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Good Idea: Start a free store

https://www.shareable.net/how-to/how-to-start-a-free-store-in-your-community/

If you’re tired of seeing good stuff thrown away while neighbors go without, start a free store.
A free store is simple. Anyone can take what they need. Anyone can leave what they can...

Pick somewhere easy to access and easy for you to check on. A quiet side street, outside your home, near a community fridge, or even a vacant storefront can work. Good lighting and wheelchair access matter.

Keep it simple at first.
One sturdy bookshelf is enough. Add a clear sign that explains what it is and how it works. Secure it so it does not tip. Protect it from rain if it is outside.

Decide what you will accept.
Start small. Maybe just books. Or kitchenware. Or toiletries. Be clear. Post what is and is not allowed. If you bend the rules once, it gets messy fast.

Build a small team.
You can begin alone, but it is easier with help. A few neighbors to check on it daily makes a big difference. Create a group chat so everyone can stay in the loop.

Check it often.
Tidy it up. Remove items that sit too long. Keep it clean and welcoming. A cared for space stays cared for.

Spread the word.
Tell neighbors. Post in local groups. Put up a flyer. Make it easy for people to get involved.

Most of all, treat it like what it is: a shared space. Be friendly. Stay flexible. You will not control everything, and that is okay. Start small. Let it grow with your community

Thanks to @hydroxyl for sharing

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They publish this article and the UK boomer comment section goes nuts and try to contest that the SVP is far right. And just for the record this isn't the first referendum that the FAR-RIGHT, NATIONALIST, POPULIST SVP succesfully brings to the ballots. But sadly enough the idea of capping the maximum of inhabitants has a long tradition. First time it happened was in the late 60s/early 70s with referendums by James Schwarzenbach (the prototype and role model of every European rightwing populist) targeting Italians. About twenty years ago there was another referendum (obviously the voters said no) initiated by the FDP (liberal/radical, the party that founded the modern federal state in Switzerland, they are centre-right on the political spectrum just like the democrats in the US) who wanted to limit the total population at 8 million. I don't even bother to give you arguments about this new referendum. Everything about it is just plain stupid and irrational.

Every single political scientist will put the SVP on the far-right of the spectrum. In fact the party is one of the most far right parties in whole of Europe. So FUCKING STOP normalizing rightwing xenophobia and racism by saying that this party is centre of the political spectrum.

Switzerland to vote on far-right proposal to cap population at 10 million https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/12/switzerland-to-vote-on-far-right-proposal-to-cap-population-at-10-million

the Guardian

Switzerland to vote on far-right proposal to cap population at 10 million

Referendum on immigration limit could threaten EU agreements and cripple economy, say Swiss businesses

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Ranking according to popular votes
1. SVP/UDC 27.9%
2. SP (Social democrats) 18.3%
3. FDP 14.3 %
4. Mitte 14.1%
5. Green Party 9.8%
6. GLP (green liberals) 7.6%
7. EVP (Evangelical people's party) 2.0

This older graphic shows the biggest political parties in Switzerland

Note: BDP and CVP (Christian people's party) merged into "Die Mitte" (4th biggest party). Also note the reason why the Green party in Switzerland is left is due to the founding of a centre party (the green-liberals). The real leftist Green party nowadays is the 5th biggest party in Switzerland.

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Also from 2014: reflects the past 30 years of positioning. Which means you can see how the SVP went from a bourgeois party for farmers and small business owners to this nationalist party after the takeover of multi-billionaire apartheid supporter Christoph Blocher. He positioned the party as Anti-EU, anti-foreigners and neoliberal, nationalist.

If you want to see the playbook of Trump, AfD (there are direct ties between AfD and SVP), Reform party, FPÖ and Gert Wilders etc pp. Look no further and study the case of Switzerland. Everything that happens when it comes to anti-immigrant legislation we always adopt 10 years before everyone else.

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