Protest Saturday at Norwood Wal-Mart

It's time to show Wal-Mart that our neighborhoods will stand up for our rights and our quality of life.

News stations have been reporting on the Wal-Mart threat letter all week. Wal-Mart responded to RG4N's Monday press conference, trying to back-pedal and claim that the threat to go back on promises in case of a lawsuit wasn't actually a threat.

We have momentum and they are on the defensive. We cannot let up. Our city-wide Wal-Mart boycott is starting to get more attention and we need to keep the pressure on until Wal-Mart agrees not to build a Supercenter at Northcross Mall.

We are organizing a one-hour protest at the Norwood Wal-Mart Supercenter this Saturday afternoon from noon to 1:00 pm to keep the pressure on Wal-Mart. Please come help us send a clear message to Wal-Mart that it cannot threaten Austin and its neighborhoods. The neighborhoods of Northcross have rejected Wal-Mart's plans for Northcross Mall. Wal-Mart should either work with us to truly address concerns or abandon altogether its plan to locate at Northcross.

So bring your family, friends and neighbors this Saturday, May 19th, to the Norwood Wal-Mart at 183 & I-35 (1030 Norwood Park Blvd) at noon. We will protest on the sidewalks along Norwood Park Blvd, not on Wal-Mart property. We will obey protesting rules:

• Stay on the public sidewalk or within the first 10 feet directly adjacent to public street if there is no sidewalk.
• Do not block driveways or access.
• Stay out of the street.
• Ignore any counterprotesters or rude passersby.

We will have signs and water (but it's always good to bring your own). Wear red. Help us make this protest so loud it's heard all the way to Bentonville.

If you would like more information, contact Cindy Fisher at join [at] rg4n [dot] org