Sunland-Tujunga Tea Party! And You're Invited!
On July the 4th, The No Home Depot Campaign will once again march in our community's parade to demonstrate the vast and diverse support we have on preventing Home Depot from opening in Sunland-Tujunga.
We think that the 4th of July is a perfect holiday for a community to come together and defend itself against an unwanted invader. We are demonstrating our determination to be in control of our town's future, to protect the quality of life for our residents, and our united effort to expel a corporation that has shown no concern for our community, and has even gone as far as to slander us, simply to advance their own business interests!
Will Home Depot's astroturf groups, stopracismca.com and F.I.R.S.T. (Friends Interested in Restoring Sunland-Tujunga, @ friendsofst.com) be joining us for this traditional community event?
Don't hold your breath!
Happy 4th everyone! See you at the Parade!
Labels: home depot, sunland-tujunga
Posted by Unknown @ 7/02/2007 05:59:00 PM
31 Comments:
I'll be there! Do you have "No Home Depot" t-shirts we can wear?
We will have a limited amount available on first come first serve basis. We are meeting at Von's in Tujunga at 9 am on Wednesday morning.
We are also asking for participants, in our entry, to make their own "No Home Depot" signs. Please keep the language clean, and we encourage 2nd language signs!
Now that we know Home Depot set up these fake groups to try and use the issue of racism so Home Depot could get their store open, I hope La Raza shows up to march with the No2HomeDepot group. How dare this effen company try to make this a racism issue!
They look racist, just look at the signs in farsi & armenian! Where's the signs en espanol? HMMMMM.....?
oh Geez......
this is one sided
I hear that HD is going to crash the parade!
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Hey, did you know the Brooklyn Bridge is for sale on EBAY?
In another alleged dirty trick those opposed to the Home Depot—reportedly tried to videotape city councilmembers in a clandestine meeting with Home Depot supporters, but no such meeting occurred.
We are a small, hardcore group of grassroots activists who are dedicated to doing more than simply talking about the problem or writing letters in respect to illegal immigration. We take a very aggressive, in-your-face stance on the illegal immigration issue. Obviously, if I could be king for a day, it would be to shut the borders and deport all the illegal aliens. But our group, since we’re a small group and we’re less than a year old, is designed to create little victories and create positive momentum as we grow to accomplish larger objectives. I’m not looking to take on the world right now, but to mobilize people and get them active.
At Save Our State, we’re very anti-Home Depot. It’s a corporate giant that many people in our opposition don’t like, either – they’re non-union, they’re a corporate behemoth and so forth. We might obviously oppose them for different reasons, but a lot of these things are, I think, a little unsettling for our opposition.
Out of all the corporations Wal-mart does the MOST 17 million in cash plus truckloads of goods.Thay also guarantee All emp a job no matter if needed or not.Thay also gave them $250.00 on the spot and more if needed.
The Walton foundation also gave 8 million.
Budwiser gave 1 million and some water
Physer gave 2 milion in med
Kelogges gave 7 truckloads of cookies
Coke & Pepsi gave a million each
So you Wal-mart haters tell me again how bad they are and dont care about people and how they take advantage of its workers and susuppliers.
If no meeting occurred, then how could they tape it?
Despite the budding movement to develop alternatives for the site, neighborhood organizers have received scant support from the city council. J, Acouncil member who represents the area, argues that the stri p mall has been a sore spot for 25 years and that Home Depot is a viable solution.
Jim Alger created a plan whereby he would tell Neighborhood Councils to buy equipment from Do-It-Center if a % of the profits went to No 2 Home Depot. If any money was left over, it would go to the Congress of Neighborhood Councils.
Proof is on this video about 11 minutes in.
This has implications for the Congress of Neighborhood Councils, No 2 Home Depot, Jim Alger, and Joe Barett. Something is really wrong with this picture and the City should launch an investigation.
Mayor Sam or Zuma Dogg, why don't you feature this video and the controversy on a new thread?
I think he did already a few weeks ago. No one cared.
The people in Sunland/Tujunga would much rather have a Target, a K-Mart, or a Kohl's store instead of a Home Depot; a general merchandise store is needed in the S/T area MUCH more than a Home Depot. There already is a Home Depot 8 minutes away in Sylmar, but the closest general merchandise store with a large selection of goods is probably 20 minutes away at the Target store in the Westfield Plaza in Eagle Rock. Edward R.
Home Depot's phony grassroots groups crack me up! Well they would if this wasn't such a serious issue!
Approximately 8 of those blogs were written by Home Depot Exec's still trying to put a spin and justify the lies they spred about Sunland-Tujunga.
Their "for profit community service" is a joke!They are just great tax deductions for their sleazy corporation. Their quality and service remain poor and everyone knows how Home Depot lies and cheats. Long live Lowes, Do-it-Center, Ace Hardware stores and all other stores that are Home Depot's competitors.
I hope Home Depot goes the way of Napoleon and the Roman empire. It''s a long fall that is a short way off!
Home Depot is wanted by the majority of S&T and a very few but loud % of residents do not want Home Depot in Sunland. this blog is written by Joe. B. a self appointed leader of the n2hd and a paid spokesman for some local bussiness in town.
I think Joe was standing up for his group
By cussing at people and threatening them?
from what I understand, the guy that wrote this got harassed by HD to make them (the NHDC) not carry their banners or wear their NO Home Depot t-shirts
No. Joe B. decieved Mr. Lucas, the organizer of the parade, and broke their previous agreement.
He got a million phone calls from the supporters of No Home Depot, and basically had to eat crow.
No. Mr. Lucas got a few calls after Joe B. sent out an angry and spiteful e-mail blast asking people to harass him. Abby Diamond actually resolved the whole issue before anyone called Mr. Lucas. Maybe because she didn't cuss and threaten people like hot-head Joe B.?
Read the whole story here
Joe B. is a disgrace to No 2 Home Depot and the entire community of Sunland-Tujunga. He is responsible for the Do-It-Center scandal that caused Jim Alger to be banned from the Neighborhood Council system, he harassed and alienated Miner to the point where he shut down the old Foothills Forum, and he's now cussing at fellow community leaders and threatening them. Joe B. has less class than anyone at Home Depot, Dakota Communications, or Latham & Watkins.
I didn't know Joe B. was one of the original tea baggers! ;)
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