Buy Nothing Day demonstration, San Francisco, November 2000
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While critics of the day charge that Buy Nothing Day simply causes participants to buy the next day[1], Adbusters states that it "isn't just about changing your habits for one day" but "about starting a lasting lifestyle commitment to consuming less and producing less waste".[2]
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References
^ Why I Shop on Buy Nothing Day, TheTyee.ca, 11/24/2006
we take the commitment to buynothing very seriously on that day, and as a show of support, are closed to ensure no one can buy anything from our company.
People are still going to buy things, so why not encourage them to be more aware of where their money is going.
BuyNothing Christmas is not really about refusing to spend a dime over the holiday season.
BuyNothingDay is an informal day of protest against consumerism observed by social activists.
In the United States and Canada, supporters demonstrate on the day after American Thanksgiving.
This day, often called "Black Friday," is one of the busier shoppingdays of the year (though not in Canada, but the date remains there to synchronize events).
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