Gift Circles
Gift circles are a way to relocalize our economies and retribalize our communities. People gather regularly to share their needs and gifts. People help each other with babysitting, tutoring, bike mechanics, bodywork, graphic design as a gift (not as barter or for money exchange). Many Transition Towns in the US have been running the process.
For more info see this video
http://vimeo.com/35164254
Gift Circle resources http://opencollaboration.wordpress.com/2010/10/23/gift-circle-resources/
I notice that the Transition Social Reporters are touching on the gift economy just now: http://ht.ly/a4R51
Hopefully it's an idea whose time has come (again!)
Hi there, i'd love to know which Transtion Initiatives are using Gift Cirles. I work with REconomy and would like to promote their experiences. You can contact me here http://www.reconomyproject.org/?page_id=520
or post your comments on this thread for all to read,
The videos on the link are great starting point but would love to be able to link this into some TI's
thanks
Shane