May 8, Thursday, 7 pm
Bilingual discussion of articles in the current issue of Revolution/Revolución newspaper. Visit www.revcom.us 

May 11, Secular Sunday, 2 pm
Informal book club discussion of Bob Avakian’s Away with All Gods! Unchaining the Mind and Radically Changing the World. Make plans to take this historic work to people from all walks of life. www.AwayWithAllGods.com

May 14, Wednesday, 7 pm
Cinema Revolución - Jesus Camp documents the shocking mobilization of a Christian fascist movement in the U.S. (And read Revolution newspaper review in Issue No. 66, 10/22/06).

Jueves 8 de mayo, 7 pm
Discusión bilingüe de los artículos en el número actual del periódico Revolution/Revolución. Vean http://revcom.us/home-s.htm

Domingo secular, 12 de mayo, 2 pm
Discusión informal del libro de Bob Avakian Away with All Gods! Unchaining the Mind and Radically Changing the World.  (Abajo todos los dioses: Desencadenar la mente y cambiar radicalmente el mundo.) Hagan planes para distribuir en todas partes de la sociedad esta obra histórica.

Miércoles 14 de mayo, 7 pm
Cinema Revolución - Jesus Camp pelicula que documenta la sorprendente movilización de los fascistas cristianos. (Lean la reseña de la película en periódico Revolución en el #66, 22 de octubre del 2006).

Praise for Away With All Gods! 

 "Whether readers enthusiastically embrace or reject its claims and arguments, Away With All Gods! is a book that cannot be ignored."
—Peter McLaren, Professor, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California

"One needn't be a Marxist to learn a lot from this work. I especially like the forthright critique of the obfuscating epistemology of religion, and of religion's appalling consequences for women."
—Laura Purdy, Professor of Humanities and Professor of Philosophy, Wells College

"Forceful, scathing, and timely. While I did not personally agree with everything Bob Avakian has to say in this book, I found his arguments cogently articulated and provocatively put forth. Angry, humorous, provocative, and hopeful in equal measure, this was an enjoyable and engaging read."
—Phil Zuckerman, associate professor of sociology at Pitzer College

"Lots of people haven't actually studied what that Bible says. Bob Avakian has. He exposes the hypocritical bullshit...this book is serious reading."
—Eric G., former Black Panther member

"...may just spearhead a return to the Age of Reason."
—Harry Lennix, actor, instructor

"Given the powerful and destructive influence that fundamentalist religion has had on our society in the past generation, the recent books engaging in anti-religious polemic are entirely understandable. What most distinguishes Avakian's Away With All Gods from other much publicized books of this kind, such as those by Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens, is the direct connection Avakian makes between combating religious fundamentalism and promoting a radical political agenda. Avakian is also to be commended not only for combining his religious freethinking with an endorsement of the modern Enlightenment tradition, but also for providing a sober warning against 'the smug arrogance of the enlightened.' Anyone who has read any of the other books mentioned above should also take the time to read this one."
—Allen Wood, author of Karl Marx and Kantian Ethics

About the Book

Is believing in gods actually harmful? How has Christianity for centuries served as an ideology of conquest and subjugation? Why is the "Bible Belt" in the U.S. also the "lynching belt"? Why is there a rise of religious fundamentalism throughout the world? In the intensifying conflict between U.S. imperialism and Islamic fundamentalism, is the only choice to take one side or the other? Why is patriarchy and the oppression of women foundational to so many religions? Can people be good without god? These are just some of the questions explored in this provocative work by Bob Avakian.

Bringing a unique revolutionary communist voice to the current discourse about god, atheism and morality, Avakian demystifies religious belief and examines how, even in its most progressive interpretations, religion stands in the way of the emancipation of humanity. A thread deeply woven throughout Away With All Gods! is the need to fully rupture with all forms of superstition, and to take up instead a truly scientific approach to understanding and transforming reality.

Whether you believe in god, or are an agnostic or an atheist, Bob Avakian will challenge you with his powerful critique of long-established traditions and his liberating vision of a radically different world.