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From The Socialist newspaper, 13 January 2016
"We hope to inspire people to go out and spread their passion for the Socialist"
Corinthia Ward, Birmingham Central Socialist Party
Socialist Party members in Birmingham have recently been focusing on campaigning on the Socialist. This has resulted in an increase in sales over a short space of time. Members suggested various ideas on how our branch could achieve this and hopefully our points may help other branches around the country!
The first task was to check that all members in the branch had signed up to receive the paper by subscription and if not ask if they can - by emphasising the importance of supporting the Socialist.
Our own media
With mainstream media being controlled by the right-wing establishment and information being cherry picked to support capitalist interests, it is imperative, now more than ever, to support and actively promote a publication which is in the interests of the working class.
Birmingham members are also now more consciously ensuring they carry papers at all times. So, if in conversation with someone at home, work or in general daily life, interest is shown by the other person, a member is able to sell them a paper straight away. Not only does this help with the sales but it also helps spread our ideas to a wider audience.
Another great opportunity for increased sales is through our campaigning stalls.
At branch meetings we are reminding members to push paper sales and especially not to be afraid of asking for the solidarity price of £2 - if you don't ask you won't get! This has significantly helped recently with our latest Saturday stall selling 15 papers.
Lastly, we are arranging a meeting specifically to discuss the history of the paper and its importance to the party. By remembering the role the paper has played in defending working people and the 99%, we hope to inspire people to go out and spread their passion for the Socialist.
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Finance appeal
The coronavirus crisis has laid bare the class character of society in numerous ways. It is making clear to many that it is the working class that keeps society running, not the CEOs of major corporations.
The results of austerity have been graphically demonstrated as public services strain to cope with the crisis.
The government has now ripped up its 'austerity' mantra and turned to policies that not long ago were denounced as socialist. But after the corona crisis, it will try to make the working class pay for it, by trying to claw back what has been given.
- The Socialist Party's material is more vital than ever, so we can continue to report from workers who are fighting for better health and safety measures, against layoffs, for adequate staffing levels, etc.
- When the health crisis subsides, we must be ready for the stormy events ahead and the need to arm workers' movements with a socialist programme - one which puts the health and needs of humanity before the profits of a few.
Inevitably, during the crisis we have not been able to sell the Socialist and raise funds in the ways we normally would.
We therefore urgently appeal to all our viewers to donate to our Fighting Fund.
In The Socialist 13 January 2016:
What we think
Corbyn must lead a fight against the right and for an anti-austerity programme
NHS
Junior doctors' strike: picket photos and reports
Doctors battle burnout as 100 full-up GP surgeries apply to shut their doors
"Shattered but proud", a day in the life of a student nurse
Student nurses march to oppose bursary cut
Socialist Party news and analysis
Bosses 'earn' year's pay in under a week
BBC planned live Labour resignation to damage Corbyn
EU probes power plant for wrongdoing over switch from coal to biomass
Housing crisis
Slums, speculation, sell-offs and sardines
Housing staff strike against cuts
Cameron's 10,000 new homes won't hide the problem
476,000 homes in England go unbuilt by speculators
Council cuts
A clear strategy to defeat the Tory cuts
Council uses reserves to stop cuts
Southampton people's budget meeting
Readers' comments and reviews
Victor Jara's revolutionary life, poetry and politics
International socialist news and analysis
Sexual assaults in Cologne exploited by racist establishment and far right
Honduras: Day of the endangered lawyer
Workplace news and analysis
West Dunbartonshire teachers strike
Socialist Party reports and campaigns
"We hope to inspire people to go out and spread their passion for the Socialist"
Report: Socialist Party national women's meeting
Eleanor Marx: a life of struggle, solidarity and socialism
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