"Workers who attended a rally in Frankfort, Kentucky, February 23 to oppose cuts in workers compensation were offered an alternative view to the America Firstism and anti-China chauvinism of the AFL-CIO officials who organized it," report Marian Russell and John Sarge, who joined the action. "Rally participants bought 25 copies of the Militant and two subscriptions, along with a copy of Teamster Rebellion."

Campaign supporters among the 800 participants in the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) First International Women's Conference in Pittsburgh on February 6-9 found the workers there "very open to discussing politics on a high level," reports Kristin Meriam. "We sold two copies of Capitalism's World Disorder, one to an AK Steel fighter in her 70s, and the other to a Kaiser worker from Spokane, [Washington]."

Jacquie Henderson in Houston writes to the Militant of "a bus driver who called the bookstore during an hour's break in his drive from Mexico to the east coast. I went to meet him, and spread a range of books on the hood of my car. He decided to buy El desorden mundial del capitalismo: obrera política al milenio. We talked about the march of 50,000 people in South Carolina for removal of the Confederate flag."

"Since the first week of February, 17 copies of the book have been sold in both the English- and Spanish-language editions in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal," report Maria Isabel LeBlanc and John Steele from Toronto. "As well, 22 people have signed up for the pre-publication offer of the French-language edition, which will be published within the next two weeks. A supporter signed up for eight copies in order get at least seven of them into the hands of friends in Haiti. Supporters have also taken the first steps to try to get the book into the huge Metro Toronto library system."

Cindy Jaquith reports from Birmingham that a co-worker at a wrought-iron furniture plant organized by the USWA responded enthusiastically to Pathfinder supporters' effort to place El desorden mundial del capitalismo in stores in the rural town of Oneonta. The owner of a store she recommended ordered two copies of the new title.

This week we are also running a special report by participants in the 10,000-strong protest on March 7 in Tallahassee.  
 

Books by leaders of the Cuban revolution and titles by Malcolm X and on Black rights proved popular. "I want to find out the truth about Cuba," remarked one woman from Miami.

Two Tallahassee high school students bought Socialism and Man in Cuba by Che Guevara, Abortion is a Woman's Right, Women's Liberation and the African Freedom Struggle by Thomas Sankara, and the Join the Young Socialists pamphlet. They plan to circulate the material among their friends.

The day after the action, two of the team visited five bookstores in Tallahassee. Two buyers said they would order a total of fifteen copies of Capitalism's World Disorder as well as copies of Che Guevara Talks to Young People and Making History: Interviews with Four Generals of Cuba's Revolutionary Armed Forces.  
 
 
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