The Global Community Communications Alliance has proposed a global gas boycott on the 5th day of every month. That strategy is promoted in this post at EcoSpace.

The post suggests that by not purchasing gasoline on the 5th day of each month people can "proclaim their independence"--"until gas prices are brought down significantly." Someone is quoted saying: “Support humanity and help bring down high food costs. Send a message to big oil. Cease using and buying gasoline on the 5th day of every month until we decide, as the people, the fair price to pay for gasoline.” (And those messages are linked to a supposed "spiritual revolution," which has been deemed "Spiritualution"--a word that is trademarked, which the author(s) of the post point out.)

Because the post is on EcoSpace, it implies that this occasional gas "boycott" is a form of environmental activism. (I don't think this is explicitly said there though.)

Several people have left comments on the post. Most of the commentors disagree--to say the least--with what's said in it.

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Here's what I said in two comments (which I posted in response to comments from others who expressed support for the so-called "boycott" approach) -

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"Is 'boycott' even an appropriate word in this case? The plan is just to not purchase gasoline on one day of the month. It’s just a sort of scheduling.

Regardless of whether or not we call it a 'boycott,' I don’t think that one day off of gasoline purchasing sends a significant message of any sort. If the people profiting from gas sales were to learn of the boycott they would know that their gas would be purchased throughout the rest of the month."

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"I don’t think this is even a step towards positive changes. It seems to me that it would be more appropriate to say that this is a matter *pretending* to take a step. And if that’s true, that means that this is a substitute for actual proactive action of any kind.

What will this so-called 'boycott' actually accomplish? It seems to me that it basically is a matter of pretending to intervene."

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(While re-posting those comments I've made a couple of edits so that they make more sense.)

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I think these posts present perspectives that are more helpful -

A video here presents critical and constructive points on gas price boycotts -
http://tobanblack.net/blog/?p=187

This post is about a long-term approach to lowering oil and gas prices -
http://tobanblack.net/blog/?p=242

Toban Black
(http://tobanblack.net/blog/?p=256)