[ShareTompkins] FRIDAY: Really Really Free Market at Congo Square Market

[Shira Golding]

Come one, come all to...

SHARE TOMPKINS' SUMMER
REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET
AT CONGO SQUARE MARKET

Friday, July 6, 2012, 4-8pm

Southside Community Center

305 S. Plain St, Ithaca, NY 14850


Ready to share? Come on down to the Congo Square Market to get some  
food, check out local vendors, and share with your neighbors! In the  
Share Tompkins Really Really Free Market area, everything is free!

Event partners include Southside Community Center, Ithaca Freeskool,  
Local First Ithaca, and Ithaca Hours. If you'd like to table and/or  
help get the word, please contact us!

RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/390422067681622/

How it works: There will be tables set up where you can drop off your  
stuff. All are welcome to take whatever they want on a first-come,  
first-served basis. This is an opportunity to help one another meet  
our needs while reducing waste and helping the environment! Please  
note: All left over items will be donated, but it will help the  
organizers tremendously if you plan to take home any items you bring  
that aren’t picked up by others.

What to bring:

- Clothing

- Food

- Toys

- Books

- Household Items

- Plants

- Anything you want to share!

About the Congo Square Market:

CONGO SQUARE is an actual place in new Orleans. This sacred ground was  
first used by Houma Native Americans and later by slaves in the  
region, as a place to enjoy one day of freedom. African people used  
this as a place to maintain a connection to their true status as free  
people of Africa. Native Americans, as well as Europeans often joined  
in the celebration. Music, abolitionist organization, food, and dance  
were all intertwined to make this one day a week festival. Today, we  
recreate our own version of this splendor at Southside Community  
Center. We welcome our WHOLE COMMUNITY to come enjoy food, music and  
culture. The Market is a collaboration between Southside Community  
Center, Ithaca Youth Bureau’s Paul Scheurs Memorial Program, TC  
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Whole Community Project, and the  
Youth Farm Project. http://www.congosquareithaca.com

About Really Really Free Markets from Wikipedia:
“The Really, Really Free Market (RRFM) movement is a horizontally- 
organized collective of individuals who form a temporary market based  
on an alternative gift economy...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 and food, as well as skills and  
talents such as entertainment or haircuts. A RRFM usually takes place  
in an open community space such as a public park or community  
commons.”

Share Tompkins is a volunteer group that helps people share and barter  
in Tompkins County:
http://sharetompkins.wordpress.com
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