Joining the YCL in the '30s, Fishman was active all her life in union and community struggles against fascism and racism, for workers' rights, housing, healthcare, and peace.
As fascism's financial backers seek to replace the democratic process with direct rule, Communists add to the defense of democracy its class content.
Fascism is a form of monopoly-capitalist class rule. The fight against it is about building a force that can ultimately transition the democratic struggle into a struggle for working-class power.
Building the working-class and democratic movements — and building the party — remain key to fighting the fascist danger.