BAP Atlanta Chapter — Member Priorities & Programming Recommendations
25 members completed the Future Political Education survey over 16 days. Responses reveal a clear mandate: pedagogy skills (76% of respondents), dialectical materialism and Pan-Africanism (60% each) are the chapter's top learning priorities. Study of the PAIGC dominates movement interest (60%), aligning with BAP's Pan-Africanist mission. Ten members volunteered to lead or co-lead sessions, providing a strong facilitator base.
| Text | Author | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Pedagogy of the Oppressed | Paulo Freire | 3 |
| Neocolonialism / Consciencism | Kwame Nkrumah | 2 |
| The World and Africa | W.E.B. DuBois | 2 |
| Black Reconstruction | W.E.B. DuBois | 2 |
| Return to the Source / Unity and Struggle | Amilcar Cabral | 2 |
| A History of Pan-African Revolt / The Black Jacobins | C.L.R. James | 1 |
| Open Veins of Latin America | Eduardo Galeano | 1 |
| Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism | Vladimir Lenin | 1 |
| Comrade | Jodi Dean | 1 |
| Tip of the Spear | Orasanmi Burton | 1 |
| Black Marxism | Cedric Robinson | 1 |
| Prison Notebooks | Antonio Gramsci | 1 |
| A Dying Colonialism | Frantz Fanon | 1 |
| Dialectical and Historical Materialism | Joseph Stalin | 1 |
| People, Power, Change | Marshall Ganz | 1 |
| Elementary Concepts of Historical Materialism | Marta Harnecker | 1 |
Topics and skills plotted by member demand (X-axis: survey mentions) against facilitator readiness (Y-axis: do we have someone willing/able to lead it?). Items in the top-right quadrant are the highest priority — both high demand and facilitator-ready.
Grouped by priority tier (demand × readiness), with possible pairings of topics, skills, and readings for the programs committee to consider.
| P | Session | Type | Potential Facilitator(s) | Paired Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedagogy Skills Workshop Lesson planning, textual analysis, teaching tools |
Skill | Aaron, Steven, Marina | Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Freire) |
| 1 | Dialectical & Historical Materialism Foundational theory — connects to nearly every other topic |
Topic | Steven | Elementary Concepts (Harnecker) or Stalin's pamphlet |
| 1 | Survival Skills Series Multi-session: first aid/CPR, gardening, self-defense |
Skill | Clare (medical), Abayomi (garden), Steph (broad) | — |
| 2 | Pan-Africanism & the PAIGC Combined topic + movement study |
Topic | Needs facilitator (Steph, Dan available) | Return to the Source (Cabral) or Neocolonialism (Nkrumah) |
| 2 | Black / Decolonial Feminisms | Topic | Marina | On the Issue of Roles (Bambara) or feminist selections |
| 2 | Mass Protagonism & Organizing | Topic | Amaka | People, Power, Change (Ganz) |
| 3 | Cultural Work & Propaganda Collaboration with C&P committee |
Skill | Leyla + C&P committee | — |
| 3 | Domestic / Internal Colonialism | Topic | Steph (ref: BAP Baltimore town hall model) | A Dying Colonialism (Fanon) |
| 3 | Dual Power & Mutual Aid | Topic | Needs facilitator | Comrade (Dean) — Steph willing to co-lead |
| 4 | Digital & Event Security | Skill | Outside trainer recommended | — |
| 4 | Public Speaking / Facilitation | Skill | Workshop format; Dartricia available | — |
| 4 | Cuban Revolution & RAM Revisit | Topic | Steven (modern struggles), Needs co-facilitator | Open Veins of Latin America (Galeano) |
Researched catalog of all 29 texts nominated by members. Click column headers to sort. Filter by theme to plan session tracks.
| Title | Author | Year | Theme | Description | Pages | Requests | Members |
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