Dear John, Only nine days left until May Day! Have you contributed yet to the People’s World fund drive? With $117K in, our working-class and people’s press is within striking distance of its $125K goal, but we have to press on to cross the finish line. Please go to peoplesworld.org/donate and help us push it over the top. Check out these new articles and video from the CPUSA website: Good morning, revolution! (video): PW fund drive update, passing of SACP leader, racist vigilante and police violence continues, Washington flip-flops on D.C. home rule, child labor law rollbacks, and mailbag. End all racist vigilante and police violence now!: The CPUSA African American Equality Commission emphasizes that ending racist police and vigilante violence requires democratic community control of the police, and the repeal of all "stand your ground" laws. Housing for people, not profit!: Housing is a human right! But how can we win it? The Political Action Committee's subcommittee on housing provides a framework for organizing. (Spanish translation available here.) No more billions for Netanyahu’s crimes: The CPUSA Peace and Solidarity Commission highlights that $3.8 billion spent every year propping up an anti-democratic government would be better spent on healthcare, infrastructure, and other human needs here at home. Paul Robeson mural in D.C. vandalized: The attack came just days after the esteemed Black freedom fighter's 125th birthday. Marxist IQ: Earth Day edition: This Marxist IQ celebrates Earth Day and the struggle to put people and nature before profits. Greens need to catch the peace train: From Connecticut's river valley to Vietnam, from Alaska to Ukraine, the destruction of people's living environment is inseparable from the dictates of U.S. war profiteers. Lifting blockade on Cuba will bring life-saving treatments to U.S. shores: The Cold War-era blockade prevents Cuba from sharing medical breakthroughs with much of the world. Jayland Walker’s killers walk, time for Akron to organize: CP members in Akron call for a continued struggle for police accountability, and community control of police. Atlanta’s Angelo Herndon club marks new beginning: A new CPUSA club in Atlanta, GA is developing organizationally and ideologically, and forging its ties with local struggles. Don’t miss these upcoming events! The Marxist Classes: Reproductive rights–the science behind the struggle. To combat right-wing misinformation, we have to understand the science. This class will cover the basics of conception, fetal development, contraception, pregnancy termination, and health risks involved in all stages of pregnancy and birth. Join us for this exploration and discussion with Cori Marshall, MD, Family Medicine with Obstetrics. Sunday, April 23. 12 PM Eastern, 11 AM Central, 9 AM Pacific Register here to attend and receive the recording. Book Talk: Civil Rights Unionism: Tobacco Workers and the Struggle for Democracy in the Mid-Twentieth-Century South by Robert Korstad. Sunday, April 30th. 12 PM Eastern, 11 AM Central, 9 AM Pacific. Suggested reading schedule (read the book here): February: Intro - Chapter 5 March: Chapters 6 - 9 April: Chapters 10 - 15 Register here. CPUSA Online National Marxist School, Part I. This series of classes will cover strategy and tactics, immigration, Marxist economics, theory of the party, class struggle and feminism, democratic centralism, ruling class culture, environmental justice, China’s development, the CPUSA party program, and clubs as the foundation of party building. The classes are open to all members, friends, and contacts; please share widely. Part I: May 20–June 10, 2023 Register here to attend. Class reading documents and links available here. In solidarity, Anita, Joe, Laura, and Cameron | 