LOCATION
Henry St. John Building
301 S. Geneva St. Ithaca, New York 14850
COST
FREE
Our eighth Share Tompkins gathering is a Really Really Free Market! That means that EVERYTHING is free. Bring what you can, take what you need and at the end of the day the left-overs will be donated appropriately. The more we can provide for one another locally, the closer we are to sustainability! This event is co-sponsored by Wishing Well Magazine.
What to bring:
- Food and Produce: veggies, teas, baked goods, jams, tofu, etc.
- Body Care: tinctures, soaps, etc.
- Handmade Crafts: ceramics, candles, art, etc.
- Stuff: electronics, housewares, tools, books, etc.
- Services: massage, bike repair, web design, accounting, shoveling, moving, etc.
- Space: housing, working, gardening, etc. + you can offer to host our next event!
- Bags, boxes and carts to take stuff home in
Guidelines:
- Our goal is sustainability - please bring stuff that is locally-grown or made from local materials
if possible, but everything is welcome!
- Be prepared to take back home with you left-over items that are over-sized.
- Please bring stuff that is in good condition or can be easily-repaired - no junk!
What is a Really Really Free Market?
From Wikipedia:
"The Really, Really Free Market (RRFM) movement is a non-hierarchical collective of individuals who form a temporary market based on an alternative gift economy. The RRFM movement aims to counteract capitalism in a non-reactionary way. It holds as a major goal to build a community based on sharing resources, caring for one another and improving the collective lives of all. Markets often vary in character, but they generally offer both goods and services. Participants bring unneeded items, food, skills and talents such as entertainment or haircuts. A RRFM may take place in an open community space such as a public park or community commons."
• Because there is enough for everyone.
• Because sharing is more fulfilling than owning.
• Because corporations would rather see landfills overflow than anyone get anything for free.
• Because scarcity is a myth constructed to keep us at the mercy of the economy.
• Because "free trade" is a contradiction of terms.
• Because no one should have to do without food, shelter, entertainment, and community.
• Because life should be a picnic, but it only will be if we make it happen.
Have you ever picked up something you found on the sidewalk? Or saved your neighbor from throwing away something useful?
A Really Really Free Market is like a potluck for whatever you want to give or take away. Have you ever brought one dish to a potluck and gone away with a full belly and a balanced meal? Everybody brings something and goes away with more.
We all have skills, ideas, objects, smiles, talents, friendship, excitement, discussions, and many other things to share. If we bring them all together at the Really Really Free Market, we can provide more balanced and full lives for everyone.
As a community we have many more resources than we do as individuals. If we share our resources we won't need to buy as many new ones. This uses fewer of the Earth's resources, and fewer of our working hours, leaving us more time to devote to ourselves and our communities.
Would we all work forty hours a week at one job if we didn't feel we had to? What if instead we worked at improving our individual skills and talents and shared them with each other? We would all spend more time doing things we enjoyed.
The Really Really Free Market is an attempt to put these ideas into practice."
Share Tompkins Really Really Free Market
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