Over 40 people gathered in front of a Maxway store on February 18th to support the ongoing boycott of Art Pope’s stores. The picket was called for by NC HEAT. Community members from all across Raleigh showed up to participate. Signs and chanting brought awareness to customers going into the store resulting in some turning around. A video can be seen below
http://youtu.be/1bOzlYJb3ik
Art Pope, who owns stores such as Maxway and Roses, has been the leading financial donor behind many local elections in NC including the school board. The boycott has been launched to hit Art Pope’s wallet and tell him to stop funding candidates that hurt communities with poor policy decisions. You can read more about Art Pope and how his money is hurting out communities at artpopeexposed.com.