Breaking the Bank
Protest the Spring IMF/World Bank Meetings

The World Bank and IMF will be holding their annual joint Spring Meetings April 24-26 in Washington DC. As they try to save themselves from the global financial crisis that their neoliberal policies brought us, we know better than to let them have all the fun without us. Join Global Justice Action to oppose these institutions, resist the dominant global order, and show that a better world is possible.

Friday April 24th Noon: 5k Run on the Bank - take a lunchtime run to the World Bank, meet at Malcolm X Park at 12 noon.

Saturday April 25th AM: Direct Action - disrupt the start of the IMF/World Bank meetings with blockades and unpermitted marches

Saturday April 25th 1pm-9pm: People's Economic Forum - Join us for an all day forum to learn and discuss the causes of the financial crisis, the role of the IMF and World Bank, and alternatives to the current system. St Stephens Church, 1525 Newton St NW (corner of 16th & Newton)

Sunday 2pm: March & Rally - permitted rally and march starting at Dupont Circle and ending in front of the World Bank

Go to globaljusticeaction.org for more details.

The theme for the Confronting Racism: Building United Movements conference will be “Connecting the dots: racism and issues of global capitalism.” We envision a conference with workshops and action-oriented discussions exposing the interconnectedness of racism with issues of global capitalism affecting us locally...This is an opportunity to examine our common ground within seemingly separate issues and develop a unified voice of resistance against global capitalism and imperialism as we continue building a collective liberation movement in Ohio. We are committed to building an anti-racist, anti-imperialist, multiracial, feminist, queer and trans liberationist, anti-authoritarian movement against global capitalism and promoting the understanding that there are multiple valid approaches to doing this work. Please come and let us hear your voice.

We are now accepting proposals for workshops that speak to our stated theme and that folks in Ohio might find particularly interesting. It is our goal that every workshop will end with a “call to action”

For More information on how to submit proposals and to RSVP please see our website.

A Radical Perspective on the Economic Crisis with Dr. Fadhel Kaboub

What are the real causes of the economic crisis? What is the likely effect of the stimulus package? What are the banks doing with the bailout money, and what does all of this mean for me?

Economist Dr. Fadhel Kaboub will be coming to Columbus to talk about the causes behind the economic crisis and provide a critical analysis of the government bailouts and the stimulus package. He'll talk about what's really happening on Wall Street, and the kind of stimulus that is needed to have a lasting effect on the lives of working people. Come to learn about the real roots of the crisis and what needs to be done to overcome it.

Fadhel Kaboub is an assistant professor of economics at Denison University (Granville, OH) and a research associate at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College (New York). He holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Dr. Kaboub's research interests include macro and monetary economics, financial instability, full employment policies, and economic development. Before returning to Denison University in 2008, Dr. Kaboub served as the director of the Wall Street Semester Program at Drew University (Madison, NJ), and taught at Bard College at Simon's Rock (Great Barrington, MA), and the University of Missouri–Kansas City. He has published in the Journal of Economic Issues, Financial Times, Review of Radical Political Economics, Review of Social Economy, Social Science Journal, and International Labour Review, among other professional publications. Dr. Kaboub is a founding member of Economists for Full Employment, and currently serves on the editorial board the Review of Radical Political Economics and is the book review editor of the Heterodox Economics Newsletter.

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. Parking is available behind the building. Room 100 is located on the first floor in the front of the building. For more information contact Mary at marylor@gmail.com or 614-725-3286.