buy nothing day
various | 04.12.2003 01:25 | Culture | Globalisation
Since its launch twelve years ago, Buy Nothing Day has grown into a
worldwide celebration of consumer awareness and simple living. Observed
about a month before Christmas, the West's busiest shopping period of the
year, the campaign has sparked debate and raised awareness of our
consumerist culture.
worldwide celebration of consumer awareness and simple living. Observed
about a month before Christmas, the West's busiest shopping period of the
year, the campaign has sparked debate and raised awareness of our
consumerist culture.
As part of international day of action 'Buy Nothing Day', actions took
place in various places in the uk and other parts of the world:
London[
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/11/282234.html]: GAP clothing
outlets will remain closed, one for each shopping day of the week.
Manchester
[ http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/manchester/2003/12/282290.html]: A
stretch of JCDeceaux street advertsisements along the A6 in Salford were
redectorated to re-enforce the advertisers' messages. Also, a number of
'Whirl Mart' actions took place
Prague [ http://prague.indymedia.org/newswire/display/11369/index.php],
activists from Slovakian Food not Bombs gave the cashiers symbolic red
tulips.
Paris [ http://paris.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=10919](all in
French): Actions against the advertising aggression and against cops. Pub
panels were covered and advertising posters were decorated. report in
french [[ http://paris.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=11401]. Some
pictures
[ http://paris.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=11091&recalcul=oui]
Poland (pictures)[ http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2003/11/3289.shtml]
See some background information here [ http://www.buynothingday.co.uk/] and
here [ http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd/]; Diesel subvertising
[ http://www.uhc-collective.org.uk/campaigns/die_sel.htm], subvertise
[ http://www.subvertise.org/], indymedia
[ http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=366532&group=webcast], a
video [ http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/11/279842.html]
place in various places in the uk and other parts of the world:
London[
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/11/282234.html]: GAP clothing outlets will remain closed, one for each shopping day of the week.
Manchester
[
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/manchester/2003/12/282290.html]: A stretch of JCDeceaux street advertsisements along the A6 in Salford were
redectorated to re-enforce the advertisers' messages. Also, a number of
'Whirl Mart' actions took place
Prague [
http://prague.indymedia.org/newswire/display/11369/index.php], activists from Slovakian Food not Bombs gave the cashiers symbolic red
tulips.
Paris [
http://paris.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=10919](all in French): Actions against the advertising aggression and against cops. Pub
panels were covered and advertising posters were decorated. report in
french [[
http://paris.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=11401]. Some pictures
[
http://paris.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=11091&recalcul=oui] Poland (pictures)[
http://pl.indymedia.org/pl/2003/11/3289.shtml] See some background information here [
http://www.buynothingday.co.uk/] and here [
http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd/]; Diesel subvertising [
http://www.uhc-collective.org.uk/campaigns/die_sel.htm], subvertise [
http://www.subvertise.org/], indymedia [
http://www.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=366532&group=webcast], a video [
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2003/11/279842.html]
various