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Occupy Denver Supports Buy Local Black Friday

This Black Friday Occupy Denver has opted not to disrupt the
activities of normal Americans as they go about their Christmas
shopping. While we stand in Solidarity with several branches of the
Occupy movement in observance of “Buy Nothing Day,” and “Boycott
Walmart,” we also urge you to shop at local small businesses and
artisan stores on this day. We are in the midst of this financial
crisis largely because everything in our homes is currently
manufactured overseas. This shift in manufacturing has deteriorated
the United States labor market and eliminated our foothold as the most
dominant economy in the world. The local small businesses and artisan
shops of Denver survive on a slim margin and we urge you to consider
them in your Black Friday shopping plans. For a directory of locally
owned businesses please check here and here. If you are looking for
products you may not be able to find in Denver, we urge you to try
ETSY or look online for the independent equivalent.

We at Occupy Denver know that we can’t buy our way out of the massive
problems we face. What we also know is that we can hit these mega
exploiters where it hurts, like we did with the banks last month for
Bank Transfer Day; in the pocketbook.

We stand in Solidarity with branches of the Occupy Movement across the
Country who have denoted Walmart as one of the main enemies of
American Labor. One measure of Walmart’s, and all corporations’,
success is sales on Black Friday, so we urge all Americans to shop
elsewhere. Avoid the Cherry Creek mall and all bastions of
Corporatocracy in Denver. Spend the day with your loved ones and
support your local economy.