Vol. 71/No. 42      November 12, 2007

Just over $12,000 was received this week. Around $14,000 will be needed each week for the remainder of the campaign to make the goal by November 25.

The nearly 50 people who attended a very successful Militant Fund meeting in Seattle contributed nearly $2,000 in payments and $1,000 in new pledges October 27, reports Edwin Fruit. That brought pledges to $200 above Seattle’s $7,000 goal.

The featured speaker was Militant editorial volunteer Cindy Jaquith, who explained why working people should oppose imperialist sanctions or military moves against Iran. Jaquith was in Tehran during the 1979 Iranian revolution as a Militant reporter and gave a firsthand account of how working people rose to overthrow the U.S.-supported government of the shah.

Another speaker was Carlos Morales, a Militant supporter who works as a truck driver. “I was around a political organization known as a socialist party in Peru. I am glad to see an organization and newspaper in the United States that helps people change,” he said.

Charles Ellis, 20, said he has been reading the Militant for several years. “I like the international articles, stories about unions and other protests, and I especially enjoy the column written by the Young Socialists.”

Five people attending the meeting had found out about it at a rally against the war in Iraq held earlier in the day.

Caitlin Coey, a student at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, signed up for a Militant subscription at the demonstration and came to the fund meeting that night.

Between the antiwar rally and the fund meeting, 17 new readers signed up for subscriptions to the Militant and some $225 in Pathfinder literature was sold.

To make a contribution, contact local distributors listed on page 8 or send checks payable to the Militant at the address listed on page 2.

Click here to see the fund drive chart