November 24th is the anti-consumerism celebration known the world over as "Buy Nothing Day".
The impetus behind "Buy Nothing Day" is to raise awareness of the consumerist culture in which we live, and the degree to which our behavior revolves around our activity as consumers. Mounting environmental evidence suggests that our current consumption rates are unsustainable and that our choices as consumers have a direct impact on the health of the planet. Buy Nothing Day seeks to expose the environmental costs and ethical consequences that result from overconsumption.
A Very Modest Proposal:
One day a year. (November 24th)
1 divided by 365=o.oo273 or roughly o.3%
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Abstain from consumerism for 0.3% of the year.
This November 24th don't be a consumer, just be.
Kalle Lasn, co-founder of the Adbusters Media Foundation, explains BUY NOTHING DAY as a necessary perceptual shift. “Our headlong plunge into ecological collapse requires a profound shift in the way we see things. Driving hybrid cars and limiting industrial emissions is great, but they are band-aid solutions if we don’t address the core problem: we have to consume less. This is the message of Buy Nothing Day.”
- Green Idea 1 : ' Find your nearest Farmer's Market and go there this weekend with friends...
- Green Idea 2 : ' Swap your old incandescent bulbs for CFLs when they burn out and start saving $$$
- Green Idea 3 : ' Try using your bike this weekend instead of your car...
- Green Idea 4 : ' This Spring why not plant a small kitchen garden of tomatoes and peppers on your balcony or patio?
- Green Idea 5 : ' What are you waiting for? Make the change today!
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
The basic objectives of sustainability are to reduce consumption of non-renewable resources, minimize waste, and create healthy, productive environments.
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URBAN GARDENING
You can grow your own food whether you live on a rural farm or in a tiny urban apartment. Urban gardening is all about using space wisely to regain a closer connection with your food and beautify your home or neighborhood.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY
Explore energy resources, such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal, ocean thermal, and wave power, that replenish themselves within a short period.
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LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS
Locating the Farmers' Market nearest to you is now only a few clicks away. Localharvest.org is a useful and straight-forward site designed to faciliate your quest.
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17 comments:
People are camped out at Walmart freezing in the parking lot. They're fighting for Elmos and playstations.
I guess they didn't get the memo.
I like your blog
Every day is buy nothing day. Some days I celebrate more than others though.
I went to Wal-Mart, passing by grocery stores and locally run businesses, out of the belief that I could buy everything I wanted in one trip. Pens, peanut butter, washer fluid, and bouillon cubes. But they didn't have everything on my list...THEY DIDN'T HAVE BOUILLON CUBES! It was like rubbing the lamp and having the genie tell you a bunch of rules that he couldn't do. I'm never going back there.
CNN recently interviewed Kalle Lasn -the Director of Adbusters- about the ideas behind Buy Nothing Day
To watch this video click link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8uZEjAsR94
More interesting videos can be found at: www.limbovision.org
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For me, everyday is 'BUY NOTHING at WALMART' day. LOL
Please tell me "all" shopping is not bad. Guess I am just trying to keep the economy healthy. At the end of my work day...the brain needs a little down time and distraction.
(Not at Walmart)
I think it's notable that half the comments posted above refer to Walmart, though the Megacorp retailer was not mentioned in the original blogpost...
Buy Nothing Day is meant to draw attention to un-necessary and/or conspicuous consumption, as well as to affirm the importance of choice in our purchases.
Shop thoughtfully is the maxim
VL
life just good
I am new to blogging and I am wishing as many people as I can a "MERRY CHRISTMAS".
Love,
GRANNY
http://just-one-day-of-peace.blogspot.com/
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I boycott Wal Mart, Shell Canada (America) and McDonald's and others. I refuse to get sucked into the consumer-mad mentality of must have.
Shout it loud, people are starting to listen.
Please, tell me that this is a joke.
We can get free things hh,
such as this free screensaver:
Happy New Year Screen Saver
http://www.filesforfree.com/freeware/happy_new_year_screen_saver.htm
and
Christmas Clock screensaver
http://www.filesforfree.com/freeware/christmas_clock_screensaver.htm
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post something it is almost 07.
That makes no sense whatsoever why would you want to not buy anything? and does it help that you have to buy extra stuff the day before and/or the day after?
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