"Wal-Mart: What it Really Costs to Buy Cheap" Features Premiere of
`Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price' and Presentation/Discussion Led
by UC Berkeley Researcher Ken Jacobs

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

WHAT: Local premiere screenings of Robert Greenwald's documentary,
"Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price," plus a presentation by
Ken Jacobs on "The Hidden Cost of Wal-Mart Jobs," followed by
an open discussion.

WHERE: Elk Grove United Methodist Church
8983 Elk Grove Blvd.
Elk Grove, CA

WHEN: 4 and 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18

WHO: Elk Grove Peace & Justice Forum

PURPOSE:
To inform the public about negative effects of the Wal-Mart
business model on communities in which the firm does business.




The Elk Grove Peace & Justice Forum will host the first local
screenings of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price," the new film by
Robert Greenwald ("Outfoxed"), 4 and 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the
Elk Grove United Methodist Church, 8983 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove.

The screenings, which are among more than 3,000 premieres across the
country this week, are presented in cooperation with
WakeUpWalMart.com.

Between the screenings, at 5:30 p.m., a presentation and discussion on
"The Hidden Cost of Wal-Mart Jobs" will be led by author-researcher
Ken Jacobs of the Center for Labor Research and Education at UC
Berkeley.

The public is invited to both events.

Contacts


United Food and Commercial Workers Local 588
Jacques Loveall, 916-786-0588