The Buy Nothing Project Gift Economies

This week's inspiring video: The Buy Nothing Project Gift Economies Having trouble reading this mail? View it in your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe   Video of the Week Dec 07, 2017   The Buy Nothing Project Gift Economies   Liesl Clark and her family traveled to Nepal on a "quest to find answers." They returned home with a new perspective on community and a better way of living. Clark saw how the Nepalese cared for each other, insisting on sharing gifts equally upon the populace and taking responsibility for the aging, fragile, and infirm without regard to family ties. She believed these principles could be applied to their area and possibly beyond. With help from her friend Rebecca Rockefeller, Clark began The Buy Nothing Project with a Facebook page and a list of ideals. Their hope was to focus more on community and connections and less on stuff, thereby removing physical wealth from the equation. The project encourages the feeling that we are all connected and that everyone has something to offer. Some cook meals for others. Some collect food growing on trees and vines in public places, food that may often be left to rot. The movement, started from one collective on Bainbridge Island, Washington, now has 450,000 members and counting. Watch this video to learn more of the backstory behind the local gift economies of this experimental social movement sweeping across the globe. Share:              Related KarmaTube Videos Being Kind: The Music Video That Circled The World Mother Trees Connect the Forest I Will Be a Hummingbird I Trust You   About KarmaTube:   KarmaTube is a collection of inspiring videos accompanied by simple actions every viewer can take. We invite you to get involved.       Other ServiceSpace Projects: DailyGood  //   Conversations  //   iJourney  //   HelpOthers MovedByLove  //  CF Sites  //  Karma Kitchen  //   More Thank you for helping us spread the good. This newsletter now reaches 69,199 subscribers.