Oppose Wal-Mart (OWM) Recommends Supporters Take The Following Actions To Keep Wal-Mart Out Of Atascadero:
- COME TO THE ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND SHOW SUPPORT OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO PROTECT THE GENERAL PLAN BY SPEAKING AGAINST WAL-MART'S APPLICATION DURING COMMUNITY COMMENT OR BY YOUR PRESENCE. The organizers for Wal-Mart are among us. They are taking over where Rottman left off. Wal-Mart and Rottman don't care that our town will be changed forever with a 207,000 sq. ft. supercenter surrounded on three sides by residential. Now that Wal-Mart is organizing in our community, every City Council Meeting is important to attend. At each City Council Meeting, we need to continue to take the high ground, stand up early in line, and speak so that the minority supporting Wal-Mart does not take control of the City Council Meeting.
- CALL THE "I SUPPORT WAL-MART" LINE AND GIVE THEM YOUR MESSAGE ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK OF WAL-MART BULLYING ITSELF INTO OUR TOWN—286-1240.
- DONATE! Wal-Mart is beginning to pour funds into their campaign to stick their supercenter here, if you wish to donate to oppose this effort, please go to our website www.opposewalmart.com "donate."
- The CLUE (Clergy And Laity United For Economic Justice) Forum And Panel Discussion At The Atascadero Community Church A Success!
The forum focused on worker justice and struggles around big box intrusion into our communities. Rev. Alexia Salvatierra, CLUE's Executive Director talked about the crisis of working poverty and how we can support low-wage workers in our community in their struggle for a living wage, health insurance, fair working conditions and a voice in the decisions that affect them. She shared how we can support "good" economic development that discourages poverty. Wal-Mart development increases poverty and is bad development.
Oppose Wal-Mart taped the event and DVD's can be borrowed to watch this enlightening discussion. Please email info@oposewalmart.com or call 461-3710 to borrow a DVD and share with your family, friends, co-workers and churches. OWM would be happy to bring this taped event to your church to present and open up for discussion.
- Put an Oppose Wal-Mart bumper sticker on your car and educate yourself about the high cost of low prices at Wal-Mart by going to the links on our website.
- GO TO www.opposewalmart.com website often to keep informed of local and national oppose Wal-Mart issues and alternatives to Wal-Mart at the Annex.
- Contact us if you change your local information or email so we can make the change and you will continue to receive our information.
- CONTACT OWM IF YOU WANT TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE.
- Continue to write LETTERS TO THE EDITOR in response to recent letters and speakers at the City Council Meeting distorting our efforts to oppose Wal-Mart and touting how wonderful it will be to have a Wal-Mart Supercenter in our town.
- RENT OWM Films: Rent "Wal-Mart, the High Cost of Low Prices" and Frontline's PBS special, "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" from the Atascadero public library and HopeDance Film Library at the Novel Experience Books in San Luis Obispo. The Frontline PBS special is also now on line at www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/walmart/. We have several copies of "Wal-Mart, the High Cost of Low Prices" that we can loan out to you—call or email us. "Wal-Mart, The High Cost of Low Prices" is available locally at our Hollywood Video. Finally, as a last resource, Netflix has these films.
- Tell us your story--Past and present Wal-Mart Associates: We would like to hear from WM associates about how the old/new policies re health care, salary caps and other issues affect(ed) them. If you are working for Wal-Mart or know someone that has a story to tell about his/her experiences at any Wal-Mart, please get in touch with us. All information would be kept confidential.
- MONITOR YOUR EMAILS AND OUR WEBSITE FOR THE NEXT VOLUNTEER MEETING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!
- Please pass these OWM updates on to your family, friends, co-workers and neighbors. OWM needs to step up to the plate to oppose Wal-Mart's Supercenter in the Del Rio Neighborhood.
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1) Write Letters to the Editor:
- Express your concerns: Impact on our developing downtown, Impact on Del Rio Neighborhood, etc.
- Or, respond to articles in The Tribune, Atascadero News, etc.
- Email (and follow-up with a call if your letter does not appear):
The Tribune: letters@thetribunenews.com
Atascadero News: editor@atascaderonews.com
New Times: Click Here
2) Write, email or call the Atascadero City Council Members about your concerns:
For OWM materials and more information on the "how to" get signatures, please email: info@opposewalmart.com. Please be specific as to how you want to volunteer.
MONITOR YOUR EMAILS AND OUR WEBSITE FOR THE NEXT VOLUNTEER MEETING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!
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