Meeting

Monday, November 5, 7-9pm, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave.

Today’s program: speaker Marcos Knoblauch on “Colombia after the Peace Accords”

Learn from Christian Peacemaker Teams member [CPTer] Marcos Knoblauch about the challenges that are faced by persons who have been displaced from their homes by the violence and threats that continue even after the signing of the Colombian Peace Accords more than a year ago.

Sunday, November 4, 2-4pm, Hilliard Branch Library [Meeting Room 1-A], 4500 Hickory Chase Way, Hilliard Ohio

Please join us for our annual meeting! You do not need to be a member to attend; anyone who is interested in the mission and activities of IACO is welcome.

Held annually, this meeting is an opportunity to learn more about IACO and an opportunity for our friends and members to provide feedback and suggestions.

Interfaith Association of Central Ohio (IACO) Purposes

Thursday, November 1, 4pm, 311 Denney Hall, 164 Annie and John Glenn Ave. [formerly 164 W. 17th Ave.]

Thursday, October 25, 5-7pm, Schoonover Center [Rm. 145] [Ohio University campus], 20 E. Union St., Athens, Ohio

Jarvis Tyner, a two-time Vice-Presidential candidate and Founder of the Black Radical Congress, will speak at Ohio University about black Communists, women Communists, the fight against Trump, and the history of the Communist Party USA.

Hosted by Communist Party of Ohio, CPUSA.

Friday, October 19, 7:30am-4:30pm, Pomerene Hall [TDAI Ideation Zone], 1760 Neil Ave.

What is “fake news”? You hear the phrase every day, but do you know what it means? Is “fake news” new, or has it been around for a long time? Why do people believe “fake news,” and why does it spread the way it does? Is there anything we can or should do to limit or stop the spread of “fake news”? Together, we’ll explore these questions.

Sponsored by OSU School of Communication and OSU University Libraries.

Monday, October 8, 7-9pm, Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St.

Advancing the arts as a catalyst for meaningful discussion of contemporary issues, this year’s Director’s Dialogue on Art and Social Change celebrates Wil Haygood’s inspiring new work of social history, Tigerland 1968-1969: A City Divided, A Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing (due out from Random House on September 18).

Wednesday, October 17, 4:30-6:30pm, Ohio University Zanesville [Ohio University Auditorium], 1425 Newark Rd., Zanesville, Ohio

Join us to learn about an alarming issue that is happening across our country from an individual who has lived it.

Saturday, October 6, 3-6pm [Eastern Time], Live Stream Broadcast featuring Bob Fitrakis, Mark Crispin Miller and Jonathan Simon

Was the 2016 election rigged for Trump? Will the 2018 midterms be rigged too? Did Bernie actually win the primaries over Hillary?

Friday, October 5, 10am-2pm, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law [Moot Courtroom (Room 101)], 1801 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio; Saturday, October 6, 10am-4pm, Cleveland Public Library [Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium], 525 Superior Ave., Cleveland. Ohio

Commemorate labor and socialist activists Eugene Debs’ famous Canton, Ohio anti-war speech and trial. Tour of actual courtroom. Friday night keynotes and dinner. Saturday workshops, panel and lunch. Columbus Free Press editor Bob Fitrakis will speak on the history of American Socialism.

Friday, October 5, 10am-2pm, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law [Moot Courtroom (Room 101)], 1801 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio; Saturday, October 6, 10am-4pm, Cleveland Public Library [Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium], 525 Superior Ave., Cleveland. Ohio

Commemorate labor and socialist activists Eugene Debs’ famous Canton, Ohio anti-war speech and trial. Tour of actual courtroom. Friday night keynotes and dinner. Saturday workshops, panel and lunch. Columbus Free Press editor Bob Fitrakis will speak on the history of American Socialism.