Vol. 72/No. 17      April 28, 2008

As we head into May Day, our expenses will go up. We will publish the paper a day earlier, on Wednesday, April 30, to ensure that bundles of it arrive the morning of May 1, when supporters will be gathering to distribute it at the many marches and rallies planned to support the fight for legalization of undocumented workers. Mailing the paper out for early arrival that day will greatly increase our shipping costs.

The Militant has also just spent $1,400 to send staff member Martín Koppel to Mexico to cover a series of public meetings on books about the Cuban Revolution that featured Armando Hart, a veteran leader of that revolution, as the main speaker.

We don’t want lack of money to prevent us from sending correspondents out to cover stories, or keep us from rapidly shipping the paper where it’s needed and when it’s needed. But that depends on receiving a steady stream of contributions on a weekly basis. It requires supporters in local areas contacting donors each week to make a payment.

We are also still short about $2,700 in pledges needed to reach our goal of $100,000. Los Angeles supporters raised their goal by $500 this week. More areas need to make a similar effort.

Leaders of the Socialist Workers Party and the Young Socialists are speaking at meetings to celebrate the Militant in coming weeks. They will share the platform with subscribers who are active in building the May Day demonstrations, involved in truckers’ protests against high fuel prices, or part of struggles on the job over speedup, safety, and low wages.

Please send in brief reports and photos from these celebrations so we can report them.

$100,000 'Militant' Fund Drive chart (week 3 of 8)