Buy Nothing Celebration
This BND, join Reverend Billy & the Church of Life After Shopping at the Valley Stream Wal-Mart where Jdimytai Damour was trampled to death by Black Friday bargain hunters in 2008.
Damour was a tragic victim of a consumer culture that is radically out of control. This Friday, step outside the frenzied shopping craze to honor Damour, examine your buying habits and celebrate human life. Buy nothing ... you'll be surprised by how liberating it is.
Event Details
Date: November 27, 2009
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Valley Stream Wal-Mart
77 Green Acres Rd, Valley Stream, NY
Activities will include singing, preaching, handing out memorial pamphlets and urging people not to shop at Wal-Mart.
Not in New York?Find an event in your area or start your own
Buy Nothing Celebration
This BND, join Reverend Billy & the Church of Life After Shopping at the Valley Stream Wal-Mart where Jdimytai Damour was trampled to death by Black Friday bargain hunters in 2008.
Damour was a tragic victim of a consumer culture that is radically out of control. This Friday, step outside the frenzied shopping craze to honor Damour, examine your buying habits and celebrate human life. Buy nothing ... you'll be surprised by how liberating it is.
Event Details
Date: November 27, 2009
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Valley Stream Wal-Mart
77 Green Acres Rd, Valley Stream, NY
Activities will include singing, preaching, handing out memorial pamphlets and urging people not to shop at Wal-Mart.
Not in New York?
Find an event in your area or start your own
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Re: Buy Nothing Day
“Hey America, stop shopping! Tell the criminals on Wall Street “game over,” we will not feed their machine with our hard labor and hard-earned cash.”
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