LavenderRed_Cubabook

Thank you!
A revolutionary grassroots organizer knows in hir political bones that unity is
essential to winning demands—bread-and-butter or life-and-death. Effective political
thought and action is by its very nature social, a product of the labor of many. Respect
for the power of collective work keeps activists "right sized."
As the communist worker who volunteered to research these articles, document the
facts and write them up, I had a lot of help.
First and foremost, this book would not have been possible without the political leadership
of Teresa Gutierrez—co-founder of the National Committee to Free the Cuban
Five and founder of the New York Committee to Free the Cuban Five.
Lal Roohk brought this text to visual bloom. Soon, with more help, these articles will
also be recorded as audio podcasts at www.workers.org.
Lavender & Red editors LeiLani Dowell and Deirdre Griswold paid meticulous
poli ti cal attention to this series of articles. Rebeca Toledo, Shelley Ettinger and Bob
McCubbin—all long-time members of Workers World Party's Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans
Caucus—contributed their acumen as political readers. Bob McCubbin and Minnie
Bruce Pratt carefully copyedited. Monica Moorehead, Naomi Cohen, Fred Goldstein,
Gary Wilson, Lal Roohk and John Catalinotto added insight to particular articles in this
compilation. My appreciation to Sara Flounders for organizational support from start to
finish, and to Kathy Durkin for her fund-raising labor. Thanks to Janet Mayes for creating
the index.
I thank those who sustained this series with facts and feedback, political discussion
and organization, including: Sharon Ayling, Sara Catalinotto, Sue Davis, Julius
Dykes, Sharon Eolis, Marsha Goldberg, Sue Harris, Imani Henry, Beverly Heistand,
Berta Joubert-Ceci, Larry Holmes, Michael Kramer, Cheryl LaBash, Dustin Langley,
Marge Maloney, Milt Neidenberg, Rosemary Neidenberg, Frank Neisser, Andre Powell,
Arturo J. Pérez Saad, Gerry Scoppettuolo and Maggie Vascassenno.
I acknowledge the volunteer labor of all those who work together to produce a revolutionary
newspaper, which has published for close to half a century in the U.S., including:
late-night proofreaders, and those who study the postal regulations, address and mail the
papers, post the current issue on the web, and drop off bundles at coffee shops and delis.
Thank you
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