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Brummies congregrate to pray to products in Selfridges

soy-lidarity | 07.06.2005 02:43 | Culture | Birmingham

An action took place in Birmingham City Centre to draw attention to the issues of consumerism. The action coincided with the CIRCA workshops that took place over the same weekend.
Shopping is the new religion, praying to products is the next logical step.

Sharing a moment at the billboard
Sharing a moment at the billboard

Deep in prayer
Deep in prayer

Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!

Worshipping Oreos in Selfridges
Worshipping Oreos in Selfridges

More worshipping of Oreos in Selfridges
More worshipping of Oreos in Selfridges

Joyous celebration in the Bullring
Joyous celebration in the Bullring

More worship in the Bullring
More worship in the Bullring


Last Sunday (5th June) at 3pm, 19 people congregated at Birmingham's Corporation Street and in Selfridges to make a Prayer to Products, an action to highlight the absurdity of consumerism. The chosen shrine on Corporation Street was a billboard which read "Love Shopping - Love Corporation Street". The congregation reconvened in the Selfridge's Food Court - and once moved on by security - continued their worship inside the Bullring.

For more info on "prayers to products" and the Church of the Immaculate Consumption head towards:

 http://www.labofii.net/
 http://www.thevacuumcleaner.co.uk/prayers.html

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 http://www.clownarmy.org/

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Comments

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  1. brilliant — paul c
  2. i have a request — paul c
  3. Photo of the billboard — soy-lidarity
  4. ffs — chris
  5. why don't you — dunno
  6. It is relevant — clergy
  7. :) — Kidda
  8. Re: worshiping Oreos — 'Weird Al' Yankevich
  9. struck a chord — feral yen
  10. We should all protest in our own way — Groovy Rebel
  11. re: groovy rebel — .
  12. re — Chris
  13. you can be serious and still show your teeth! — stevo
  14. re: — Chris
  15. huh? — Kidda
  16. "To Arms...No, to Argos!" — Shelley
  17. "DiY Culture will only happen when you make it"?! — para - sites