Wake Up Walmart

http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/

The above link is for the website "Wake up Walmart: America's Campaign to Change Walmart." One of the sections outlines the community impact Walmart can have, giving cited examples from studies, other websites, and reports where communities have suffered negative consequences.

"In Maine, existing businesses lost over 10 percent of their market in 80 percent of the towns where Wal-Mart opened stores. [Georgeanne Artz And James McConnon, The Impact of Wal-Mart on Host Towns and Surrounding Communities in Maine, 2001]."

They also have a blog that their team put together, and the July 14th post has the above picture, which is actually a video that shows the growth of Walmart from 1962-2007 . . . it is scary. One of the tabs is specifically for community fights, showing eaching town in each state that has a website or group that is currently fighting to keep Walmart out. None for Alabama or Georgia, but "save or gateway" is a group fighting to save green space in Virginia.

It is a great site with resources to fight, worker stories, and the opportunity to Join their Campaign and fight!! Check it out

Meghan Ann