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Sep-01-2006 22:18TweetFollow @OregonNews Change Wal-Mart, Change America Bus Tour Visits Salem FridaySalem-News.comThe WakeUpWalMart.com bus tour visits Portland and Vancouver, Washington Saturday. Salem is home to one “original” Wal-Mart, two Wal-Mart Superstores, and city leaders hope to lure a Wal-Mart distribution center to Salem in the near future.
(SALEM) - On Friday, members of WakeUpWalMart.com began a two-day Friday visiting Oregon as part of the 2006 "Change Wal-Mart, Change America" bus tour that is visiting 19 states and 35 cities in 35 days. The stops in Oregon are part of the final days of the group's cross-country bus tour that has garnered national media and public attention from coast to coast. At the Oregon State Fair, in Salem on Friday, supporters of www.WakeUpWalMart.com were canvassing fairgoers and holding a membership drive throughout the day. The bus tour has also made stops at the Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin state fairs. On Saturday, at 2:00 PM at Overlook Park, Corner of N. Interstate and Overlook Blvd, in Portland, www.WakeUpWalMart.com will be holding a "Change Wal-Mart. Change America" Picnic/Townhall with supporters. The event in Portland will be hosted by Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams and other community and civic groups. Speakers at the Portland event will discuss why and how Wal- Mart can change into a responsible employer that provides good wages, offers affordable health care, protects American jobs, and lessens the burden on taxpayers in Oregon and across the nation. At the Picnic/Townhall meeting in Portland, Paul Blank, former 2004 presidential campaign advisor to Howard Dean, and Chris Kofinis, former presidential campaign advisor to Wesley Clark, will present a PowerPoint presentation entitled "A Costly Truth." The presentation is modeled on Vice President Al Gore's recent movie, "An Inconvenient Truth." Also on Saturday, at 5:00 PM, in front of the County Office Building, 1300 Franklin, in Vancouver, WA, www.WakeUpWalMart.com will be adding an extra stop to its 35-city national bus tour to meet leaders of Wal-Mart WatchDogs, a group comprised of concerned local citizens and activists who are fighting for a better Vancouver. The visit to Vancouver is the second-last stop as WakeUpWalMart.com prepares to end its nationwide bus tour in Seattle on Labor Day. As an added visual at all events, the "2006 Change Wal-Mart, Change America" National Bus will be on display. The 45-foot long, fully wrapped bus (more like an enormous billboard), nicknamed "Smiley," is wrapped side-to-side and front-to-back in patriotic colors, emblazoned with the American flag, and the name of the tour, "2006 Change Wal-Mart, Change America Tour." In addition, on each side of the bus, the message of the tour will be available for all to see - including "Join America's Fight for Health Care." Articles for August 31, 2006 | Articles for September 1, 2006 | Articles for September 2, 2006 | Quick Links
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Mike's conscience September 3, 2006 11:12 pm (Pacific time)
Right wing moron criticizes group bringing attention to the erosion of America
Mike September 3, 2006 6:55 pm (Pacific time)
Left wing liberal nutjobs get gas guzzling bus. This is news?
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