Walmart held a quietly advertised, invitation-only sneak preview of its new H street location Tuesday evening, perhaps hoping to present its desired public image without challenge. Yet as soon as concerned citizens got whiff of this planned public relations event, they sprung into action to deliver a message of opposition to Walmart's many troubling business practices. Chanting for living wages and respect for workers, participants also handed out information to event attendees and pedestrians. Both preview attendees and passing drivers also got to see that "Walmart's Ruling Family has more than 42% of American Families Combined" as Josh Bivens, Research and Policy Director at the Economic Policy Institute describes in detail here.
Consider this H Street rapid response as a warm-up for our Georgia Ave Walmart protest. Let's continue to make sure Walmart and our local communities know that we haven't given up on supporting real community-led development. Join us Wednesday, December 4, between 7:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. at Walmart's 5929 Georgia NW location to protest Walmart and further raise public awareness of the dangers Walmart poses to our neighborhoods!
You can also join us at our regular Ward4Thrives meeting the same day at 6:30 p.m. at the Fort Stevens Recreation Center, which is located on Van Buren St. NW, between Luzon Ave NW and 13th St NW. There we can review how the protest went and plan next steps.
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