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Friday Nov 27, 2009 - Buy Nothing Day EVE

OSAKA

Fuse Roadside BND

Having a project distributing food/blanket to people living on the roadside. Bring sleeping bags, kairo (heating packs) and food as donation if you can (but not too much, we don't have storage).
RSVP!

Meeting Time: 7pm
Location: Kintetsu, Fuse Station. South Exit, Bus Stop, at Big Thermometer.
Organizer: Fuse Yomawari no Kai (Homeless Comrades in East Osaka)
Contact: rebel_jill (AT) resist.ca

2007 report: http://web.mac.com/ellenycx/BNDJapan07Report/Osaka.html

Saturday Nov 28, 2009 - Buy Nothing Day Japan

Kyoto

Zenta Claus 10th Birthday Meditation

Meet Zenta, become Zenta (or an elf)! Zenta meditation in front of HANKYU Department Store (Shijo-Kawaramachi)
Time: 3:00-5:00 pm (participants meet at 2:30)
Wanted: Zentas, Elves, costumes!

RSVP.
Last year's event:
http://web.me.com/ellenycx/BNDJapan08Report/BND_2008_Kyoto.html
Contact:

Download Leaflet（JPEG 1,116KB）。

Tokyo area

"Students' new age new wave"

Talk event, live music, clothes trade, used clothes fashion show, recycled candle night.
3.00 pm- 8 pm, Zenryouji Temple http://www.zenryouji.jp/
Contact: katsuy_aaaaa@yahoo.co.jp, :
fumiojisan@yahoo.co.jp
　

Vend-nothing-machine by illcommonz & co.
Vend-nothing-machine by illcommonz & co.
Activist-Artist illcommonz will create and display a vending machine where you can buy nothing at a International art film festival and shopping mall. Details see their blog.
http://activism3cream.wordpress.com/
http://illcomm.exblog.jp
　

Sapporo

Buy nothing, have fun day!

1.00 pm Garbage-to-Treasure craft session. We'll turn old sweets wrappers
and yarn into corsages etc.
3.00 pm Buy Nothing Walk at shopping mall
4.00 pm Potluch Picnic (bring snacks and your own cup)

organizer: NU<STAR>ie  (handmade craft free space)
contact: corner3nin(at)gmail.com
details: http://nuie.blog.drecom.jp/category_5/

Online

Net businesses to sell nothing on BND!

Shopping sites will put up a BND banner and disable shopping links.
Last year's action: http://web.me.com/ellenycx/BNDJapan08Report/VirtualBND.html
　

Anywhere

Postering, Flyering and Teach-ins

NO-Shoppers