Vol. 73/No. 21      June 1, 2009

The annual Militant fund helps to make it possible to respond to political developments wherever they break out and send reporters to important events around the globe. This year’s successful fund-raising effort has gone hand in hand with supporters of the paper selling more than 2,100 new and renewal subscriptions to the Militant.

The contributions made by readers of the paper are already being put to good use. This week’s issue features reports on two important meetings on Cuba. Some 300 people met in Kingston, Ontario, May 7-9, which included presentations and panels on a diverse range of topics. In Havana participants in the May 11-12 Second International Youth Meeting in Solidarity with the Cuban Five mapped out plans to step up the campaign to win freedom for the five revolutionaries being held unjustly in U.S. jails. It’s unique coverage like this that makes the Militant such a valuable tool for workers and students.

The fund also covers the socialist paper’s regular operating expenses such as rent, equipment maintenance, and shipping.

Over the next week supporters of the Militant around the world will be following up on outstanding payments of all pledges, collecting the last contributions, and getting the money in by the May 27 deadline. The concluding chart will run in next week’s issue.

Help push the fund effort well over the top! Send your contribution to a distributor near you or to the Militant at 306 W. 37th Street, 10th floor, New York, NY 10018.

'Militant' Fund Drive: Week 7 of 8