`Wal-Mart: What it Really Costs to Buy Cheap' Features Premiere of `Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price' and Presentation/Discussion Led by UC Berkeley Researcher Ken Jacobs

Business Wire, Nov 16, 2005

WHAT:   Local premiere screenings of Robert Greenwald's documentary,
        "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price," plus a presentation by
        Ken Jacobs on "The Hidden Cost of Wal-Mart Jobs," followed by
        an open discussion.

WHERE:  Elk Grove United Methodist Church
        8983 Elk Grove Blvd.
        Elk Grove, CA

WHEN:   4 and 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18

WHO:    Elk Grove Peace & Justice Forum

PURPOSE:
        To inform the public about negative effects of the Wal-Mart
        business model on communities in which the firm does business.

The Elk Grove Peace & Justice Forum will host the first local screenings of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price," the new film by Robert Greenwald ("Outfoxed"), 4 and 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the Elk Grove United Methodist Church, 8983 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove.

The screenings, which are among more than 3,000 premieres across the country this week, are presented in cooperation with WakeUpWalMart.com.

Between the screenings, at 5:30 p.m., a presentation and discussion on "The Hidden Cost of Wal-Mart Jobs" will be led by author-researcher Ken Jacobs of the Center for Labor Research and Education at UC Berkeley.

The public is invited to both events.