THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, WE
SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM// SYSTEM ERROR: CONNECTION TO CAPITALISM LOST
This is a coordinated economic shutdown—a collective refusal to participate in a system that profits off our pain, exploits our labor, and buys our politicians.
The system isn’t broken. It’s working exactly as designed—for the wealthy.
The Mass Blackout is a nationwide economic action, coordinated across aligned organizations, calling Americans to:
Stop online or in-store shopping (except for small businesses)
Stop work
Stop streaming, cancel subscriptions, no digital purchases
Remove the regime
If you must spend: support small, local businesses only. Pay in cash.
We’re not targeting small businesses or communities—we’re targeting the corporate systems that profit from injustice, fuel authoritarianism, and crush worker power.
WHY NOW?
Because nothing will change while fascists remain in power.
The Trump administration paused federal anti-corruption enforcement — giving corporations a free pass to bribe, cheat, and exploit.
Big business is funding authoritarian candidates while walking back public commitments to civil rights, labor protections, diversity, and democracy.
Billionaires profit while the rest of us are told to shop, work, and stay silent.
This isn’t about left vs. right. This is about people vs. power.
If we do nothing, they win. If we move together, they feel it.
THE IMPACT
If 5 million Americans stop working for just 48 hours:
$5–7 billion in lost economic output
Supply chains delayed, production slowed, shipments disrupted
A national moment revealing how much our economy depends on our labor
If 5 million Americans stop spending for just 72 hours:
$4–6 billion withheld in consumer activity
Immediate losses across retail, food, transportation, and entertainment
A bold reminder that 68% of U.S. GDP is driven by consumer spending, and we can shut it off
Mutual Aid Matters
Not everyone can afford to walk off the job. Not everyone can skip a paycheck. And not everyone can disappear from the system for a week. But everyone can participate in the Mass Blackout in some form.
If you’re unable to join the economic shutdown directly, or if you’re looking for a way to support those who are, we’re asking you to take action another way:
Feeding America is our official mutual aid partner. Your donation helps support communities hit hardest by economic injustice and political repression. This isn’t just charity. It’s solidarity. It’s resistance in the form of nourishment. It’s taking care of each other while we take on the system.
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“Mass Blackout,” a coordinated, nationwide economic shutdown from Nov. 25 to Dec 2 demands an end to corporate rule, political corruption and the removal of the Trump administration.
The coordinated campaign urges Americans to completely withdraw from the consumer economy during the busiest and most profitable shopping week of the year. It includes Black Friday (Nov. 28) and Cyber Monday (Dec 1).
It includes stopping all spending (especially corporations), canceling subscription services and avoiding ad-driven platforms such as streaming services.
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As we all know the right understands little but money. This holiday season will be very rough for a large number of Americans. We have no intention of giving our hard earned money to corporations this season.
We plan to donate to local food banks with the money that would have gone to corporations. if we do shop, it will be at locally owned shops.
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