From Adbusters:
Buy Nothing Day
“There’s only one way to avoid the collapse of this human experiment of ours on Planet Earth: we have to consume less.
So this November 27 (November 28 in Europe and overseas), we’re calling for a Wildcat General Strike. We’re asking tens of millions of people around the world to bring the capitalist consumption machine to a grinding – if only momentary – halt.
We want you to not only stop buying for 24 hours, but to shut off your lights, televisions and other nonessential appliances. We want you to park your car, turn off your phones and log off of your computer for the day.”
I celebrated Buy Nothing Day this year by staying home and working on some DIY house projects. This year’s challenge is a bit steep eh? Turning off the tv I understand but all your lights? How can you read a book in the dark?! I see what they’re going for but I think they could have worded the message better.
I like this bit:
“Take just one small step toward a more just and sustainable future. Make a pact with yourself: go on a consumer fast. Lock up your credit cards, put away your cash and opt out of the capitalist spectacle. You may find that it’s harder than you think, that the impulse to buy is more ingrained in you than you ever realized. But you will persist and you will transcend – perhaps reaching the kind of epiphany that can change the world.”
Posted by Vixen as Activism at 7:04 PM CST