Organizer School · Unit 3 · Week 9
Movement Leadership & Unity and Struggle
In this session, we’ll learn about the nature of leadership of the masses by political organizations. In particular, we’ll discuss the nuances of the mass line method of political leadership (i.e., a method of formulating demands that essentially moves “from the masses, to the masses”). We’ll also talk about the importance of social investigation and class analysis (or SICA) in demand identification and the formulation of a mass line. We’ll explore the relationship between unity and struggle, the difference between political and interpersonal conflicts, and practices for resolving either in a way that strengthens our unity.
Discussion details
3 December 2026 · 6pm - 8pm
SFU Harbour Centre Room 2200
Readings
Readings are required unless marked optional. Use the PDF links to read or save a copy. Original online versions are also linked where available.
Session slides
Session handouts
Movement leadership handout · Download PDF
Unity & struggle handout · Download PDF
Session activity
Social Investigation for Class Analysis Activity