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Our latest exciting announcements, opportunities and tips
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.** We’ve added south London borough Lambeth to our Repair Directory, and we’re getting ready to add more in the coming year, together with our London community. We’ve also made a change to reliability criteria for businesses. We’re getting our calendar ready for the beginning of 2020. The first months of the year are a great time to recruit new volunteers, engage the public on the issues underpinning our throw-away economy, but also to eat cake, to share hot drinks and connect with neighbours. With 2019 drawing to a close, we’re feeling reflective here at Restart. This year has been one of the best yet for repair, so let’s look back at some of the highlights from the last twelve months. We hosted a celebration of International Repair Day event in Brixton at our home 3Space International House. It was the biggest event we’ve run in years. We wish every Restart Party could be like this!
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. 
Repair Directory expanded – and more in the pipeline
Getting ready for 2020
A big year in repair activism
International Repair Day with London businesses