June 30th Stop the Invasion! No Wal-Martization of L.A.!
Brave New Foundation's Cuéntame released this short video to promote the June 30th March Against Wal-Mart featuring L.A. Labor's Maria Elena Durazo, Reverend Eric Lee, U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu and the Chinatown community.
"June 30th Stop the Invasion! No Wal-martization!" urges Angelenos to hit the streets on Saturday, June 30 for the largest anti-Walmart protest ever held in the U.S.
Watch the video! Share it to your friends on Facebook and Twitter – and join us on June 30th!
Musicians are joining the efforts to take on Wal-Mart and stop the Wal-Martization of L.A.! Grammy award-winning guitarist and folk rocker Tom Morello: the Nightwatchman (formerly of Rage Against the Machine) will play at the March Against Wal-Mart and Low Wage Jobs on June 30 in Chinatown. Tom Morello, an longtime advocate for workers' issues, will open the rally with his "Union Song!"
Sign up on Facebook to join the March Against Wal-Mart on June 30 and stop Wal-Mart in L.A. with Tom Morello!
Also, indie rock band No Age will headline an anti-Walmart benefit show in Chinatown the night before the march on June 29. Tickets are $5 and will benefit groups fighting to stop the Wal-Mart in Chinatown. The lineup for the benefit also includes the L.A. bands Tearist and LA Fog, plus DJs from the Chinatown radio station K-Chung, such as LA Vampires' Nick Malkin and the Smell co-founder Jim Smith.
Sign up on Facebook for the No Wal-Mart with No Age benefit show!
More on the benefit show:
No Age to headline anti-Walmart benefit in L.A., Pitchfork.com, 6/20/12
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