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Crunchbaitokami
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Post subject: Buy Nothing Day Lincoln WalMart  Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:49 pm |
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The 27th of November is Black Friday this year, and it is also Buy Nothing Day. Buy Nothing Day is celebrated in over 65 countries worldwide, and it is a way to bring the capitalist consumption machine to a grinding – if only momentary – halt. This year in Lincoln I am planning on not only taking part in the lack of consuming, but I am also going to protest at the WalMart on 27th and superior. The idea is that we will all be wearing shirts, or have signs that say something along the lines of "Buy Nothing" ( Don't be afraid to get creative ) Our goal is to alert people and spread what is true. I'm also going to have 50 or so copies of A Civilians Guide To Direct Action with me hopefully. I was thinking if you guys could either come, and bring some LUNK fliers, or something like that I could insert them with the Civilians Guide To Direct Action and hand them out together. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=1 ... &ref=shareHelp spread the word! 
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Post subject: Re: Buy Nothing Day Lincoln WalMart Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:13 pm |
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Crunchbaitokami wrote: I was thinking if you guys could either come, and bring some LUNK fliers, or something like that I could insert them with the Civilians Guide To Direct Action and hand them out together. Unfortunately, I will be out of town. I am interested in preparing those fliers for the occasion though.
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Crunchbaitokami
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Post subject: Re: Buy Nothing Day Lincoln WalMart Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:36 pm |
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Marxist in Nebraska
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Post subject: Re: Buy Nothing Day Lincoln WalMart Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:33 pm |
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I could only take about two pages of that thread. It's appalling that a "Nebraska DIY" forum would have so many right-wing idiots.
As for the Buy Nothing Day event, I support the idea. I've practiced it for several years now, excepting a few groceries I've had to buy over the last couple of years. I'm not sure how successful the idea has been in practice, though, as it's pretty hard to get people to rein in their consumption on the biggest sales day of the year.
One last thing: I'm not sure if advocating shoplifting is the right approach, either. If you're going to hand these out in the Wal-Mart parking lot, they may have pretty good legal cause to get you run off the property.
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Crunchbaitokami
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Post subject: Re: Buy Nothing Day Lincoln WalMart Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:49 pm |
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Oh I know advocating shop lifting isn't the right approach. These won't be what I'll be handing out and what I will hand out will have nothing on it about stealing.
The first 2 pages of the nebraskadiy thread are probably the worst, after that more left-minded people started to post. I just think it's good to see the arguments local people have made, and to keep them in mind too.
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Crunchbaitokami
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Post subject: Re: Buy Nothing Day Lincoln WalMart Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:49 pm |
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Brian
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Post subject: Re: Buy Nothing Day Lincoln WalMart Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:37 pm |
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Just curious, how did this go?
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