Wal-Mart's P.R. war
Activists against the behemoth think this is their year: Two new national campaigns, a critical upcoming documentary and more stores thwarted. But can they force America's largest private employer to change its ways?
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Years of citizen outrage -- on a slow, under-the-radar boil -- has this year exploded in a highly visible public education effort, backed by a powerful and in many ways united set of forces: two new national efforts, hundreds of community groups, unions, women's rights groups, environmental activists and mad-as-hell individuals. What's more, this November will mark the launch of a documentary film about the company, directed by Robert Greenwald ("Outfoxed"). Greenwald says he expects his movie, which will be promoted in a grass-roots manner suited to its subject -- through screenings at house parties, union halls and churches -- to contribute to an anti-Wal-Mart "echo chamber."
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We need to keep the pressure up and keep being as vocal as you can about why wal mart is BAD for America! We personally have "converted" a handful of people but my own damn sister keeps shopping there!