Ruth Holbrook

Ruth Holbrook

Honored at Communist Party fund raiser

Peoples Weekly World, September 11, 1999

In September 1999, five people were honored at a Communist Party USA fund raising event in Berkeley.

• Maudelle Shirek Vice Mayor, Berkeley
• Cindy Chavez, San Jose City Council member
• Ruth Holbrook, President Sacramento Central Labor Council
• Lawrence Thibeaux, ILWU Local 10
• Daniel HoSang, Executive Director People United for a Better Oakland

2002 PWW banquet

In a spirited tribute, the Northern California People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo banquet Oct. 13 honored “the heroes and heroines of the struggle against corporate greed,” and called for a big turnout against Republican “Bush-clones” in the Nov. 5 election. The banquet raised $8,000 for the PWW fund drive.

In her opening, Berkeley Vice Mayor Maudelle Shirek spoke of the growing movements in solidarity with West Coast port workers and against war. “So there is hope,” she said, “and a new movement that we must help nurture and grow.”

In accepting for the Sacramento Living Wage Campaign, steering committee member Ruth Holbrook emphasized the importance of a living wage. “The coalition has over 80 different groups,” she said, “and we see our work continuing after winning a living wage.”

The PWW/Nuestro Mundo editorial board honored correspondent Herb Kaye with a special certificate for his lifelong dedication to labor’s cause.

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