buy nothing day

Materials · “Buy Nothing Day Sweden” TV spot · cnn interview with Kalle Lasn Fact BND is celebrated in North America on the Friday after American Thanksgiving — the busiest US shopping da of the year. Many European countries celebrate it on the last Saturday in November. For this year’s dates, please visit www.adbusters.org. PART ONE Show your students the “Buy Noth ng Day Sweden” TV spot. Buy Noth ng Day s an annual campa gn launched by Adbusters n 1992. It s celebrated each year at the end of November. Next, play the CNN nterv ew w th Kalle Lasn and d scuss t w th your students. Bes des env ronmental problems, what are the other potent ally negat ve consequences to excessive consumption? Ask for student volunteers who would be w ll ng to part c pate n th s year’s Buy Nothing Day. Have those that agree sign a Buy Nothing Day pledge sheet. Next, have a short d scuss on about what the students w ll need to do to prepare, such as making a lunch at home in the morning, or carrying a snack in their backpack. F nd out f students th nk t w ll be d fﬁcult to not buy anyth ng for an ent re day. Why or why not? PART TWO After Buy Noth ng Day, have a follow-up sess on to d scuss your students’ experiences. Was it difﬁcult to go an entire day without buying anything? Were they tempted to buy anyth ng? If so, was t somethng they needed, or someth ng they wanted? Do they st ll want t? D d not shopp ng free up t me to do other things? Would they participate again next year? Buy Nothing Day Related Lessons · Consumption and the Planet PERSONAL CHALLENGE This two-part lesson challenges students to think about consumerism by not buying anything for an entire day.

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Materials Buy Nothing Day

Sweden TV spot cnn interview

with Kalle Lasn

FactBND is celebrated in North America on the Friday after American Thanksgiving the busiest US shopping day of the year. Many European countries celebrate it on the last Saturday in November. For this years dates, please visit www.adbusters.org.

PART ONE

Show your students the Buy Nothing Day Sweden TV spot. Buy Nothing Day is an annual campaign launched by Adbusters in 1992. It is celebrated each year at the end of November.

Next, play the CNN interview with Kalle Lasn and discuss it with your students.Besides environmental problems, what are the other potentially negative consequences to excessive consumption?

Ask for student volunteers who would be willing to participate in this years Buy Nothing Day. Have those that agree sign a Buy Nothing Day pledge sheet.

Next, have a short discussion about what the students will need to do to prepare, such as making a lunch at home in the morning, or carrying a snack in their backpack. Find out if students think it will be dif cult to not buy anything for an entire day. Why or why not?

PART TWO

After Buy Nothing Day, have a follow-up session to discuss your students experiences. Was it dif cult to go an entire day without buying anything? Were they tempted to buy anything? If so, was it something they needed, or something they wanted? Do they still want it? Did not shopping free up time to do other things? Would they participate again next year?

Buy Nothing Day

Related Lessons Consumption and the Planet

PERSONALCHALLENGE

This two-part lesson challenges students to think about consumerism by not buying anything for an entire day.