Site Fights
Wal-Mart developers thrive on an air of inevitability: that nothing can stop the corporate juggernaut when it makes a decision.
That couldn't be further from the truth.
As you read this, thousands of neighbors are working through grassroots organizations to stop Wal-Mart in its tracks. Every situation is different, but by combining our resources we can help them all. An important part of Battlemart is telling these stories and helping out where we can.
Find more site fight stories and commentary from site fighter Al Norman on the Battle-Mart blog.
Site Fights of the Week
- Site Fight Of The Week: Brooklyn, CT
A Town official says that the Wal-Mart project is a “done deal,” - but citizens haven’t had a chance to weigh in yet. Let’s let him know what we think - General Grant and General Lee Join Sides In New Wal-Mart Watch Video
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee don’t agree very often. But they do agree that Wal-Mart has no place at the Wilderness Civil War Battlefield in Virginia. - Site Fight Of The Week: Cordova, TN
Two votes next week will determine the fate of the controversial Wal-Mart project - take action now to stop it! - Site Fight Of The Week: Charlotte, NC
Developers in Charlotte want taxpayers to subsidize the city’s would-be ninth Wal-Mart with a $500,000 handout. - Site Fight Of The Week: Lodi, CA
After six years of back-and-forth debate, Wal-Mart is pushing forward again in Lodi. - Site Fight of the Week: Granite City, IL.
The town of Granite City, Illinois, takes great pride in putting people first. Now its residents are putting people before corporations by rallying against a proposed measure that would allow Wal-Mart to expand. - Site Fight Of The Week: Guelph, Ontario
For over 10 years Wal-Mart fought tooth-and-nail against residents to build a controversial superstore in Guelph. At long last, Wal-Mart got its way a built a 125,000 foot store. Now they want to make it bigger. - Site Fight Of The Week: A Dark Day In Moon, PA
On July 3rd, the Moon Township commission voted against a Wal-Mart proposal, 3-2. Only three days later on the 7th, the the commission announced a special meeting to “reconsider” the issue after Wal-Mart threatened to sue. Lo and behold, two commissioners switched their votes and gave Wal-Mart a 4-1 green light. - Site Fight Of The Week: Tracy, CA
The City Council has pushed back the vote on the controversial Wal-Mart expansion until August 5th. - Site Fight Of The Week: Godfrey, IL
In Godfrey, IL, concerned residents are fighting hard to prevent Wal-Mart from building on a tributary that ends up eventually in the Mississippi River. - Sight Fight Of The Week: West Dundee, IL
The Village Board is making its decision on a new Wal-Mart next week. - Site Fight Of The Week: Tupper Lake, NY
Help keep Wal-Mart out of the Adirondacks - Sight Fight of The Week: Tucson, AZ
Is “home of the world’s biggest Wal-Mart” a title that Tucson wants? - Site Fight Of The Week: Corpus Christi, TX
Wal-Mart is trying for a third time to build a new supercenter in Corpus Christi, and wants to abandon an old store as soon as they do. - Site Fight Of The Week: Greater Milwaukee
Two site fights are raging outside of Milwaukee, WI.
