Green Left Weekly's $250,000 Fighting Fund: Our readers call for your support

"We are lucky in Australia to have a national newspaper, Green Left Weekly, not beholden or shackled to big business or multinational corporations, whether they be church or state. Over many years it has remained a newspaper free to critique the capitalist system, which continues to reward those with capital and exploit those without.

"The paper needs your support. We can't afford to lose a valuable prophetic voice amidst the bland predictable drivel of so many other papers."

Father Terry Fitzpatrick,
St Mary's Church, Brisbane

GLWreaders will be familiar with the struggle of the progressive parish of St Mary's against the hierarchy of the Catholic church. Indigenous leader and Socialist Alliance member Sam Watson described this as a "classic confrontation between hardline
traditionalists and a community based on common humanity.

St Mary's embraces all races, creeds and colours; embraces gays and lesbians; embraces women as equals."

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"As a retired miner, I still have an interest in workers' rights. I consider GLW the best place to read about workers' struggle for better workplace conditions in the country and abroad.

"The coverage of social and environment issues that affect every Australian is comprehensive as well. I ask every unionist and progressive thinker to support GLW by subscribing or donating to this truly independent newspaper."

Graham Brown,
retired miner and climate change activist

Regular readers will also be familiar with Brown, the retired Hunter Valley coalminer and now outspoken climate change activist who has been on a national speaking tour organised by Resistance. Brown argues for a radical and just transition
away from Australia's heavy dependence on coalmining and coal-fired power.

Our supporters have raised $158,612 of our annual $250,000 fighting fund — with the help of a $10,000 donation from a Socialist Alliance member. Thank you, comrade!

Join in the Spring Offensive and help us raise the rest.

Once again I appeal to our readers and supporters to write a few words of support for GLW, which we can publish in this column. You can email it to me at:

From GLW issue 810