Friday, August 25, 6pm, Denney Hall [Rm, 311], 164 Annie and John Glenn Ave.

Join us as we welcome Katie Feyh, an International Socialist Organization [ISO] member from Syracuse, NY, for a public talk and discussion on building a fighting left in the wake of Charlottesville.

The Trump administration’s war on working people has emboldened the far right, leading to a rise in violent attacks by extremists and open rallies by the alt-right and the KKK in Berkeley, Portland, and Charlotte. Democratic politicians have failed to pose a real alternative to Trump and the right, instead saying we need to hold back on demands that would alleviate the immiseration facing working people, like taxing the rich, single-payer healthcare, and a living wage.

At the same time, the opportunities to build the left and socialist organization are the best they’ve been in decades. We need to mobilize a mass movement to defeat the far right on the streets. And we must construct a left political alternative that raises people’s hopes and builds solidarity against the right’s attempts to scapegoat the poor, minorities, women, immigrants, and people of color for rising inequality and social despair.

Socialism — the politics of a democratic working-class movement from below — is the revolutionary answer to right wing populism and neoliberal centrism. Socialist organization must be a central component of this new left if we are to effectively challenge Trump and the far right and fight for a better future.

Join International Socialist Organization - Columbus as we map the right-wing and the left’s prospects for making sure that their politics get no hearing.

Please note the time and location change from our normal meeting schedule. Denney Hall is located near N. High St. just a four-minute walk from the Arps Parking Garage. Limited free parking vouchers will be available at the meeting.

Contact: iso.columbus@gmail.com