The need for electronic devices is high. We look at how Hackney Fixers, a community repair project in London, is reusing donated laptops to support students.
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Community updates
Our latest exciting announcements, opportunities and tips Because some of us are definitely escaping this summer through books, we thought we’d publish an extended summer reading list. This is a follow-up to the initial list shared in our July radio show. We hope you enjoy it! Last night we wrapped up the second edition of Fixfest UK, the first online edition! Thank you to the 200+ people who “attended” Fixfest UK over the past month. Fixfest UK will run during the month of June (and part of July) with space 200 in our in online gathering for repair activists. We’ll share perspectives, inspire and learn from each other and continue building towards a fairer, more capable and greener future. The pandemic presents huge challenges to communities around the world, including community repair groups. Fortunately, we see the world through the lens of repair and are practised problem-solvers. We’ve been inspired to see how groups around the world have adapted online. Many groups in our network are using our software to log community repair data after events. We asked some of them to tell us more about their experience with data. What motivated them to start recording data at repair events? What have they used repair data for? We created educational resources on the raw materials in electronics for use at community repair events. This leaflet and set of cards that match with commonly found components in electronics has proven really popular in the UK. We will continue to make them the centrepiece of our outreach. **CORONAVIRUS UPDATE (27th March): We have made the decision to run Fixfest UK as a series of online only events.**
Our extended summer reading list
Fixfest UK: a month of online exchange and learning
UK repair activists: join us for Fixfest, 4 June – 9 July
Producing great online repair events – learning from around the world
Repair data: why community groups collect and share
Revealing materials inside electronics – with repair groups, museums and young people
Announcing Fixfest UK 2020
We’re super excited to announce the place and date of the second-ever Fixfest UK, in Glasgow on 20th June.