More than 100 people came to the Bayview Opera House in San Francisco on Sunday afternoon December 17 to celebrate the life and political contributions of Ed Shaw.
The audience included friends and comrades of Shaw - a longtime leader of the Socialist Workers Party who died in Hialeah, Florida, November 9 at age 72 - as well as family members, activists in the local Mumia Abu-Jamal coalition, and a dozen members of the Young Socialists and other youth. In addition to the Bay Area, participants came from Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seattle, and Vancouver.
After a fund appeal, participants contributed $2,291 toward Pathfinder's program to continue to publish the history of the Cuban revolution and the record of its leadership.