Vol. 75/No. 43      November 28, 2011

They had each bought a subscription to the Militant along with a copy of Teamster Rebellion and gave $5 to the party’s annual fund drive. “We appreciate your support, the newspaper and the books, and you use the money for your organization to keep doing this,” one of them, Mike Wilcox, said.

The union is engaged in a fight against unionbusting by EGT, which has refused to honor an agreement with the Port of Longview to hire ILWU labor.

Another indication of support for the fund comes from Atlanta, where members of the party branch raised their goal from $8,000 to $10,200.

Joel Britton reports from San Francisco that two immigrant rights activists contributed $5 and $20 to the fund after an appeal by Gerardo Sánchez, SWP candidate for San Francisco County Sheriff in the November elections.

“On numerous occasions individuals buying the Militant have pitched in a dollar or two ‘to help the cause’ as some put it,” Britton said. “We have blasted through our initial goal of $14,000 and are confident we will go over $15,000.”

Sergio Zambrana, a 21-year-old student at Montgomery College in Rockville, Md., was unable to attend the fund event in Washington, D.C., but sent a note to the meeting featuring Ma’mud Shirvani, a longtime party leader.

“I send cheerful greetings to Ma’mud, my friends in the SWP and everyone else attending tonight’s forum. Every time I make donations to the funds or put time into activities and trips organized by the party, I know it will not go to waste… . This is a disciplined, politically strong and dedicated party that I support and look forward to working with in the future.”

Zambrana contributed $20 to the fund and took a personal goal of raising $80 more.

“I didn’t know what to expect when I came. It wasn’t a lecture, but a discussion on why we need to fight for a revolution,” said Mathew Gravenor, a freshman at Hood College in Frederick, Md., who came to the meeting and contributed $8.

The Party-Building Fund ends November 20. Contributions should be sent to the SWP unit listed in the chart on this page. Let’s bring the fund home and on time!
 
 
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