Meeting

Saturday, August 18, 12-2pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

The monthly meeting of the local affiliate of the national Move to Amend organization that is calling for a U.S. Constitutional amendment to reverse several U.S. Supreme Court decisions during the past century and thereby to firmly establish that corporations are not people and that money is not free speech. Find out what can be done locally to restore democracy! Bring a brown bag lunch.

Tuesday, August 14, 6pm (business meeting); 7pm (general meeting); Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100

Join the Franklin County Greens. We meet on the second Tuesday of each month. Free parking is available in the “R” spaces — “R” for “Rardin Clinic” — behind the building.

Contact: fcgreenparty@gmail.com

Monday, August 13, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

Today’s program: a screening of “Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II” (89 minutes)

This 2005 BBC documentary recounts the world’s first nuclear attack and examines its alarming repercussions. Covering a three-week period from the New Mexico test blast to dropping the bomb on Hiroshima, this program chronicles America’s political gamble and the planning for that momentous event. Archival film, dramatizations, and special effects take viewers aboard the Enola Gay and inside the exploding bomb.

Thursday, August 9, 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, August 9, 6pm, Upper Arlington Public Library [Friends Theater], 2800 Tremont Rd.

Join us for a showing of “Reinventing Power: America’s Renewable Energy Boom.” This movie takes us across the country to hear directly from the people who are making our clean energy future achievable. These individuals are working to rebuild what’s broken, rethink what’s possible, and revitalize communities. These stories are proof that America does not need to choose between keeping our lights on and protecting our communities.

Thursday, July 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Franklinton Branch Library, 1061 W. Town St.

An open meeting of the Anna Hass Morgan Club of the Communist Party USA with updates about Mexico and Cuba by comrades who have recently returned from those two countries.

Hosted by Columbus Club, Communist Party USA, The Anna Hass Morgan Club and Communist Party of Ohio, CPUSA.

Thursday, July 19, 6-8pm, Columbus Early Learning Center, 240 N. Champion Ave. (use rear entrance)

Join the discussion with the following panel members:

• Pastor Mike Reeves

• Minister Donell Muhammad

• Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Kee

• Charles Traylor

• Barbara Clark

• Joe Motil

• Melissa McFadden

• Moderated by Khari Eneharo

Free, no RSVP required.

Wednesday, July 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ohio History Center, 800 E. 17th Ave.

One of the themes in the exhibit, “Poindexter Village: A Portrait in Stories,” is all about restoration. In October 2017, the Ohio History Connection officially acquired the two remaining buildings of the housing complex, in partnership with the James Preston Poindexter Foundation, with the end goal of creating a museum and community space.

Thursday, July 12, 7-9pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.

The Columbus chapter of International Socialist Organization [ISO] had helped to organize a nearly-50-person contingent to attend the July 5-8 Socialism Conference in Chicago. During this meeting, we will discuss the lessons of the Conference and how we can apply those lessons, long-term, to the building of revolutionary organization and social movements in Columbus.

Thursday, August 2, 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