I will not be buying anything on Black Friday. My family is foregoing purchases. Please give my post about Christmas gift alternatives which would also reduce waste, and donating options for important humanitarian organizations.
The boycott list to help Palestine:
https://bdsmovement.net/Act-Now-Against-These-Companies-Profiting-From-Genocide
The BDS Movement has compiled a list of retailers, stores, and companies to boycott that all support Israel. Please screenshot and share with friends and family so the momentum continues. Do not purchase any goods or services from these companies until there is a permanent ceasefire and access to aid in Gaza.
If a large number of consumers are opting out of Black Friday overall, this will send a message to companies and also the US government.
Israel has increased their bombings today even though there is a pause in fighting which is supposed to start tomorrow. Will it start? It seems unclear even with both Israel and Hamas agreeing to exchange hostages, The attacks have ramped up over the past two days, and it doesn’t appear likely that Israel will just stop the bombings and attacks. Journalists and their families are being killed. UN schools have been bombed even today. Palestinians are worried that Israel might not honor the truce in fighting and they have cause to worry. There was to be a four-hour pause in fighting daily and that was never honored by Israel. Hopefully Israel will respect the truce, but they have not stopped their siege since October 7.
Even if this truce is successful, Israel has stated that the fighting will continue for months. Months! There are 13,000 innocent Palestinians who have died after a month of fighting. There will be no one left in Gaza if this level of fighting continues for months.
Palestine needs a permanent ceasefire.
We can do our part and boycott these businesses. Save your money tomorrow and spend the day with family, friends, or have a quiet day to yourself. If a large number of shoppers make a sizable dent in foregoing shopping, especially these specific business listed on the BDS site, that too will send a message to corporations and governments.
The US government only hears voters through their consumption of goods and through their votes. Elected officials do not want to hear the calls for a ceasefire in Gaza despite the majority demanding for a permanent peace in Palestine. Voting and your spending are the two places that voters do maintain their power and can assert change through both.
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. May the whole world be free.
Boycott. BE UNGOVERNABLE. Protest. Volunteer. Organize. Donate. Contact your elected officials. Share the stories from Palestine. Share the news from Palestine. Share the history of Palestine. Please extend the same energy to other areas that are also experiencing atrocities and genocide in the Congo, Sudan, West Papua, Armenia, and the Uyghurs.