Monday, November 19, 2007

Buy Nothing Day = November 23rd


A 24 hour moratorium on consumer spending - participate by not participating. This November 23rd, environmentalists, social activists and concerned citizens in as many as 65 countries will hit the streets for a 24-hour consumer fast in celebration of the 15th annual Buy Nothing Day, a global cultural phenomenon that originated in Vancouver, Canada. Read more.

This post may seem ironic, since about 75% of what I post on this blog is material things to purchase, however I think this is a wonderful idea. Thanks to my sister, my entire family has vowed to participate this year in the Buy Nothing Day, and you should too!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

well, maybe not vowed...

Michelle said...

You're right ... mom doesn't stand a chance of noy buying anything all day!