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Buy Nothing Day/Christmas

thomasL | 24.11.2004 15:57 | Globalisation | Cambridge

Information on Buy Nothing Day and Buy Nothing Christmas.

Here are some details on Buy Nothing Day which is this Friday, November 26th:


For 24 hours, millions of people around the world do not participate -- in the doomsday economy, the marketing mind-games, and the frantic consumer-binge that's become our culture. We pause. We make a small choice not to shop. We shrink our footprint and gain some calm. Together we say to Exxon, Nike, Coke and the rest: enough is enough. And we help build this movement to rethink our unsustainable course.

In its 13 years, BND has become a flashpoint, a day when people of all stripes come together in symbolic protest. Visit the new BND Action Pyramid for a sample of great ways to celebrate.
Need posters, clip-art, web banners, handbills, radio-clips or stickers? No problem. 2004 BND promotional goods are ready for download.

We've put together a radical new tool to keep Jammers connected: JammerGroups, city-based email networks. Join now.

We've also got news and reports from previous BNDs in our archive. Be in touch as your plans come together,

Happy jamming.
 http://www.adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/index.html



And some on Buy Nothing Christmas:


This Christmas we'll be swamped with offers, ads and invitations to buy more stuff. But now there's a way to say enough and join a movement dedicated to reviving the original meaning of Christmas giving.

Buy Nothing Christmas is a national initiative started by Canadian Mennonites but open to everyone with a thirst for change and a desire for action.

Buy Nothing Christmas is a stress-reliever, and more people need to hear about it. You can change your world by simply putting up one of the posters (or make your own) in your church, place of worship, home or work. Be sneaky about it if you have to. The point is to get people thinking. It's an idea whose time has come, so get out there and make a difference!
 http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/index.html


thomasL

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Why just one day?

24.11.2004 21:04

Make it Buy Nothing MONTH! From now through Dec. 24-Buy nothing from the multi-nationals! Make it big enough to HURT!

Here is Canadian Mennonite site about Buy Nothing Christmas:

STOP NYC Inc.
- Homepage: http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/