The Really Really Free Market

This interview was conducted at the Left Forum in New York City on April 18, 2009.

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.[1] 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.

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• RRFM
• capitalism
• socialism
• gift economy
• anarchism
• Left Forum
• radical politics
• economics

[gifteconomy123]

YEA!! That's the solution for all!!

Everything must be free !

Let us work for each other VOLUNTARY and share the abundance!

Wikipedia, linux... go ahead!

[jrpigg]

This is great interview. It's nice to get first hand accounts of RRFMs.

[freddydesouza]

I have been to this market . Its really free. On the way to 55 judson street GREENWICH VILLAGE where this location is. Usually first and last sunday its open

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Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 3:00pm

I know of another similar concept where every body help each other just for the love of it justfortheloveofit dote org . Its the Freeconomy Community

[MemeScythe]

Haha! That's awesome

The free market is a catchy term but is an oxymoron. There's nothing free in a market buddy, makes no sense lol.

But a really really free market, now that's a good idea!