Buy Nothing Day
Saturday 25 November 2006 is Buy Nothing Day around the world (it's today, 24 November in North America). The annual event started small in 2001 as a reaction to the onward march of global consumerism. Today, it's celebrated worldwide and has grown in reputation and stature. It's a stunningly simple concept... for one day, buy nothing.
A noble idea, but not as simple as it may first appear - what about your daily newspaper, your morning espresso fix, or that half price book sale? Ultimately, it takes a change of mindset, asking each of us to reassess our purchasing habit and, for one day, free ourselves from the mass spend-frenzy.
It the idea intrigues you, the official website (http://adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/) is well worth visiting - it has some great ideas for a less-consumer-oriented Christmas (and tips on how to shirk the weighty expectations of relatives at this time of year).
A noble idea, but not as simple as it may first appear - what about your daily newspaper, your morning espresso fix, or that half price book sale? Ultimately, it takes a change of mindset, asking each of us to reassess our purchasing habit and, for one day, free ourselves from the mass spend-frenzy.
It the idea intrigues you, the official website (http://adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/) is well worth visiting - it has some great ideas for a less-consumer-oriented Christmas (and tips on how to shirk the weighty expectations of relatives at this time of year).
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