ISO Pittsburgh: August 2011

Thursday, August 4, 2011

FIRST THURSDAY FORUMS

A MONTHLY FORUM SERIES OF IDEAS,
POLITICS, AND CULTURE

Dec. 1, 7:30 pm:

NOT JUST A GAME:
POWER, POLITICS & AMERICAN SPORTS

Dave Zirin - sports commentator (CNN etc.) columnist for The Nation

author of A People’s History of Sport

Documentary: “Not Just a Game”

Sports and Politics Don’t Mix! Dave Zirin, whom Howard Zinn called “Most Valuable Sportswriter,” exposes, with this remarkable documentary film, the politics (militarism, racism, sexism, homophobia) actually dominating so much of sports – and highlights rebel athletes who have stood up for social justice.

Zirin will be present for the discussion that follows.

All Forums at FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE

4836 ELLSWORTH AVENUE

$2.00 SUGGESTED DONATION FOR EACH FORUM

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Who We Are

We are the Pittsburgh branch of the International Socialist Organization. Our members are involved in helping to build a number of struggles: the movement to stop American wars abroad, fights against racism and anti-immigrant scapegoating, the struggle for women's rights like the right to choose abortion, opposing anti-gay bigotry, pushing for environmental justice, and standing up for workers' rights. We are committed to building a left alternative to a world of war, racism and poverty.

Read our "Where We Stand" pamphlet for more information.

Why Socialism?

The misery that millions of people around the world face is rooted in the society we live in--capitalism, where the few who rule profit from the labor of the vast majority of the population.

In the U.S., a tiny proportion of the population enjoys fantastic wealth, while millions of people live in desperate poverty, and many more live paycheck to paycheck. Yet we have the resources to feed, clothe and educate everyone on the planet.

A world free of exploitation--socialism--is not only possible but worth fighting for. The ISO stands in the tradition of revolutionary socialists Karl Marx, V.I. Lenin and Leon Trotsky in the belief that workers themselves--the vast majority of the population--are the only force that can lead the fight to win a socialist society. Socialism can't be brought about from above, but has to be won by workers themselves.