Vol. 77/No. 26      July 8, 2013

In Australia and Canada, Militant supporters recently raised their quotas by $450 and $500.

“In the last couple of weeks we got several donations from workers who contributed to the fund when they signed up for a subscription,” said Linda Harris, who organizes the fund effort in Sydney.

“It’s really important to defend the only paper that helps unite the working class in order to change the system,” said Philippe Tessier, 20, from Montreal. Tessier, who works as a delivery person, gave $19 to the fund.

In Seattle more than 50 people attended a June 15 rally for the fund, held at the Bethany United Church of Christ.

“We appreciate the coverage the Militant has given to our struggle and that you have regularly been down on the picket lines and gotten others there as well,” Cliff LaPlant, chief shop steward of Machinists Local 79 at Belshaw Adamatic Bakery Group in Auburn, Wash., told participants.

Bryce Phillips Horvath, 22, who is active in the anti-foreclosure group SAFE, described a recent 10-day blockade to prevent a worker’s home from being foreclosed. “The Militant takes all these fights — from the resistance of coal miners to people fighting evictions to the machinists in Auburn — and ties them together,” he said.

Other speakers included Mary Martin, Socialist Workers Party candidate for Seattle mayor; and Edwin Fruit, SWP candidate for city council. John Naubert, SWP candidate for port commissioner, chaired the meeting.

Greetings to the event were read from Byron Jacobs, a member of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21, who was part of an eight-month union battle in 2011-2012 in Longview, Wash. A message was read from Syd Coe, a member of Teamsters Local 117 who was part of a three-month strike at Davis Wire in Kent, Wash., last year.

“With all the problems in our world, it’s time for worldwide workers’ solidarity,” wrote Jacobs. “The Militant is a way to build this solidarity.”

“The Militant gives me a sense of peace driven by purpose to fight for what is always right,” said Coe.

Over $2,000 was collected at the meeting.

To contribute, contact distributors listed on page 8, or send a check to the Militant, 306 W. 37th St., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018.
 
 
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