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Vol. 72/No. 20      May 19, 2008

 
‘Militant’ Fund collections pick up
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BY ANGEL LARISCY  
May 7—The pace of collections for the $100,000 eight-week Militant Fund continues to pick up, as supporters of the paper around the world collect pledges and win new contributors. Close to $15,000 was sent in over the past week, and supporters in Chicago, Philadelphia, and, in the past two weeks, San Francisco increased their goals.

Meetings in Boston, Des Moines, and Houston that have featured panels discussing world politics, working class resistance, and the need for the socialist press have boosted contributions.

Joe Swanson reports that Rebecca Williamson, Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. Congress in Minnesota and a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 789, and Aaron Bleich, cochair of the Iowa State University Socialist Club spoke at a May 4 meeting in Des Moines. Bleich urged students and workers to read and contribute money to the Militant.

In Houston, a special forum on “Is a socialist revolution possible in the U.S.?” featured Jacquie Henderson, Socialist Workers Party candidate for U.S. Senate, and Latasha Cooper, a Texas Southern University journalism student.

Cooper, who has been reading the Militant since she subscribed in Jena, Louisiana, last year, spoke on her experiences in trying to take the day off school for May Day and why it was important to stay informed about struggles of working people around the world. A student from Beaumont, Texas, who had heard SWP presidential candidate Róger Calero speak on campus, was among those who attended the Houston meeting.

Amanda Ulman said that supporters of the Militant in Texas collected $1,050 for the fund through building the May Day actions, working with others to organize a meeting on the Pathfinder book Our History Is Still Being Written at the University of North Texas, and campaigning with the socialist candidates.

The Militant depends on donations from its readers to both cover basic operating expenses as well as help to field reporting teams around the world.

The reception the Militant received among those protesting on May Day is an example of the interest in the paper and possibilities to increase contributors to the fund. Taking the final two weeks to meet with as many subscribers as possible can ensure a big success.

All money received by Tuesday, May 27, will be counted in the final chart.

$100,000 'Militant' fund drive: Week 6 of 8

 
 
 
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