27 YEARS AGO TODAY, OCT 19, 1993, THE VOTERS OF GREENFIELD, MA VOTED IN A REFERENDUM TO KEEP WALMART OUT. Many people who moved to Greenfield since then, say they came here as a result of that vote!
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27 YEARS AGO TODAY, OCT 19, 1993, THE VOTERS OF GREENFIELD, MA VOTED IN A REFER…
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Al Norman
Al Norman first achieved national attention in October of 1993 when he successfully stopped Wal-Mart from locating in his hometown of Greenfield, Massachusetts. Almost 3 decades later they is still not Wal-Mart in Greenfield. Norman has appeared on 60 Minutes, was featured in three films, wrote 3 books about Wal-Mart, and gained widespread media attention from the Wall Street Journal to Fortune magazine. Al has traveled throughout the U.S., Barbados, Puerto Rico, Ireland, and Japan, helping dozens of local coalitions fight off unwanted sprawl development. 60 Minutes called Al “the guru of the anti-Wal-Mart movement.”