Vol. 71/No. 38      October 15, 2007

Just five days into the campaign, distributors from 10 cities have raised their local quotas. Militant supporters have sold 353 subscriptions so far.

Reaching out with the Militant to win new subscribers is the main way to meet workers, farmers, and youth who want to fight against wars, racism, and attacks on living and working conditions. The paper is dedicated to providing clear working-class explanations to unfolding events—from preventable mine disasters to protests in Myanmar against the dictatorship there, to the vanguard role of the Black nationality in the United States.

More than 100 people subscribed September 29—the first day of the drive—at antiwar actions in Washington, Los Angeles, and Syracuse, New York. Lisa Potash from Atlanta sold 8 subscriptions in Washington, almost half of them on the bus to the march.

Josefina Otero, a steelworker from Pennsylvania, sold five subscriptions. “It was nothing spectacular, I just told them that it describes imperialist wars around the world and the attacks on our rights at home,” she said. “If they only got a single copy I would say, ‘For only $4 more you can get ongoing coverage sent to you.’”

Militant supporters Mike Taber and Willie Cotton attended a September 27 meeting in Orange, New Jersey, to discuss the next steps in the fight for justice for the Jena Six. They sold four subscriptions to the six other participants in the meeting.

We will print the top subscription sellers in the Militant each week. Local sub drive directors should send the names of the top sub-getters in their area and the number of subs they sold by Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. We’ll also print the name of the person who sold the most subs overall at the end of the drive—it could be you!

Join the effort! Contact Militant distributors near you listed on page 8.

Click here to see the 'Militant' subscription drive chart