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16th Annual Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange

16th Annual Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange

By Greg Gerritt on November 22, 2012

The 16th Annual Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange will take place at 9 locations in Rhode Island on Friday November 23.  Winter Coats will be given away starting at 9 or 10 AM at locations in Bristol, Cranston, East Providence, Newport, North Kingstown, Pawtucket, Providence, Wakefield, and Warwick. In the age of Wall St [...]

Posted in Events, Featured | Tagged black friday, buy nothing day, thanksgiving | 1 Response

Anti-Blue Law Spin Is Walmart Propoganda

Anti-Blue Law Spin Is Walmart Propoganda

By Bob Plain on November 19, 2012

Black Friday, America’s annual homage to rampant consumerism, is not only the day after Thanksgiving, it’s also the perfect enemy of the day we give thanks to all the things that really matter in life: family, health and harvest. Conversely, Black Friday celebrates stuff we don’t need, and so often shows just how ugly we [...]

Posted in Economy, Featured | Tagged black friday, buy nothing day, Labor, thanksgiving, walmart | 3 Responses

Greg Gerritt

Rhode Island Foundation and Buy Nothing Day

By Greg Gerritt on November 9, 2012

Every year I write an essay on the spirit of the Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange and how to heal the economy, ecosystem, and communities of Rhode Island using the principles of use less, share more.  Often I dedicate the essay to those trying to end poverty, war, or planetary destruction, or in jest [...]

Posted in Environment | Tagged buy nothing day, econ development, growth fund, Rhode Island Foundation | 5 Responses

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