From The
Socialist Party - USA
National Office

December 15, 2007

Comrades,

As we approach the end of the year, it’s a good time to reflect on some of our work. 2006 has been a productive year for the Socialist Party. We ran a series of activist campaigns, got the Socialist back on schedule, and organized a successful summer organizing conference. We also organized new locals and have many new faces in the party. Here are some highlights:

Socialist Summer: The Party organized three activist campaigns this summer and fall:

• Anti-Recruitment: Affiliates across the US took part in this campaign and organized anti/counter recruitment actions. The Party later joined the YPSL’s “No War But Class War” campaign.

• Immigrant Solidarity/Fair Food: Party affiliates across the US joined in coalition with immigrant solidarity organizations during and after the May 1st immigrant workers rallies. Affiliates have also been organizing local Alliance for Fair Food chapters in cooperation with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.
  
• New Orleans Solidarity: Socialist Party members have supported the work of the Common Ground Collective in the lower 9th ward of New Orleans.

The campaigns are continuing well beyond the fall and the anti-recruitment and immigrant solidarity/fair food campaigns have helped build our activist base.

National Organizing Conference: The Party organized our first truly national organizing conference since our 100th anniversary celebration in 2001 with a conference at Wayne State University in Detroit. The conference brought together members from across the US. The conference was highlighted by a plenary on community/ labor organizing and workshops on the summer activist campaigns. YPSL also held its national convention during the weekend.

Members were also treated to a performance of Marx in Soho by Jerry Levy and a recreation of Debs’ Canton Ohio speech by Jim Griffin.

Fall 2006 to Present: The year is ending with about a dozen electoral campaigns, new locals and the groundwork for the 2007 national convention being started.

New Locals have popped up in the Mid-West and South East and older local have re-organized. We can pretty safely say that 2007 will be just as active, if not more so, and we look forward to having you with us.

Please take this opportunity to renew your dues (even if you do not expire until early 2007) or make a contribution toward the work of the Socialist Party USA.

You can pay dues on-line at: http://www.sp-usa.org/joinus/paydues.html or make a contribution at: http://sp-usa.org/contribute.html. You can also send your dues or contribution to the National Office at:
SP USA 339 Lafayette St. #303 NY, NY 10012.

Active Party affiliates receive a 10% dues rebate for all dues paid from members in their area. Dues which are paid by December 31, 2006 will count toward January rebates.

I look forward to working with all of you in 2007!

In Unity,

Greg Pason
National Secretary, SP USA

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