Vol. 77/No. 23 June 17, 2013
Allen, who is retired from the merchant marine and lives in New Orleans, first signed up for a Militant subscription in September 2005, shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit the city. He was among the many working people of New Orleans who organized to get supplies to hurricane survivors, amid government indifference and widespread cop harassment.
When Jacquie Henderson from Houston visited Allen last week, he renewed his subscription and gave $10 to this year’s Militant Fighting Fund, an annual drive that helps finance the socialist newsweekly.
“We have to support each other,” said Debbie Dennison, a nurse on strike at the Regional Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., when she picked up the Militant on the picket line and contributed $4 to the fund.
The seven-week fund drive is essential for meeting the paper’s operating expenses and financing reporting trips to respond to workers’ struggles and international political developments. So far, $39,621 has been received toward the goal of $118,000.
Supporters of the Militant in many cities across the U.S. and beyond have set goals for winning first-time contributors. San Francisco-area supporters took a goal of getting 30 new contributors to the fund, gaining 14 so far.
To contribute, contact distributors listed on page 8, or send a check or money order made out to the Militant, 306 W. 37th St., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018.
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