Pete Kennedy built the communist movement in UK over four decades
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BY JONATHAN SILBERMAN
Vol. 84/No. 36
September 14, 2020
LONDON — Pete Kennedy, a longtime member and supporter of the Communist
League in the United Kingdom, died Aug. 19 a few months after being
diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was 61.
Kennedy joined the International Marxist Group, a forerunner of the
Communist League, in his hometown of Liverpool in 1983.
For the last two decades he was part of the supporters auxiliary that is
responsible for the production and distribution of books by communists,
helping make it possible for the party to introduce its program to
workers and youth.
Kennedy also shouldered responsibility for leading the supporters
monthly financial appeal in the U.K. and Europe.
Understanding the importance of making the Militant widely available to
working people, Kennedy volunteered to work on the production of the
audio version of the paper. This ensures it can be accessed by visually
impaired readers and others who, for whatever reason, enjoy listening to
the paper’s content.
Making use of newly acquired Spanish-language skills, Kennedy
participated this year, for the first time, as an enthusiastic volunteer
at the Pathfinder booth at the Havana International Book Fair, a major
literary and cultural festival in Cuba.
He had been living on Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands over the past
year, with his companion Fuen de la Cruz.
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