The Compact
A group of folks at a dinner on New Year’s Eve in 2005 decided to “unplug from the matrix” and stop being a conspicuous consumer for one full year. This compact has gained a lot of traction because it not only does good for the community, but it also feels good to do things other than going to the mall. And saving a lot of money helps too! Check out one of the original newspaper reports here.
The basic rule is not to buy anything new for one year. They feel the current climate crisis and economic and socioeconomic crises are a result of out of whack consumerism. They have a blog, and a yahoo group.
Check out their original blog post from 2006: http://sfcompact.blogspot.com/2006/01/new-years-resolution.html
Here is the main picture on “The Compact” Yahoo Group web page, it explains it all…
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