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Dirurik Gabe Sin Dinero Elkartea

Linguistic Immersion and Youth Policies Course

CEULAJ, Mollina (Mlaga)

August 2010

Good afternoon, I'm Marta Garca Tern, and I'm a member of the association Dirurik Gabe

Sin Dinero Elkartea from Bilbao. Now I will try to explain what kind of things we are doing,

someone knows already, but not all of us, so I would like this presentation to be interesting.

(Slide 1) First, this is the brand of the association, you can see it is not the name no

money, we can read trueque, barter or exchange with the symbol of the Euro back it front. This

is the best imagine to describe what we are promoting in Bilbao.

(Slide 2) Dirurik Gabe, that means No money, it is the name of our association. We are a

group of friends: four people with different training in sciences, design and fine arts, economics and

communication. The most important thing I can say is we never took part in the Bilbao's social

movements or association before doing the first barter market. Then I will explaining what this

barter market is, don't panic.

(Slide 3) The association is working to promote places where people can do barter and

exchange. Our axis is trueque, but we difference between tangible and intangible barter. It's very

easy to learn. The difference is clear:

We are doing tangible barter when we are exchanging material goods like books, clothes,

household items, games, furnitures...

We are doing intangible barter when we exchange knowledges and experiences.

(Slide 4) HOW ARE WE DOING

(Slide 5)

1. SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER WAY OF LIFE

We are rethinking today's society Finally we are young people, we have degrees, we can

speak some languages... but we don't have what society says it's normal: our own house, car, job...

We can't get all of this, so this model of life doesn't exist really, it's smoke.

Anyway, we found out in Bilbao other organisations, associations and groups working for

another way of life, against the capitalism and consumerism. We are not alone, so with our event wewant to became visible the unknown barter activities of these groups.

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(Slide 6)

2. CHANGING THE RICHNESS CONCEPT

Nowadays to be rich is only to have money, if I don't have money, I'm not a complete

person. But for us this has to change because it's not true.

I have and I know a lot of things, and I can share with the other: knowledge, abilities and

skills, languages, tricks... so I'm rich. Money is not all.

(Slide 7)

3. PROMOTING SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP

This point is very important for Dirurik Gabe Elkartea: If we want to do barter, we have to

talk to another person to achieve what we want, tangible or intangible, because not obtaining

something material can be possible. If we are talking to the others, it's possible to meet interestingpeople and make friends.

(Slide 8)

4. RESPONSIBLE CONSUMER

I said before we are rethinking our standard of living, so also our way of consumption.

Nowadays we are buying, consumering and spending money all day without thinking that's wrong.

Barter is our gun to say no to consumerism.

(Slide 9)

5. 3R

3R: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle is another way to consumer responsibility, and barter has

relation with reuse. We want to extend the usefulness of things.

(Slide 10)

6. MAKING NETWORKING

we are working with other groups, organisations and associations. In Spain there are many

of these promoting barter, responsible consumer, 3R like us, so we are getting in touch and

sometimes we collaborate.

(Slide 11) 1st

event on 24th

October 2009:Dirurik Gabeko Eguna

(Slide 12) In June of 2009 we won a price of the council of Bilbao to do a Barter Market in

the Plaza Nueva (the heart of the city). It was our No Money Day (Dirurik Gabeko Eguna - Da Sin

Dinero)

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(Slide 13) This is the sign of the event.

(Slide 14) The intention of the No Money Day was: One Saturday without spending money

(Slide 15) This is the program of the day full of performances, meetings and seminars,

recycling, courses, music (DJs and live music). There isn't only barter, then you can watch what

happened on October 24th

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VIDEO

(Slide 16) 30th

December 2009: Abrazo Mundial

(Slide 17) We went to Bilbao's Gran Va to offer free hugs against the Christmas

consumerism.

(Slide 18) 27th

February 2010: Fiesta Polglota

(Slide 19y 20) One party to exchange languages but not only that. We have a conference

about an report of UNESCO Etxea about the most of 100 languages we can hear in the Pas Vasco

thanks to immigrant people, food exchanging, games, music...

(Slide 21, 22 y 23) 24th

April 2010: Mercado de Primavera Udaberriko Azoka

(Slide 22) We continue working: www.dirurikgabe.tkdirurikgabe@gmail.com

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