The really really free market is designed to be an open-bazaar in which people are encouraged to experience the joy of giving, without expecting anything back in return.

The market is a totally free and non-commercial event, encouraging the sharing of skills, ideas, objects, smiles, talents, friendship, excitement and discussions. Its based around the ideas of sharing community resources and recycling.

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.

The Really Really Free Market is an attempt to put these ideas into practice for four hours every month.

The Really Really Free Market a 100% FREE and non-commercial event. Once a month, let's come together and forget about trading, bartering and money. Leave the business cards at home and remember the joy of giving for the sake of giving.

Currently Really Really Free Markets takes place in many cities. Visit the Wikipedia page to learn more about it. If you are interested in organizing one in your city, this page has wonderful tips.

(Explanation taken from http://www.reallyreallyfree.org)

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