Volunteers for a Better America and IBEW will host a free showing of the Wal-Mart film, Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, produced by Brave New Films on December 16, 2005, at 6:30 at the union hall 2901 N. Mattis in Champaign, Illinois. Refreshments will be available before the film and a panel of speakers will host a question and answer session immediately after. Speakers will include Mike Herbert of IBEW, Professor Ron Peters of the University of Illinois, Larraine Cowart, and other community leaders from local churches and government (to be updated as invited speakers are confirmed).
The Hall seats about 150 persons and admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis. To sign up for the film so we have some idea how many to expect (and whether we need to arrange another showing), please RSVP at this site, here. The film runs about one hour and a half, and we expect the panel discussion to last about 45 minutes (or as long as there are questions from the floor).
We hope that you will join us for the film and the interesting discussion afterwards. If you would like more information about activism about Wal-Mart's labor, management, and purchasing practices and the impact of those practices on all of us, check out these sites: Wal-Mart Watch and Wake Up Wal-Mart. If you would like more information on showings of the Wal-Mart Film and other activist groups that are involved, go to Brave New Films website here.
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