11979 members here, 3995 members there
Two more Canadian groups have jumped ship. One of the largest groups worldwide has now take the EarthCycle brand. More info on this hopefully soon. Another has gone to FullCircles.
Let me iterate my position on this. Whether or not TFN has any rights or whether a group has any rights is probably impossible to determine. What is good for freecycling are least two things:
- not having a monopoly (whether that be EarthCycle, FullCircles, TFN or whoever) and
- continuity of freecycling while any debate continues.
(In the interests of processes of democracy and integrity and for the greater good of freecycling I would like to see full transparency and well thought out and independently monitored processes for resolving affiliation. If you understand where I am going with this and are interested in these notions then please contact me off blog.)
Full Circle
Another group of Canadian groups have launched FullCircles. They are serving groups around Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. This is early days and when the website is fully operational we hope to bring you more news…
About
Stemming from my experiences of giving and receiving items through the concept of Freecycling, this blog is a critique of the industry known as the “gift economy”. I started out as just another freecycler, then moderator. Then something happened that propelled me into being a movement activist. Much of what is written concerns the controversy surrounding The Freecycle Network (TFN). There are many articles referring back to the origins of the company, and indeed events that led up to its creation. This is therefore an activists blog.
If anyone sees anything incorrect please let me know and I will do what I can to correct them. Any errors and omissions are mine. All comments are welcome and indeed if anyone wishes to suggest future topics, or other sites related to the subject of the future of freecycling please tell me now, not tomorrow.
Returning freecycling back to the movement.
Andy Swarbrick, UK
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