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Happy "Buy Nothing Day" from sust-mar! ~p :) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- GREEN PARTY OF CANADA MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release November 25, 2002 Contacts: Gretchen Schwarz, Communications Chair: (819) 647-6297 Christopher Bradshaw, Interim Leader: (613) 230-4456 Charles Campbell, Policy Development Committee Chair: (807) 624-2254 John Grogan, GPC Buy Nothing Day Advisor, (250) 566-8439 CELEBRATE BUY NOTHING DAY Brown-Bag it with the Greens! Consumerism is killing us. Canadians in record numbers are suffering from the effects of a passive, unhealthy lifestyle. We spend more money on our vehicles than we do on food, and then pay again to join gyms and purchase exercise equipment. Our poor eating habits lead to obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease ... in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. It's a crime, and the criminals are those who promote highly-processed food for high profits instead of healthy foods eaten as nature intended them to be. They are the automakers telling us to drive the latest SUV. Industry says we don't have to buy what is advertised. They're right. We don't. On Buy Nothing Day, November 29th, people around the world will be saying "NO!" to all those who are trying to sell us the idea that short-term profits are better than long-term health for ourselves and the planet we live on. The Green Party of Canada would like to encourage all Canadians to stop and think ... and then just STOP. It's easy. Make yourself a healthy brown-bag lunch: wholegrain sandwiches, a salad or raw vegetables, fruit, yoghurt, water or juice. Take it with you to work or school instead of buying a meal. Pack enough for two. Share it with a friend who would otherwise buy an unhealthy fast-food lunch. That way your friend can "buy nothing", too! Eat your healthy lunch in a public space, where others can see you. Take the time to enjoy it. Encourage others to do the same. Then get some free exercise. Go for a walk. Don't window-shop. Find a bit of green-space to walk in or just walk down the street. Small steps CAN make a big difference. The Green Party of Canada, with members in every region of the country, is part of a global Green movement motivated by the desire to find global solutions to global problems. The Green Party of Canada ran candidates in 111 ridings in the 2000 Federal Election. Green Party members have been elected in Europe, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Web-site: www.greenparty.ca The gpc-announce list is run automagically by Majordomo version 1.94.4 Please send mail questions to gpc-announce-owner@conscoop.ottawa.on.ca TO SUBSCRIBE: e-mail the word "subscribe" to: <gpc-announce-request@conscoop.ottawa.on.ca>
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