Meeting

Monday, June 10, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

Today’s program: a screening of “1913: Seeds of Conflict” (2014; 60 minutes)

Saturday, June 8, 11:30am-7:30pm, Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit St.

Don’t believe in God? You are not alone! Join the Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO], a community that values people, emphasizes reason, and focuses on this world.

This month, we will be hosting a viewing of a portion of the American Humanist Association’s 2019 conference. You are encouraged to bring food for the potluck and hang out for the day!

Thursday, June 6, 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.

Saturday, May 25, 9-11pm, 899 E. Broad St.

Gentrification Drives the Color Out of Communities.

Gentrification is a general term for the arrival of wealthier people in an existing urban district, a related increase in rents and property values, and changes in the district’s character and culture. It includes the displacement of poor communities by rich outsiders. But the effects of gentrification are complex and contradictory, and its real impact varies.

Monday, May 20, 6:30-8:30pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100

Join SURJ [Showing Up For Racial Justice] Columbus this Spring as we host a racial justice film series fundraiser on March 18, April 15, and May 20. Each month, we will host a fundraiser during which we will screen a film that will be followed by a panel of speakers and discussion about various topics.

We will be requesting a sliding-scale donation; $5-$15 suggested. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. We will also have free popcorn and light refreshments.

Saturday, May 18, 12:30-4:30pm, Northwood-High Building, 2231 N. High St., Rm. 100

Do you want to change the injustice of a system that benefits the wealthy and greedy corporations?

Find out how we can secure democracy where we live!

In this Workshop for the Central Ohio area, we’ll develop skills and tools to re-imagine our communities with democratic rights, justice, and fairness, to ensure our safety and health.

The workshop and refreshments are free!

Please register here.

Thursday, May 16, 6:30-7:30pm, Parsons Branch Library, 1113 Parsons Ave.

Join us for our monthly membership meeting!

Come hang and talk about how we can work together to build a Columbus that works for the many, not for the few.

Whether you’re a long-time volunteer or just want to know more about Yes We Can, all are welcome at our membership meetings.

As always, there will be free pizza. See you there!

Hosted by Yes We Can: Columbus Working Families.

Tuesday, May 14, 7pm, CWA [Communication Workers of America] Local 4502, 620 E. Broad St.

Labor and human rights lawyer Dan Kovalik, from Pittsburgh, will address the life-and-death struggle of Venezuela, which is battling back the attempt of the United States government to strangle its economy and overthrow its socialist leadership.

Kovalik’s latest book, The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the U.S. Is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil, will be out in June.

Sunday, May 5, 3-4:30pm, Columbus Metropolitan Library [Northside Branch], 1423 N. High St.

Join Indivisible OH12 for a presentation from Ohioans for Gun Safety. Learn about gun purchase background checks, how they help to reduce gun violence, and their plan to place common-sense background checks on the statewide ballot in 2020.

Hosted by Ohioans for Gun Safety.

Thursday, May 2, 7-9pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and University Center, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.

Since the dissolution of our former parent organization, the International Socialist Organization [ISO], we have worked to rebuild our organizing collective on a healthier basis.

Now, we are in the process of rethinking our approach to organizing and charting a path forward to building a new revolutionary socialist organization in Ohio.