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The Really, Really Free Market (RRFM) movement is a non-hierarchical
Hierarchy

A 'hierarchy' is an arrangement of items The word derives from the Greek language , from ?e?????? , "president of sacred rites, high-priest" and that from , "sacred" + , "to lead, to rule"....
 collective of individuals who form a temporary market
Market

A market is any one of a variety of different systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby persons trade, and goods and services are exchanged, forming part of the economy....
 based on an alternative gift economy
Gift economy

In the social sciences, a gift economy is a society where valuable goods and services are regularly given without any explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards ....
. The RRFM movement aims to counteract capitalism
Capitalism

Capitalism is an economic system in which wealth, and the means of producing wealth, are private property and controlled rather than commonly, publicly, or state-owned and controlled....
 in a non-reactionary way. It holds as a major goal to build a community
Community

In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment .In human communities, intention, belief, Natural resource, preferences, Need assessment, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the Identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness....
 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
Good (economics and accounting)

In economics, a good is any object or service that increases utility, directly or indirectly. It should not to be confused with the adjective "good", as used in a moral or ethics sense....
 and services.






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The Really, Really Free Market (RRFM) movement is a non-hierarchical
Hierarchy

A 'hierarchy' is an arrangement of items The word derives from the Greek language , from ?e?????? , "president of sacred rites, high-priest" and that from , "sacred" + , "to lead, to rule"....
 collective of individuals who form a temporary market
Market

A market is any one of a variety of different systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby persons trade, and goods and services are exchanged, forming part of the economy....
 based on an alternative gift economy
Gift economy

In the social sciences, a gift economy is a society where valuable goods and services are regularly given without any explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards ....
. The RRFM movement aims to counteract capitalism
Capitalism

Capitalism is an economic system in which wealth, and the means of producing wealth, are private property and controlled rather than commonly, publicly, or state-owned and controlled....
 in a non-reactionary way. It holds as a major goal to build a community
Community

In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment .In human communities, intention, belief, Natural resource, preferences, Need assessment, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the Identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness....
 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
Good (economics and accounting)

In economics, a good is any object or service that increases utility, directly or indirectly. It should not to be confused with the adjective "good", as used in a moral or ethics sense....
 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.

Origins and spread

in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
]] Participants from the SouthEast Anarchist Network (SeaNET) held demonstrations using the first known Really, Really Free Market to protest the G8
G8

The Group of Eight is a forum for governments of eight nations of the northern hemisphere: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States; in addition, the European Union is represented within the G8, but cannot host or chair....
 summit. The first known Really, Really Free Market took place simultaneously in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida

Miami is a global city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, the most populous county in Florida....
, and Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the Capital of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats of Wake County, North Carolina. Raleigh is known as the ?City of Oaks? for its many oaks....
 during the anti-globalization protests against the FTAA in 2004. The idea quickly spread across the United States.

The movement has emerged in diverse places such as North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
; New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
; Reno, Nevada
Reno, Nevada

Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, Nevada, United States. A 2006 estimate indicated that the city's population had increased to 214,853, but ranked Reno as the third largest city in the state following Las Vegas, Nevada, and Henderson, Nevada....
; Cottage Grove, Oregon
Cottage Grove, Oregon

Cottage Grove is a city in Lane County, Oregon, Oregon, United States. It received its name from its first postmaster, G. C. Pierce, in September 1861....
; Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state's Capital ....
; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and List of United States cities by population in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan....
; Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Lancaster is a city in the South Central Pennsylvania part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania....
; Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Travis County, Texas. Situated in Central Texas and part of the Southwestern United States, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th-largest in the United States....
, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 197,800. It is the county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Michigan....
, Belfast, New York
Belfast, New York

Belfast is a town in Allegany County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 1,714 at the 2000 census. The town is believed to be named after Belfast in Northern Ireland....
 as well as Capital Park in Detroit on the third Sunday of January, April, July and October. RRFMs occur in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a metropolitan region that surrounds the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay Bays in Northern California....
 as well. North Carolina has an especially vibrant RRFM movement, with markets appearing in cities such as Wilmington, Raleigh, Greensboro and Greenville.

In addition, New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
; Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina

Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County, North Carolina and principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina metropolitan area....
; Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The List of United States cities by population in the United States....
; Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington is a city in and the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 75,838 at the United States Census, 2000....
; Carrboro, North Carolina
Carrboro, North Carolina

Carrboro is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 16,782 at the 2000 census, with a 2006 estimated population of 16,577....
; Washington, DC; San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
; Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state's Capital ....
; Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county....
; Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County, Ohio. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border....
; Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 166,179 at the United States Census, 2000....
 and Indianapolis, Indiana are home to monthly Really Really Free Markets. San Francisco's RRFM takes place the Last Saturday of Every Month in Dolores Park
Dolores Park

Dolores Park is a San Francisco, California city park located in the neighborhood of Mission Dolores, at the western edge of the Mission District, which lies to the east of the park....
. Minneapolis' RRFM takes place on the second Saturday of every month. DC holds one the third Saturday of every month. Dayton's is held the first Sunday of every month in the community garden on East 5th Street. Wilmington's RRFM is held the last Sunday of each month at Greenfield Lake. DC's RRFM is held the third Saturday of every month in Dupont Circle. Grand Rapids, Michigan's RRFM is held the last Sunday of every month. Reno, Nevada's Really Really Free Market is held the first Sunday of every month in Barbara Bennett park. Athens, GA witnessed its first RRFM on April 28th, 2007 as part of the May Day celebrations organized by Autonomous Athens. It has since become a monthly occurrence with event attendance usually in the hundreds.

See also

  • Free store
  • Diggers (theater)
    Diggers (theater)

    The Diggers were a radical community-action group of Improvisational theatre actors operating from 1966?68, based in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco....
     a group of early adopters of the free-store concept
  • DIY ethic
    DIY ethic

    The DIY ethic refers to the ethic of being self-reliant by completing tasks oneself as opposed to having others who are likely more experienced complete them....
  • Mutual aid
    Mutual aid

    'Mutual aid' may refer to:*Mutual aid , a tenet of anarchist thought*Mutual aid , an agreement between emergency responders*...
  • Freeganism
    Freeganism

    Freeganism is an anti-consumerism lifestyle whereby people employ alternative living strategies based on "limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources"....
  • Anti-capitalism
    Anti-capitalism

    Anti-capitalism describes a wide variety of movements, ideas, and attitudes which oppose capitalism. Anti-capitalists, in the strict sense of the word, are those who wish to completely replace capitalism with another system; however, there are also ideas which can be characterized as partially anti-capitalist in the sense that they only...
  • Direct action
    Direct action

    Direct action is politically motivated activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political goals outside of normal social/political channels....
  • Regiving
    Regiving

    Regiving is the practice of giving away a received gift to another party; also known as regifting.Regiving differs from straightforward giving in that goods are not acquired specifically for donation....
  • Pay it forward
    Pay It Forward

    Pay It Forward is a 2000 in film Cinema of the United States drama film film based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde....


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