Shout out to Rahiel Tesfamariam and Urban Cusp in Forbes write up about #NotOneDime “What we’re saying is we recognize that economic boycotts have not only worked in the past but they’re often the only thing that a hyper-capitalist economy like ours responds to,” she said. “It’s a deep and cruel irony that Black Friday is even called Black Friday — the idea that to be ‘in the black’ is positive. What we’re saying is, this brutality costs us our lives. We want it to cost you at least the trillion dollars we contribute to this economy.” Joining Ms. Hampton with a large, powerful platform of her own is writer, activist and publisher Rahiel Tesfamariam, who created the hashtag and accompanying meme #NotOneDime earlier this week. Ms. Tesfamariam’s online lifestyle magazine Urban Cusp is followed by over 100,000 readers, many of whom shared the message across their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. Within 24 hours, celebrities including actor Tyrese Gibson and musician Q-Tip had passed the meme on to their millions of fans, causing it to go viral. Now, Ms. Tesfamariam hopes Americans who might otherwise spend their Black Friday putting coins in corporate coffers channel their energies elsewhere.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:58:19 +0000
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