Buy Nothing Day demonstration, San Francisco, November 2001
Buy Nothing Day is an informal annual day of
protest against
consumerism observed by social activists, a day when participants refrain from purchasing anything during one day. It was founded by the Canadian
AdBusters magazine. The idea behind the event is to focus on the plight of the world's
poor, and on what the organisers see as the wasteful
consumption habits of the First World. Celebrants often observe the day not only by not buying things but through
culture jamming and other forms of radical expression.
In the
United States and in
Canada, "Buy Nothing Day" supporters celebrate on the day after American Thanksgiving Day. That day, often called "
Black Friday", is one of the busiest
shopping days of the year. In other countries it happens a day later, on a
Saturday.
External links
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