Bea Gardner, Socialist Party finance organiser
The fight for a new workers’ party with socialist policies has amped up. The Socialist Party is supporting every step to make such a party a reality.
We’ve organised 58 Socialist Party public meetings on ‘What next in the fight for a new workers’ party?’ Socialist Party members have also initiated meetings, across various trade unions, on the steps each union can take in building a new party based on the unions.
We are also participating in the discussions and meetings called by other groups. We are building amongst young people – channelling the huge anger that exists by calling for and organising student walkouts against Trump when he visits on 17 September.
All of this comes at a financial cost. We’ve produced tens of thousands of leaflets to advertise our public meetings, and offer our ideas on why we need a new party based on the working class, with a democratic federal structure, and socialist policies. We’ve bought new banners to attract young people to sign up for the anti-Trump walkouts.
That is what our Socialist Party fighting fund is there for. It’s what allows us to produce new campaigning materials as and when we need them, so we can put forward clear socialist ideas, and offer a way forward. To be able to book rooms to host public meetings. To purchase banners and equipment for demonstrations, such as sound systems and gazebos.
As we go into autumn, working-class struggle is stepping up. Help us hit our fighting fund target so we can, too. Donate today, fundraise in your local area, and let’s make sure the Socialist Party can continue playing a leading role.
