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$50,000 FUND DRIVE
Early donations top $2400 (The
following
article is from the March 16-31, 2009, 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 first wave of cheques and donations for our 2009 Press Fund Drive has begun to arrive. By March 6, a few days after our direct mail appeal went out, we have received a very welcome $2421 from readers. Full details will follow in our next report, including updated provincial totals. The front page of this issue is a vivid illustration of the important role of the working class press. For decades, the ruling classes of Canada and the United States, seeking to maximize profits and control of resources, have sought to turn Canadians into “hewers of wood and drawers of water” for the Yankee war machine. The devastation of Canada’s industrial base and the sellout of natural resources (already stolen from the Aboriginal peoples), are part of this treacherous process of continental integration, which weakens the working class and reduces any genuine Canadian sovereignty to a shadow. The so-called “temporary” closure of the historic Hilton Works in Hamilton and the Lake Erie Works in Nanticoke is the latest tragic chapter in this long tale of deindustrialization. But the working class and its allies will not surrender quietly. People’s Voice and its predecessor publications have stood shoulder to shoulder with the steelworkers of Hamilton and their families since the 1920s, and we are with them today. Keep an eye on these pages for reports on this new, critical battle for our future. As you know from our recent mailout, we are once again offering something in return for your generous solidarity. This year’s “PV Shopping Bag” includes the following: - a 12-month complimentary PV sub (keep it or give it to a friend); - People’s Voice 2009 Calendar; - People’s Voice “Karl Marx” Tshirt (tell us what size); - a surprise music CD - pick classical, oldies, or folk. Here’s how it works. For a $100 donation, you will receive your choice of one of these items. For each additional $100, you can choose another item from our Shopping Bag. For a donation of $1000 or more, take the entire Shopping Bag, and we will also give a lifetime subscription to you or a friend. Remember - People’s Voice is your newspaper, your voice in the information wars. Your contribution helps us build it bigger and better! Check out the LeftEvents column on page 11 for details of some upcoming fundraising events organized by our supporters across Canada.
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