If you’re living in Canada, you can avoid today’s shopping craziness, che negli Stati Uniti. is known as “Venerdì nero” — the day-after-Thanksgiving, start-of-the-Natale-shopping-stagione, mega-vendita giornata di shopping.

Qui in Canada, it’s just a regular work day.

But if you want to take the no-shopping thing one step further, oggi è Acquista Nothing Day.

Originally conceived by Vancouver artist and activist Ted Dave (here’s a brief history of Buy Nothing Day) and now promoted by the Vancouver-based Adbusters organization, Buy Nothing Day is an international protest against consumerism.

Come dice Adbusters, “There’s only one way to avoid the collapse of this human experiment of ours on Planet Earth: we have to consume less.”

Dal Adbusters’ Sito:

We’re asking tens of millions of people around the world to bring the capitalist consumption machine to a grinding – if only momentary – halt.

We want you to not only stop buying for 24 orario, ma per spegnere le luci, televisions and other nonessential appliances. Vogliamo che parcheggiare l'auto, turn off your phones and log off of your computer for the day.

We’re calling for a Ramadan-like fast. From sunrise to sunset we’ll abstain en masse, not only from holiday shopping, but from all the temptations of our five-planet lifestyles.

In Canada, ci sono eventi Acquista Niente gite in Guelfo (ON) e Montreal, but you don’t need to go to an event to honor the day — you can just stay home!

Vuoi saperne di più? Vedere Adbusters’ Buy Nothing Day Campaign o controllare il Evento Facebook Buy Nothing Day.