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вЂњSomething that has really changed from 2008 is Facebook and technology,вЂќ James said. James suspects the lack of traffic may be due to lack of advertising and a shift in the communityвЂ™s climate. However, there has been a decline in visitors. With the Bike Church, Bike Santa Cruz County (formerly People Power) and the Hub for Sustainable Living all surrounding the Pacific Avenue location, the founders of SubRosa jumped at the chance to join this community.ДЇor Bob and James, SubRosa creates a place for people to feel safe, be social and simply exist. вЂњSubRosa was created by four long-time radical community members after years of talk about wanting a community-centered space in town,вЂќ SubRosa member James said about the opening of SubRosa in 2008. Volunteers hope to meet the needs of the community, whether itвЂ™s through social interaction, goods or events. вЂњItвЂ™s a different type of mutual aid without relying on stores,вЂќ said a UCSC alumna who goes by Penske Pocketknife.ДЄt SubRosa all events are open, initiated and funded by the public through donations. This market operates on an idea called a gift-economy, which Bob said is вЂњto share what we have in abundance with one another in order to create community and resistance to those models of exploitation.вЂќ Gift-economy is characterized as an exchange with no intention of being compensated for a given good.

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вЂњSo activists in Miami staged a Really, Really Free Market.вЂќ вЂњIt came out of the 2004 protests in Miami against the free trade agreements in the Americas because free trade isnвЂ™t actually free - it costs a lot in terms of peopleвЂ™s labor and exploitation,вЂќ said UC Santa Cruz graduate student and organizer of the market who identified himself as Bob. Although sharing is not a novel concept, the idea of a collaborative event initiated by the community and without a bartering system stems from anarchist ideas. Only one thing seems to be missing - currency.ДЄt this gathering called Really, Really Free Market (RRFM), individuals can give away goods or services to those who want or need them. ItвЂ™s here at the SubRosa Community Space on the third Saturday of every month that a wealth of goods, services and knowledge exists. The courtyard on the corner of 703 Pacific Avenue in downtown Santa Cruz is teeming with vegetation and vitality as those in need and those with abundance mingle and connect.