Vol. 80/No. 41      October 31, 2016

 

‘We want to win new contributors to 2016 SWP
party-building fund’

 
Going into the fourth week of the Socialist Workers Party-Building Fund, more than half the areas have now sent in payments and more is on the way. The goal is to reach $100,000 by Dec. 7 to help finance the work of the SWP. Winning contributions for the fund is an excellent way to explain why a revolutionary working-class party is essential.

Joel Britton, fund director in Oakland, California, explained, “We want to win new contributors, especially among those who have been introduced to the party’s program in Are They Rich Because They’re Smart? by Jack Barnes, the party’s national secretary, and Is Socialist Revolution in the US Possible? by Mary-Alice Waters, a leader of the SWP, as well as the Militant newspaper. Our goal is to meet with them, talk politics and explain what kind of party the SWP is and why workers need it.

“We got a boost from long-time contributors, who we encourage to make early payments,” Britton said. “Some were able to pay half or more of their pledge, which got us off to a strong start. Everyone we’ve contacted has gotten a letter with a coupon and a pre-addressed return envelope.”

The SWP Party-Building Fund, along with weekly voluntary sustainers from members, helps to meet the party’s annual budget. The contributions from workers who value the long-term work are essential to, and the foundation of, the stability and integrity of a communist party that is financed by working people.

As the party campaigns door to door across the country, workers are eager to talk about how the economic crisis is affecting them and their families. They appreciate the chance to discuss a way forward in face of the deepest capitalist crisis in our lifetimes. Many decide to learn more by getting books about the party’s program by revolutionary, working-class leaders and sign up for the Militant. Some also kick in a donation towards funding the working-class activity of the party.

To make a contribution, contact the SWP in your area.

 
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