In these spaces of conviviality products, knowledge and services manufactured by the own participants are exchanged using or not social currencies as intermediary mechanisms. These markets intensify the social dynamics through valuing the knowledge diversity from the community and creating a circuit of integration and economic autonomy. The markets/fairs contribute to a broader movement focused on rediscovery of the local and popular economy. It innovates by combining three distinct elements in the same space in society: the social ties of proximity, solidarity consumption and the use / occupation of public spaces. Into the markets we find the figure of the “prosumer” who refers to the person who is both consumer and producer. For the continued participation of community members, the markets can be implemented through a local residents’ committee and through activities beyond market spaces.

• Promoting consumption through the combination of shared management and collective consumption practices;

• Foster new ways of sociability and urbanities;

• Expanding and diversifying the functionality of public spaces;

• Building a space for debate and political articulation to face community social problems.

• Markets naturally have enormous potential for scale-up, participation and emancipation;

• The number of stakeholders, the diversity and demand of offered products increase as communities become more aware of markets’ existence ;

• The resources needed for its implementation can be easily found in any urban context.