Consumer fasts, mall sit-ins -- anti-Black Friday actions urged

Looking for an alternative to frenzied shopping malls and packed commercial districts on Black Friday?

A few outfits are calling for some anti-consumer actions on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

One is from Adbusters, the Canadian magazine that launched the initial call for people to Occupy Wall Street.

This time, their mission is to shut down Black Friday shopping in what they’re calling a “Buy Nothing Day.”


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It’s not the first one – this is the 20th Buy Nothing Day – but it is the first since “Occupy” camps sprang up across the globe, starting with the flagship one in New York City on Sept. 17.

“Historically, Buy Nothing Day has been about fasting from hyper consumerism -– a break from the cash register and reflecting on how dependent we really are on conspicuous consumption. On this 20th anniversary of Buy Nothing Day, we take it to the next level, marrying it with the message of #occupy…We #OCCUPYXMAS,” the not-for-profit publication wrote on its blog.

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