that GREEN blog | Buy Nothing Day Friday, November 28

Buy Nothing Day Confronts the Economic Meltdown

Friday, November 28 North America
Saturday, November 29 (International)

As we run out of money, resources and wilderness, and the planet keeps heating up, maybe it’s time to confront the root cause of our global crisis: overconsumption by the most affluent one billion people of the world. On November 28 why not confront your own consumption by going on a consumer fast for 24 hours? Like the millions of people who have done this fast before you, you may be rewarded with a life-changing epiphany.

If you’re already an experienced Buy Nothing Day celebrant, check out the action pyramid at http://adbusters. org/bnd for more Buy Nothing Day ideas and take the BND message to the streets. There is also a link to the events wiki there.