Vol. 72/No. 50      December 22, 2008

Each branch of the Socialist Workers Party met or exceeded its quota for the nine-week drive, with several branches raising their quotas along the way. Leading the chart is New York with $17,740 collected—more than $2,200 above its quota.

“Contributors responded strongly because of everything that’s going on in world politics today and how the party is responding to it,” said Doug Nelson, fund director in New York. “I think it was a strength to have the fund drive running parallel to the Socialist Workers presidential election campaign, the Militant subscription drive, and the day-to-day activity the party carries out in the workers movement.”

These much-needed funds will give the party flexibility to respond to the many opportunities ahead. As the capitalist crisis unfolds and workers begin to resist the attacks on our standard of living, the party will be taking advantage of as many openings as it can to offer a revolutionary proletarian perspective toward workers taking power. To do this requires substantial financial resources and the success of the fund drive will have a real positive impact.

$90,000 Socialist Workers Party Party-Building Fund