This site is to be used to share thoughts and ideas about East Lansing's Really Really Free Market. Hopefully this site can be used to build on past success as well as bring together ideas from a great group of individuals dedicated to the RRFM ideals. What is a Really Really Free Market? 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. The Really Really Free Market, as opposed to the Not-So-Free Free Market, breaks down the myth of scarcity and encourages us to take advantage of the abundance all around us. This is about giving and receiving through a gift economy which encourages sharing without the expectation of payment. It's like a potluck: everyone brings something and leaves with more. We all have skills, ideas, objects, talents, smiles, friendships, excitement, discussions, and many other things to share. If we bring them together at the REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET, we can provide more balanced and full lives for us all! (Learn more. . .) |