Buy Nothing Day 1999:
Report from Perth, Western Australia

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November 26 1999

The shops are just closing here in Perth, Western Australia
We have done some nice long interviews on radio this week, including talkback, on some of the major stations.
Some print coverage in major paper too.

Today we worked with a comedian and a great team of people to hand out copies of The Big Love Gift Guide and packets of "nothing" in the central business district. The response has been excellent.

One groovy gal turned up with a "McShit" t-shirt - which we have used for good effect. Photos to follow.....
Our national youth radio station, Triple J, has been promoting BND heavily and our website is getting lots of hits.
Check it out at www.barkingowl.com/cc and leave some far flung messages in the guestbook hey!!!

We have chosen to focus on ethical spending and reducing consumption rather than pushing BND as such with this website, but the linkages throughout our local BND campaign have been strong.
Check out the groovy gift voucher designs too!
The idea is for this website and the supporting brochure to be used throughout the year.

We still have some 7000 of copies of The Big Love Gift Guide (based on the website) to hand out so anyone with any great ideas could forward them too us. We are thinking of getting them inserted into a magazine somehow.

We have a super-consumer weekly here that might need a midnight visit....

Lot's of good training, energy and team building coming together for the next big effort - TV Turn Off Week.

S'all for now

Libby Davy & Graeme Sutherland
Perth, Western Australia
Barking Owl Pty Ltd
http://www.barkingowl.com
tel (+61 8) 9336 6442
mob 0419 943 989

Member of the Sustainable Business Network
Get inspired at http://www.barkingowl.com/owlsite/sustainable.htm

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