Discussion on I.W.W. in Columbus
Northwoods Building Room 100 - Northwood & High St - North Campus, Columbus, Ohio 2231 North High
Helen Keller, Mother Jones, Joe Hill, Eugene Debs, Gary Snyder, Judy Bari, Big
Bill Haywood, Lucy Parsons, Utah Phillips, Ben Fletcher, Dorothy Day, Noam
Chomsky - what do all these people have in common?
They were or are involved in what is probably the most radical and democratic
union in North America, the Industrial Workers of the World. On November
16 (Thursday) the Democratic Socialists of Central Ohio will host Mark
Damron, General Secretary-Treasurer of the IWW, who will speak about this
organization's long and innovative history, and its current activities.
Come to the Northwood High Building at 2231 North High Street (2 blocks
north of Lane Avenue). There is ample free parking in the back. The
business meeting (open) is at 7:00 p.m.; program is at 7:30 p.m.
P.S. They also wrote many of the most famous labor songs.
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