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Fighting Fund

Do your bit
Demonstrations can usually be relied upon to put a smile on my face. And not just because I am pleased that thousands are cocking a snook at Blair and starting to assert the right of the majority, young and old, to impose their will on the warmongers.

I am also happy because I know that so many of those who buy our paper will tell us to ‘keep the change’ or ‘put it in the funds’. All those extra 50p coins mount up. For example, Weekly Worker sellers at the vigil outside parliament on March 18 came back with £12 collected in this way. A total of £43 from events in other parts of the country, collected since last weekend’s demos, has so far either been received or promised.

In order to keep up with the extra demand in this period of political activity we have once again increased our print run. Together with our web readership our overall circulation is now touching 10,000 on a more or less regular basis. Last week 8,094 people read us in cyberspace.

However, as I am always pointing out, too few of those who do so show their appreciation in the way I hope they will - by sending a cheque or postal order in an envelope marked, ‘For the attention of R Rix’!

Nevertheless my post box has produced a reasonable return this week - a healthy total of £184, together with the extra cash from demonstrations, has boosted March’s fund by £239 over the last seven days. Our total now stands at £350 with 10 days remaining. Thanks to HG, OJ, BV and FW for their generosity. Can you do your bit and help take us over our £500 target?

Robbie Rix

Ask for a bankers order form, or send cheques, payable to Weekly Worker, BCM Box 928, London WC1N 3XX

 

 
Weekly Worker 472 Thursday March 20 2003.

The Weekly Worker is available from bookshops across the United Kingdom or can be delivered direct to your door by completing our online subscription form.

Letters
SP excluded; Bogus; Final comment; Peacemonger; Harassment; AWL sectarians; Reputation; Repression; Questions

Organise people's assemblies
Jack Conrad calls for a democratic counterpoint to Blair's parliament of war

Promising start made
Phil Hamilton surfs the website of the SSP's youth organisation, Scottish Socialist Youth

Move into action
Mary Godwin reports on the debates of last weekend's Communist Party's members' meeting

What to do
Tina Becker gives guidance to anti-war activists

Alarm bells ring for Palestine
Solidarity with the Palestinian struggle is now more important than ever, argues Ian Donovan

Giving it a go
On Friday March 7 several hundred school students walked out of Blatchington Mill school in Hove, Sussex, in an anti-war protest. Five were suspended for two months - they can only return for their GCSE exams. The Weekly Worker spoke to two of them

Barometer of struggle
School students are taking the lead in the struggle against the war. School strikes are breaking out everywhere - London, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Liverpool. Mark Fischer reports on the March 19 protest outside parliament

Mark Fischer and Ben Lewis spoke to a range of school students demonstrating outside the Houses of Parliament

Youth on the move
James Bull reports on anti-war activity in Manchester

Students organise
Stockton Sixth Form College launched its anti-war group on March 12. Shaunagh Campbell was there

Warmongers sabotaged
James Venables reports on the successful raid on the Fairford airbase by Trident Ploughshares activists

Stand up and be counted
Steve Cooke marched with 1,500 others through the city of Newcastle

Direct action call
Dave Parks joined marches in Exeter

Get involved
Leeds demonstrates against the war. Matthew Caygill reports

Ready for Day X
Dundee is prepared, writes Sarah McDonald

What democracy looks like
Marcus Strom demonstrated with protesters outside parliament on Tuesday night

Leading the way
Anne Mc Shane reports on the March 17 coordinating meeting of Hackney STWC

Biggest
Lindsey German addressed 5,000 in the city of York, writes Richard Bayley

Against war, for democracy
It is not enough to point to the absence of popular democratic control, argues Kit Robinson. The working class and anti-war movement needs a positive programme

ISO Zimbabwe appeal
Fraternal organisation of the Socialist Workers Party in England and Wales issues call for financial support

Firefighters defy war fever
The rank and file has rejected the leadership's recommendations. David Moran welcomes their decision

Weekly Worker 472 is available in pdf format as zipped (2.62MB) or unzipped (3.29MB) files

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