Fwd: About Wal-Mart

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

 

There's less than a month left until Higher Expectations Week, but the heat is

already turning up on Wal-Mart as activists are pressuring the big box giant to

reform its negative business practices. The criticism got sizzling last night on

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno when political satirists JibJab premiered their

new animation Big Box Mart. Wal-Mart isn't mentioned by name, but the

inspiration for the satire is clear. During the past election, JibJab's

political parodies were seen over 80 million times, turning JibJab into an

overnight household brand.

 

http://walmartwatch.com/jibjab

 

Big Box Mart tells the story an unsuspecting consumer who learns an economic

lesson the hard way when his high-skilled factory job is shipped overseas to

accommodate the " everyday low prices " he's come to expect from his favorite

retailer. At the end of the song, the only work he can find is as a janitor at

Big Box Mart. Visit our website to see it for yourself and make sure to spread

the word to your family and friends.

 

http://walmartwatch.com/jibjab

 

Wal-Mart is being taken to task on the big screen as well. Trailers for Robert

Greenwald's upcoming documentary WALMART: The High Cost of Low Price are being

shown in movie theaters in Los Angeles and New York. The documentary will

premiere during Higher Expectations Week (November 13-19), a national week of

action sponsored by Wal-Mart Watch and more than 400 national and local

organizations. Hundreds of events in 32 states are already planned with more

being added daily. Make sure you are registered on our website to find out about

events in your area.

 

Go to http://walmartwatch.com/november to sign up and pledge your support to

take action.

 

This increased scrutiny by Wal-Mart Watch and fellow activists is already having

an impact. You can amplify our efforts by taking action during Higher

Expectations Week and getting your friends to do the same.

 

http://walmartwatch.com/november

 

We look forward to seeing you online and in person during an unprecedented

series of events across the nation next month. Thank you for all that you do.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

Andrew Grossman

Executive Director

 

 

Paid for by WalmartWatch.com, a campaign of Five Stones and The Center for

Community and Corporate Ethics

 

To : http://walmartwatch.bluestatedigital.com/

 

 

 

 

" When the power of love becomes stronger than the love of power, we will have

peace. "

Jimi Hendrix