New Orleans No matter how hard they try, and believe me, they try very, very hard, the forces of evil are still having some difficulty curtailing the ability to register new voters in Ohio. Friday, I received welcome news that we had won a seminal lawsuit enjoying the notorious and infamous Secretary of State of …
Month: September 2006
More Sitefighters!
Sacramento On the last day of this organizing meeting listening to Jason Judd, Wal-Mart Campaign Director for Change to Win, followed by Derecka Mehrens, California ACORN Head Organizer, tag teamed with Sarita Gupta, Jobs with Justice Field Director, as they described their collaboration to create more community support for sitefights everywhere and their enthusiasm, determination, and …
Sitefighters II
Sacramento For the second year the key sitefighters, engaging big boxes and particularly Wal-Mart, convened in Sacramento from all around the country. All the major campaigns were there: WARN, WakeUpWal-Mart, Wal-Mart Watch, Change to Win, and UFCW locals. We were meeting in California for the second conference in order to support the extensive work being …