Meeting

Move to Amend monthly update meeting

Saturday, November 16, 12noon-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.

Bill McKibben, “The Climate Crisis and the 2020 Election”

Thursday, October 10, 7-8:30pm, Kottman Hall [Rm. 103], 2021 Coffey Rd.

Author and environmentalist Bill McKibben will make a low-carbon appearance at The Ohio State University in Columbus, speaking about “The Climate Crisis and the 2020 Election” on Thursday, October 10, at 7pm, in 103 Kottman Hall, School of Environment and Natural Resources, 2021 Coffey Road.

The event is free but registration is required at bit.ly/mckibbenosu.

Death Penalty Discussion and Update, sponsored by Ohio Council of Churches and Metropolitan Area Church Council

Tuesday, October 8, 10:30am-12noon, Ohio Council of Churches, 6161 Busch Blvd., Ste. 100 [Conference Room] [lower level]

Two-Fold Purpose of Gathering:

1. To share current strategies and actions aimed at ending executions in Ohio.

2. To enlist and/or strengthen visible clergy and church involvement in the efforts of the Ohio Council of Churches and partner organizations to dismantle Ohio’s death penalty.

Labor 101: Understanding Unions and Building Power at Work

Saturday, October 12, 11am-1pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100

What are unions? How do they work? What are my rights at work? Why is labor organizing essential for a socialist movement? How can I build power in my workplace? How can I support worker struggles in Columbus?

We’ll answer these questions and more at our Labor 101 education session on October 12. If you’re a socialist activist who wants a better understanding of the labor movement, this training is for you!

Coffee and bagels will be provided.

Central Ohio Worker Center Wage Theft and Job Site Inspection Training

Saturday, October 5, 9-11am, Seafarer’s International Union, 2800 S. High St.

Central Ohio Worker Center [COWC] Says Get Tough On The Crime of Wage Theft.

One recent study found that Ohio ranks second among the ten largest states for minimum wage violations, and estimates that overall, Ohio workers collectively lose $600 million each year in shorted paychecks due to wage theft.

Join fellow residents who are fighting back, empowering workers, and holding employers accountable for the crime of wage theft.

System Change, Not Climate Change: What’s Next for the Movement?

Wednesday, October 2, 6:30-8pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.

100 corporations are responsible for 70% of pollution. How do we build the Climate Strike movement to take them on? Join us to discuss next steps and a socialist solution to our climate crisis!

Join the Discussion! Suggested Readings:

https://www.socialistalternative.org/2019/08/08/climate-catastrophe-and…

Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists weekly meeting

Thursday, November 7, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.

Living in Columbus, it’s not hard to see that the system is broken. We live under a reign of police terror where working-class black and brown youth are targeted for execution and imprisonment; Ohio State University and the city of Columbus have been working together to gentrify neighborhood after neighborhood; tens of thousands of students are getting into life-long debt for an education; ICE harasses undocumented immigrants with impunity; landlords and capitalists exploit and oppress us.

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