Local Activists Call on GMA to drop Walmart as a sponsor

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United Food and Commercial Workers
-- Demonstration Organized for Tuesday in Front of Good Morning America's Studio

In front of ABC's Good Morning America (GMA) studio, local activists, community leaders, and Congressman Anthony Weiner will call on ABC's News President David Westin to immediately drop Wal-Mart as the sponsor of GMA's patriotic-themed "Only in America" series. The demonstration against Wal-Mart will take place on Tuesday, March 29 at 7 a.m., at the corner of 44th street and Broadway, North Side (right outside the Toys R US at Times Square). Congressman Weiner will be delivering a prepared statement at 7:30 a.m.

WHAT: Demonstration and Rally in front of Good Morning America Studios - calling on ABC news to drop Wal-Mart as Sponsor.

WHO: Anthony Weiner, Congressman and NYC Mayoral Candidate

DATE: Tuesday, March 29

TIME:

7-8 a.m. (Community Demonstration)

7:30 a.m. (Congressman Weiner's delivers prepared statement)

WHERE: Corner of 44th street and Broadway, North Side, (right outside the Toys R US at Time Square)

BACKGROUND:

The "Wake-Up Wal-Mart" project brings together an array of community leaders who are determined to raise public awareness about the real Wal-Mart record. The demonstration against Wal- Mart's sponsorship of the Good Morning America "Only in America" series is in response to the real facts about Wal-Mart. Specifically, Wal-Mart imports between 50 and 85 percent of its merchandise. In fact, "80 percent of the six thousand factories in Wal-Mart's worldwide database of suppliers are in China."

The sponsorship rights to the "Only in America" series is a blatant attempt to mislead ABC viewers and consumers into believing that Wal-Mart reflects American values and favors American-made products. A petition released just days ago demanding Westin drop Wal-Mart as the sponsor of the series has received more than thirteen thousand signatures.