I'm sure that many Kossacks have heard of the WakeUp WalMart website and the larger effort to get the world's largest retailer to change its disgusting behavior.
WakeUp WalMart is currently in the midst of its "Change Wal-Mart, Change America Tour" which is a coast to coast journey with stops in nineteen states.
I've joined several of the organizers on their campaign bus, Smiley, as we head from Portland, Oregon to the final stop on the tour - Seattle, Washington.
Over the next few hours, I will be blogging LIVE from the road (yes, you read that right - from the road - on our organization's blog, sharing facts about Wal-Mart and its irresponsible business practices, perspectives from the organizers, and information about the final events in Seattle. I'll also be updating this diary on DailyKos with insights, pictures, and possibly even multimedia.
For updates, follow me below the flip. Feel free to post questions about the tour and about WalMart in the thread, and I'll see if we can provide answers.
I know some of you may be wondering, "well, how is it possible to blog from the road? To actually blog from onboard a vehicle?"
The technology that makes this possible is mobile broadband. Specifically, 1x Evolution-Data Optimized, usually abbreviated as EV-DO. Without using any more technological jargon, here's how it works in simple terms: there's a PC card that I insert into my laptop which acts like a mobile phone, tapping the cell network to connect to the Internet.
As I write this, we are in Vancouver, Washington, just across the Columbia from Portland. We've just stopped for a late lunch and are now headed to a meet and greet with a local group who are fighting a Wal-Mart in their neighborhood.
Updates will resume shortly after the conclusion of this event.