Forum Post: boycott now
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 15, 2011, 9:29 a.m. EST by stopbuyingtheirstuff
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The next step is to systematically stop buying certain products/services for a period of time to reduce profits. Select one corporation for one day, week, month, to boycott, and they will feel the pain. Money is their language. Let's speak to them so they will listen to us. It worked during the Civil Rights Movement. It will work now, Occupiers.
What about Apple?
One way to do this is to not buy at chain stores -- commit to buying from small, local businesses so the money stays in your community to help your community.
It's certainly not a cure-all -- we need other actions as well -- but this is one way we can make an impact on the huge corporate machine.