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With this issue we
are switching to a weekly schedule.
Our aim is to consolidate the
communications you get from the national office into one weekly format,
and to keep our focus on the activity and work of the clubs.
The party-builder will not add to your “to do” list – rather, it aims
to keep you up to date on our political focus -- the elections – and
provide food for thought with articles on the experience, what works
and what doesn’t, of the Party organization, especially the clubs.
In this Issue:
Call Congress! Stop
Anti-immigrant Legislation
 Call
your congressperson
now and demand they vote no on the anti-immigrant "SAVE" act. You can
reach your congressperson by calling the congressional switchboard
(202-225-3121).
The republicans in congress are working fast to force a vote on the
anti-immigrant legislation "SAVE" act (HR 4088). Among other things,
this bill would further militarize our border, build more
internment-camp style immigrant detention centers, and cost millions of
workers their jobs. Read more about it here.
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Club
Conference Guidelines
Although some clubs have
already held their club conference, we thought the attached guidelines,
developed by the Northern California district, would be helpful. You can view them here.
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New
PWW Subscribers
In January, a club sent the following letter to a group of friends,
co-workers and political:
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“Dear friends, Enclosed is a copy of the People’s
Weekly World. For the next four weeks, I’d like to send you a
complimentary copy of the paper.
“Here’s why: The PWW is unique publication that covers all kinds of
news you won’t hear about anywhere else.
“The demonstrations against the Iraq war that took place all over the
country on October 27th didn’t rate a mention in the Times, but they
were front-page news for the PWW.
“Coverage of the elections is everywhere – but to get underneath the
hype and personality contest, to read about the issues that matter to
people and will send them to the polls, you’ll need the PWW. This will
be a big priority for the paper’s staff – despite being a small
operation, they had two reporters at the history-making Iowa caucuses!
“To hear about the biggest news – the massive effort that the labor and
other movements are gearing up for to have their say in our country’s
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A follow-up letter and sub blank were enclosed with the last issue
mailed, and then calls were made to the list. Already four people have
asked for a sub. The club plans to continue doing this on an ongoing
basis – 4 weeks of free copies, then follow up. The papers and mailing
were paid for with dues money.
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Teleconference Class
 The National
Education Commission is hosting a conference call class on the economic crisis. Sunday, April 27, 8 pm Eastern
time. Art Perlo, chair of the Party's Economics Commission, will lead
the discussion. If you would like to participate, email teleconference *at* cpusa *d0t* org. This is the first in a
series of conference call classes that the Ed. Commission is planning
for early this year.
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Local Peace
Vigils
 New
York’s Ben Davis Club (Harlem,
Washington-Heights) and Bronx Club are helping build local vigils to
mark the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq.
The
events have been posted on the MoveOn
website as well as the United For
Peace and Justice site. Other local groups are participating, in
the Harlem area, this includes the Black Radical Congress and Uptown
Youth for Peace and Justice. The Bronx event will include local peace
activists, as well as a visit from striking health care workers who are
picketing a local nursing home. Both events are on Wednesday, March
19th.
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Elena Mora
Director of Organizing
Communist Party USA
http://cpusa.org
212-989-4994
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