Vol. 73/No. 14 April 13, 2009
In many cities, supporters of the Militant are helping to build actions for legalization of undocumented immigrants. Workers participating in those actions are glad to see a newspaper that is a voice for their struggle.
In Salinas, California, some 2,000 farm workers and their supporters demonstrated March 30 in a buildup to upcoming May 1 actions for immigrant rights, reports Lea Sherman from San Francisco. Socialist campaigners who participated in the action carrying signs demanding legalization now and an end to raids and deportations got a positive response. Seven demonstrators bought introductory subscriptions to the Militant, while others picked up single copies and revolutionary literature.
Supporters of the Militant in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami also participated in actions this week in defense of immigrants, where workers and young people appreciated the paper’s stand against the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border.
In Miami, socialist workers are also making a concerted effort to reach out to Black workers through door-to-door sales teams in the African American community of Liberty City, where the Socialist Workers campaign headquarters is located.
Helen Meyers, a meat packer at the Tyson plant in Perry, Iowa, reports that three coworkers bought subscriptions to the Militant last week. One of them decided to subscribe to the paper after a long discussion about the need to transform the unions into fighting instruments for the working class.
In Chicago, Betsy Farley reports that socialist workers at a large meatpacking plant in the city have set a goal of selling 10 subscriptions to coworkers during the drive.
As the bosses and their government respond to the economic crisis of capitalism by relentlessly driving down our standard of living, workers will be looking for the tools they need to understand this crisis and fight back. The Militant subscription campaign is helping to advance the discussion with those vanguard workers and young people.
New subscribers are encouraged to let us know what they think about the paper and to help get it around. If you would like to help, contact local distributors of the Militant listed on page 6.
'Militant' Subscription Drive: March 21 - May 12, Week 1