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Joel Britton (left), Socialist Workers candidate for California governor, campaigns in downtown Los Angeles garment district August 23.

BY JAMES VINCENT  
LOS ANGELES—Campaigning in working-class districts here is a central feature of the Joel Britton for Governor/Vote Socialist Workers! campaign. Britton, a longtime leader of the Socialist Workers Party, is on the California ballot.

Among the international questions Britton is pressing is to “Bring all U.S. troops home now from Afghanistan and Iraq,” as he recently explained to workers in Los Angeles while campaigning.

The Young Socialists for Britton are bringing the candidate’s message to young people on campuses, workers at factory gates, actions for immigrant rights, and street protests against police brutality and in opposition to the government and employer attacks on workers’ rights.

“We call on young people from around the country to take some time from work or school and come to California to join with us in campaigning for Britton between now and October 7,” the date of the recall election, said Olympia Newton, a leader of the Young Socialists for Britton in Los Angeles. “It’s one of the best ways to spend your time, the best internship,” added Ryan Scott, the Socialist Workers candidate for District Attorney in San Francisco and a spokesperson for the Young Socialists for Britton there.

The socialist candidate joined the Young Socialists for Britton August 23 at a street table in the downtown garment district here, handing out campaign flyers, shaking hands, and talking with workers and others shopping in the area. Many workers seemed both surprised and glad to see a worker running for office on a revolutionary program. Brit
 
 
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