November 15th, 2012
Dear Friend,
Adopt a store, join us for Black Friday!
I am writing to ask you to stand with Walmart retail workers who are committing to reclaim Black Friday—the busiest shopping day of the year—for workers and customers in our communities. Following on the heels of the first-ever strikes by Walmart workers across the country, workers are recommitting and going on strike to stop the company’s retaliation and attempts to silence workers for speaking out for change.
Please consider doing one of the following next Friday:
1) Delegations of two or more people to Walmart managers to deliver a letter in support of the workers.
2) Flyering of customers
3) Thanking Walmart workers
4) Organize prayer vigils, caroling or our actions outside of Walmart stores or join an existing action.
Locations of Walmart stores, actions, instructions and background material can be found at www.massjwj.net
Please be sure to take pictures of your peaceful, legal protest and send them to us.
The struggle continues, and we must remember that we cannot change the American economy without changing Walmart. That’s why we are standing up to support workers who are organizing in the Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart) and Warehouse Workers United (WWU), and joining national community organizations made up of civil rights, faith, women’s, and neighborhood groups to call for immediate changes.
Will you stand with them on Black Friday? If so, we are asking you to adopt a Walmart store and plan a small action on Black Friday. We’ll provide you with action ideas and materials. Even a small delegation of 2 to 5 people will show support for Walmart workers and send a strong message to Walmart. For more information please contact Edwin Argueta at edwin@massjwj.net or (617) 524-8778.
In Solidarity,
Edwin Argueta, Coordinator
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