(The following article is from the May 1-15, 2010, issue of People's Voice, Canada's leading communist newspaper. Articles can be reprinted free if the source is credited. Subscription rates in Canada: $30/year, or $15 low income rate; for U.S. readers and  overseas readers - $50 per year. Send to: People's Voice, c/o PV Business Manager, 706 Clark Drive, Vancouver, BC, V5L 3J1.)

We have now reached 41.4% of our target for 2010! As of April 22, we have received $20,703, with our supporters in Saskatchewan now out in front. Saskatchewan has sent in $550 towards their $800 target, or 68.7% of their provincial goal, much to the delight of our Saskatoon-born editor.

After that it’s too close to call, with four provinces around the forty percent mark. These include Ontario ($8750 out of $21,600, or 40.5%), Quebec ($200 out of $500, exactly 40%), British Columbia ($7980 out of $20,000, or 39.9%), and Alberta ($1350 out of $3400, or 39.7%). Not far behind the pack is Manitoba ($820 out of $2400, 34.2%), followed by Newfoundland & Labrador (20% of their $400 goal), and the Maritimes ($100, or 8.3% of their $1200 target). Another $900 has been raised by miscellaneous and overseas friends.

The May Day issue is always special to our readers. We are the only newspaper in Canada to devote an entire issue each year to celebrating the international day of the working class, reporting on our triumphs, our struggles of the past and present, and our fight for a socialist future. In this issue we print greetings from trade unions, progressive ethnic groups, anti-war organizations, Communist Party clubs, and others, all sharing the desire for a world in which people’s needs replace corporate greed as the motive force for decision-making. Your support every year makes it possible to continue this revolutionary tradition, and we thank all our readers and supporters for your generous solidarity!

We have several fundraising events coming up this month, starting with the May Day social sponsored by People’s Voice at the Greek Canadian Democratic Organization in Toronto - see the ad at right for details!

Remember to mark Sunday, May 9 on your calendars. That’s the Burnaby Club’s annual Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast, starting 10 am, at 5435 Kincaid Street. It’s just $10 (or $8 for readers under 12) for all the fabulous food you can eat. For
details, call Anna at 604-294-6775.

Greetings to Clarté, our sister newspaper in Quebec, which will host Montreal readers at the opening of their new office space on Sunday, May 9, starting 1 pm. Clarté is now located at the Association des Travailleurs Grec Hall, 5359 Ave. de Parc, Suite C. There will be refreshments, live music, and political reports on the Common Front union fightback in Quebec.

As a mark of appreciation for your generosity, we are once again offering supporters complimentary gifts. For each $100 in donations, you can choose one of these black and white portraits, mounted on card, matted and ready for framing: Che Guevara, Clara Zetkin, Augusto Cesar Sandino, Bhagat Singh, Gall (Sioux), Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Louis Riel, Jeanne Corbin, or Gladys Marin. Other choices include music CDs or a copy of our 2010 Women’s Socialist Calendar. ●