Get ready for a revamp of the Socialist!
Fortnight of action on sales and fighting fund
NUT teaching union members with the Socialist, photo by Senan (Click to enlarge: opens in new window)
Sarah Wrack, Deputy Editor of the Socialist
In the next few weeks, the Socialist is moving to a new format with an exciting new design. To celebrate, we’re organising a fortnight of action on sales of the Socialist and on the Socialist Party’s fighting fund from 21 March to 4 April.
Socialist Party branches are now in full swing, working towards the local and general elections on 7 May. Our members are involved in more activity, meeting more people, who are asking more questions – the perfect time for a fortnight of action.
While the big media follows pathetically behind whatever the leaders of the main capitalist parties declare to be the debate of the day, the Socialist gives workers a chance to have their say. We provide a socialist analysis of the real issues at hand – the economic crisis and austerity.
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) is the sixth biggest political party in terms of number of seats contested – and the only significant one to completely reject all cuts. Yet the mainstream press is doing its best to ignore our impressive challenge.
Bulding TUSC
The Socialist newspaper is the place to read about our candidates and their campaigning – that message has to be got out to workers and young people far and wide.
Recently we carried an interview with prospective parliamentary candidate for Walthamstow Nancy Taaffe, where she said: “I want to tell the truth about the crime of austerity being perpetrated against working class communities.”
That week, Nancy’s local Waltham Forest Socialist Party branch sold more than double their usual copies of the Socialist.
One of the best tools to build TUSC is the Socialist. So let’s make sure we use it to the max during the election campaign – kicking off with the fortnight of action. We are appealing to all readers and sellers of the Socialist to play whatever part you can. During the fortnight can you:
1. Make a calendar of activity and plan to increase sales of the Socialist and donations to the Socialist Party in the run-up to May’s elections?
2. Take out a subscription or convince a friend or workmate to do so?
3. Organise an extra campaign stall or sale at a workplace or college during the fortnight?
4. Have a discussion in your Socialist Party branch or discussion group on the role of the paper and how to increase sales?
5. Make a donation in celebration of the new design?
