'Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price' debuts in Tamworth Sunday, Nov. 13

Tamworth screening one of over 3,000 across the nation

The controversial new film, "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price," will debut in Tamworth this Sunday as part of Wal-Mart Premiere Week, an unprecedented grassroots effort that will see over 3,000 screenings across the nation from Nov. 13 to 19.The screening on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m. will take place at the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House at 30 Tamworth Road in Tamworth Village. Immediately following, there will be a group discussion about the effect Wal-Mart is having locally, statewide, and across the nation. This event is being sponsored by the Social Concerns Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slopes, and the World Fellowship Center of Albany.Wal-mart is the influential corporation of our time, and will continue to have a huge effect on our country and the world, for good or ill, said Andy Davis, co-director of the World Fellowship Center. We invite neighbors of all political stripes, and Wal-Mart shoppers, managers and associates to join a discussion of how we can all work together to create a climate of fairness and prosperity in our community."Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" is the newest film from director and producer Robert Greenwald, and the first from his new venture, Brave New Films.The film takes the viewer on a journey into the everyday lives of families whose lives have been affected by Wal-Mart. From a small business owner in the Missouri to a preacher in California, from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico, dozens of film crews on three continents bring the story of an assault of families and American values. Current and former employees, managers and executives will tell all about the corporations inner workings. Wal-Mart is based on individual human beings, all over the world, at all levels of society, telling their story in very personal terms.The screening and discussion are free and open to the public.