Black Friday Protestors Set Their Sights On Christmas Season For ‘Occupy Xmas’
Yesterday was not only a big day for consumers and retailers, it was also big for the ‘Occupy’ splinter movement Occupy Black Friday. The movement called for a boycott of all large chain stores to hit the 1% during a critical shopping season. There were several small protests around the country, but it’s unclear if the movement had any measurable success. Now that Black Friday is over, the anti-corporate protestors are focusing on the Christmas season to launch a new wave of protests.
Occupy Xmas has the same goal as Occupy Black Friday: to protest rampant consumerism and feeding profits to the 1%. An Occupy Xmas website lays out exactly what the group stands for.
- Occupy Xmas supports small business instead of large business
- Occupy Xmas controls the political contributions of the retail lobby
- Occupy Xmas supports consumer responsibility
- Occupy Xmas supports personal financial education
The site makes it clear they are not trying to “destroy… the great American tradition of Christmas,” but they do not plan on resting during a season “in which the life of our country hangs in the balance.” Already there are plans for Christmas protests, including a rather creative method of standing up to consumerism in Idaho by dressing protestors up as zombies. Because nothing says “we have a clear agenda” more than looking like you dressed up for the wrong holiday.
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