501

Arte Útil archive nr:

501

Initiator:

Various Activists

Location:

The Netherlands, Germany

Category:

economy, social

Users:

Everyone

Maintained by:

Volunteers

Certification:

implemented

Duration:

2003 - ongoing

Various Activists
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Weggeefwinkels

Description:

The first Weggeefwinkel was created by a group of activists, artists and anarchists with the aim to criticize the consumerist tendency of accumulating goods. The Weggeefwinkel (Free Shop) is a place where everyone is welcome to take whatever the shop provides, without the exchange of money. Every shop is run on a volunteer basis and they are independent, but connected to each other through a website.

Goals:

Everything is free of charge.

Beneficial Outcomes:

People can find a broad variety of objects, which are free of charge.

Images: