It's called "Not One Damn Dime." The idea is to not buy anything for one day, as a protest. Local activist Jane Cutter with the anti-war group ANSWER says it's in response, in part, to the lavishness of the inaugural.

"It's the idea that people shouldn't spend money on inaugural day, at a time when so many people here and around the world are suffering and in poverty," she says.

Organizer Jesse Gordon says he wanted to make a point, that millions are opposed to the war in Iraq.

"In the lead-up to the war, there were five million people in the street, angry about the war. Bush called that a focus group," Gordon says. "Since he doesn't listen to five million people in the street, we figure an economic protest is the way to get to him."

But San Francisco journalist Judy Bee says the whole thing could backfire and those who participate may wind up looking like leftwing loonies.

"Actions seen as reactionary do a disservice to liberalism, rather than a service."

Bee says not buying something from a big retailer for one day won't have much of an impact either, but could actually wind up hurting smaller businesses.

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