Buy Nothing Day is the single day during the year that you are encouraged to buy nothing. It is here to make a stand against so called "growth" which has turned us into a consumption crazy society.
Spread the word for Buy Nothing Day – Friday November 24th. No purchase necessary.
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- Adbuster facts:
- For more information on Adbusters, Buy Nothing Day, or to watch Kalle Lasn’s 2004 Buy Nothing Day interview with CNN visit www.adbusters.org
- Buy Nothing Day facts:
- The first BND was organized in Vancouver in September 1992, an idea by artist Ted Dave, as a day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption.
- In 1997, it was moved to the Friday after American Thanksgiving, which is the busiest shopping pre-Christmas weekend in the US. Outside of North America, BND is usually celebrated on the following Saturday.
- Despite controversies, Adbusters managed to advertise BND on CNN, but many other major TV networks declined to air their ads.
- Soon, campaigns started appearing in US, UK, Israel, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands, and Norway. Participation now spans over 65 nations.
- Shopping and consumption facts:
- Per capita consumption in the U.S. has risen 45 per cent in the last 20 years.
- Although people today are, on average, four-and-a-half times richer than our great-grandparents were at the turn of the century, Americans report feeling “significantly less well off” than in 1958.
- A recent article in New Scientist featured research suggesting that the more consumer goods you have the more you think you need to make you happy. Happiness through consumption is always out of reach (New Scientist, 4th October 2003, Vol.180, Issue 2415, p44. Available online after registering at www.newscientist.co.uk).