#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
Not sure if boycotting cereal is the best thing to use as a message. I agree that people shouldn't buy Apple Jacks at all, it's total garbage, but that is more related to being healthy humans who are more in line with the biosphere. No point singling out Apple Jacks (or is there a cereal-vendetta involved here?) when it would be better to stop buying refined sugar and everything that uses it.
Anonymous
Not sure if boycotting cereal is the best thing to use as a message. I agree that people shouldn't buy Apple Jacks at all, it's total garbage, but that is more related to being healthy humans who are more in line with the biosphere. No point singling out Apple Jacks (or is there a cereal-vendetta involved here?) when it would be better to stop buying refined sugar and everything that uses it.
Anonymous
Ridiculous reasoning. how is boycotting cereal NOT a good option...
If I go to my local market, I have about 3 or 4 different cereals made locally at a farm nearby (they use mostly all local ingredients). If I walk an extra 10 minutes... not only do I get more exercise, but I also am able to buy a granola that's made in shop at a local bakery. They obtain all of their grains, seeds and nuts from local farms in the area.
It's not about a cereal vendetta, it's about acknowledging who manufactures those cereals and the sort of evils those manufacturers may be contributing too.
This isn't a conspiracy theory, it's getting harder and harder to find clean, healthy food (unless you live in a big metropolitan where people are starting to demand such things).
Anonymous
Ridiculous reasoning. how is boycotting cereal NOT a good option...
If I go to my local market, I have about 3 or 4 different cereals made locally at a farm nearby (they use mostly all local ingredients). If I walk an extra 10 minutes... not only do I get more exercise, but I also am able to buy a granola that's made in shop at a local bakery. They obtain all of their grains, seeds and nuts from local farms in the area.
It's not about a cereal vendetta, it's about acknowledging who manufactures those cereals and the sort of evils those manufacturers may be contributing too.
This isn't a conspiracy theory, it's getting harder and harder to find clean, healthy food (unless you live in a big metropolitan where people are starting to demand such things).
Anonymous
No, you missed my reasoning. We both agree that for the majority of Americans, for the majority of the world it would seem, our food supply is overly-processed, highly manufactured, and particularly unhealthy to the individual and the environment. I asked why we should boycott cereal when we could instead boycott the ingredients (I used the example of refined sugar). Most of our food is merely reconfigured GM corn, so why single out cereal over, say, toaster pastries or frozen burritos?
I fortunately now live in a region that produces a large variety of agricultural products, and I strive my best to buy everything local and organic. It costs a bit more, but the benefits outweigh those costs.
Anonymous
No, you missed my reasoning. We both agree that for the majority of Americans, for the majority of the world it would seem, our food supply is overly-processed, highly manufactured, and particularly unhealthy to the individual and the environment. I asked why we should boycott cereal when we could instead boycott the ingredients (I used the example of refined sugar). Most of our food is merely reconfigured GM corn, so why single out cereal over, say, toaster pastries or frozen burritos?
I fortunately now live in a region that produces a large variety of agricultural products, and I strive my best to buy everything local and organic. It costs a bit more, but the benefits outweigh those costs.
greg_2
Boycotts can work. They did in MLK's day.
I like your Idea. But I'd take on a whole Brand rather than just one of their products. Pick the worse company and call for a boycott.
A 24 hour ban could work. Some people watch the sales of particular days closely. If we could hear, "Sales are actually down 14% this year..." by the media watchdogs that may indicate a win.
greg_2
Boycotts can work. They did in MLK's day.
I like your Idea. But I'd take on a whole Brand rather than just one of their products. Pick the worse company and call for a boycott.
A 24 hour ban could work. Some people watch the sales of particular days closely. If we could hear, "Sales are actually down 14% this year..." by the media watchdogs that may indicate a win.
Anonymous
A 24 hour ban WOULDN'T work. I worked in the retail hierarchy for about 6 years before I gave it up and any meaningful figures are always pulled from weekly and monthly reports.
You might hear from the person above you if you have a bad day hear or an awful day there, but it's not until you start missing weeks and months that people start to panic.
If you're going to boycott something, it best be an industry. IE. Retail clothing. Or Retail electronics. or Retail in general.
Anything you NEED you can get from a nice family owned store. But keep in mind. if all you're doing is buying the same retail products you normally would at other local shops, well that's not going to help the cause because wholesale figures can account for over half of a companies sales figures.
If you really want to make a difference, Boycott the people who have figures to report. Search out your local mom and pop shops. Ask them where they get their goods. Ask them where things are made... Stick with local products. You might not be able to get many electronics this way, but just about anything else one might find in their home can easily be locally made by a man or women in their basement. It might cost you more money, but I guarantee you, 9 times out of 10, you're getting a better product.
I make this choice everyday, whenever I can, but if we all did it for even a month, that would make enough of a difference to cause a stir.
Anonymous
A 24 hour ban WOULDN'T work. I worked in the retail hierarchy for about 6 years before I gave it up and any meaningful figures are always pulled from weekly and monthly reports.
You might hear from the person above you if you have a bad day hear or an awful day there, but it's not until you start missing weeks and months that people start to panic.
If you're going to boycott something, it best be an industry. IE. Retail clothing. Or Retail electronics. or Retail in general.
Anything you NEED you can get from a nice family owned store. But keep in mind. if all you're doing is buying the same retail products you normally would at other local shops, well that's not going to help the cause because wholesale figures can account for over half of a companies sales figures.
If you really want to make a difference, Boycott the people who have figures to report. Search out your local mom and pop shops. Ask them where they get their goods. Ask them where things are made... Stick with local products. You might not be able to get many electronics this way, but just about anything else one might find in their home can easily be locally made by a man or women in their basement. It might cost you more money, but I guarantee you, 9 times out of 10, you're getting a better product.
I make this choice everyday, whenever I can, but if we all did it for even a month, that would make enough of a difference to cause a stir.
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