Wake Up WalMart: Two Great ABQ Events This Week

From WakeUpWalMart.com:
Join us for two exciting events in Albuquerque on Wednesday and Thursday of this week as part of the 2006 national "Change Wal-Mart, Change America" bus tour:

On Thursday, August 24, at 7:00 PM, join WakeUpWalMart.com for a special town hall meeting with Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish, Attorney General and Congressional Candidate Patricia Madrid, Attorney General Candidate Gary King, Secretary of State Candidate Mary Herrera and WakeUpWalMart.com. RSVP Here.

On Wednesday, August 23, at 7:00 PM, WakeUpWalMart.com will also host a special film screening and conversation at UNM. Paul Blank (former national Political Director for Howard Dean) and Chris Kofinis (former Senior Advisor for Wes Clark for President) will lead the discussion at both events. We will be showing part of Robert Greenwald's film, "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" on campus. RSVP here.

The tour is an exciting and unprecedented national bus tour going to 19 states, 35 cities in 35 days with 1 mission - to change Wal-Mart and change America for the better.

The details of the events are as follows:

What: Film Screening
When: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 7:00 PM
Where: UNM - Student Union Building, Ballroom A
Building 60, Suite 3020. in Albuquerque, NM 87131
With: Paul Blank (former national Political Director for Howard Dean) and Chris Kofinis (former Senior Advisor for Wes Clark for President) and WakeUpWalMart.com. RSVP here.

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What: Town Hall
When: Thursday, August 24, 2006 at 7:00 PM
Where: ABQ Technical and Vocational Institute, Smith-Brasher Hall
717 University SE in Albuquerque, NM 87106
With: Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish, Attorney General and Congressional Candidate Patricia Madrid, Attorney General Candidate Gary King, Secretary of State Candidate Mary Herrera and WakeUpWalMart.com. RSVP Here.

As you know, the campaign to change Wal-Mart is quickly becoming one of the most important political fights of our time. The Associated Press recently called the fight to change Wal-Mart one of the "hottest, highest stakes political contests in America today."

Now, here's your exclusive chance to learn why Wal-Mart needs to change, how Wal-Mart is using our government against the best interests of the American people, and what you can do to fight for a better America.

Please join us, Democracy for America, MoveOn.org, and Change to Win on the 2006 national Change Wal-Mart, Change America bus tour in Albuquerque.

We want real change in America, but we can't have real change when big corporations like Wal-Mart contribute millions of dollars to right-wing Republicans to take America in the wrong direction. For example, Wal-Mart opposes expanding health care for working families, fought against a living wage, helped ship U.S. jobs overseas and even used its special interest organization to lobby against strengthening port security.

If you want to learn more about why Wal-Mart needs to change and how we are going to take back America from large corporations so we can have health care for all and economic security, then please join us for a community meeting to change Wal-Mart and change America.

Hope to see you there. Bring a friend! Thank you for all that you do,

Paul Blank, WakeUpWalMart.com