Vol. 76/No. 42      November 19, 2012

Several new pledges were made at a Nov. 3 Militant Labor Forum in the Twin Cities, reports Becky Ellis, director of the effort there.

“We had a lively forum with 25 in attendance, including five for the first time,” said Ellis. The program, titled “What the 2012 Elections Are Revealing,” featured Joe Swanson, SWP candidate for U.S. Senate from Lincoln, Neb., and David Rosenfeld, the party’s candidate for Congress in Iowa’s 3rd District.

“The fund drive was announced during the program,” Ellis said. “Among those who made pledges afterward was a retired construction worker, who handed me $5, and a young woman, Jenny Shegos, who hadn’t come to a forum in a few years and now works in a bar. She bought Women in Cuba: The Making of a Revolution Within the Revolution and pledged $50.”

“I want to give to the fund because the party is the only thing out there offering real change for working people,” Shegos told Ellis. “The party does day-to-day work to build a movement, not just try to get a candidate elected.”

Contributions can be sent to the SWP address nearest you (see page 7) or directly to the SWP National Office at 306 W. 37th St., 10th floor, NY, NY 10018.

Susan LaMont is director of the 2012 SWP Party-Building Fund
 
 
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