Join R&R for our 4-part Marxist Organizer Training Series.

To change the world, we need to unlock the potential of our co-workers and neighbors to take action for our collective liberation. What we call organizing is not the planning of events or campaigns, but rather the development of people, their transformation from spectators into activists and leaders.

We will study the methods and science of this work, which has been developed by Marxists and union activists over the last 100 years. Drawing on leaders including AJ Muste, Jane McAlevey, James Cannon, William Z. Foster, and more, we will study the hard-earned lessons of those who have come before. Each training session will include a mix of assigned readings, in-class presentations, participant discussions, and practical workshops.

All DSA members are invited to RSVP.

Course Order (Syllabus)

1. Course Order

   1. Organizing: Why We Need It

      1. Introduction to Course

      2. Activism, Organizing, and Mobilizing

      3. Organizing And the Political Revolution

   2. Mastering The 1-on-1: Interpersonal Organizing

      1. Story-Teller Training

      2. 1 on 1 Training

      3. The Organizing Bull’s Eye

   3. Our Structured Society: Organizing Methods and the Organizing Crew

      1. The Organizing Process/ Mapping an Organizing Environment

      2. Building An Organizing Team

   4. Think, Build, Fight: Campaign Strategy

      1. What Makes a Campaign Strategic

      2. Issue Agitation + Building Demands