Large Marge Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Greetings! In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving is traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year. The challenge put forth by Adbusters is, for just 24 hours, to close your wallet and don't spend a cent. Think you can do it? I tried last year and was rudely awaken to the fact that I rely quite heavily on daily purchases... by midnight I was like "thank goodness I can get something to eat!" Sad commentary on my fast-food nation life I guess, but great way to make me realize my over-consumptious habits (which I have since been taking baby-steps to try and remedy). Why not join me in the challenge this year? Also, there's some great local stuff happening, including an AWESOME free celebration in Dundas Square starting at 7:30... if Critical Mass shows up, there should be close to 100 musicians and dancers!!! [color:red]Bring your instruments! Cheers Everyone... I hope you all enjoy the freedom of Buy Nothing Day Margaret November 25, 2005 - “Buy Nothing Day!†in Toronto 4:00 PM Zombie walk - All zombies, aliens, monster, animals and any other creatures please meet outside the Bay entrance of the Eaton center. If you want to master the Zen of shopping (by walking with complete awareness and as slowly as can be) please join up with the zombies and walk through the Eaton center, if you are not from the underworld, engage shoppers and explain that it is a day to stop shopping and explain the interconnection between our lifestyle and the catastrophic impact it has on a 80%+ of the worlds populations livelihood. Bring stickers, fact sheets/pamphlets, chalk, and poster boards. (lmvivid@hotmail.com) 5:00 PM Special Task Force Mission: Operation Stop Shopping - Meet at the Yorkville square (near the fountain) -Bay subway station. We will be peacefully jamming cars, stop signs, stores. We have extra signs and materials, if you have a camera, loudspeaker, or instruments bring them along. We will be walking through Yorkville, then working our way South on Yonge St. to the Eaton. (lmvivid@hotmail.com) 6:00 PM Ze Klownenfuhrer will present a counter-protest at Yonge & Dundas, singing all ze best Kristmas Shopping Carolings. Come sing along mit ze other Kanadian Kapitalist Klowns and celebrate the first day of Merry Kristmas Shopping. 7:30 PM The New Kings perform at Dundas Square (www.thenewkings.ca) 8:00 PM The ReEvolution Day Arkestra join The New Kings in Dundas Square for a giant street dance. The Arkestra is essentially the New Kings with Samba Elegua (20 piece samba drum band, and Richard Underhill's Kensington Community Horns plus any other musicians of any skill level on any instrument who feel like joining in. Feel free and bring an instrument or any unique sound-invoking device and giver! Please join in any or all of these celebrations, wear a wacky costume, help reveal the true meaning of advertising’s shallowness. Disrupt and create public space where ideas and solutions can manifest. Talk to everyone and listen to other’s thoughts on consumption and its many detrimental affects. Invite friends and family to take part and let’s celebrate a day free of shopping woes. more info at: www.adbusters.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backbacon Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 I'm pretty sure I'll be buying a case of beer in about 24 hours and 15 minutes from now... oh, and the guys in the office here order from Rose's on Fridays too. Besides that, I will fully support the buy nothing day effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 they say the key to Buy Nothing Day is to stock up. hell, i'm not even gonna work tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 What if I want to go to the Fat Cats gig tomorrow how do I get in without paying the cover?Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 What if I want to go to the Fat Cats gig tomorrow how do I get in without paying the cover?TimThat's not buying, it's called waisting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Large Marge Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 What if I want to go to the Fat Cats gig tomorrow how do I get in without paying the cover?TimI was wondering the same thing re: Gypsy BreakJazz night... guess I'll have to wait until midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 What if I want to go to the Fat Cats gig tomorrow how do I get in without paying the cover?Tim maybe you can pre-pay tonight. tell them it's a religious thing i try my damndest to Buy Nothing each year...while i'm struck by the futility of buying twice as much the day before, i've always sort of hoped that this would catch on in a big way. if the only vote we have is with our dollars, a whole day of people not buying a damn thing would get on the radar of big business. as far as that goes, i don't think i've ever seen Buy Nothing Day talked about in the Globe and Mail... i was very pleased to hear the CBC hyping Buy Nothing. I think that they had Kapatalist Klowns in the studio with them, i tuned in to hear people singing a seriously modified version of the 12 days of christmas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 4:00 PM Zombie walk - All zombies, aliens, monster, animals and any other creatures please meet outside the Bay entrance of the Eaton center. If you want to master the Zen of shopping (by walking with complete awareness and as slowly as can be) please join up with the zombies and walk through the Eaton center, if you are not from the underworld, engage shoppers and explain that it is a day to stop shopping and explain the interconnection between our lifestyle and the catastrophic impact it has on a 80%+ of the worlds populations livelihood. Bring stickers, fact sheets/pamphlets, chalk, and poster boards. (lmvivid@hotmail.com) I love how the edgy radicals pretend they don't contribute to our capitalist economy. And Abusters are just a parasite on the industry they mock. Sorry, but I am extra cynical today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 maybe you can pre-pay tonight. tell them it's a religious thing Or better yet, shainhouse is working the door. I say we take him out back, beat the shit out of him and then nobody pays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 I think we all know how hard it is not to spend money in a day! It's certainly easier if you don't have any to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 it is definitly hard to buy nothing in a day, especially since i forgot to make a lunch last night for today. lets see, either i go hungry, or i buy some homemade samosas from the indian shop next door.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark tonin Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 i try my damndest to Buy Nothing each year...while i'm struck by the futility of buying twice as much the day before, i've always sort of hoped that this would catch on in a big way. if the only vote we have is with our dollars, a whole day of people not buying a damn thing would get on the radar of big business. as far as that goes, i don't think i've ever seen Buy Nothing Day talked about in the Globe and Mail...i was very pleased to hear the CBC hyping Buy Nothing. I think that they had Kapatalist Klowns in the studio with them, i tuned in to hear people singing a seriously modified version of the 12 days of christmas...I try as well, and hope that this day does make some people more aware of how much we consume and related issues. I hope that it gets on the radar of big business, but also on the radar of working people who don't really think about what they consume and it's impact on the planet.I also think that AdBusters has in a lot of ways become what it busts, but I still think that as an awareness campaign, this day has lots of potential.Peace, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 I can't help but be a bit cynical about this too, but yeah, in terms of raising some awareness among people that don't have any, you can't knock it. Adbusters did lose me, though, years ago, when they started getting into all the "Yay cybernetics! Who needs bodies anymore?" BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 I tried to buy Nothing today, but my local store didn't have any in stock.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 "There's Nothing to be afraid of" - is this a source of reassurance, or a pathway to existential despair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 I'd love to see a picture of Velvet selling his 'Capitalism Sucks' shirts at that gatheringprobably make a killing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 what a day to pick for Buy Nothin' Day!black friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 it was mentioned on a few radio stations around hammer today that today was buy nothing day, good to see that it IS getting coveragereally doubt many ppl in teh USA will care though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Watching US tv commercials during football last night, some retailers (Filene's maybe?) were opening as early as 5:30 am this morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 I tried to buy Nothing today, but my local store didn't have any in stock.Not even an Acme Portable Hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalacePrincess Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 hmmmmm, this is going to put a bit of a kink in my plans to go christmas shopping tonight.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 I just saw footage of two guys fighting in a Walmart down in Orlando. I believe they were fighting over laptop computers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 ooops....guess I lose, bought a coffee at 5:30am this morning....nothing keeping my from my fresh cup o joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 I'm actually hoping there's mass support for "Buy Nothing Day" today, as I'm almost out of food, and being able to rip through the checkout line at the Loeb this evening is going to be marvelous!Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakis Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 when i worked at best buy a few years ago here in ottawa there was a fight on boxing day over stereo speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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