[IMC-US] Collaboration--WALMART?

[muna rva imc]

I'm in favor of this whoelheartedly, though I can't say I'm aware of any strong
anti-Walmart organizing going on in Virginia currently. When will the callout
feature for the collaboration be posted to US?

X,
M.

Quoting Todd Wolfson <twolfson1998 at yahoo.com>:

> Hey 
> I could not agree with tarik more. for our part,
> philly IMC is working with Philadelphia Jobs with
> Justice on the Walmart week of action that is being
> planned around the country in november with the
> release of Greenwald's film. I believe walmart watch
> (sponsored by SEIU) is running this campaign although
> there is another national organization Wake up Walmart
> (sponsored by UFCW) that may also be involved. 
> 
> Anyway, like tarik i think this is an exciting way we
> can work together as a national or global network
> writing stories about walmart and making videos about
> walmart while hopefully building a huge geographically
> diverse collection of narratives about people who work
> at walmart and can't make ends meet, or narratives of
> people that have lost their businesses because a
> walmart came to town. Then perhaps we can collaborate
> and try to put something more coordinated together
> with these stories, narratives and video. anyway just
> some thoughts and thanks tarik for continuosly
> bringing this up.
> 
> in solidarity,
> todd
> 
> --- Tarik Abdelazim <modocpress at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > As we re-evaluate the role of IMC-US, and as we
> > continue to syndicate more IMC feeds, I'm left to
> > wonder why we let drop the great idea of
> > collaborations. 
> > 
> >
> http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/ImcUsCollaborations
> > 
> > Yes, I'm pushing for some obvious end-result, but
> > let
> > me reiterate why...
> > 
> > In November, Robert Greenwald of OUTFOXXED fame is
> > releasing "Walmart: The High Cost of Low Prices."
> > Over
> > 2400 screenings are planned nationally (Binghamton
> > Indymedia included). So why not encourage a NATIONAL
> > COLLABORATION of reporting on Walmart. IMagine AP
> > trying to coordindate something like this. FORGET
> > IT!!
> > This is exactly what Indymedia, and our network, can
> > allow. 
> > 
> > So, one more time: Can we please pick WALMART as our
> > NOVember collaboration? We could advertise on the
> > national site that we want local IMCS to contribute
> > to
> > this national project. Imagine what the site would
> > look like come November...as mass media did its
> > one-day feature about how Walmart brings us cheap
> > pool
> > cues, TVs, and an old man named Dale at the door, we
> > could feature a NATION-WIDE report on the local
> > impacts of Walmart...
> > 
> > PLEASE?......
> > 
> > 
> > peace,
> > tarik abdelazim
> > binghamton-imc
> > 
> > The Community Progressive Advocate
> > www.modocpress.com/advocate.html
> > 
> > 
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