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@cultureofrepair@home.social Just reincluding the link as it doesn't seem to work above https://www. cultureofrepair.org/newsletter s-and-news/2022/10/29/october-2022-newsletter

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@cultureofrepair@home.social Just reincluding the link as it doesn't seem to work above https://www. cultureofrepair.org/newsletter s-and-news/2022/10/29/october-2022-newsletter

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Team Repair aims to teach children about #repair and #sustainability, each month sending them a broken thing to fix.

Getting children interested in repair early is integral to inspiring our next generation of fixers and repair-friendly designers - we spoke to the team to learn more about their 12-month fixing programme for kids.

https://therestartproject.org/podcast/team-repair/

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Team Repair aims to teach children about #repair and #sustainability, each month sending them a broken thing to fix.

Getting children interested in repair early is integral to inspiring our next generation of fixers and repair-friendly designers - we spoke to the team to learn more about their 12-month fixing programme for kids.

https://therestartproject.org/podcast/team-repair/

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Video with short snippet of interview with Team Repair.

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🎄This year we celebrated #RepairDay with the theme #RepairEverywhere. Repairers from all over the world repaired in unusual places to prove that anyone can repair no matter where they are or the skills they have 🎉⁠

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🎄This year we celebrated #RepairDay with the theme #RepairEverywhere. Repairers from all over the world repaired in unusual places to prove that anyone can repair no matter where they are or the skills they have 🎉⁠

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Festive background with stylised illustrations of Christmas decorations.  Text says 'the sixth annual Repair Day!'.  Inset image shows a group of children around a table covered with fixing items, working on a fix together.

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🎄 Let’s take a look at the data. This year, over 30,000 hours of volunteering were logged on Restarters (https://restarters.net) by community groups, with 8,400 items repaired, and 23 tonnes of waste and 246 tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided 🎉 ⁠

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🎄 Let’s take a look at the data. This year, over 30,000 hours of volunteering were logged on Restarters (https://restarters.net) by community groups, with 8,400 items repaired, and 23 tonnes of waste and 246 tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided 🎉 ⁠

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🎄 We were super happy that through Brent #FixingFactory we could facilitate some training and education for eight future repairers. We're proud to be supporting the next generation of professional repairers 🎉 ⁠

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🎄 We were super happy that through Brent #FixingFactory we could facilitate some training and education for eight future repairers. We're proud to be supporting the next generation of professional repairers 🎉 ⁠

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A great chat with Charles Ikem from PolicyLab Africa on the state of the right to repair in Nigeria.

In this session from #Fixfest 2022, Charles speaks about his work to promote #repair and advocate for the #RightToRepair in #Nigeria.

Charles covers how he runs practical repair training for women and girls and how this has become the pillar for their advocacy to reduce inequalities, dismantle stereotypes and create impact.

youtube: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=7AIq5K-DT-Q
not-youtube: https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=7AIq5K-DT-Q

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A great chat with Charles Ikem from PolicyLab Africa on the state of the right to repair in Nigeria.

In this session from #Fixfest 2022, Charles speaks about his work to promote #repair and advocate for the #RightToRepair in #Nigeria.

Charles covers how he runs practical repair training for women and girls and how this has become the pillar for their advocacy to reduce inequalities, dismantle stereotypes and create impact.

youtube: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=7AIq5K-DT-Q
not-youtube: https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=7AIq5K-DT-Q

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Cover image for the video.  Text says Fixfest 2022.  Right to Repair: Our learning journey in Nigeria.  An inset image of Charles Ikem.

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🎄 We were honoured to be asked to share our work and spread the message of #RightToRepair at so many conferences this year including with: AMDEA (https://amdea.org.uk), Royal Society of Chemistry (https://rsc.org), C40 Cities (https://c40.org), Low Carbon Design Institute (https://lowcarbondesigninstitute.org), Zero Waste San Diego (https://zerowastesandiego.org), and of course at #Fixfest. Thanks for having us! 🎉⁠

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🎄 We were honoured to be asked to share our work and spread the message of #RightToRepair at so many conferences this year including with: AMDEA (https://amdea.org.uk), Royal Society of Chemistry (https://rsc.org), C40 Cities (https://c40.org), Low Carbon Design Institute (https://lowcarbondesigninstitute.org), Zero Waste San Diego (https://zerowastesandiego.org), and of course at #Fixfest. Thanks for having us! 🎉⁠

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Proposed EU rules for phones and tablets are a long way off from a real #RightToRepair.

On the plus side, there are some provisions for access to repair info, spare parts, and software updates for a number of years after a product is retired from the market.

However:
- the range of spare parts is limited
- the high cost of the parts is not tackled
- there is nothing to stop software practices like part pairing from limiting independent repair

https://repair.eu/news/new-eu-rules-fo r-smartphones-and-tablets/

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Proposed EU rules for phones and tablets are a long way off from a real #RightToRepair.

On the plus side, there are some provisions for access to repair info, spare parts, and software updates for a number of years after a product is retired from the market.

However:
- the range of spare parts is limited
- the high cost of the parts is not tackled
- there is nothing to stop software practices like part pairing from limiting independent repair

https://repair.eu/news/new-eu-rules-fo r-smartphones-and-tablets/

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@scribe A pleasure to have you on board!

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@scribe A pleasure to have you on board!

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At number 10...

🎄 We were happy to be able to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the first #RestartParty with so many members of our #London community. It’s been a busy decade of growth, learning, and pushing for change, and we’re so excited to see what comes next. 🎉⁠

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🎄 We were happy to be able to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the first #RestartParty with so many members of our #London community. It’s been a busy decade of growth, learning, and pushing for change, and we’re so excited to see what comes next. 🎉⁠

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11 days away...

🎄 In June, 11 young people were trained by Mer-IT (https://www. mer-it.org/) on how to build, #repair, and upgrade a PC. The course was funded by and run as part of the #FixingFactories initiative and led to a number of trainees continuing to a work experience placement 🎉⁠

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11 days away...

🎄 In June, 11 young people were trained by Mer-IT (https://www. mer-it.org/) on how to build, #repair, and upgrade a PC. The course was funded by and run as part of the #FixingFactories initiative and led to a number of trainees continuing to a work experience placement 🎉⁠

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London, Repair, Christmas. Pedantry with love.

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@PeterGray Oops, you're right! Pedantry appreciated. Perhaps let's consider it an advent calendar of sorts.

Great to hear you're a fan of Chesterfield Repair Cafe. Looks like there's one this Saturday - https://therestartproject.org/parties/chesterfield-repair-cafe/

We know one of the organisers, Margaret, very well - she helped out at the recent Fixfest in fact - https://fixfest.therestartproject.org/session/com-05/. Say hi from us if you go along :)

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@PeterGray Oops, you're right! Pedantry appreciated. Perhaps let's consider it an advent calendar of sorts.

Great to hear you're a fan of Chesterfield Repair Cafe. Looks like there's one this Saturday - https://therestartproject.org/parties/chesterfield-repair-cafe/

We know one of the organisers, Margaret, very well - she helped out at the recent Fixfest in fact - https://fixfest.therestartproject.org/session/com-05/. Say hi from us if you go along :)

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🎄 Community repair has been blossoming this year, in London and all over the UK. In the capital, 12 new community groups have joined Restarters and we cannot wait to see what they get up to in the new year!🎉⁠

(12th day of Christmas a day late, apologies :) )

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🎄 Community repair has been blossoming this year, in London and all over the UK. In the capital, 12 new community groups have joined Restarters and we cannot wait to see what they get up to in the new year!🎉⁠

(12th day of Christmas a day late, apologies :) )

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Same festive background as previous image, with text that says '12 new London groups!', along with a picture of 2 people at a Restart Party with a fixed blender, and a young girl with a fixed toy.

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Back in October, along with @RepairTogether and other comrades we organised #Fixfest 2022 - an international gathering of repairers, tinkerers, activists, policy-makers, thinkers and educators, that took place in Brussels and online.

We had lots of great talks on #repair, #RepairCulture and #RightToRepair - you can watch those that we recorded here:

youtube: https://www. youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuR Ln6aJYSF-v_a9fzmyExvTfGJH9C5iD

not-youtube: https://invidious.snopyta.org/playlist?list=PLuRLn6aJYSF-v_a9fzmyExvTfGJH9C5iD

More on Fixfest at https://fixfest.therestartproject.org

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Back in October, along with @RepairTogether and other comrades we organised #Fixfest 2022 - an international gathering of repairers, tinkerers, activists, policy-makers, thinkers and educators, that took place in Brussels and online.

We had lots of great talks on #repair, #RepairCulture and #RightToRepair - you can watch those that we recorded here:

youtube: https://www. youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuR Ln6aJYSF-v_a9fzmyExvTfGJH9C5iD

not-youtube: https://invidious.snopyta.org/playlist?list=PLuRLn6aJYSF-v_a9fzmyExvTfGJH9C5iD

More on Fixfest at https://fixfest.therestartproject.org

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@natematias This is a good summary article on the problems with irreplaceable batteries: https://www. washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/02/why-gadgets-die/

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@natematias This is a good summary article on the problems with irreplaceable batteries: https://www. washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/02/why-gadgets-die/