Violet, San Diego, CA
On July 19, RCA comrades attended San Diego Pride. Comrades marching in the parade had success using our slogans, despite competing with the parade floats. Many people looked over hearing, “Rainbow capitalism is not the answer!”
A young girl ran up to us with excitement and asked if we had any zines or pamphlets—we sold her a copy of The Communist.
Comrades tabling saw a surge of people approaching the table already familiar with Marx or communism. One was rushing past our table to his volunteer shift at the festival. He saw our banner with Marx’s picture and stopped in his tracks. “Are you a Marxist group? Signing people up for real?” he asked. After a quick chat, he purchased a paper and gave us his number.
An older gentleman came up to our table saying he was a communist and happy to see us out. He explained how he wanted to be realistic about revolution and that reforms are more attainable and should be the priority. Comrades explained why reforms are important but limited and revocable under the capitalist system. He considered our points and agreed enough that he ended up buying a booklet about Chile 1973!
In total, we made 26 contacts were and sold $150 in literature. People are looking for alternatives to this rotten system—and ready to organize. We just have to find them!
