World Buy Nothing Day-Friday,November 26th

international | anti-capitalism | event notice Saturday October 30, 2004 16:13 by Starstruck - DGN

No Purchase Necessary!

Buy Nothing Day exposes the environmental and ethical consequences of consumerism. The developed countries - only 20% of the world population are consuming over 80% of the earth's natural resources, causing a disproportionate level of environmental damage and unfair distribution of wealth.

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 McDonalds, 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.
The intent of the Buy Nothing Day movement is to provide a period of respite and a pause for reflection from the rigors of the consumption economy, which is the main thing that dominates the media and perhaps a few too many of our daily life choices and aspirations

More info on BND available at www.adbusters.org
Resources on BND (posters,flyers,stickers all downloadable) are available at http://www.adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/#

So if people want to get something together for this use this thread to organise,or just go out and spread the word whatever way,postering,flyering,spraying,whatever!

No Purchase Necessary!