The following are proceedings from a breakout group at the Community Created Humboldt event on January 23rd, 2010.
How do we popularize Buying Not/Buying Less? Proceedings[edit | edit source]
Convener: unknown
- Advertising budget for consumerism not for alternatives like Free cycle; craigslist
- Hey, how about no paper cups since it’s 2010
- Convincing people
- Annual simple living tour (Owning 100 items max challenge)
- Travel less & Travel loval – are effects effective?
- Helping people understand the environmental impacts of travel; maximize the value of each trip; lok for local alternatives
- Quality is not equal to quantity of long distance
- Home tour – not making peoples choices seem inadequate
- Educating people to the benefits & alternatives
- Simple Living Monthly potluck
- Game days
- Think as a producer not as a consumer; especially for kids
- Offering classes for creative reuse
- Extended producer responsibility
- Bring back higher quality culture- not – “good enough society”
- City funding aid for recycle center-style refurbish shop
- Brag about origin of the items
- Student clothing swap shop
- Bring value to smaller no. of high quality items & offer alternatives
- Summary:
- Live the life you speak
- Offer options – alternating
- Find like minded community
- Offer open events
- Objects are de-emphasized and People & Activities emphasized
- Help people value Quality over Quantity
- Affording Local items is doable by owning less and maintaining well
