we're not buying it

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we're not buying it 〰️

Hyper-consumerism contributes to many tragedies across our globe; many people boycott with their spending choices every day for a large variety of reasons and typically we are all trying to improve our conditions.

Let’s come together this year, learn what matters to each other & redefine gift giving.

We can make a huge statement to the oppressive entities that control our governments through lobbying and buying power that enough is enough: we define how we cherish and acknowledge each other.

You can’t sell us love because we’re not buying it. We are making it.

Holiday No Buy*

We the People are not buying it— boycott in community during the largest spending season to help redefine what a gift is & what it can mean.

Join us in the first Holiday No Buy* with 3 actions.

There are many causes that benefit from your commitment to joining the 2025 Holiday No Buy* including reasons that are unique to you.

Here are some that inspired the project:

  • Free Palestine

  • Community Building

  • NO IRAN WAR

  • Hype-consumerism

  • Mental Health

  • Slave Labor

  • Climate

  • Fast Fashion

The 3 Actions for r3defining gifts.

1. Interact and educate.

Identify your reason(s) for the Holiday No Buy* and become an advocate. Use resources like profile banners to signal what DIY/secondhand gifts you’d prefer as well as share the site and FAQs to help your loved ones know why you’re not buying in this holiday season.

Close-up of a non-binary person using a laptop. Hands are in a relaxed position and are ordained in three rings.

2. Sign the commitment.

We have to let people know that we are intentionally committing to not purchasing gifts for the holiday season. Signing the commitment helps bring attention to this project and provides a sense of

3. Find community.

Reignite your passions, creativity, and meet with aligned people: online or in person. Host meet ups at libraries for letter writing, crafting, or go second hand shopping together. Join the conversation.

Let’s define and share what we consider a gift.

None of it really makes sense anymore, there is always a holiday, always something to buy to show you’re “in the know” and showing gratitude. We are not buying that a gift means love anymore; we are defining how we cherish and acknowledge ourselves and each other.