Buy Nothing Day 2008, November 28 | Black Friday Protest
Buy Nothing Day is an informal day of protest against consumerism observed by social activists. Typically celebrated the Friday after Thanksgiving in North America and the next day internationally, in 2008 the dates will be November 28 and 29 respectively. It was founded by Vancouver artist Ted Dave and subsequently promoted by the Canadian Adbusters magazine.
The first Buy Nothing Day was organized in Vancouver in September of 1992 “as a day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption.” In 1997, it was moved to the Friday after American Thanksgiving, which is one of the top 10 busiest shopping days in the United States. Outside of North America, Buy Nothing Day is celebrated on the following Saturday. Despite controversies, Adbusters managed to advertise Buy Nothing Day on CNN, but many other major television networks declined to air their ads. Soon, campaigns started appearing in United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, and Norway. 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,[4] 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.”
Source: Wikipedia
Suddenly, we ran out of money and, to avoid collapse, we quickly pumped liquidity back into the system. But behind our financial crisis a much more ominous crisis looms: we are running out of nature fish, forests, fresh water, minerals, soil. What are we going to do when supplies of these vital resources run low?
Theres only one way to avoid the collapse of this human experiment of ours on Planet Earth: we have to consume less.
It will take a massive mindshift. You can start the ball rolling by buying nothing on November 28th. Then celebrate Christmas differently this year, and make a New Years resolution to change your lifestyle in 2009.
Its now or never!
Source: http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd
For more information on Buy Nothing Day, visit the AdBusters site at: http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd
And for information on the designer, check out: http://www.jessconfer.com
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August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
it’s a protest …
it’s a protest towards excessive spending, not saying that you shouldn’t spend AT ALL. spend wisely because consumers today basically buy things they want, as opposed to things they need.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
participate by not …
participate by not participating
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Guess there will be …
Guess there will be t-shirts and events. 1 day? Just buy form your local small business and not the big companies. They serve people and the people is loveing it.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
yes, i am 100% …
yes, i am 100% kidding i took the time to play a joke on you…so i hear everyone yelling”omg people die!!!!!! dont go to it!!!” give me a link to where the people got killed on black friday….
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
your kidding right?!
your kidding right?!
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Sounds like a …
Sounds like a revision of Believe Me by Fort Minor (a side project of Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park). You can find the video on YouTube.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
So buying less in …
So buying less in an economy that’s driven by consumption of goods and services helps how?
I don’t endorse needless spending, but the whole “don’t buy on Black Friday” thing is a stupid ploy. It’s essentially allowing the enemy to set the rules.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
the economy is …
the economy is failing because it is so dependent on our consumption…..hyper-consumption is going to be our downfall as a nation.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
thanks! looks like …
thanks! looks like im going to need to buy TWICE as much on black friday since you guys wont be there, i can finally get my 59″ plasma flatscreen TV!
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Black Friday should …
Black Friday should be illegal! Every year people get hurt or killed at these events. If a bar or restaurant can be shut down for endangering the public due to over capacity why not a Walmart? Anyone who attends black friday is nothing but a greedy idiot looking for a deal.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
I can’t believe …
I can’t believe people would actually argue that not spending anything will help the economy in any way.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
thanks for posting, …
thanks for posting, I’m not gonna buy on the 28th
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
I made the song in …
I made the song in garage band.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
what music is …
what music is playing in the background?
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
what song is this?
what song is this?
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
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danke
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
thanks!
thanks!
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
thank you!
thank you!
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Where you the guy …
Where you the guy who crushed the WalMart employee to get your good deal on your vacuum cleaner?
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
You had me until …
You had me until the last little bit where your math got a little fuzzy, you ume that the numbers would balance, but even if you deported all the illegals and at the same time all the frivolous businesses closed, we would have a higher unemployment rate than we do now. If legals had any valuable skills then it could possibly work, everything would have to become much more localized, you can’t just say well I can push a broom like the illegals, there will be nowhere to push it.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
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August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
did my part today …
did my part today blackfriday and the past year, actually since ive learned the TRUTH all we buy is food and some clothing
we Shopped till we Dropped when We Were SHEEP
got Enuf TO LAST US A LIFETIME
DID NOT SPEND A DIME on BLACK FRIDAY
HURRAY
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
thats Right RADON
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thats Right RADON
your COMMENT was PERFECT
THANK YOU
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Yeah I really doubt …
Yeah I really doubt buying a dvd player will make the plane wither and die.
August 9th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Yet another …
Yet another imitation of “WHat Barry Said”…