February, 2007

Chicago People's Tribune benefit raises $2,500

The People's Tribune held a lively and informative benefit on January 27, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois, where over $2,500 in donations was raised. Speakers were leaders of struggles against corporate domination and for a new America. Each uses the People's Tribune as a resource to help educate and guide their battles. At right are brief excerpts from the remarks of those who spoke.

Marian Kramer
A leader of the struggle to turn water back on for over 45,000 Detroit residents
"The corporations in Detroit don't pay their water bills. The Detroit area provides water for 4.3 million people. They are privatizing that water. Our job is to expose these crooks. In the process we have to expose the capitalist system for what it is. Water is key. Try to live without it for a few days and see what happens."

Rev. Edward Pinkney
A leader in the struggle for justice and against the Whirlpool Corporation
"If we plan on making a change in this country, we have to stand up and beat these corporations. But, we can't win without a newspaper. And we have to get it out to people. I want the People's Tribune in color because more people will be attracted to it. Whenever I speak, I give one-half of my fees to the paper so we can have color. If we are going to have a movement and be successful, we need the newspaper and, also, the radio and Internet."

Sheilah Garland-Olanihan
Involved in the Cook County Budget struggle
"I am from Flint (Michigan), and the daughter of an autoworker. I can tell you that when the robot came into the auto plant, the people went out. There's only one plant left in Flint today. If you have production without human labor, you need distribution without money The basic necessities of life have to be available to everyone, regardless of whether you have money."

Bob Lee
Editor, People's Tribune
"We want the People's Tribune to help pull together the various struggles -- for health care, education, housing, justice, peace -- into a mighty river than can confront this system and turn it into a new society where people's needs are met. We want to use the People's Tribune to put forward a vision and strategy for victory. That strategy is unity around the demands of the poor. This is your paper. Contribute to it. Write for it. Distribute it."

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