This coming Saturday, 26th November is Buy Nothing Day. In North America it is being marked on Friday, 25th November, which is also known as "Black Friday".
Buy Nothing Day is an opportunity to challenge the consumer culture that dominates our lives by asking us all to spend one day without spending anything.
The aim is to encourage people to consume less, recycle more and insisting that companies that manufacture products have a greater environmental awareness and a greater commitment to fair employment.
You might decide to do it as a personal challenge, or you may wish to make it a public protest. Either way, why not stand up against consumerism for one day?
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