New Movie: 'Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price' to Premiere in Madison Heights

New Movie: 'Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price' to Premiere in Madison Heights

WakeUpWalMart.com Supporters to Hold Movie Screenings All Across America
during Wal-Mart Week (November 13-19)

Supporters of WakeUpWalMart.com, America's leading campaign to change Wal- Mart will hold their first local screening of the controversial new film by Robert Greenwald, "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price." The movie will premiere in Madison Heights tomorrow as part of a growing grassroots effort to build public pressure on Wal-Mart to change into a responsible corporation.

The screening, hosted by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 876, is a critical part of "Wal-Mart Week," a national week of action in which well over 3,000 screenings will be held in cities and towns all across America from November 13-19. Supporters of WakeUpWalMart.com will be partnering with a wide coalition of community, religious, and civic groups who are joining together as part of the growing movement to change Wal-Mart.

Following the screening, attendees will take part in an open discussion about the effect Wal-Mart is having on local families, the community, and the nation. Strategies and tactics activists and community leaders can employ to build public pressure on Wal-Mart to change will also be discussed. The landmark grassroots screening and discussion will be open to all local press and media.

What: Local Movie Premiere of Robert Greenwald's controversial movie --
"Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price"

When: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Program starts at 7 p.m.
Film begins at 7:30 p.m.

Where: UFCW Local 876 Union Hall
876 Horace Brown Drive, Madison Heights
(Off of Montepelier, which is located off of 13 Mile Road
between John R and Stephenson)

Who: UFCW Local 876, local citizens and grassroots supporters of
WakeUpWalMart.com.

For a list of other screenings, go to http://www.wakeupwalmart/ and click on the movie icon at the bottom of the screen.

CONTACT: Mark Charrette of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 876, +1-248-585-9671.

PRNewswire -- Nov. 14

Source: United Food and Commercial Workers Local 876

Web site: http://wakeupwalmart.com/

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