MARITIMES TAKES EARLY LEAD
(The following article is from the April 1-15, 2008 issue of People's Voice, Canada's leading communist newspaper. Articles can be reprinted free if the source is credited. Subscription rates in Canada: $25/year, or $12 low income rate; for U.S. readers - $25 US per year; other overseas readers - $25 US or $35 CDN per year. Send to: People's Voice, c/o PV Business Manager, 133 Herkimer St. Unit 502, Hamilton, ON, L8P 2H3.)
The East coast has taken an early
lead in the annual People’s Voice Fund Drive, with $450 arriving at our
Hamilton business office by March 20. That’s over one-third of their
regional target, less than three weeks into the campaign. British
Columbia is running second, with $4637 turned in, or 23.2% of their
provincial goal. Look for more details in our next issue.
March saw big distributions of PV bundles across the country on International Women’s Day (March 8), the March 15 “World Against War” rallies, and on March 21, the International Day for the Elimination of Racism. On these three important dates, thousands of people took part in a wide range of events, many of which were publicized in our pages. In every case, speakers focused on the need to block the right-wing, anti-people agenda of the Harper Tories, with some sharp criticism levelled at Stephane Dion’s Liberals for their refusal to let Canadian voters dump the Conservatives in an election campaign.
People’s Voice will continue to help mobilize stronger extraparliamentary opposition to the Conservative agenda this spring. We’ll be in the streets at Earth Day events around April 22 (be sure to support grassroots actions on this day, not phony corporate “greenwashing” activities!), at the Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured on the Job (April 28), and of course at May Day rallies and meetings wherever these are held.
To keep publishing and building the working class media, we need your support for our annual $50,000 Fund Drive. Keep those donations coming, and please plan to attend our fundraising events!
First off the mark is the monthly Left Film Night on Sunday, March 30, starting at 5:30 pm with a Spaghetti Dinner organized by the Vancouver East Club CPC. For just $10, you’ll get spaghetti, salad and garlic bread, and a short documentary on Venezuela. Then at 7 pm, take in Shut Up & Sing, the story of the Dixie Chicks standing up to the Bush regime and the U.S. ultra-right for their anti-war statements. Our Niagara Peninsula supporters are holding a social with guest speaker Sam Hammond, our PV business manager. It’s happening in St. Catharines on Thursday, April 24, 7 pm, at 8 1/2 Allan Drive (off Hillpark Lane, which is off Vine St. between Scott and Carleton). For information, call 905-646-7274.
The annual PV Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast will be at 5435 Kincaid St. in Burnaby, Sunday, May 11, starting 10 am. For just $10 (or $5 for those under 12) get all you can eat - pancakes, sausages, and much more - plus the company of old and new friends and supporters. Don’t be late: last call for pancakes will be 12 noon. Remember that this year’s “PV Shopping Bag” includes the following:
March saw big distributions of PV bundles across the country on International Women’s Day (March 8), the March 15 “World Against War” rallies, and on March 21, the International Day for the Elimination of Racism. On these three important dates, thousands of people took part in a wide range of events, many of which were publicized in our pages. In every case, speakers focused on the need to block the right-wing, anti-people agenda of the Harper Tories, with some sharp criticism levelled at Stephane Dion’s Liberals for their refusal to let Canadian voters dump the Conservatives in an election campaign.
People’s Voice will continue to help mobilize stronger extraparliamentary opposition to the Conservative agenda this spring. We’ll be in the streets at Earth Day events around April 22 (be sure to support grassroots actions on this day, not phony corporate “greenwashing” activities!), at the Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured on the Job (April 28), and of course at May Day rallies and meetings wherever these are held.
To keep publishing and building the working class media, we need your support for our annual $50,000 Fund Drive. Keep those donations coming, and please plan to attend our fundraising events!
First off the mark is the monthly Left Film Night on Sunday, March 30, starting at 5:30 pm with a Spaghetti Dinner organized by the Vancouver East Club CPC. For just $10, you’ll get spaghetti, salad and garlic bread, and a short documentary on Venezuela. Then at 7 pm, take in Shut Up & Sing, the story of the Dixie Chicks standing up to the Bush regime and the U.S. ultra-right for their anti-war statements. Our Niagara Peninsula supporters are holding a social with guest speaker Sam Hammond, our PV business manager. It’s happening in St. Catharines on Thursday, April 24, 7 pm, at 8 1/2 Allan Drive (off Hillpark Lane, which is off Vine St. between Scott and Carleton). For information, call 905-646-7274.
The annual PV Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast will be at 5435 Kincaid St. in Burnaby, Sunday, May 11, starting 10 am. For just $10 (or $5 for those under 12) get all you can eat - pancakes, sausages, and much more - plus the company of old and new friends and supporters. Don’t be late: last call for pancakes will be 12 noon. Remember that this year’s “PV Shopping Bag” includes the following:
- “The Gruesome Acts of Capitalism,” a 112-page booklet by David Lester, full of astounding facts and figures about the exploitative system which threatens our planet;
- a 12-month complimentary PV sub (keep it or give it to a friend);
- People’s Voice 2008 Calendar;
- People’s Voice “Karl Marx” Tshirt (tell us what size);
- a
surprise music CD - pick classical, oldies, or folk.
