WHAT CAN YOU THE COMMUNITY DO?
*Come to our meetings! Be on the ground floor of planning. We are you...you are us.
*Send us your ideas for "drop" spots; or any ideas at that. Let us know what you think!
*WE NEED CLOTHES! (please limit drops to cold weather clothes only)
*Contact us! Spread the word...
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"FREE CULTURE" IN ACTION!
"FREE MARKETS"
What is a FREE MARKET?
The Milwaukee Free Market is, in a sense, a flea market supplied by community donations in which no monetary transactions occur. Its aim is to redistribute to peoples in need, the disproportionate distribution of excess goods in our community. By doing so in the “Free Market†fashion, it allows for a diverse mix of peoples to interact directly by making the simple act of donation a “direct action†community event. The idea is that people can bring things they no longer need and in return take what they do. (we however place no requirements on solely taking in need) This allows for a potential blurring of the overbearing race and class divides apparent in our community. The market is an event open to all where In addition to free goods, services usually rendered with a fee, are offered FREE of charge.
"FREE VANS"
We at mNSC have decided to continue our "free culture" philosophy throughout the winter by directly entering the community at large bearing warm weather clothes for all! For our first event, held outdoors on December, 2nd, we at mNSC handed out FREE winter clothing in the parking lot of St. Benedicts (1015 N 9th St) in participation and solidarity with their well-established weekly soup kitchen. Due to the large response we witnessed firsthand, our inventory, which we had amassed over a three month period spanning multiple community driven events, was nearly completely depleted. This was just a single event of many, covering but a three hour period; proving, without a doubt that the need is there. We would like to see this example of direct-action community participation and social partnership become a bi-weekly multi-venue event, celebrating the idea that warmth is a basic human right and should be denied to no one.
In the future, mNSC hopes to expand and offer additional services and eventually have a permanent location for a
"Free Store."
On Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Really_really_free_market
Additional links
www.indymedia.org , www.democracynow.org , www.aljazeera.net , www.bbc.co.uk , www.chomsky.info , www.knowmore.org , www.greasenotgas.com , www.planethazard.com , www.fightglobalwarming.com , www.environmentaldefense.org , www.npr.org , www.ivaw.org , www.911truth.org , www.infowars.com , www.sdsmilwauke.org , www.moveon.org , www.kucinich.us , www.studentsforademocraticsociety.org , www.movementforademocraticsociety.org , www.afsc.org , www.americansunitedforchange.org , www.commondreams.org , www.peaceactionwi.org , www.unitedforpeace.org , www.justpeacecoalition.org , www.wnpj.org , www.fair.org , www.truthout.org , www.americanprogress.org , www.progressive.org , www.war-times.org , www.leavemychildalone.org , www.iraqbodycount.net
Books:
Support your local book co-op! Visit the People's Book Cooperative located on the corners of Locust and Maryland. (2122 e.Locust)
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Join mNSC @ the Coop EVERY tuesday night at 7pm !!!
