ISO Pittsburgh

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Forum: REBEL CITIES

Thursday October 3rd - 7:30 to 9pm

Building urban insurgencies to democratically transform society

Friends Meeting House

4836 Ellsworth Avenue in Oakland

Presentation from David Harvey (video)

followed by a panel discussion with:

Carl Redwood

Paul O'Hanlon

Helen Gerhardt

There is also a study group on David Harvey's Rebel Cities

at the Thomas Merton Center, 5129 Penn Avenue

Every Tuesday in October, 7:30 to 9pm

Rebel Cities can be purchased for $16.95

Everyone is welcome to participate in the study group!

First meeting is October 8th

Please contact leblanp1@laroche.edu or helengerhardt1@gmail.com

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

A Dream Deferred? MLK, Trayvon, and the fight against racism today

http://youtu.be/5esY2KeDx4E

August 24th ISO forum at Busboys and Poets in DC

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

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.