Cancel Black Friday? 'Mass Blackout' doesn't want you to shop or work to protest Trump (USA Today, Nov 13, 2025)
A coalition of grassroots organizations is calling for a nationwide economic shutdown during the
busy holiday shopping season, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday, to protest the
Trump administration and
economic inequality.
The groups — Blackout the System, The People’s Sick Day, American Opposition, the Money Out of Politics Movement, and The Progressive Network — urged Americans to stop all spending and refuse to go to work during the "
Mass Blackout," which runs from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2.
Avoid travel and restaurants and cancel streaming and digital subscriptions, organizers said. "If you must spend: support small, local businesses only. Pay in cash." Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30 is exempted from the blackout.