Last night, I wrote something here on the site about the various Black Friday-related Occupy actions planned for today. At the time, it occurred to me that, if protesters really wanted to convey to people what’s at stake at this moment in American history, as they wait all night outside of stores like Best Buy, […]
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Feeding the consumerbots a holiday meal of pepper spray
Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Best Buy, big box retail, Black Friday, Buy Nothing Day, consumerism, food products, FOX News, John Pike, Megyn Kelly, Occupy Christmas, pepper spray, pepper spray as a food product, protests, Retail, Wal-Mart 7 Comments
Occupy Black Friday actions planned in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Detroit
I’m torn on the concept of Buy Nothing Day. I love the idea of taking a day to remind ourselves that there’s more to life than blind consumption, but, at the same time, I sympathize with our small, locally owned retailers, who could really use the business. At any rate, I thought that I should […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Politics, Ypsilanti Also tagged big box retail, Black Friday, blood funnel, Buy Nothing Day, Christmas, Christmas shopping, commercialism, Dearborn, Johari Uhuru, malls, Occupy Ann Arbor, Occupy Christmas, Occupy Detroit, Occupy the Hood, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Ypsilanti, OWS, protests, retails, Troy 10 Comments
Local street party
Taste of Ann Arbor is this weekend. I’ve never been before, but I hear that it’s a good time. I’d like to do something similar in Ypsi, but I don’t find the idea of a “Taste of Ypsi” all that appetizing. As much as I love Ypsi, I don’t want to taste it. Still, I […]
Posted in Food, Ideas, Locally Owned Business, Ypsilanti Also tagged Corner brewery, Frog Island Brewery, Grand Rapids, Local First, Local First Street Party 18 Comments