ISO Pittsburgh

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

MLK "I Have a Dream" Rally - for Justice! Join Us!

March on Washington

When
Saturday August 24, 2013 from 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM EDT
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Where

Leave from: Freedom Corner

(Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219)

Arrive at: Lincoln Memorial

(Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC)

Driving Directions

The Thomas Merton Center is working to support and join with Pittsburgh's Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP) as they organize transportation to the the MLK 50th Anniversary March and Rally in D.C. to be held on Saturday, August 24.

I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH and MARCH and RALLY DAY's EVENTS

Friday, July 12, 2013

"Dirty Wars" at the Harris Theater downtown

We're going to see this important film on Tuesday, July 16th @ 7:30pm.
All are welcome to attend.

Dirty Wars

George Carlin - It's a big club and you ain't in it

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

JOBS and FREEDOM

CAPITAL'S END CABARET

Sunday July 7th, 6:30pm - 9:30pm

AVA Lounge 126 S. Highland Ave, East Liberty

Monday, June 10, 2013

GASLAND II - Free screening with Josh Fox

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Socialism 2013

http://www.socialismconference.org/

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS: HARVEST OF EMPIRE

SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

The brilliant new documentary will be shown

(based on the powerful book Harvest of Empire by Democracy Now's Juan Gonzales)

Human Services Building, Liberty Room

One Smithfield Street

free parking in rear of building

With commentary by Carl Davidson and Guillermo Perez of Fight Back Pittsburgh, followed by discussion.

admission is free

Sponsors include: Education Working Group of Fight Back Pittsburgh

Economic Justice Committee of Thomas Merton Center

International Socialist Organization and the Socialist Party of Allegheny County

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.