ProbablyaCrazyPerson 2 Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 So, anyone gonna buy anything? http://www.buynothingday.co.uk/101.html Link to post Share on other sites
gurningbob 0 Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Many is the day I don't spend anything - probably less than half of days I get the wallet out. Link to post Share on other sites
guzzlers-baps 0 Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Sorry, got to do some shopping. I'll buy only nice things though. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Is this just uk thing? I didn't hear about it in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 CNN don't seem keen... http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/11/24/gift.overview/index.html Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted November 27, 2004 Share Posted November 27, 2004 Here is a link, echineko. http://www.bndjapan.org/japanese2/index.html There are many Japanese people who join this kind of events. Maybe it's just around me... Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 Buy Nothing Day is world-wide, but still not that popular yet. Places with a strong activist population (Canada/US northwest) have lots of participation. The main push behind this (in north america) is from a Vancouver-based magazine called Adbusters. http://adbusters.org Japan has almost no critisism of consumer culture as i am aware of (no japanese person i have talked to knows what a sweatshop is, why anyone would boycott nike, and even knows the kanji word for "exploitation")and is one of the last place where this is any news of BND. And no magazine like adbusters. As it is a huge comsumer of all products, I really hope that people there can be more aware of how their purchases affect other people and the environment. Kono seikaio kuitsukusu made, mono o kaitsuzukemasu ka? Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 rachael, that's one of the sickest articles I've read in a long time. Although not much given to prayer myself, I still like this page better; http://www.solari.com/campaign/coming_clean.htm Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 That CNN article highlights the vulgarity of the situation and yet again how mindless we are as a society. Watch reality TV, vote for war makers, plan your holiday shopping. I have changed quite a deal since this topic last came up 2 years ago. Having said that, tomorrow I am going out to get some new running shoes, an avvy probe, a BC shovel and an avvy beacon. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 actually, there is a J-based site of BND: http://www.bndjapan.org/ Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 I'm sue dokuman would be happy at the lack of negativity about BND in the posts this time around. Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 I talked with a guy who is a professor and environmental activist on Friday. The Candle night on the very day of the summer solstice is his idea. He is thinking "Buy Nothing Valentine's Day" now. I'm sure he will do this campaign around Valentine's Day next year. He is very nice guy. He always brings his chopsticks and canteen. He is pessisimist but very happy person. Link to post Share on other sites
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