EverythingFreeDays

Professor Wilde gave a presentation on how he organized an "everything free day" in conjunction with the Methodist Church, how we need a sharing economy vs everyone having to buy their own tools, etc. His action inspired the town of Arlington and the city of Medford to have similar "everything free" days. Each of these "everything free days" were tremendously successful, with people bringing and taking all kinds of things. This included everything from clothes, shoes, books, appliances, tools, computer accessories, puzzles, etc.

Some salient details:
Faith crosses the divide between people of disparate political leanings. Center leaning churches can be part of a counter culture. We learned a lot in the process of organizing these free days. The first time people brought too much stuff; the second time we limited each person to half a table. Many tools we buy we use only monthly; some every 2 years. Libraries and other venues can and do share tools, appliances, etc to borrow. The church has a permanent free shelf of donated objects. Cambridge public works is working on a free day, Arlington and Medford (in conjunction with Tufts University) had free days as well. Libraries make book buying a community thing. Also people put things out on the street informally, and many of us benefit by getting furniture, dishes etc that are perfectly good. Why throw things away that can be reused or fixed?