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Vol. 75/No. 18      May 9, 2011

 
Raise $116,000 for
Militant Fighting Fund!
 
BY DOUG NELSON  
The response from supporters worldwide has led organizers to raise this newspaper’s international fundraising goal to $116,000, from the $110,000 reported earlier. And, combined with growing resistance and political responsiveness among working people this year, to rename this international drive—previously the Militant Fund—the Militant Fighting Fund. Already $115,800 has been pledged.

A fighting fund more closely ties this effort together with the campaign by supporters of the Militant to gain new and long-term readers as workers begin to respond to the cumulative impact of three years of deepening capitalist crisis and look for ways to fight. Political discussions with those signing up for or renewing subscriptions to a newsweekly “published in the interests of working people” are a good way to win first-time contributors.

Broadening the base of financial support is not only essential for the viability of the workers’ press. It’s also a way for partisans of the paper to get to know each other.

“There are many regular Militant readers in the Washington, D.C., area who have never been approached about helping to support the paper financially,” wrote Paul Pederson. “In the course of visits with four subscribers in Baltimore, $300 was contributed to the fund.”

The eight-week fund campaign runs through May 30. The money raised helps cover operating expenses for the paper and its distribution around the world. The Militant Fighting Fund will also make it possible for the paper to continue covering working-class struggles around the world, from Egypt to the U.S. Midwest.

Supporters of the Militant who are organizing to collect pledges should send in reports about their efforts, including what contributors have to say about the paper.

Send your contribution directly to the Militant at 306 W. 37th St., 10th floor, New York, NY 10018, or contact a distributor near you, listed on page 8.
 
 
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