Anti-Globalization

*Exposure Don’t Pay the Rent. So Why Do Creatives Still Say Yes?* *الإكسبوجر ما بيدفعش الإيجار. طب ليه المبدعين لسه بيقولوا آه؟* Because the answer isn’t simple. لأن الإجابة مش بسيطة. Sometimes free work is a trap. أوقات الشغل ببلاش بيبقى فخ. Sometimes it’s the beginning of something real. وأوقات بيبقى بداية لحاجة حقيقية. Sometimes it’s exploitation. أوقات بيبقى استغلال. Sometimes it’s a strategic investment in your future. وأوقات بيبقى استثمار استراتيجي في مستقبلك. This meetup is about the grey zone no one defines clearly enough. الميت أب ده عن المنطقة الرمادية اللي محدش بيعرف يحددها بوضوح كفاية. We’re bringing artists and freelancers together to debate: هنجمع فنانين ومستقلين عشان نفتح نقاش حقيقي عن: * when “exposure” is actually useful * إمتى يكون الـ "exposure" فعلًا مفيد * when collaboration becomes soft exploitation * وإمتى التعاون يتحول لاستغلال ناعم * whether unpaid work can ever be worth it * وهل الشغل من غير مقابل ممكن فعلًا يبقى مستاهل * and how to tell the difference before you say yes * وإزاي تفرق بينهم قبل ما تقول آه If you’ve ever questioned your value, your boundaries, or the true cost of saying “yes for now,” this conversation is for you. لو عمرك سألت نفسك عن قيمتك، أو حدودك، أو الثمن الحقيقي لإنك تقول "ماشي مؤقتًا"، فالنقاش ده معمول ليك. 📅 Date | التاريخ: Saturday 11/4/2026 ⏰ Time | الوقت: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 📍Location | المكان: Coworker - Heliopolis Limited spots - Reserve your spot أماكن محدودة - احجز مكانك https://forms.gle/xJhLJ6cR5fNopHMY7 See you in the room. 🙏🏻

let's play board games and socialize fee 100 egp location Sip n snack https://maps.app.goo.gl/KSHdCKQgR2shE3vRA For any enquiries call me 01142661053 please join our whatsapp https://chat.whatsapp.com/FZu1rATgKIg4fui71ZDUhn https://www.facebook.com/share/1C3Urwo87n/

​Padel Time! 🏸🎾 📍 *Where* : Club 7, Maadi (Location pin coming soon) ⏰ *When* : Saturday, 11 April , 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM *​To Join* : Please transfer 100 LE via InstaPay to 01003052773 & send a screenshot to help us book the courts. ​⚠️ *Note* : only few spots left. Don’t miss out! 🚀 Can't wait to have an amazing day!

In a world full of masks that ask you to be everything, Talent Rise Academy is your safe space. No masks. No pressure. No judgment. You are safe, seen, and accepted — just as you are. ### **Healing Circle** **What You’ll Experience:** * Connection, Reflection & Healing * Unleash the masks & release the pressure * Safe, authentic Sharing & Listening from heart to hear * Guided exercises & deep questions to release emotions * Shared presence in a supportive circle **Circle Details:** * ⚠️ Limited slots for a very small group of authentic Souls, just like you! * 📍 Venue: [New Cairo, 5th settlement] * 💰 Investment: 500 Egp regular price, 400 EGP students. * Variety of Free Hot Drinks * 📅 11th of April on Saturday at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (Extending 30 mins if needed) CAI Timezone **What to Bring:** ✏️ A pencil & notebook to capture your reflections **Reserve your seat**: https://ipn.eg/S/ahlamnabilali/instapay/7s0481 *All bookings are non-refundable as spots are strictly limited.* **Contact us:** https://www.instagram.com/TalentRiseAcademy/

*Exposure Don’t Pay the Rent. So Why Do Creatives Still Say Yes?* *الإكسبوجر ما بيدفعش الإيجار. طب ليه المبدعين لسه بيقولوا آه؟* Because the answer isn’t simple. لأن الإجابة مش بسيطة. Sometimes free work is a trap. أوقات الشغل ببلاش بيبقى فخ. Sometimes it’s the beginning of something real. وأوقات بيبقى بداية لحاجة حقيقية. Sometimes it’s exploitation. أوقات بيبقى استغلال. Sometimes it’s a strategic investment in your future. وأوقات بيبقى استثمار استراتيجي في مستقبلك. This meetup is about the grey zone no one defines clearly enough. الميت أب ده عن المنطقة الرمادية اللي محدش بيعرف يحددها بوضوح كفاية. We’re bringing artists and freelancers together to debate: هنجمع فنانين ومستقلين عشان نفتح نقاش حقيقي عن: * when “exposure” is actually useful * إمتى يكون الـ "exposure" فعلًا مفيد * when collaboration becomes soft exploitation * وإمتى التعاون يتحول لاستغلال ناعم * whether unpaid work can ever be worth it * وهل الشغل من غير مقابل ممكن فعلًا يبقى مستاهل * and how to tell the difference before you say yes * وإزاي تفرق بينهم قبل ما تقول آه If you’ve ever questioned your value, your boundaries, or the true cost of saying “yes for now,” this conversation is for you. لو عمرك سألت نفسك عن قيمتك، أو حدودك، أو الثمن الحقيقي لإنك تقول "ماشي مؤقتًا"، فالنقاش ده معمول ليك. 📅 Date | التاريخ: Saturday 11/4/2026 ⏰ Time | الوقت: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM 📍Location | المكان: Coworker - Heliopolis Limited spots - Reserve your spot أماكن محدودة - احجز مكانك https://forms.gle/xJhLJ6cR5fNopHMY7 See you in the room. 🙏🏻

let's play board games and socialize fee 100 egp location Sip n snack https://maps.app.goo.gl/KSHdCKQgR2shE3vRA For any enquiries call me 01142661053 please join our whatsapp https://chat.whatsapp.com/FZu1rATgKIg4fui71ZDUhn https://www.facebook.com/share/1C3Urwo87n/

​Padel Time! 🏸🎾 📍 *Where* : Club 7, Maadi (Location pin coming soon) ⏰ *When* : Saturday, 11 April , 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM *​To Join* : Please transfer 100 LE via InstaPay to 01003052773 & send a screenshot to help us book the courts. ​⚠️ *Note* : only few spots left. Don’t miss out! 🚀 Can't wait to have an amazing day!

In a world full of masks that ask you to be everything, Talent Rise Academy is your safe space. No masks. No pressure. No judgment. You are safe, seen, and accepted — just as you are. ### **Healing Circle** **What You’ll Experience:** * Connection, Reflection & Healing * Unleash the masks & release the pressure * Safe, authentic Sharing & Listening from heart to hear * Guided exercises & deep questions to release emotions * Shared presence in a supportive circle **Circle Details:** * ⚠️ Limited slots for a very small group of authentic Souls, just like you! * 📍 Venue: [New Cairo, 5th settlement] * 💰 Investment: 500 Egp regular price, 400 EGP students. * Variety of Free Hot Drinks * 📅 11th of April on Saturday at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (Extending 30 mins if needed) CAI Timezone **What to Bring:** ✏️ A pencil & notebook to capture your reflections **Reserve your seat**: https://ipn.eg/S/ahlamnabilali/instapay/7s0481 *All bookings are non-refundable as spots are strictly limited.* **Contact us:** https://www.instagram.com/TalentRiseAcademy/

Let's grab some coffee/food and share a morning chat! The East Market has an ample parking lot and outdoor and indoor seating. Grab a cup of coffee from Winston's Coffee & Waffles or on your way to East Market and meet us on the second floor - table behind or east of the elevator. Per what this group is about: "Everyone is welcome! International transplants to Columbus who want to improve language skills, Columbus residents who want to discuss international travel and culture, and anyone who enjoys getting together for good conversations."

The global Azure community is coming together again, and Columbus is officially on the map. View the session lineup and speakers at [Global Azure Columbus 2026](https://coazure.github.io/cbus-global-azure-2026/) On **Saturday, April 18, 2026**, the Azure Columbus Meetup, DevOps Meetup, and Code and Coffee Meetup are hosting our local edition of Global Azure 2026. This is a free, community-driven event packed with learning, networking, and all things Microsoft Azure. Whether you’re building modern cloud-native apps, experimenting with AI agents, deploying containers, automating infrastructure, or just beginning your Azure journey, this event is for you! **What to Expect** * Engaging technical sessions * Real-world Azure architecture & cloud-native patterns * AI, agents, automation, and modern DevOps * Food and drinks (because learning burns calories) * Time to connect with fellow engineers, architects, and cloud enthusiasts **Who Should Attend?** * Software engineers (any language, any stack) * Cloud architects * DevOps engineers * Data professionals * AI explorers * Platform builders * Anyone who loves solving hard problems with great tools If you build, deploy, automate, scale, monitor, or optimize in Azure, you’ll feel right at home. **Why Global Azure?** Global Azure is a worldwide community event where Azure user groups host learning sessions on the same day across the globe. It’s grassroots. It’s technical. It’s practical. And it’s powered by people who genuinely love sharing what they’ve learned. And yes, it’s free to attend!

Let’s try this popular Italian restaurant in Reynoldsburg. This is the menu: https://scaliristorante.com/#4e468054-0235-43e2-81c2-44e061341e9e

Colombus Code & Coffee is thrilled to partner with Central Ohio Azure to put on the global Azure community day! RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/central-ohio-azure/events/313484939/ View the session lineup and speakers at [Global Azure Columbus 2026](https://coazure.github.io/cbus-global-azure-2026/) On **Saturday, April 18, 2026**, the Azure Columbus Meetup, DevOps Meetup, and Code and Coffee Meetup are hosting our local edition of Global Azure 2026. This is a free, community-driven event packed with learning, networking, and all things Microsoft Azure. Whether you’re building modern cloud-native apps, experimenting with AI agents, deploying containers, automating infrastructure, or just beginning your Azure journey, this event is for you! **What to Expect** * Engaging technical sessions * Real-world Azure architecture & cloud-native patterns * AI, agents, automation, and modern DevOps * Food and drinks (because learning burns calories) * Time to connect with fellow engineers, architects, and cloud enthusiasts **Who Should Attend?** * Software engineers (any language, any stack) * Cloud architects * DevOps engineers * Data professionals * AI explorers * Platform builders * Anyone who loves solving hard problems with great tools If you build, deploy, automate, scale, monitor, or optimize in Azure, you’ll feel right at home. **Why Global Azure?** Global Azure is a worldwide community event where Azure user groups host learning sessions on the same day across the globe. It’s grassroots. It’s technical. It’s practical. And it’s powered by people who genuinely love sharing what they’ve learned. And yes, it’s free to attend!

This month's prompt concerns the idea of the “warrior philosopher” (seemed appropriate in these times)--that is someone whose understanding of violence, power, and justice is forged through direct experience of war. We are looking at Major General Smedley D. Butler, a highly decorated U.S. Marine raised in a Quaker (pacifist) tradition who later became a prominent critic of American militarism (there is a wonderful biography of Gen. Butler called "Gangsters of Capitalism") Butler's argument in *War Is a Racket* (1935): that many U.S. interventions were driven less by national defense than by corporate and financial interests, with Butler portraying himself as an enforcer for business and Wall Street. We can consider the moral ambiguity of his insider critique—whether complicity strengthens or undermines credibility and also consider some of the concrete reforms he proposed (e.g., “conscript” capital before soldiers, restrict the military to coastal defense, and have only those who fight decide on war). Butler’s life arc clearly changed from pacifist upbringing to warrior to antiwar crusader—and asks whether true understanding of peace requires firsthand knowledge of war, and what that implies about the cost of suffering. So do we need to suffer to understand suffering? Do we have to experience war to appreciate peace? As one more question: in the movie "A Few Good Men" Jack Nicholson's character says that "you have the luxury of not knowing what I know" so do most of us go through life oblivious to real violence and suffering? See you at Drunken Philosophy!

This month we’ll be reading Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb. Feel free to come even if you don’t finish the book!

The Humanist Monthly Program is our longest running event and still a community favorite. In the old days it used to be called "Going to HCCO" and we still like to think of it as our flagship event. We will be hearing from Becca Powell, Director of Advocacy and Outreach at Unchained At Last, an organization whose mission is dedication to ending forced and child marriage in the United States through direct services and systems change. Unchained At Last's mission clearly meshes and addresses several of our Humanist Ten Commitments. Becca will educate us about an issue many of us may not be familiar with--but should be. Food and drinks will be provided at the event. Feel free to show up a little bit early to hang out and talk. Going forward our meetings will be hybrid. You can meet us in-person or attend online Join Zoom Meeting [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836564953?pwd=4Mi57ElZkDIFlb1fnlNwOJ0NiOK4tP.1](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836564953?pwd=4Mi57ElZkDIFlb1fnlNwOJ0NiOK4tP.1) Meeting ID: 878 3656 4953 Passcode: 760812 One tap mobile +19292056099,,87836564953#,,,,\*760812# US (New York) +13017158592,,87836564953#,,,,\*760812# US (Washington DC) The formal presentation will start at noon