Guest guest Posted October 25, 2000 Report Share Posted October 25, 2000 CARA-CARE , " Ernie Karhu " <erniekarhu@n...> wrote: November 24th is Buy Nothing Day. On the busiest shopping day of the year, let's send overconsumers a reminder: they're living off the backs of future generations. OUR CONSUMER CULTURE IS OUT OF CONTROL. Once, we shopped to buy what we needed, period. Now that we don't need much, we shop for other reasons: to impress each other, to fill a void, to kill time. A mere 20% of the earth's population uses 80% of its natural resources. Our overconsumption is killing the planet. BUY NOTHING DAY is a simple idea with deep implications. It forces us to think about the " shop-till-you-drop " imperative and its effects on the rest of the world. On Buy Nothing Day enjoy a break from the shopping frenzy. Relish your power as a consumer to change the economic environment. Buy Nothing Day: November 24, 2000 http://www.adbusters.org/home/ Don't try to make-up for lost purchases on November 25. Buy less! But join this campaign. Don't shop. Stay home. Eat vegan. Read the Vegan Outreach Site on that day... http://www.veganoutreach.org/index.html Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. ~John Muir --- End forwarded message --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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