Course: Examining Wal-Mart
| By rob.goodspeed - Sep 29th, 2005 at 10:16 am EDT |
I wanted to post a notice about a course I'm helping develop here. For my work I have helped to organize an online course called "Examining the Wal-Mart Economy" which explores the public discussion currently surrounding Wal-Mart, the largest company in the world by revenue.
We've lined up a stellar group of guest speakers to participate in the course each week. The group includes:
- Investigative reporter Liza Featherstone who published in 2004 a book titled "Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Worker's Rights at Wal-Mart"
- Terry Collingsworth, the Executive Director of the International Labor Rights Fund. Earlier this summer the International Labor Rights Fund filed a massive lawsuit against Wal-Mart on bahalf of employees on four continents, arguing the workers were denied basic rights.
- Legendary anti-sprawl activist Al Norman (right), who has helped hundreds of communities in the U.S. block unwanted Wal-Mart stores through his organization Sprawl Busters.
- Finally, we'll also talk to Buffy Wicks, the political director of the Wake-Up Wal-Mart Campaign and Sally Smith from Wal-Mart Watch.
The course is open to students currently enrolled in 2-year and 4-year undergraduate programs, and the mandatory class conference calls will be held each week on Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST until November 10. Feel free to contact me at (rgoodspeed@pfaw.org) if you have any questions. To register, simply go to:
www.youngpeoplefor.org/academy
We've lined up a stellar group of guest speakers to participate in the course each week. The group includes:
- Investigative reporter Liza Featherstone who published in 2004 a book titled "Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Worker's Rights at Wal-Mart"
- Terry Collingsworth, the Executive Director of the International Labor Rights Fund. Earlier this summer the International Labor Rights Fund filed a massive lawsuit against Wal-Mart on bahalf of employees on four continents, arguing the workers were denied basic rights.
- Legendary anti-sprawl activist Al Norman (right), who has helped hundreds of communities in the U.S. block unwanted Wal-Mart stores through his organization Sprawl Busters.
- Finally, we'll also talk to Buffy Wicks, the political director of the Wake-Up Wal-Mart Campaign and Sally Smith from Wal-Mart Watch.
The course is open to students currently enrolled in 2-year and 4-year undergraduate programs, and the mandatory class conference calls will be held each week on Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST until November 10. Feel free to contact me at (rgoodspeed@pfaw.org) if you have any questions. To register, simply go to:
www.youngpeoplefor.org/academy
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