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Buy Nothing Day Quick Facts
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Purpose
Provide a moment of pause in the production-consumption routine. Find alternatives to a shopping-centered life-style. Draw attention to the social, economic, environmental and psychological effects of overconsumption. Promote ecological economics (local and environmentally responsible business, non=GNP indicators of wealth).

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BND INTERNATIONAL Quick Facts
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Coordination
Adbusters Media Foundation (Canada) http://www.adbusters.org

Started
1992 in Vancouver, Canada by artist Ted Dave Started

Date Mailing Lists (Adbusters, Casseurs de Pub, World BND)
1,000,000 members

Confirmed number of participating countries (in 2003)
62

Estimated Number of Participants worldwide (2003)
over 1 milion

Media coverage
NY Times, Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, Le Monde; CNN, Fox; TV stations and print media in at least 7 countries.
Also see: http://www.bnd.nu/artiklar.shtml

Participating organizations include
Friends of the Earth, Food Not Bombs, Critical Mass, Workshop for Sustainable Development (Omslag, Holland) , The Commons (France)

Mascots
The Big Pig, Zenta Claus (concept made in Japan), Consumption Sheep

Popular events/activities
Popular events/activities: Credit card cut-ups, street theatre, shops selling nothing, meditating in Santa Claus costumes, no-logo parades, bicycle demonstrations, teach-ins, postering and leaf-letting, conga-lines, free food parties, barter markets, free concerts, shopping-free zones (sofas and carpets in cityÕs shopping area), broadcasting BND un-commercials on radio and TV, simply not shopping and instead enjoying the day with friends and family.

More information
http://www.buynothingday.co.uk
http://www.adbusters.org/metas/eco/bnd/

Contact:
Tim Walker (Adbusters Campaign Manager)
tim(at)adbusters.org +1-604-736-9401

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BND Japan Quick Facts
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Coordination
BND Japan Network http://www.bndjapan.org and
Adbusters Japan http://adbusters.cool.ne.jp

Started
1999

Date
2005: Nov 26, (Sat)
2006: Nov 25 (Sat)

Estimated Number of Individual Participants (in 2004)
8000

Expected Number of Individual Participants for 2005
10,000

2004 Participating Organizations and Businesses include
Sloth Club, Tengu Natural Foods, Indymedia Japan, Kyoto Journal, Earth Day Money Association, 88 Rice Paper, Green E Books, Second Harvest Japan, Japan Environmental Exchange

BND Japan network individual members (list subscribers)
500 (growing at 2/day)

2005 Event Highlights
Zenta Claus Street Meditation (Kyoto), Lectures and Workshops at Cafˇ Slow (Tokyo), Homeless Hospitality Cookout (Osaka), broadcast of BND un-commercial on cable TV (Tokyo, Yokohama), internet shops selling nothing (everywhere)

Mascots
Zenta Claus

Previous media exposure (2002-2004)
Asahi Shinbun, Kyoto Shinbun, Mainichi Daily News, Japan Times, The Asahi Tribune, Kansai Time Out, Shuukan Kinyobi, FM Cocolo 76.5 Mhz, Radio Café(Kyoto NPO Radio), Singapore Radio

More information
http://www.bndjapan.org

Contacts
Gabi Hadl (BND Japan Networker)
gabi(at)bndjapan.org

Tokyo events: Sloth Club
Naoko Baba
bebi(at)sloth.gr.jp
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