#RightToRepairMovement

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCaf%C3%A9s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairCafés</a> breathe new life into broken household items, teach people to fix on their ownNovember 20, 2024"Twice a month in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EvanstonIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EvanstonIllinois</a>, volunteers sit face-to-face with people troubleshooting and diagnosing the symptoms of a beloved but broken household gadget."Much like a hospital for all things broken, they're trying to find a way to mend and breath new life into the item."The Evanston Repair Café is held every fourth Tuesday and every first Saturday at the Robert Crown Center."'The most popular item is our lamps, people always have broken lamps,' said Anne Opila, a co-coordinator of the cafe. 'In the summer, we'll have a lot of fans, we get toasters, we get clocks, we get vacuum cleaners.'"There are more than 3,000 similar Repair Cafés around the world, with a mission to reduce waste, promote community, and preserve traditional repair skills."'Patrons come in and they work together to repair their item. It prevents us from throwing things away that fills up our landfills so that we can continue to use them, and they go on to live a happy life,' said Opila."Known as a volunteer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairCoach</a>, John Martin is a retired maintenance mechanic working in the general repair section of the café."'People are not aware that they can fix things, they figure, the philosophy in this country is buy, buy, buy, if it's not working get rid of it,' explained Martin."But with a little help from a handy neighbor or a retired and skilled volunteer almost anything can be fixed."'What we're doing here is trying to encourage people to fix stuff themselves and give them the skills and knowledge to be able to not only do it themselves and maybe pass it on to somebody,' said Martin."'I have this Smeg toaster, and I dropped it,' explained customer Coco Colin. 'It's such a nice piece I don't just want to throw it away.'"Beyond general repair, they also have <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sewing</a> coaches to help <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mend</a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hem</a> clothing."'On Saturdays, which is our busier day we also have <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JewelryRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JewelryRepair</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KnifeSharpening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KnifeSharpening</a>, plant advice, paper conservation, musical instrument advice. So we really bring in all the skills that people are willing to volunteer for and then people can take advantage, they're all free and all available,' said Opila.'"It's like a mission because there's so many things need to be done for the environment this some little thing i can do,' said Martine."Read more: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-59135413" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-59135413</a>Evanston Repair Café <a href="https://www.epl.org/repair/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.epl.org/repair/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairCafes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FixIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FixIt</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIY</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepairMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepairMovement</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CircularEconomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesIllinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairCafesIllinois</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShelterIslandNewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShelterIslandNewYork</a> ‘<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCaf%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairCafé</a>’ meets on December 28By Julie Lane, December 20, 2024"Two years ago, Kyle Karen, Ph.D., launched a Repair Café on Shelter Island believing the ingredients for success here were natural factors to be tapped."Repair Café is a program that invites those with items that need to be repaired to be bring them to those who know a thing or two about how to restore them."In many cases, the items are returned to the original owners, but others bring items they no longer want, but recognize in able hands they can be repaired and find new owners, rather than landing in the trash heap."It’s not a program unique to Shelter Island, or even other East End communities, but one that was launched first in the Netherlands and has carried forward to areas around the world."Summer saw the program on hiatus as the group’s regulars had schedules that were too busy to volunteer. But as of September, they were back and resumed their efforts."Through September, October and November the program was active and is poised for its next open session to get underway on Saturday, Dec. 28 between 10 a.m. and noon, with people meeting at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShelterIslandLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShelterIslandLibrary</a>’s temporary quarters."Other dates through the winter and spring months are scheduled for Saturdays [in 2025], including Jan. 18, Feb. 15, March 15, April 19 and May 17, all from 10 a.m. to noon."If you want to get involved and/or have questions, email Ms. Karen at kkaren @ optimum.net."<a href="https://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/2024/12/20/shelter-island-repair-cafe-meets-on-december-28/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/2024/12/20/shelter-island-repair-cafe-meets-on-december-28/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairCafes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepairMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepairMovement</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewYorkState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewYorkState</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesNewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairCafesNewYork</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a>

DoomsdaysCW[Listen] <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairCafe</a> helps solve $13 billion worth of problemsBy Cameron Carr, 16 December 2024 "Experts are warning <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a> is becoming a dumping ground for up to $13 billion worth of household electrical equipment imported each year."Much of it cannot be easily repaired, if it breaks down. A small movement is trying to change that."The repair cafe community continues to grow steadily, with 112 cafes operating across Australia."Listen: <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/language/indonesian/en/podcast-episode/kafe-reparasi-membantu-memecahkan-masalah-senilai-13-miliar/6926a1qow" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sbs.com.au/language/indonesian/en/podcast-episode/kafe-reparasi-membantu-memecahkan-masalah-senilai-13-miliar/6926a1qow</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepairAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepairAustralia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepairMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepairMovement</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairCafes</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a>

DoomsdaysCWU.S. Senators Call Out <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AutomotiveExecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AutomotiveExecs</a> for Opposing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> Story by Beverly Braga, December 21, 2024"The rich get richer, except this time Big Government is fighting for the little guy. Yes, you read that correctly and, no, it makes no sense to me either. Apparently, the exception is right-to-repair laws which are being pushed by—wait for it—a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bipartisan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bipartisan</a> effort that is literally scolding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/automakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#automakers</a> to quit gatekeeping everything and give consumers access to parts, services, and their own personal vehicle data."Read more: <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/u-s-senators-call-out-automotive-execs-for-opposing-right-to-repair/ar-AA1whkUj" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/u-s-senators-call-out-automotive-execs-for-opposing-right-to-repair/ar-AA1whkUj</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepairMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepairMovement</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAuto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BigAuto</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

DoomsdaysCWWhat Are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairCafes</a> & How They Can Protect The Planet January 26, 2022 "We live in a throwaway society, one which creates vast amounts of waste while using up valuable resources for mass manufacturing. This can lead many to start reducing their waste on an individual level, in particular moving away from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#plastic</a>, but did you know there are also vital community-run initiatives that can make a huge difference to our global waste problem? "Alongside <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibrariesOfThings</a>, which reduce consumption, there are also repair cafes, which help items last longer. Here’s why they’re vital to a sustainable future. "What is a Repair Cafe?"Repair cafes are free meeting places where people come together to fix things. Unofficial community repair groups have likely been around for a long time, but the model as we now know it was created by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MartinePostma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MartinePostma</a>. Postma organised the very first repair cafe in Amsterdam in October 2009, which was a resounding success. She then founded the Repair Cafe Foundation in 2011, a non-profit providing professional support to local groups wanting to start repair cafes. There are now over 2000 repair cafes in over 35 countries around the world."In a repair cafe you can usually find tools and materials needed to fix items such as electrics, clothes, bikes, furniture, and more. You can also find expert volunteers, with repair skills in different areas, to help you. Most repair cafes also teach essential mending skills such as sewing buttons, fixing zips, and wiring plugs, helping people learn something by watching and working with volunteers."Repair cafes focus on making things last, saving people money and helping the environment by reducing consumption, manufacture, and use of raw materials."Read more: <a href="https://ethicalunicorn.com/2022/01/26/what-are-repair-cafes-how-they-can-protect-the-planet/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ethicalunicorn.com/2022/01/26/what-are-repair-cafes-how-they-can-protect-the-planet/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepairMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepairMovement</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HackerSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerSpace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repair</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CircularEconomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReduceReuseRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReduceReuseRepair</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://mastodon.social/@iFixit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@iFixit</a> Welcome to Mastodon! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepairMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepairMovement</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FixIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FixIt</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DIY</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepairCafes</a> Are the Beating Heart of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepair</a> Movement "To date, our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DareToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DareToRepair</a> Cafes in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuffaloNY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BuffaloNY</a> have led to the repair of more than 800 items, 7,554 pounds diverted from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landfills</a>, and more than $40,000 in savings for community members." by Darren Cotton Published on Mar 20, 2024"While such right-to-repair legislation is crucial to broader systemic change, it’s the patchwork of local repair movements independently popping up — in New York state and across the country — that is changing hearts and minds when it comes to waste and giving us hope that a different world is possible."<a href="https://nextcity.org/features/repair-cafes-are-the-beating-heart-of-the-right-to-repair-movement" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nextcity.org/features/repair-cafes-are-the-beating-heart-of-the-right-to-repair-movement</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepairMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightToRepairMovement</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HackerSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackerSpace</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Repair</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CircularEconomy</a>

Recent searches

Search options

Administered by:

Server stats:

#righttorepairmovement