October 17th, 2009 - Till Christmas

In your community, on your sidewalk, & online,

We will take back Christmas from the corporations that have turned this celebration into an excuse to shop.

Our Goals
1. Shopping for "stuff" reduced.
2. Debt during the holidays reduced.
3. Generosity increased.
4. The Spirit of the season returned to a time for worship, not shopping.

Join us as we meet in our communities to tell others not to overspend and go into debt this Christmas Shopping Season.
Our slogans are:

-Taking on Debt is not a gift to anyone.

-You don't have to buy a gift to give a gift.

-Debt robs your ability to be generous.

-Debt does not lead to happiness.

BeatingDebt.org is asking volunteers to do one of four things.

1. Protest Personal Debt

Organize with your friends and family at anytime during the holidays. Be sure to protest your personal message against debt on public sidewalks. Make sure to get authorization from your local government.

2. Place Educational Signs

Post your message of protest on a sheet of paper and place them on street poles and community event boards during the holidays. You can get an example here & here.

3. Provide convincing knowledge

Prepare a blog that provides for your readers with some answers as to how to stay away from debt and ways to shop without having to go into debt this Christmas Shopping Season.

4. Give up some gifts for charity

Tell your friends and family that this Christmas you don't need any gifts. Tell them to use the money they were going to spend on you and give to their favorite charity.

Tell us how what you are doing during the holidays in your community by RSVPing and commenting below.

The “Debt Protest” should educate citizens on their Christmas shopping in order to convince them to stay away from personal debt.

Let us rise up and be an alternate voice to the corporations marketing to us to buy, buy, buy this Christmas season.

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Comment by Eric on October 5, 2009 at 3:26pm

Then I will move to here... http://www.meetup.com/Keeping-Pace-Raleigh/calendar/11554265/

Comment by Eric on October 5, 2009 at 3:20pm

This is where I will be: http://www.meetup.com/Keeping-Pace-Raleigh/calendar/11554049/