<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>Hi,<BR><BR>There is a working-class alternative in the election for state senate in the 2nd Suffolk District -- William Leonard, a candidate of the <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_0><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_0 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">Socialist Workers Party</SPAN></SPAN>. Leonard has used the campaign to speak out for legalization of immigrants, support <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_1 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_1 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">union organizing</SPAN></SPAN>, oppose Washington's wars and war
plans like the Bio Lab, and to oppose the bail out for big business -- instead proposing a massive public works program to put people to work, as well as an immediate halt to home and farm foreclosures. <FONT color=#0000ff>Join us this Saturday, Nov. 1 in Mattapan and elsewhere campaigning for the socialist alternative in the elections -- call <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_2 style="CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,102,204) 1px dashed"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_2 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">617-569-9169</SPAN></SPAN> for details.<BR></FONT><BR><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)">And </SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_3 style="CURSOR: pointer; COLOR: rgb(0,0,255); BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,102,204) 1px dashed"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_3 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">on Nov. 4</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"> come to our campaign headquarters at 13 Bennington St., 2nd floor to join in watching the news, discussing the events, and celebrating the Socialist Workers Campaign, from <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_4 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">6-9 p.m</SPAN>. There will be live hook up with the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, </SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_4 style="CURSOR: pointer; COLOR: rgb(0,0,255); BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,102,204) 1px dashed"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_5 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Róger Calero</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"> and </SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_5 style="CURSOR: pointer; COLOR: rgb(0,0,255); BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,102,204) 1px dashed"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_6 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent
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<DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,255)"></SPAN><BR>Below is some more information on William Leonard's campaign. First is a link to the campaign platform and then some links to local coverage in a number of papers and some radio coverage. Also there is a brief biography of William Leonard. <BR><BR>You may have noticed that major media has tried hard not to mention the socialist candidate on the ballot -- in fact the only other person besides Chang-Diaz who is on the ballot. <BR><BR>Please let the Globe and Herald, and any other media you may want to reach out to, that they should cover the other candidate on the ballot and in the race. Below are some emails and phone numbers for the Globe and Herald. Ask if they intend to write anything of substance on William Leonard. <BR><BR><BR>Thanks for your attention,<BR><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_6 style="CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,102,204) 1px dashed"><SPAN
class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_7 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Laura Garza</SPAN></SPAN><BR>Socialist Workers Campaign <BR><BR><FONT size=2>News Department <BR><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_7><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_8>Martin Baron</SPAN></SPAN><BR><B>Editor, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_8><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_9>The Boston Globe</SPAN></SPAN></B><BR><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_9 style="CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,102,204) 1px dashed"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_10 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">617-929-2000</SPAN></SPAN> </FONT><BR><BR><FONT size=2>Contact the Globe<BR>City & Region staff<BR><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_10 style="CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,102,204) 1px dashed"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_11 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px
dashed">617-929-3100</SPAN></SPAN><BR><A href="mailto:localnews@globe.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:localnews@globe.com"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_11><FONT color=#0000ff>localnews@globe.com</FONT></SPAN></A></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_12><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_12>Boston Herald</SPAN></SPAN><BR><SPAN class=bold>City Desk:</SPAN> <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_13 style="CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(0,102,204) 1px dashed"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_13 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">617-619-6461</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><BR><BR>___________________<BR><FONT size=3><BR><A href="http://www.themilitant.com/2008/ElectionCampaign/platform.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_14><FONT
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN>William Leonard, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_20 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_14>Socialist Workers Candidate</SPAN></SPAN> for <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_21><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_15>Massachusetts State Senate</SPAN></SPAN>, 2<SUP>nd</SUP> Suffolk District</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText>William Leonard, 55, is a production worker in the meat industry. From 2001-2005 he worked at Kayem Foods in Chelsea and was involved in attempts to win recognition of the <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_22 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_16>United Food and Commercial Workers Union</SPAN></SPAN> at the plant. Leonard calls for immediate legalization for all immigrants and has joined marches against raids and deportations and he spoke at the 2008 <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_23><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_17>May Day</SPAN></SPAN> rally on the Boston Common.</P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText>Leonard calls for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. and coalition troops from <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_24><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_18>Iraq</SPAN></SPAN>, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_25><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_19>Afghanistan</SPAN></SPAN> and <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_26><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_20>Pakistan</SPAN></SPAN>. He has joined marches to demand “Bring the Troops Home Now.”<SPAN> </SPAN>Leonard supports full relations with <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_27><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_21>Cuba</SPAN></SPAN>, calls for and end to Washington’s <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_28 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_22>embargo against Cuba</SPAN></SPAN> and demands an end to the restrictions imposed by
the U.S. government on our right to travel to the island. Leonard also calls for immediate, massive and unconditional U.S. government aid to hurricane victims in <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_29><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_23>Haiti</SPAN></SPAN>.<SPAN> </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoBodyText>Addressing a <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_30 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: pointer; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_24 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">Boston City Council hearing</SPAN></SPAN> in June on the so-called “Safe Home Initiatives” Leonard spoke out against the program, which allows <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_31><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_25>warrantless searches</SPAN></SPAN> of homes by the police, noting this is part of the growing assaults on workers and democratic rights. Leonard has joined protests against police brutality and calls for the prosecution of the cops responsible for the death of David Woodman, a 22-year-old former <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_32 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: pointer;
BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225316952_26>Emmanuel College student</SPAN></SPAN> who was arrested after a Celtics game. </P>
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<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For more information read about the Socialist Workers</SPAN><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN>
<DIV style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN> </SPAN>candidates at <A href="http://www.themilitant.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1225313601_33><FONT color=#810081>www.themilitant.com</FONT></SPAN></A>.</SPAN></DIV></DIV></div><br>
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