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Super Southampton fighting fund campaign
Jane Ward, Southampton Socialist Party
Southampton Socialist Party branch raised over £1,000 for the fighting fund between July and September to smash our quarterly target. The majority came from public stalls.
It definitely helped to have a campaigning issue which directly affects people, for example cuts to libraries, swimming pools or youth services. Our campaign concerned the attempts by the NHS to close the Bitterne walk-in centre (see issue 863).
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On our stalls we had petitions for people to sign and leaflets which simply stated the main points we wanted to make and importantly, gave people the information to get more involved. The response was overwhelming; people could not understand why the NHS would even contemplate removing such a well-used and much needed service.
After the petition had been signed, we asked a direct question; can you afford to make a donation to our campaign funds?
If people had the money, most of them would willingly do so, especially after we told them that the money would be spent on campaigning materials and for the cost of public meetings. At the end of the day, the worst thing that anyone can say when you ask them for a donation is no.
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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.
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