Solidarity Not Charity
Treasure City Thrift · Solidarity Not Charity
Mon - Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 12pm-6pm
(512) 524-2820
2142 E. 7th St. Austin TX 78702 ·(map)
At Treasure City, we believe that thrift stores by definition should be thrifty. So we are. By selling items in our store at lower prices than other local retail and thrift shops, we are affordable to all, opening our doors to a truly diverse set of folks. And unlike other...
25 cent sale
saturday, february 25
11 am - 5pm
really really free market
sunday, february 26, 1-3 pm
@chestnut community park
2207 East 16th St
sxsw radical riot folk shows
march 15 @ treasure city
details coming soon!
The Really Really Free Market is where we give away lots of great treasures for free! That's right no money, no barter, no trade. Everything is FREE. read more »
Every month we have a 25 cent sale from 11am until 5pm. You will find many treasures and especially lots of clothes and shoes. The more you dig the more you find - all for just a quarter! Come on by.
Charity alleviates the symptoms caused by an unjust system but doesn't challenge the root problems, and it often puts those providing the charity in a position of power OVER those who it 'helps' with benevolence or feeling good for helping out. Solidarity, on the other hand, implies that our struggles are intertwined. read more »
Mutual aid is a term in organization theory used to signify a voluntary reciprocal exchange of resources and services for mutual benefit. Mutual aid is arguably as ancient as human culture; an intrinsic part of the small, communal societies universal to humanity's ancient past.
We started this project to raise money and material support for small, local, grassroots community groups and projects that traditionally have difficulty finding funding. We believe that the struggles for social justice are not separate, but in fact all linked together in a broader struggle for liberation - an injustice against one is an injustice against all. read more »
"Treasure City utilizes a sustainable economic model to show solidarity and provide material resources to groups working for grassroots change."
* TC is a radical economic experiment based on a collective model, using consensus decision-making. There are no bosses here! ... read more »