Forum Post: Boycott Black Friday, support the 99%
Posted 12 years ago on Nov. 19, 2011, 3:51 a.m. EST by Lupgaroo666
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Boycott Black Friday If you can't get involved directly or you want to really show them what you think about corporate greed then take Black Friday off and don't give them the pleasure of watching the news reports of people freezing in lines while they sit at home warm and snug, throwing money on the yule log and watching it burn.
http://www.change.org/petitions/the-99-boycott-black-friday
Coming soon to an Occupy spot near you, America's Tiananmen Square, film at eleven. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX89.html
Black Friday Boycott (User Submitted)
Posted Oct. 22, 2011, 4:53 a.m. EST (5 days ago) by outwrangle
Black Friday is coming up, so I propose that we have a nationwide general strike of consumerism on the one day of the year that is all about mindless consumption. Corporations rely on Black Friday to boost sales figures, so they are going to expect us to flock to their stores and buy their products. I say we give them a nasty surprise.
We have a golden opportunity to hit the big corporations where it hurts, and I don't think we should pass it up. Let's take a day that is all about consumption and make it our own, and let's make it loud and clear that we will not support the corporations that destroyed our economy and undermined our Republic.
What do you guys think? How should this Black Friday Boycott work?
EDIT Here's a rough promotional poster I made.
http://occupywallst.org/forum/black-friday-boycott/
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there can certainly be negative consequences of a hit to retail, but I think the idea/ point is that we really need to transcend this limited way of thinking and organizing human life. we can't keep being threatened and held hostage by those who claim that the system is sacred... as it has become increasing obvious that it is so deeply flawed.
shop on if you would like. i don't see that helping anything.
I want as many people as possible to boycott black friday. I have a lot of crap I need to buy and really don't want to stand in line all morning.