Give-away Shop

The slogan of the stores is:

There is enough for everyone's need, but not for everyone's greed

The first Give-Away Shop was opened in Leiden (Netherlands), by members of the anarchist Eurodusnie Collective .

Give-away shops are often housed in Squat s. Naturally the shops don't make any Profit , and are run by volunteers only.

In contrast, U.S. -based Really Really Free Market groups organize periodic "market days" in city parks. Participants are encouraged to share unneeded items, food, skills and talents (entertainment, haircutting, etc.), to clean up after themselves, and to take home any of their own items they were unable to give away during the event. In other cases, used goods are picked up from the donor's homes (see Freecycle Network ) or curbsides, thus eliminating overhead. Donors are often not motivated by financial need or strictly Anti-capitalist conviction, but a desire to eliminate what would otherwise be Garbage without adding it to Landfill s.

GIVE-AWAY SHOPS IN THE NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM

Amersfoort : Keerkring 18. ''Saturdays 1300-1700''

Amsterdam : Singel 267. ''Tuesdays and Thursdays 1700-1900 and Saturdays 1200-1700''

Antwerp : Ploegstraat 25. ''Mondays to Fridays 1400-1800''

Arnhem : Huize Werfzicht aan de Rijnkade 89 and 90

Den Bosch : Vereniging Ontspoord Maijweg 64a ''Saturdays 1200-1500 & Tuesdays 19:00-21:00'' website ontspoord (in Dutch)

Deventer : locatie de Zijbeuk, Kleine Poot 8 in Deventer ''Thursdays 1800-2100''

Dordrecht : Spuiweg 72. '' Saturdays 1300-1700'' 0613824914

Groningen : Op Drift, 1ste Drift Spilsluizen 2, Groningen ''Tuesdays & Thursdays 1300-1700''

Hengelo : Deldenerstraat 3 ''Mondays 1100-1700, Tuesdays 0930-1130, Thursdays 0900-1130'' Hengelo give-away shop's website (in Dutch)

Leiden : Hooglandse Kerkgracht 4. ''Thursdays & Fridays 1400-1700, Saturdays 1100-1700''

Rotterdam : Hang 4, ''Thursdays 1200-1330 and Tuesdays 1700-2200''

Utrecht : somewhere in Hoog Catharijne. previous location has been cleared by police action. ''Tuesdays 1400-1800 and Saturdays 1400-1700''

Zwolle : Het Nieuwe Werk ''Saturdays 1300-1630''

SCOTLAND

Edinburgh : the Forest , Bristo Place.

ENGLAND

Nottingham : asbo squat'd community space , burns street

GIVE-AWAY SHOP IN NORWAY

Trondheim Svartlamon, keys handed out from Ramp Pub upon request

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