THE
COMMON
MARKET
Coming soon...
A marketplace for community-led clothing projects
OUR
COMMON
CODE
We are a destination for clothing cultures uncorrupted by profit and defined by purpose, meaning and values.
The communities here steward their collective resources in fair and collaborative ways, according to our Common Code.
Our 5 Core Pillars
All communities included here follow our 5 core pillars.
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WE BUILD COMMUNITY
Communities nurture their community and serve their community's needs.
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WE NURTURE OUR CULTURAL IDENTITY
Communities nurture their creativity, culture, traditions and/or customs relating to dress, clothing and/or bodily adornment.
03
WE SHARE OUR COLLECTIVE WEALTH
Communities actively engage in the exchange and sharing of ideas, inspiration, knowledge, skills, creativity and/or physical collective wealth rather than keeping it as property.
04
WE RESPECT OTHER PEOPLES, THEIR CULTURES AND LIVELIHOODS
Communities respect and care for other peoples, the significance of their cultures and expressions, and their right to dignified livelihoods.
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WE CARE FOR PLANET
Communities nurture and/or protect our shared planet and the living world.
Our 5 Further Intentions
Communities also make active steps towards some of our 5 further intentions.
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WE CELEBRATE SUFFICIENCY
Communities reject false scarcity and excess, and show an understanding that our collective wealth of knowledge, resources, and clothes is more than enough to meet everyone's needs.
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WE ACT IN RECIPROCITY
Communities acknowledge gifts given freely and respond in turn with reciprocity.
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WE SEEK INDEPENDENCE FROM MARKET AND STATE
Communities seek to have minimal reliance on the market and state.
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WE ARE NOT FOR PROFIT
Communities put the needs of communities and ecology before profit, ensuring any abundance is shared fairly.
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WE RESPECT ALL SENTIENT BEINGS
Communities treat their fellow animals with respect, and avoid exploiting, commodifying or harming any individual.