rva really really free market is Saturday, November 28th, from noon to six, in Monroe Park! Tell yr friends and family, and come out for a day of free fun in the sun! Posted at 8:48 PM Nov 12 view more
The October Really Really Spooky Really Really Free Market will be on Saturday October 31st (Halloween!) from noon until dark.
The Really Really Free Market takes place on the last Saturday of every month in Monroe Park, at the corner of Main and Laurel Streets in Richmond, Virginia.
The RVA Really Really Free Markets provide people with a chance to share the excess that they possess, to prevent the landfills from filling with stuff that will never decompose and is nowhere near the end of its usefulness, and to offer the community a chance to come together for a day of free fun in the sun! (or rain!)
So the last Saturday of every month, bring your music, your skills, your stuff, your food, and your friends and family, and help us prove that there is enough stuff in the world for everybody!
The Really Really Free Market started in Richmond in April 2008, with events in April, June, July, August, and September. Originally held in Holly Street Park in Oregon Hill, the event is now located in Monroe Park in order to be more accessible to the community.
There are a wide variety of things that can be shared. Some months Richmond Food Not Bombs has come with free food. There have been workshops led by community members and musical performances. Community members have brought games to play with each other at the market. Vegan cookies have also been known to make an appearance.
We are bombarded with messages every day that the sheer amount of things that we own is equal to the amount of success that we have had in our lives, instead of placing value on the people that we meet and the experiences that we have.
Meeting Community Needs with Community Surplus
A really really free market is an alternative to the capitalist version of a 'free market' where in fact, nothing is free. The really really free market is a place where people can come bring things they no longer need or use and give them away. It is a place where people can come get the things they need for free, without having to participate in the corporate market. Really really free markets build community instead of destroying it.
Any stores, restaurants, or organizations are welcome to bring their surplus items or food to share with the community. The Really Really Free Market is not about bartering, selling, or discounting. All items are 110% free. No one has to bring something to get something. Everyone can take what they would like regardless of their contribution.
People can come to share things besides the physical. Anyone interested in sharing their skills or knowledge through a workshop should let us know or just show up and teach others. Anyone interested in performing, music or reading poetry or whatever, should contact us or just show up.
So dig through your closets, take the extra from your work, ask your parents and friends and neighbors to come to bring stuff and come to get stuff. Bring clothes, furniture, food, tapes, cds, office supplies, kitchen stuff, knick knacks, paddy whacks, etc.
The best way to make the event awesome is to advertise, so make your own fliers, tell people, mark your calenders.
Anything left at the end of the day will be taken to Diversity Thrift.
The November Really Really Free Market will be on Saturday Novemeber 29th. The December Really Really Free Market will be on Saturday December 27th.
If anyone is interested in volunteering, helping to advertise, or finding out more information you can do so through the internet, email, or phone.
Be Yr Own Hero Fest is an annual radical Do It Yourself (DIY) festival in Wilmington, NC. It includes workshops, info sessions, awesome live music, rad art, free stuff, free food, lots of fun and friends from far away and close by!
Be Yr Own Hero is now accepting music, art, film, performance, fashion, zine/DIY/craft, and workshop/info session submissions. The deadline for submissions is June 19th, 2009.
Shalom! Thanx for the add! Fortunately, I will be in NYC this weekend. Unfortunately, I will be unable to attend the RVA Free Market. I have things I would like to give away. Please help!
