The best thing about Say No to Santa is... Everyone Agrees!
Years ago, when I came up with the idea of actually deliberately saying No to Santa, I felt I was on my own. Happily, since then I have noticed that more people are also behind the idea of consuming less during seasonal celebrations.
I have come across a diverse range of folk who are now on the Say No to Santa trail.
They range all the way from the heavily conservative relgious, to the mild mannered reformed consumer and right the way to the other side of the pendulum swing we have the serious antheists. Isn't it nice to find that in such a disparate group of people, we can all be united under the one cause - Say No to Santa.
I love it when a plan comes together.
Buy Nothing Christmas is a national initiative started by Canadian Mennonites but open to everyone with a thirst for change and a desire for action.
Buy Nothing Christmas is a stress-reliever, and more people need to hear about it. The point is to get people thinking. It's an idea whose time has come, so get out there and make a difference!
A discussion about whether Athiests should celebrate Christmas. I particularly like the picture here with the evil corporate Santa. Nice!
This 91-min. feature film produced by Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) is handy for inspiration and organizing events in your local area, featuring Reverend Billy and The Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir. Click on the link above to see the trailer.
And while you're watching the movie, you could wear this mask, just to make your point.
This is a Yahoo group, that has been going for a couple of years. Here is the blurb from their membership page:
We are a group of individuals committed to a 12-month flight from the consumer grid.
The Compact has several aims:
- To go beyond recycling in trying to counteract the negative global environmental and socioeconomic impacts of disposable consumer culture and to support local businesses, farms, etc. -- a step that, we hope, inherits the revolutionary impulse of the Mayflower Compact.
- To reduce clutter and waste in our homes (as in trash Compact-er).
- To simplify our lives (as in Calm-pact)
If you need to send a greetings card at Christmas, click on the link above for a card that will also get you off the hook for gift buying as well.
Finally, a different kind of t-shirt
If you are not afraid of getting your message out there in a big, bold t-shirty kind of way, try this one! Click here to get one.
