On behalf of the organizers of the event, Gerardo Sánchez thanked those who had helped to fix up and paint the storefront bookstore and forum hall and introduced Claudia Hommel, the director of Pathfinder Books & Libros, who reviewed some of the highlights of Pathfinder Press’s 2002 publishing program.

Socialist Workers Party organizer Joel Britton took a half dozen articles from the Sunday edition of the Chicago Tribune--the city’s major big-business newspaper--to illustrate the relevance of Pathfinder titles for today. These political weapons, said Britton, "provide answers for workers who want to become better fighters in their factories, in their unions, and in all the struggles to build a leadership that can fight for a new society."

Britton noted that sharing the space where the bookstore is located is the Socialist Workers campaign of himself and Chessie Molano for governor and lieutenant governor. As this campaign wraps up in November, he said, another will be launched for mayor and other city offices. That election takes place early in 2003.

Supporters who participate in the Pathfinder Reprint Project, some of whom help in the distribution of Pathfinder books to commercial bookstores and libraries, contributed a spread of food that helped make for a festive atmosphere.  
 
 
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