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DoomsdaysCW<p>Free fixes are back! The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToolLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToolLibrary</span></a> expands its <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DareToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DareToRepair</span></a> Café program in 2025</p><p>By Darren Cotton, February 3, 2025</p><p>"Have broken stuff? Instead of throwing it out, consider attending one of The Tool Library’s free Dare to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCaf%C3%A9s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafés</span></a> this February or March.</p><p>"These events cut waste and build community: At each Dare to Repair, people can bring in broken objects like lamps, vacuums, bicycles, toys, clothing, sewing machines, PCs, laptops, and small electronics to be repaired — free of charge — by volunteer fixers. By following along during repairs, attendees can learn the skills they need to fix things on their own.</p><p>"The Tool Library, in partnership with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuffaloRecycles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuffaloRecycles</span></a>, will host two Dare to Repair Cafés per month in 2025 — adding weeknight events to existing weekend programming — thanks to new funding from the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute and State Sen. Sean Ryan. </p><p>March 2025 dates:</p><p>- Saturday, March 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lancaster Municipal Building, 5423 Broadway, Lancaster, 14086</p><p>- Thursday, March 13, from 5-7 p.m. at the Delavan-Grider Community Center, 877 E. Delavan Ave., Buffalo, 14215</p><p>"Anyone interested in bringing appliances or household items to be repaired is strongly encouraged to fill out the registration form in advance."</p><p>FMI:<br><a href="https://www.buffalorising.com/2025/02/free-fixes-are-back-the-tool-library-expands-its-dare-to-repair-cafe-program-in-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">buffalorising.com/2025/02/free</span><span class="invisible">-fixes-are-back-the-tool-library-expands-its-dare-to-repair-cafe-program-in-2025/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FixIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FixIt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesNY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafesNY</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafe</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> Are the Beating Heart of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> Movement </p><p>"To date, our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DareToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DareToRepair</span></a> Cafes in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuffaloNY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuffaloNY</span></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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landfills</span></a>, and more than $40,000 in savings for community members." </p><p>by Darren Cotton<br>Published on Mar 20, 2024</p><p>"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."</p><p><a href="https://nextcity.org/features/repair-cafes-are-the-beating-heart-of-the-right-to-repair-movement" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nextcity.org/features/repair-c</span><span class="invisible">afes-are-the-beating-heart-of-the-right-to-repair-movement</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepairMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepairMovement</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HackerSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerSpace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Repair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CircularEconomy</span></a></p>
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