Vol. 74/No. 40      October 25, 2010

In Washington, D.C., 18 workers and youth participated in a program October 9 featuring Róger Calero, Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Congress in New York’s 15th District.

Calero noted the deepening social and economic crisis confronting working people. “Workers are more open to revolutionary proposals today as we mobilize against the assaults on our living standards," he said.

Luis, a campaign supporter in Washington, originally from Ecuador, said, “Now is the time for socialists to campaign hard to present this working-class alternative to working people. That way we can find those who want to be part of the fight against the capitalist system.”

Washington is at $7,300 total pledged and raised its quota to $8,000.

In Minneapolis, a dozen people attended a lively discussion October 9 with Rebecca Williamson, SWP candidate for U.S. Congress in Iowa’s 3rd District. The discussion focused on how to win people to see the need to make a break with the capitalist parties and build a revolutionary movement.

Lyndsey Waletzke and Jeff Grothe drove up from Austin, Minnesota. They have been reading the Militant for four years and recently established contact with other supporters of the paper. Waletzke said she looks forward to helping sell the Militant in Austin.

One participant raised his pledge $100 and renewed his subscription to the Militant for two years. A total of $430 in new pledges were made to the fund.

In Des Moines, Iowa, supporters of the fund have raised their goal to $3,000. “In building the fund we have gotten five contributions as we participated in the fall campaign to sell the book Malcolm X, Black Liberation, and the Road to Workers Power along with subscriptions to the Militant,” Helen Meyers reported.
 
 
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