From Greg Gerritt and Buy Nothing Day Organizers:
11th Annual Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange
Friday, November 23, 2007, 10-2pm
If you can, please help spread the word and organize a bit of coat collecting. Thanks. Greg
[Ed. note: English and Spanish text for publicizing the are in the rest of this post.]
11th Annual BUY NOTHING DAY
WINTER COAT EXCHANGE
If you have a coat to give, please drop it off.
If you need a coat, please pick one up.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 10-2PM
State House lawn (directly across from Providence Place mall)
Rain/snow site: St. Patrick’s School, 244 Smith St
& the Visitors Center, 175 Main St. Pawtucket
On November 23th – the busiest day in the American retail calendar and
the unofficial start of the international Christmas-shopping season –
thousands of activists and concerned citizens in 65 countries will take
a 24-hour consumer detox as part of the annual Buy Nothing Day, a
global phenomenon that originated in Vancouver, Canada.
Reasons for participating in Buy Nothing Day are as
varied as the people who choose to participate. Some see it as an
escape from the marketing mind games and frantic consumer binge that
has come to characterize the holiday season, and our culture in
general. Others use it to expose the environmental and ethical
consequences of over-consumption.
In Providence as part of International Buy Nothing
Day, we hold a winter coat exchange on the lawn of the State House
directly across from Providence Place mall.
There are over 60 co-sponsors of this event -
from community organizations, places of worship, civic, environmental
and peace groups. To volunteer to help with this life-affirming event.
Contact information:
Greg Gerritt: 331-0529; gerritt@mindspring.com; Phil Edmonds: 273-4650; philwhistle@juno.com
Pawtucket - Arthur Plitt 724-8915 kingarthur02940@yahoo.com
Other Coat Exchanges sites: Newport – St Paul’s Church 12 West
Marlborough St. Maggie Bulmer 849-3537. Wakefield --St. Francis
Church, 114 High Street, Tom Abbott 364-0778
11º Evento Anual DIA DE NO COMPRAR NADA
INTERCAMBIO DE ABRIGOS DE INVIERNO
Si usted tiene un abrigo que no usa, por favor tráigalo.
Si usted necesita un abrigo, por favor recójalo.
VIERNES 23 DE NOVIEMBRE, 10-2PM
Área verde de la Casa Estatal (directamente enfrente del centro comercial Providence Place)
Ubicación en caso de nieve/lluvia: St. Patrick’s School, 244 Smith St
y Visitor Center, 175 Main St. Pawtucket
El 23 de noviembre – el día más atareado en el calendario Americano de
ventas y el inicio internacional no-oficial de las compras de Navidad –
miles de activistas y ciudadanos concientes, en 65 países, se
desintoxicarán del consume durante 24 horas, como parte del Día de no
Comprar Nada, un fenómeno global que se originó en Vancouver, Canadá.
Las razones para participar en el Día de no Comprar Nada son tan
variadas como las personas que eligen participar. Algunas lo ven como
un escape de los trucos mentales de mercadeo y de la histeria de
consumismo que caracteriza la época y nuestra cultura en general.
Otros utilizan la oportunidad para exponer las consecuencias
ambientales y éticas del exceso en consumo.
En Providence, como parte del Día Internacional de no Comprar Nada,
llevamos a cabo un intercambio de abrigos en el área verde de la Casa
Estatal, directamente enfrente del centro comercial Providence Place.
Contamos con más de 60 co-patrocinadores del evento – organizaciones
comunitarias, iglesias, grupos ambientales y promotores de la paz, así
como voluntarios que ayudan en la actividad.
Información Para Contacto:
Greg Gerritt: 331-0529; gerritt@mindspring.com; Phil Edmonds: 273-4650; philwhistle@juno.com
Pawtucket - Arthur Plitt 724-8915 kingarthur02940@yahoo.com
Otros Sitios de Intercambio de Abrigos: Newport – St Paul’s
Church 12 West Marlborough St. Maggie Bulmer 849-3537. Wakefield
--St. Francis Church, 114 High Street, Tom Abbott 364-0778
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