Whole Foods Post-protest diary

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Monday August 17, 2009 · 6:16 PM PDT

2009/08/17 · 18:16

In brief: It was a good time, ranged from about 5 people to about a dozen. We had good discussion with many Berkeley types, including a few Berkeley libertarians, and a few Whole Foods HR reps who stood out and talked with us and with their customers. One Whole Foods employee (we didn't ask his name) told us that Whole Foods provides him health care coverage that costs him about $200 out of each paycheck, and he supported our position and was glad to see us out raising awareness.

Some responses to comments below the fold:

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Sunday August 16, 2009 · 7:44 AM PDT

2009/08/16 · 07:44

Hi, folks, here's my plan for the day!

Temescal Farmer's Market from 9am-10am to get produce
Fedex in Downtown Berkeley by 11am to pick up flyers and probably some poster material
At the site by 12 noon to help organize and make posters if anyone hasn't been able to bring one

Please bring some good non-Whole Foods food to share, bring water and sunscreen, bring a sign, and bring your friendliest, most positive attitude. Remember, we LIKE Whole Foods employees, who are usually the first victims of the "Whole Foods Alternative" to health care. Almost everyone we see will be predisposed to agree with us and support what we're doing--we only have to be nice to them too and we'll have won some powerful allies. So please come prepared to have a good time and be really friendly to everyone you see for a few hours.

Whole Foods Market's "sincere apology" below the fold:

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Thursday August 13, 2009 · 12:33 PM PDT

2009/08/13 · 12:33

A group of ne'er-do-wells will be picketing the Berkeley, CA Whole Foods at Ashby and Telegraph on Sunday, August 16, from 12:30pm-3:30pm to show their disapproval of John Mackey's anti-health-care agitprop in the WSJ. Picketers will bring signs, flyers, sunscreen, and perhaps most importantly, food from local farmers' markets and family-owned natural food stores to share with passers-by to show that they don't have to patronize a corporation that is actively seeking to cause them harm.

RSVP on Facebook here if you're local: Facebook event listing

Not local? Picket your local Whole Foods! Remember to offer people local and organic food from preferable sources, like your farmer's market, CSA, co-op, or non-chain organic groceries... show everyone where else we can take our business! Ideally there will be protests at Whole Foods across the country on Sunday.

Since Whole Foods is attempting to silence debate in their own forums and ignoring letters, calls, and emails protesting this outrageously harmful activity, we have to take the discussion to the streets!

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Yes!

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I'm not local, but I'll join or organize a protest of my local Whole Foods!

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No. John Mackey is my Lord and Master.

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