Meeting
Thursday, November 3, 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
Wednesday, November 2, 7-8:30pm, Bexley Public Library, 2411 E. Main St.
Jewish Voice for Peace members are inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice, equality, human rights, respect for international law, and a U.S. foreign policy based on these ideals.
Contact: centralohio@jvp.org
Friday, October 28, 7pm, Maynard Ave. United Methodist Church, 2350 Indianola Ave.
Israel’s ongoing military occupation of Palestinian territory and its repeated invasions of the Gaza Strip have triggered a fierce backlash against Israeli policies virtually everywhere in the world — except in the United States. “The Occupation of the American Mind,” narrated by Roger Waters and featuring leading observers of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. media culture, takes an eye-opening look at this critical exception.
Tuesday, October 18, 5:30-7pm, The Columbus Foundation, 1234 E. Broad St.
Suzanne Roberts and Jim White have been meeting and discussing racism for over five years. As a white woman and a black man discussing race relations in our communities and America, they have educated audiences with a historical and personal perspective on the complexity of these issues. Evenings spent listening to this unique conversation are illuminating and leave you with tools for taking action.
Saturday, October 22, 8am-3:45pm, Bing Cancer Center, 500 Thomas Lane [near Riverside Hospital]
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, OhioHealth, and The Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati and Columbus present an epilepsy symposium; CEUs will be available for social workers, counselors, and nurses.
Registration deadline is October 19; however, registration will be available at the door as space allows.
Monday, October 3, 4:30pm, Journalism Building [Rm. 360], 242 W. 18th Ave.
Thursday, September 29, 7-9pm, Campbell Hall [Rm. 309], 1787 Neil Ave.
Friday, September 30, 3:30-5pm, Thompson Library [Rm. 165], 1858 Neil Ave.
Learn more about Ohio State history in the 1960s!
Bill Shkurti is a retired employee of Ohio State University and an alumnus. He received both his undergrad (’68) and his Masters (’74) from OSU. Shkurti served the University for 10 years as a Vice President for Finance and then another 10 as Senior Vice President of Business and Finance. He has also written Soldiering on in a Dying War: The True Story of the Firebase Pace Incidents and the Vietnam Drawdown.
Thursday, November 3, 6-8pm, Driving Park Branch Library, 1422 E. Livingston Ave.
Join us for our monthly public meeting. SURJ is a group of white people 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.
Thursday, October 27, 12noon-1pm, Derby Hall [Rm. 1080], 154 N. Oval Mall