Shameless plug here for Adbusters and others organizing events to raise consciousness around excessive consumerism. Check out Adbuster's here to see some of the things going on internationally: i particularly like the 'credit card cut up' idea, though i'm guessing that few people will join it off the cuff. You might also enjoy checking out The Story of Stuff, by Annie Leonard, and of course Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, who somewhat ironically have a CD out now called The Shopocalypse. Buy it over the internet and avoid the public disgrace of purchasing. Here's the trailer for Morgan Spurlock's hilarious film about Reverend Billy's movement, What Would Jesus Buy? Even if you don't buy the message, you gotta give him points for the massage.
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