us for a day-long conference on the politics of revolutionary Marxism and the fight for a socialist future, co-hosted by the Athens and Columbus branches of the International Socialist Organization.
Session topics include:
• Race, Class, and Capitalism
• Marxism and Women’s Liberation
• Reform or Revolution?
• Student Power and the Neoliberal University
Friday, November 18, 11:45am-1pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave.
A panel discussion on how Columbus and other cities are working to improve livability and to encourage active transportation.
Lunch and beverages will be provided. Arrive at 11:45am to grab your food and find a seat; the panel discussion will begin at 12noon sharp and will end promptly at 1pm.
Panel members include:
• Gulsah Akar, PhD, Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University
Tuesday, November 15, 7pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.
Sunday, November 13, 3-5pm, Parsons Branch Library, 1113 Parsons Ave.
The aim of this reading group is to prevent interpersonal violence (IPV) in central Ohio by supporting ongoing political education. We seek to create community-based interventions to IPV that do not rely on the police or governmental institutions.
We will read and discuss “Creative Interventions Toolkit: An Invitation and Practical Guide for Everyone to Stop Violence.”
To download a free copy of the toolkit, click the following link:
Thursday, November 10, 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, November 10, 7-9pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100
Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.
Contact: Simone Morgen, smorgen@juno.com
Thursday, November 10, 4:30pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave.
Monday, November 7, 7-8:30pm, Thompson Library (Rm. 460), 1858 Neil Ave. Mall
Ohio State University administrators, led by Chief Financial Officer Geoff Chatas, plan to sell off our energy to a private corporation for monopoly control through the Comprehensive Energy Management Plan. This deal has been happening behind closed doors and it will only profit corporate CEOs and OSU administrators.
We, as students, do not stand for our public university being bought and sold. Resist the corporate takeover of our education!
Monday, November 7, 5:30-7:30pm, Driving Park Branch Library, 1422 E. Livingston Ave.
This month’s “State of the Community” event will be a healing circle for mothers and family members who have lost their children to violence.
Contact: Jodi Howell, 614-962-5634 or StateOfTheCommunity@gmail.com
Saturday, November 5, 2-4:30pm, Driving Park Branch Library, 1422 E. Livingston Ave.
We are a grassroots organization for poor working-class people. We discuss current events and explore how commons-based transitions, Fab Labs and other models can end class exploitation and transform the capitalist system.
Contact: economictaskforce@gmail.com