The money raised will help the YS function as an independent, self-financed organization, one important aspect of maintaining a revolutionary youth organization as part of the communist movement.

On the weekend of May 26–27, socialist workers who are garment workers and coal miners held meetings here of their national trade union fractions. The YS chapter took the opportunity to sell raffle tickets to raise funds. On Saturday the Militant Labor Forum hosted a reportback by Cindy Jaquith, a garment worker from Miami, who spoke of the experience of the volunteers who staffed the Pathfinder booth at the recent Tehran International Book Fair and the importance of the Iranian Revolution. Later that evening at a social gathering at the new Pathfinder Bookstore location, more raffle tickets were sold.

On Sunday during the lunch session of the meetings by socialist garment workers and coal miners the YS organized a lunch to raise funds for the drive where more raffle tickets were sold.

The YS raised $202 during the weekend, surpassing our goal.

We are also focusing a lot of our attention on working with other young people in the area to build a delegation to the Second Cuba-U.S. Youth Exchange, including by reaching out to the Black Action Society as well as the Spanish Club at the University of Pittsburgh. Many youth are interested and we are in the process of discussing licenses and ideas to raise funds.  
 
 
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