"If you see a charismatic black American guy strutting his power stance whilst chatting about change, please don't be fooled. Capitalism does what it does no matter what colour they paint it's face. What does Capitalism do? Well, loads of things. Widens the gap between the rich and the poor, attempts the ridiculous trick of infinite growth on a planet with finite resources, places profit over people and planet thus rendering conditions almost uninhabitable as well as channelling ever more wealth from the masses into the hands of fewer and fewer people thus destroying any semblance of democracy that may have once existed.."

Not to mention the cyclic recessions it blesses us with every few decades thus allowing the state to theive even more taxes from us so that the banks they prop up with them can then continue to lend us our own money back with interest. Charming.

Anyhow, your pound is power so place it at your peril. Why give these corporate crooks your hard earned wage when there's good people creating wonderful things all around you. Why not make some stuff yourself? Either way, this December we'd like to encourage you all to:

CONSUME LESS, CREATE MORE!

Please get involved in anyway you desire, whether you want to help us put on an event, get involved in an alternative market, deliver creative workshops, help us raise awareness, contribute a track to a CLCM CD, whatever you can think of. More people doing a little is better than a few people doing alot.

We'll be meeting this Saturday @ 2pm at the Social Change Library above Sound Bites ethical store in Derby's city centre in order look at the cause and affects of consumerism and look at as many inspiring ideas as possible regarding how we can challenge it during December.

CLCM Collective


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You'll find SoundBites opposite the magistrates court at:

11 Morledge, Derby, DE1 2AW
See map at:  http://www.soundbitesderby.org.uk/map.html