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Westbrook Our Home
Documents local activities concerning community development and opposing the placement of a Wal-Mart supercenter in a local neighborhood in Maine.
http://westbrookourhome.com/
NPR : The Marketplace Report: Breaking Wal-Mart's Toy Grip
NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Marketplace New York bureau chief Bob Moon about recent trends in the toy industry. Some toy makers are negotiating exclusive sales deals with retailers such as Toys-R-Us to break the low-price grip of Wal-Mart.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...
Wal-mart Protest
Information from the Progressive Student Association of the University of Arkansas, which is protesting an annual shareholders' meeting held on the Fayetteville campus. Includes list of alleged unfair labor practices and links to related websites.
http://comp.uark.edu/~scummin/psa/walmart....
NPR : The Power of Wal-Mart
Last week, voters in a California community said no to a superstore in their neighborhood. Join NPR's Neal Conan and his guests to review the pros and cons of Wal-Mart and what it all means for the retailer's future. [48-minute Realaudio streaming broadcast]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...
Frontline on PBS : Is Wal-Mart Good For America?
While some economists credit Wal-Mart's focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving an overseas shift to China in the production of American consumer goods. [Streaming video available to view the hour-long TV report]
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/sh...
Friends Of The Anclote River
A group of concerned citizens aiming to preserve the Anclote River in Florida, and opposing a 24-hour Wal-Mart Supercenter from opening there.
http://www.friendsoftheancloteriver.com/
Tell Wal-Mart Enough is Enough
An online petition demanding Wal-Mart to stop obstructing unionization activities, and closing stores when their workers decide to start a union there.
http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/cam...
The Wal-Town Project
Canadian group which carries out annual tours of WalMart-impacted communities, featuring demonstrations and media production. Includes information on founders, summary of concerns about the corporation, and action steps.
http://www.wal-town.com
Boycott Wal-Mart
Opposition to Wal-Mart's overworking and underpaying garment workers in Bangladesh, under near slave-labor conditions and no overtime or benefits.
http://www.1worldcommunication.org/Walmart...
Wake Up Wal-Mart
US-based group provides research, action steps, and resources for community-based efforts around worker rights, local development, and foreign trade policy. [English/Spanish]
http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/
Whirl-Mart
Documents and sponsors performance art ritual during which a group gathers and silently pushes empty carts through the aisles of a superstore.
http://www.breathingplanet.net/whirl/
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