Today is Buy Nothing Day. Run by the excellent Adbusters (whose online shop is closed for the day):It's a day where you challenge yourself, your family and friends to switch off from shopping and tune into life for a day - anyone can take part provided they spend a day without spending!
The challenge easy - try simple living for a day. Spend time with family and friends, rather than spend money on them. It may sound boring and cliche, but love is one thing money can't buy.
Buy Nothing Day also exposes the environmental and ethical consequences of consumerism. The developed countries - only 20% of the world population are
consuming over 80% of the earth's natural resources, causing a disproportionate level of environmental damage and unfair distribution of wealth.
As consumers we need to question the products we buy and challenge the companies who produce them. What are the true risks to the environment and developing countries? It's our responsibility to look for simple solutions and Buy Nothing Day is a good place to start.
Buy Nothing Day isn't about changing your lifestyle for just one day - we hope it will be a lasting relationship - maybe a life changing experience? We want people to make a commitment to consuming less, recycling more and challenging corporations to clean up and be fair. Modern consumerism might offer great choice, but this shouldn't be at the cost of the environment or developing countries.
For Buy Nothing Day 2006 we're setting up affluenza clinics - credit card cut-up tables - creating a shopping free zones - dressing up as consumer piggies and meditating Zentas!
On November 25th people in around the UK will make a pact with themselves to take a break from shopping as a personal experiment or public statement and the best thing is - IT'S FREE!!! There is only one rule - anyone can take part, provided they don't shop on Saturday November 25th!
I'll be participating. Ed and I will take the kids to see my dad in Liverpool, and spend some precious family time together before he returns to Ireland.
6 comments:
Dammit, I should have read this yesterday. The only thing we bought was a hugely expensive maple tree for the garden, but we did use a shitload of petrol getting it.
I'm going now to write it on my Flylady calender for next year. What a cool idea.
It may even prompt me to remind you to post about it in advance next year
Hedgie, in its lifetime the maple tree should more than offset the carbon cost of fetching it. I reckon I'll let you of this once.
Steph, I don't know if it's the same date every year. But check the adbusters site, there's plenty to read and look at on there (the anti-ad-ads are a hoot) and you might find the answer.
I wish I'd read it yesterday, but although I shopped yesterday, doing my weekly grocery shop, it was the first time I'd spent any money for a week.
I often go days at a time without spending any money. What would I spend it on, anyway? I have a huge pile of unread books, lots of lovely music CDs acquired over the years, a freezer full of stuff and overflowing cupboards.
Oh! I suppose there's always chocklit! I *did* have a tiny bar this week, but John bought it for me. Does that count?
Chocolate never counts.
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