Join us this summer for a collective reading of Kimathi Mohammed's extraordinary text Organization and Spontaneity, which wrestles with ever-relevant questions of the relationship between political organization and the masses.

This essay was originally published in 1974 as a response to key contradictions of the Black freedom movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Mohammed was among the most original political theorists of the Black Power era. His work emphasized the self-organization of ordinary African Americans and their liberating, self-directed activism.

This updated edition from On Our Own Authority! Publishing includes a new introductory essay by Modibo Kadalie, an afterword by Matthew Quest, and Kimathi Mohammed's previously unpublished essay, "Beyond Measure," which explores the influence of C.L.R. James on the League of Revolutionary Black Workers.

All reading group sessions will take place at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern on Tuesdays. Open to all!

You can purchase a book directly from OooA! Publishing.

Schedule

June 30: Preface (Patrician Ann West) and Introduction (Modibo Kadalie)

July 7: "Organization and Spontaneity," pp. 33-49

July 14: "Organization and Spontaneity," pp. 49-67 (section beginning "Black Leadership Fall Prey to Vanguardism")

July 21: "Beyond Measure," pp. 69-88

July 28: "Beyond Measure," pp. 88-104 (section beginning "The Historical Overview")

August 4: Afterword (Matthew Quest)

Organization and Spontaneity Reading Group