Buy Nothing Day

Buy nothing day started in North America during the 90’s. Now, over 90 countries celebrate this international day. This day was set up so that for 24 hours on this day people across the world would not purchase any products. Everything we purchase has an impact on the environment and this day is very significant in reducing the environmental damage caused by consuming products. In developed countries, 20% of the world’s country is consuming 80% of the world’s natural resources. This is causing environmental damage and an unfair distribution in wealth (Smith, year ). The creation of this international day is sort of like the creation of comics. The reason for why Buy nothing Day was created was to better understand the causes of what has been around for so long which is the environment and the how we impact on it. In the book Understanding Comics, it explores the definition and talks about the historic development of comics. They relate to one another because Understanding Comics is about the historic context of comics and why it is so important to understand the significance of comics. Same goes for Buy Nothing Day, it is a day where we understand the importance of the environment and the impact we have. Buy Nothing Day is celebrated on November 25th and hopefully it is a day where many people partake and do their share to help the environment by not purchasing anything.

Work Cited

To buy, or not to buy... Michael Smith, 2000. Web. 22 Nov. 2009. .

McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. New York, NY: Harper Paperbacks, 1994. Print.