#OCCUPYXMAS kicks off Nov 25/26
Hey dreamers, occupiers, rabble-rousers,
You’ve been sleeping on the streets for two months pleading peacefully for a new spirit in economics. And just as your camps are raided, your eyes pepper sprayed and your head’s knocked in, another group of people are preparing to camp-out. Only these people aren’t here to support occupy Wall Street, they’re here to secure their spot in line for a Black Friday bargain at Super Target and Macy’s.
Occupy gave the world a new way of thinking about the fat cats and financial pirates on Wall Street. Now lets give them a new way of thinking about the holidays, about our own consumption habits. Lets’ use the coming 20th annual Buy Nothing Day to launch an all-out offensive to unseat the corporate kings on the holiday throne.
This year’s Black Friday will be the first campaign of the holiday season where we set the tone for a new type of holiday culminating with #OCCUPYXMAS. As the global protests of the 99% against corporate greed and casino capitalism continues, lets take the opportunity to hit the empire where it really hurts…the wallet.
On Nov 25/26th we escape the mayhem and unease of the biggest shopping day in North America and put the breaks on rabid consumerism for 24 hours. Flash mobs, consumer fasts, mall sit-ins, community events, credit card-ups, whirly-marts and jams, jams, jams! We don’t camp on the sidewalk for a reduced price tag on a flat screen TV or psycho-killer video game. Instead, we occupy the very paradigm that is fueling our eco, social and political decline.
Historically, Buy Nothing Day has been about fasting from hyper consumerism – a break from the cash register and reflecting on how dependent we really are on conspicuous consumption. On this 20th anniversary of Buy Nothing Day, we take it to the next level, marrying it with the message of #occupy…
We #OCCUPYXMAS.
Shenanigans begin November 25!
for the wild,
Culture Jammers HQ
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Anonymous
If you'd willingly boycott their magazine, along with the rest of it (corporate/capitalist america)... I'm sure that's a trade off they'd be willing to take.
It means they'd be successful in their mission. It means they'd be able to move on and do other things in their life.
I know personal growth might not mean much to some people... but to others, it's very much a way of life.
Anonymous
If you'd willingly boycott their magazine, along with the rest of it (corporate/capitalist america)... I'm sure that's a trade off they'd be willing to take.
It means they'd be successful in their mission. It means they'd be able to move on and do other things in their life.
I know personal growth might not mean much to some people... but to others, it's very much a way of life.
Anonymous
How about we boycott Adbusters' $100 made-in-Pakistan sneakers? (And, the attendant $100 shipping charge?) Who gets hurt them? Adbusters, or the folks in Pakistan who make the sneakers?
See, everything you advocate just ends up hurting the little guy in the end. Nice job, Adbusters.
Anonymous
How about we boycott Adbusters' $100 made-in-Pakistan sneakers? (And, the attendant $100 shipping charge?) Who gets hurt them? Adbusters, or the folks in Pakistan who make the sneakers?
See, everything you advocate just ends up hurting the little guy in the end. Nice job, Adbusters.
Anonymous
You see, your mistake is that you a$$ume the little guy isn't already hurting.
A hungry dog will certainly take table scraps if that's what he's thrown... it doesn't mean those scraps will keep him from going hungry.
If you're so concerned about the folks in Pakistan... I suggest you head over for a visit. See how they live, Offer them money for their local crafts and food. You're delusional if you think buying a pair of "made in Pakistan sneakers" is helping the villagers, ie. the people who need it most.
Anonymous
You see, your mistake is that you a$$ume the little guy isn't already hurting.
A hungry dog will certainly take table scraps if that's what he's thrown... it doesn't mean those scraps will keep him from going hungry.
If you're so concerned about the folks in Pakistan... I suggest you head over for a visit. See how they live, Offer them money for their local crafts and food. You're delusional if you think buying a pair of "made in Pakistan sneakers" is helping the villagers, ie. the people who need it most.
Anonymous
"You're dulusional if you think buying a pair of 'made in Pakistan sneakers' is helping the villagers, ie. the people who need it most."
Funny you should say that, since that's *exactly* what Adbusters claims. See for yourself: http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/blackspot
Starting to see the hypocracy yet?
Anonymous
"You're dulusional if you think buying a pair of 'made in Pakistan sneakers' is helping the villagers, ie. the people who need it most."
Funny you should say that, since that's *exactly* what Adbusters claims. See for yourself: http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/blackspot
Starting to see the hypocracy yet?
Lund416
Glad to find this site I'm from Windsor, Ontario and work for social justice through empowerment, health, fitness and self-reliance as those of us between 18-40 are becoming very aware that our lives will be dramatically different than our parents. We will have to learn how to survive alone. Many of us will have to make choices our parents didn't have to (not having kids, foregoing university, finding different ways to be happy and going against that natural instinct that buying stuff makes you happy, eating garbage food makes you fulfilled, and moving in with someone you've talked to online for a week is going to magically solve all our problems. We are the products of being the first adults using 'social media' - look what this has done to our social development and emotional skills. First year university students have the emotional tools of grade 7's. 40 year olds panic because they can't survive without their parents over involvement - dependent on them for everything. We've forgotten how to grow into adults. We haven't had to. Rather than live life and experience these lessons, we are watching staged reality shows instead. It's the adult version of thumb-sucking...anything to keep us quiet, sitting still, and more commercials, more commercials, more 'Progressive' crap with cheezeball antics or any bell, whistle, classic music track or whistle to get you to lift your head. Get up and turn it off. Go workout, go for a walk, shovel your elderly neighbour's walk. Do something active, and locally. Television commercials are beyond absurd and are an insult to our intelligence (I.e. car insurance!).
When I decided to turn the tv off, it was for many reasons, but mostly a combo of poor quality, terrible ads that go on so long that I actually forgot what I was watching - if these networks could minimize the program and run muted commercials in the background, you bet they would,,,.also this extreme on television - either you're nothing if you haven't achieved everything or look like this or dress like that, or you see the worst of times for other people - what a way to rob people of their dignity during some of the worst moments of their lives.
Thanks for reading. Til next time,
Jon
Lund416
Glad to find this site I'm from Windsor, Ontario and work for social justice through empowerment, health, fitness and self-reliance as those of us between 18-40 are becoming very aware that our lives will be dramatically different than our parents. We will have to learn how to survive alone. Many of us will have to make choices our parents didn't have to (not having kids, foregoing university, finding different ways to be happy and going against that natural instinct that buying stuff makes you happy, eating garbage food makes you fulfilled, and moving in with someone you've talked to online for a week is going to magically solve all our problems. We are the products of being the first adults using 'social media' - look what this has done to our social development and emotional skills. First year university students have the emotional tools of grade 7's. 40 year olds panic because they can't survive without their parents over involvement - dependent on them for everything. We've forgotten how to grow into adults. We haven't had to. Rather than live life and experience these lessons, we are watching staged reality shows instead. It's the adult version of thumb-sucking...anything to keep us quiet, sitting still, and more commercials, more commercials, more 'Progressive' crap with cheezeball antics or any bell, whistle, classic music track or whistle to get you to lift your head. Get up and turn it off. Go workout, go for a walk, shovel your elderly neighbour's walk. Do something active, and locally. Television commercials are beyond absurd and are an insult to our intelligence (I.e. car insurance!).
When I decided to turn the tv off, it was for many reasons, but mostly a combo of poor quality, terrible ads that go on so long that I actually forgot what I was watching - if these networks could minimize the program and run muted commercials in the background, you bet they would,,,.also this extreme on television - either you're nothing if you haven't achieved everything or look like this or dress like that, or you see the worst of times for other people - what a way to rob people of their dignity during some of the worst moments of their lives.
Thanks for reading. Til next time,
Jon
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