CONSUMER (OR NOT) AFFAIRS:

BUY NOTHING DAY 2008:

Lock up your sons and daughters. It's the great blasphemy against the Holy Mallish Church ! It's the annual 'Buy Nothing Day' coming up this November 29, out on by the Vancouver folks at AdBusters. Here's the preliminary announcement from Facebook. Look for more here at Molly's Blog as the sacred day draws nigh.

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BUY NOTHING DAY 2008:

Don't buy stuff
Event Info
Type:
Causes - Protest
Network:
Global
Time and Place
Date:
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Time:
12:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Everywhere
City/Town:
Vancouver, BC
Contact Info
Email:
kjprijatel@hotmail.com
Description
Buy Nothing Day originated in Vancouver as a way of protesting over-consumption, created by Adbusters.org. It takes place the Friday after Thanksgiving (supposed to be the biggest shopping day of the year in America) and its participation now includes more than 65 nations. While critics of the day charge that Buy Nothing Day simply causes participants to buy the next day, Adbusters states that it "isn't just about changing your habits for one day" but "about starting a lasting lifestyle commitment to consuming less and producing less waste."

Go to the website:

http://adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/

and watch this documentary:"Affluenza"

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-dib6hSlcU&feature=related)