Buy Nothing Day Hits London

'Buy nothing day' is an annual international anti-consumerist day. Put simply: people are encouraged to stop shopping for one day. This year's cellebration was marked in London with two different events on Saturday 29th. In Brixton activists that had met up at the Library House Social Centre set up a 'free shop' next to the tube station, whilst in Oxford St the Space Hijackers invited people to "Take your clothes off! Swap them with your friends for FREE!" during a 'Top Shop Swap Shop' game.

London reports and photos: Brixton | Oxford Street
Around the UK: Wrexham [video] | Norwich | Liverpool

Put simply...

Saturday November 29h 2008 is Buy Nothing Day, It's a day where you challenge yourself to switch off from shopping and tune into life.

The rules are simple, for 24 hours you will detox from consumerism and live without shopping. Anyone can take part provided they spend a day without spending!

Buy Nothing Day is the biggest 24-hour moratorium against consumerism. People around the world will make a pact to take a break from shopping as a personal experiment or public statement and the best thing is - IT'S FREE!!!