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Summer Offensive 
Nine days, six grand
This week saw a much needed boost to the Summer Offensive, our
annual two-month period of fund-raising.
Some of the near 1,000 readers, supporters
and sympathisers who have received ‘donate now’ letters have started
to respond. From previous years, we know the size of these donations
can vary enormously - from numerous fivers to the rarer £1,000-plus.
Whatever the size of the gift, these contributions to the campaign
are much appreciated.
This week we received a fillip when two
comrades completed £1,000 and £1,200 pledges respectively. Other
comrades have also stepped up the pace of their contributions.
With this week’s magnificent haul of £5,788, our total stands
at £18,376.
In truth, we should be in a position to
go far beyond our target - a minimum amount, remember.
Jack Conrad commented at last year’s social to mark the end of
the campaign that “with a little more militancy” as a communist
collective, we should be raising “twice as much” as £25k - a static
target for a number of years now.
Party members will dissect this year’s
SO in some detail at their next aggregate. However, our campaign
looks set to mark a solid success this year - yes, there are areas
of weakness we will address, but comrades can be very proud of
their achievements in the 2003 Summer Offensive.
Cash we raise this year will be channelled
towards the Weekly Worker. The computers, scanners and
other gizmos that are currently used to produce our paper are
getting decidedly creaky and obsolete. They desperately need replacing.
Plus, we are going to advertise our paper
more widely, fight to expand its team of writers, make its production
more streamlined and professional. In short, get a better paper
into hands of thousands of new readers every week.
But readers and sympathisers are not being
asked to get their hard-earned cash out for this year’s SO so
our editorial team can fiddle around with some new hi-tech toys.
We call on comrades to support us because of the politics of the
paper and the method it engenders - consistent democracy and openness.
Come on, comrades! We need a small blizzard
of cheques and postal orders. We still have the time and the momentum
to make this one of the best Offensives for years!.
Tina Becker
Send cheques, payable to CPGB, BCM
Box 928, London WC1N 3XX or donate online:
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