TV Turnoff Week

Get your keyring TV-jamming device

TV Turnoff Week, Apr 25 - May 1




"TV Turnoff Week is no ordinary social ritual. The goal is simple: to shake up routines and get people questioning the role of TV in their lives.

"Sure, it’s a statement against dead-end couch culture. But it's also about cleaning up the mental environment. Like our oceans and air, our shared mindscape is littered with pollutants -- distorted news, manipulative ads, violence and top-down culture.

"How can we fight back? In years past, we've smashed TVs, postered schools and offices, aired ads, and performed anti-tube street theater. The hottest idea this year? TV-B-Gone™ -- a key-chain remote control capable of turning off virtually any television. It's the ultimate tool for reclaiming our commons.

"From April 25 to May 1, thousands of jammers will be hitting the streets with this ingenious device, illicitly zapping TVs. Clarity of mind, one click at a time.

Get yours at cost until May 1 » "

Source

Anti-TV guerrillas wield their new zapper
Taking the TV turn-off test
TV B-Gone (keyring device for jamming TVs)
Watch TV on the Internet
The Truth About TV TV Addiction is No Metaphor (Scientific American) (Full text)
Federation Without Television
More links: TV, in the Planet Directory
Four Arguments for the Elimination of Televison, the classic book by Jerry Mander