Vol. 72/No. 43      November 3, 2008

Branches of the SWP and supporters are organizing over the coming weeks to get on schedule and to keep up on steady weekly contributions that are a key to the success of the fund.

As part of this effort public meetings are being held around the country in celebration of the SWP’s 80 years of revolutionary Marxist leadership in the United States. The meetings feature talks by SWP leaders that highlight the party’s continuity and participation in the class struggle today and an appeal for funds toward the $90,000 goal.

In Des Moines, Iowa, a meeting was held featuring Joe Swanson of the SWP in Des Moines and Betsy Farley, SWP candidate for U.S. Senate from Illinois. They spoke about the long history of the party in the Midwest and the new opportunities opening to the communist movement today.

John Banister, a student at Iowa State University and supporter of Socialist Workers candidates in the November elections, also spoke. He said campaigning with the SWP has been a positive experience for him, especially in Postville, Iowa, in response to resistance by workers there to a massive immigration raid last May.

Those in attendance at the Des Moines meeting pledged nearly $600 towards the fund.

Contributions are being collected by local branches of the party. For more information on how to contribute, contact a distributor on page 8.
 
 
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$90,000 Socialist Workers Party Fall 2008 Party-Building Fund Week 2  
 
 
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