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Buy Nothing Day is your special day to unshop , unspend and unwind. Relax and do nothing for the economy and yourself at least for one day.
-November 25 2011( North America )
-November 26 2011 (international )
-Buy Nothing Day is an internation protest against consumerism observed by social activist.
-Celebrated the day after thanksgiving , the same day as "Black Friday" .
-First Buy Nothing Day was orgainzed in Sept. 1997 as a day for society to examine the issue of over comsupmtion.
5 things To Do On Buy Nothing Day
- Celebrate Buy Nothing Day
- Shop Less
- Live More
- relax and sleep
- Enjoy your day with family & friends
Participate By Participating!
- We want to make a commitment to consuming less and recycling more.
- The supermarkets and shopping malls well offer great choices but this shouldn't be the cost of the environment.
Most people start by breaking their old Patterns by embracing what they love and saving money. Researchers came to an conclusion that "buy nothing day" should take place during Black Friday only because that's when most of the consumers come out to spend money. Black Friday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year, where a lot of electronics and clothing go on sale and things be a little cheaper and affordable for people to shop for the holidays. Everything we buy has an impact on the environment, Buy Nothing Day highlights the environmental and ethical consequences of consumerism. Buy nothing day is not only changing yourself but being able to change your lifestyle and the things we consume on which are not important to you. Critics want people to make a commitment to consuming less, recycling more and challenging companies to clean up.My Sources http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/bnd , http://www.buynothingday.org/
Very well organized and straight to the point. Looks nice.The source of your information might be bias since they were part of the beginning of BND. I think it would of been more info on how and who founded it.
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