Resources

See below for articles, images, and more about why and how to ditch Christmas gifts for the sake of the planet

No-Gift Activism

• The Joy of No-Gift Christmas https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/12/no-holiday-gifts-stop-giving-charity/578056/
• SAY WHAT?: STARTING A CLIMATE CONVERSATION https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/say-what-starting-climate-conversation
• How do I tell my family that I’m done with gifts?https://grist.org/ask-umbra/how-do-i-tell-my-family-that-im-done-with-gifts/
• No-Gift Christmas Advocates Say That’s A Wrap On Presents Under The Tree https://www.wbur.org/npr/678823779/no-gift-christmas
• The families going present-free at Christmas to cut down on waste https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/christmas-presents-plastic-packaging-waste-family-stress-a9179926.html
• MOM TALK: HOW WE COMMITTED TO A NO-GIFTS CHRISTMAS https://www.mothermag.com/no-gifts-christmas/

Christmas and Consumerism

• ‘The Best Thing You Can Do Is Not Buy More Stuff,’ Says ‘Secondhand’ Expert https://www.npr.org/2019/12/04/784702588/the-best-thing-you-can-do-is-not-buy-more-stuff-says-secondhand-expert
• CHRISTMAS IS FOR CAPITALISTS: THE BOURGEOIS HISTORY OF AMERICAN YULETIDE IDEOLOGY https://thatdevilhistory.com/index.php/2013/12/14/christmas-is-for-capitalists-the-bourgeois-history-of-american-yuletide-ideology/
• Consumers waste up to $3 billion in unspent gift cards a year https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unused-gift-cards-add-up-to-3-billion-annually/
• How thrifting became problematic https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22396051/thrift-store-hauls-ethics-depop
• We Can Reclaim Christmas from Capitalism https://inthesetimes.com/article/we-can-reclaim-christmas-from-capitalism
• Why I Hate Christmas https://newrepublic.com/article/115994/reasons-why-christmas-terrible-holiday
• Adam Ruins Everything – Why Gift Giving Makes No Economic Sense https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sEkeEFH7uw&feature=emb_title
• Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, pope condemns ‘virus’ of consumerism https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-holidayshopping-pope/between-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-pope-condemns-virus-of-consumerism-idUSKBN1Y5113
• The Real Reason American Jews Give Gifts During Hanukkah https://time.com/5747552/hanukkah-gifts-history/

Christmas and Waste

• How Christmas is ruining the planet https://www.politico.eu/article/how-christmas-is-ruining-the-planet/
• The Dark Side Of Christmas: 5B Pounds Of Returned Goods Thrown Away Annually https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauraheller/2017/12/28/the-dark-side-of-christmas-5b-pounds-of-returned-gifts-get-thrown-away/?sh=3d516bd910ad
• It’s Officially Time To Ban Gift-Wrapping Paper https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ban-gift-wrapping-paper_n_5c1d5c12e4b0407e907af36c
• Consumerism plays a huge role in climate change https://grist.org/living/consumerism-plays-a-huge-role-in-climate-change/
• The True Cost of Christmas (UK) https://commercialwaste.trade/impact-of-christmas/

Boycotts

• Seeking end to boycott, North Carolina rescinds transgender bathroom law https://www.reuters.com/article/us-north-carolina-lgbt-idUSKBN1711V4
• Protest Divestment and the End of Apartheid https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/protest-divestment-south-africa.asp
• Montgomery Bus Boycott https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/montgomery-bus-boycott