Last year, we teamed up with some of our partners in the Community Repair Network to support the establishment of repair initiatives in universities across the UK. Inspired by the vitality and tenacity of student environmental campaigns, we wanted to focus our attention on introducing more young people – who are typically underrepresented in our […]
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Community updates
Our latest exciting announcements, opportunities and tips Watch our recent TEDx Talk on the importance of repair communities in raising awareness and documenting repair barriers, and pushing for system change. 2023 was huge for The Restart Project and for repair in general. As the year draws to a close and with so much to celebrate, let’s look back at our top ten moments… This year, we wanted Repair for Everyone which meant organising a Repair Day that was bigger than it’s ever been. Let’s take a look at what happened. As the Brent Fixing Factory pilot comes to an end, we look back at all we’ve learnt for the next phase of the project and proudly celebrate all we’ve achieved in such a short amount of time. Fixfest UK 2023 is the biggest gathering of community repair in the UK. Let’s connect, share, celebrate and strengthen our fantastic movement in Cardiff on Saturday 30 September 2023. We’re delighted to have been awarded the European Union Prize for Citizen Science—Digital Communities Award for our work with repair data and policy campaigning. It’s often said that repair skills are more common among older generations. Unless these skills are passed down, so the argument goes, we’re in danger of losing them entirely. Whether true or not, teaching the next generation about repair has never been more important. As the climate crisis deepens, repair can play a vital role […]TEDx talk: from community repair to a universal Right to Repair
Our top ten moments from 2023
What happened on Repair Day 2023?
A Fixing Factory Farewell
Fixfest UK 2023: Let’s strengthen the UK repair movement
We won the European Union Prize for Citizen Science—Digital Communities Award!
Teaching repair: educational resources for young people