Plan B Olympia

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND BRING SOMEONE ALONG!

SEPT 7 - Friday - 4:30pm-6:00pm @ RALPH’S
SEPT 12 - Wednesday - 4:30pm-6:00pm @ RALPH’S
followed by
SEPT 21 - Friday - 12:00pm-3:00pm @ BAYVIEW
in an attempt to reach new and returning college students and downtown shoppers in general

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO LET STORMANS KNOW WE WON’T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER!
LET’S MAKE IT BIG!

Some pre-made signs will be on hand if you haven’t had a chance to make your own.

RALPH’S is located at 1908 East 4th Olympia, WA 98506
BAYVIEW is located at 516 West 4th Avenue Olympia, WA 98502

IF YOU’RE UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO A RALLY, BUT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ACTION:
contact Stormans directly:
Phone: (360) 357-8011
Fax: (360) 943-1284
Email: ralphs@stormans.com

or ask for Plan B at the Ralph’s Pharmacy and if/when denied, file a formal complaint with the Washington State Board of Pharmacy:
(complaint info) https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/disciplinary/complaint.htm

FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING RECENT RULING:
https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/HPS4/Pharmacy/default.htm

First of all, we apologize if you were unable to reach the site early today.  Our web host, Dreamhost, has been having some troubles lately — some related to recent power outages in California — but we seem to be okay now.

Secondly, thank you for all your support in July.  I just came back from our most recent protest, and it’s great to see all the enthusiastic picketers, and to hear the honking and cheering from our supporters.  According to our pledges, more than 300 people have pledged to boycott Ralph’s Thriftway and Bayview, amounting to more than $50,000 in lost revenue for Stormans.

We will be continuing our protests through August.  Our calendar will be updated soon.  If you are protesting individually or in pairs, you may want to bring copies of our handout. [4-up handout (MS Word format)] Please hand them to people who ask about the protest.

This week nine local women have filed complaints with the Pharmacy Board against Ralph’s Thriftway pharmacy.  More about this later!

Thanks to everybody who has pledged to join the boycott and those who participated in the pickets of the last week.

We have collected more than 300 pledge cards, accounting for more than $50,000 in potential lost business for Ralph’s & Bayview Thriftway.

Our protest pickets have been friendly, respectful, and fun. Yesterday KING 5 news covered the story; if you have tape, YouTube or Google Video copies, let us know.

We’re taking a breather to regroup. If you haven’t already, please fill out a pledge boycott card. You may also consider writing a letter to the editor or directly to Stormans Inc.

Our next planning meeting will be on July 10 at 7pm in the Olympia Center, Multipurpose Room B. Can’t make it? Contact us at planboly@hotmail.com to get updates or to send us your great ideas.

So many people have expressed interest in attending our next planning meeting that we’ve got a larger room at the Olympia Center.  We will be meeting in Multi-purpose room B, on the first floor, on Monday, July 10, at 7 p.m.  Free childcare still in room 206.

The Olympia Center is located at 222 Columbia St. NW in downtown Olympia.

We will be meeting again on July 10, 7-9 p.m. at the Olympia Center, this time in room 205, with childcare again in room 206. We’ll be reviewing this week’s protests and figuring out what to do next.

I hope we see you there, and please mention this planning meeting to other people who may wish to participate.