The campaign urges consumers to spend no money for 24 hours to remind corporations of their economic power. A social media campaign has sparked plans for an “economic blackout” on Friday, one of several boycotts planned by activists intent on sending a message to large corporations at a time when many Americans are struggling to keep up with costs.

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The blackout will take place from noon until 11.59 p.m., and during that time, those participating have been asked to boycott a number of stores.

A national no-spend day on Friday is just the first of multiple economic blackouts that will include specific boycotts of Target, Amazon and Walmart.

A consumer-activist group is asking American shoppers to disrupt the nation’s economy and “take back control of our economy, government, and future of our country” by refraining from buying anything from major retailers on February 28th.