The O (political group)

The Co-Op Organization
AbbreviationThe O, CO
FoundersTheophilus Smith
Founded1974 (1974)
Dissolved1990s
Political positionFar-left

The O (short for "the Organization", also known as the CO or Coop Organization), was a radical political cadre organization that grew out of the Twin Cities New Left movement in the 1970s. It was established in 1974 by Theophilus Smith, a former staff member of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee