Anti-Wal-Mart activists in Stratford, Ontario had good news to share this week. On November 7, 2008, Sprawl-Busters reported that Wal-Mart Canada, after three years of
“Outta My Way, I’m shopping at Wal-Mart.” That actual bumper-sticker sums up the attitude of the only thing worse than Wal-Mart in our culture: Wal-Mart
The strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.