Forum Post: Occupy the stores on Black Friday
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 16, 2011, 8:03 p.m. EST by ghostofbettermen
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from Muncie, IN
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Several posts in this forum have been calling for a boycott of the corporations on Black Friday. Let me say, that I support this movement. For several years, we have watched the news talk about how stores profits are down during the recent holiday season compared to years past. They say this in a manner in which we are supposed to feel guilty for the corporations.
This year, I say we boycott Black Friday out of principle, but instead of avoiding the stores we must occupy them. Occupy the front doors and occupy the aisle ways.
The current stages of our movement are about spreading information. Well, there will be no better time than Black Friday to spread information about our message to the consumers who have not yet heard our message.
Occupy the stores, and spread as munch information as possible. Perhaps we will be able to stop corporate greed by informing others.
Beautiful! Someone actually pointed me to your article because I have been promoting this very same action here in Michigan and promoted this on national radio a week ago. Let's do this!!! #solidarity
Honeycomb... www.facebook.com/honeycombthepoet
You'll never get my mother in law to not shop on black friday. I think she lives for that day. She does not have a lot of money and gets a lot of great bargains buying presents for her 16 grandchildren.
Understood, but why not give her information to fill her head as she is filling her cart?
Me, I have never shopped on BF and I never will. I would rather pay more than deal with those crowds.
Grammy has a one track mind on black Friday and nobody is fill her head with anything.
What is really sad is the fact that many stores are actually open on Thanksgiving Day in the evening. Do we really need stuff that bad to stand in line on a family holiday? For what really? Family traditions and are falling apart.
Just go to the local malls in your area and not shop. Just be in the way with shirts that say you are one of the 99%.
I've created a petition about a similar possibility here: http://www.change.org/petitions/holiday-blackout-2012
Don't spend during the holidays. They'll lose huge amounts of cash. Then they'll listen to us.
Stop Black Friday! Occupy the Hell out of Black Friday!
http://stopblackfriday.com
https://www.facebook.com/notes/tawana-honeycomb-petty/black-friday-occupy-the-stores-but-dont-buy-a-damn-thing/10150454846963554
I propose an alternative. Boycott the corporate stores. Shop locally, the smaller stores, the mom and pops. Win win.
If one OWS tool gets in my way in any store I'm in, they'll find themselves in need of a doctor.
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Places of business usually have no soliciting policies, which include political activities. You more than likely will be asked to leave.
So we should sit defeated before even trying?
You should try strategies that work instead of wasting your time on strategies that fail.