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   Vol. 69/No. 13           April 4, 2005  
 
 
‘Militant’ begins subscription drive
 
BY PAUL PEDERSON  
Supporters of the Militant newspaper are launching a seven-week drive to win more than 1,000 new subscribers to the socialist newsweekly. Partisans of the Militant in cities across the United States and in a number of other countries are taking local quotas for the April 2-May 22 campaign. These will be published along with the international goal in next week’s issue.

An important feature of this subscription campaign is the work to win new subscribers among students, young workers, and other youth who are preparing to go to Venezuela to participate in the 16th World Festival of Youth and Students. The Militant is carrying regular coverage of the work here and in other countries to build participation in the August 7-15 gathering.

Supporters of the Militant will be taking advantage of a special offer to sell the two new issues of New International magazine (see editorial) along with subscriptions to the socialist newsweekly. New readers will have the option of purchasing the magazines for just $10 each, or $20 for both issues, when they pick up an introductory subscription. The offer also applies to subscriptions to Perspectiva Mundial, the Militant’s sister monthly publication in Spanish, and will help the sub drive.

Subscriptions to Perspectiva Mundial, as well as sub renewals to both periodicals, will also count toward the goal. The effort, however, is focused on winning new readers to the Militant.

The seven-week campaign is shorter than previous efforts. Its success will depend on preparation by Militant supporters to hit the ground running on April 2. A special target week is planned for the first week of the drive, April 2-10, to get momentum going from the start.

“In New York, we are planning a special regional team to two campuses upstate, SUNY Binghamton and Albany, during the target week,” said Doug Nelson, the director of the campaign in New York. “Students at both of these campuses have invited Militant supporters to help in the effort to build delegations to the world youth festival.”For example, William Camacaro, a leader of the Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle in New York, and Militant editor Argiris Malapanis have been invited to speak at SUNY Albany on April 7 about the current political situation in Venezuela and why students should oppose Washington’s intervention in the Americas.
 
 
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