Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Supporting Vanguard

Vanguard August 2013 p. 3


Next month it will be fifty years since the very first Vanguard was published. By any measure Vanguard is the longest continuously published revolutionary newspaper in Australia.

It is a tribute to the dedication and loyalty of many comrades who have generously given their time and effort to the tasks that contribute to bringing revolutionary ideas, analysis and news to the working class.

These comrades include the writers, both regular and occasional, editors, proof-readers, comrades who do the lay-out, fold the wrappers, and do the mailing and distribution.

The Vanguard team greatly appreciates all those readers who have supported the paper over the years with their comments and criticisms, their subscriptions and donations.

In the period ahead, the Australian people will face harsh times. US imperialism is tightening its grip on the Pacific region. There is the threat of war. The economy is stagnating, jobs are drying up, casualisation and off-shoring are undermining hard-won conditions for the working class, and social services and benefits are being wound back. Austerity measures and further anti-union attacks are in the pipeline.

The political line of Vanguard on many of these issues strikes a chord with people, but needs to reach many more. Readers and subscribers are urged to find ways to increase the distribution of Vanguard, and contribute articles, comments and whatever financial assistance they can afford.

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