More of this, please...!

The First #RepairCafé in #BosniaAndHerzegovina

12 March 2026

"The first Repair Café has opened in #Bosnia and #Herzegovina! Anida and Nerman, the initiators of #RepairCaféMostar, are giving this region a sustainable boost. 'We want to remove the barriers caused by fear and a lack of resources,' they said.

"Around Christmas last year, we received the happy news that we could welcome Repair Café Mostar: the first Repair Café in the #WesternBalkans. Anida Čmanjčanin and Nerman Turkić, the initiators, enthusiastically report on the grand opening and their intentions for the future.

Tradition and innovation go hand in hand!

"Thanks to support from the Federal Ministry of Education and Science and Repair Café International, the initiative kicked off with a festive launch. A workshop marathon attracted over 45 participants, including primary and secondary school pupils, as well as university students. Under the guidance of local experts, they learned various repair skills. These included #BicycleMaintenance, repairing #HouseholdAppliances, #textile #upcycling and #3DPrinting to replace broken plastic parts."

Read more:
https://www.repaircafe.org/en/the-first-repair-cafe-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesBosniaHerzegovina #BosniaHerzogovina #RightToRepair #FixIt #DIY #DIYRepairs #BikeMaintenance #RepairSkills #Fixers #BuildingCommunity #ReduceReuseRepair

#JennyGuanniQu write about #fixers who contributes and fixes butt loads of bugs and how fast. I found it to be interesting article.

https://pebblebed.com/blog/kernel-bugs-part2

A million Epsteins exist right now - Joe Rogan and Mike Benz

#fixers #intelligence #networks

Original timestamp: 00:41:39

A million Epsteins exist right now - Joe Rogan and Mike Benz

#fixers #intelligence #networks

Original timestamp: 00:41:39

#OakwoodVaughan #RepairCafe

Friday, January 16, 2026 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Oakwood Vaughan Community Hub
529 Vaughan Rd, #Toronto

"#Fixers for clothing/textiles, small appliances, home electronics, general housewares and toys!

One item per person.
Item registration starts at 2:30.

Always open for volunteers!"

https://repaircafetoronto.ca/rc-events/oakwood-vaughan-community-hub-healthy-aging-program-2-2-2-2-2-2/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesToronto #RepairCafes #FixIt #Mending #RightToRepair

Back home on the #NorthShore of #Massachusetts , #Fixers and #Repairers are FIXING! ❤️

We are looking for Fixers for our next #RepairCafe!

#IpswichMA - The next repair cafes will be:

December 6 from 10am -2pm at Ipswich Town Hall.

We are looking for Fixers for our next Repair Cafe! If you like to fix things and have skills you think will be useful please fill out the form linked below for more information!"

https://www.ipswichlibrary.org/ipswich-repair-cafe/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairCafesMA #RepairReuse #FixIt #RightToRepair #RepairCafe #RepairCafesMassachusetts

#Pentagon #Hegseth #fixers

"Hegseth’s legal fixer at the center of Pentagon’s new media restrictions

Tim Parlatore represented the defense secretary when he faced sexual assault allegations, and also counts alleged mobsters and President Donald Trump as former clients.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bid to impose sweeping restrictions on journalists’ ability to report at the Pentagon was orchestrated with advice from his longtime personal lawyer, whose role on Hegseth’s staff has troubled some defense officials.

Tim Parlatore’s dual status as a mid-ranking military officer and legal fixer for Hegseth has attracted scrutiny internally among other officials, some of whom are leery of the influence he wields, people familiar with the matter said. He was integral in shaping the new media restrictions set to take effect this week, according to people familiar with the matter and a draft of the policy obtained by The Washington Post.

The 21-page policy requires credentialed reporters who sign the document to acknowledge they understand Hegseth’s view that by requesting any information — including unclassified material — that has not been pre-approved for release by the Pentagon, they are 'soliciting or encouraging government employees to break the law.' Such action, the policy claims, 'falls outside the scope' of 'newsgathering activities' protected by federal law. Journalists who do not sign must leave the building by Wednesday evening."

https://archive.ph/Gqmt6

Another Saturday; another #RepairCafe. Okay, so that's only true almost 50% of the time. Anyway, another 30 odd items through the door. No stats yet, but at least I have the pics.

I've decided to train up a deputy so that one day I'll actually have an exit strategy, as it would appear that I'm not immortal.

Who knew?

#fix #fixers

Monday, 14 July 2025
#ForestFixers Drop in and #FixIt session

At #ForestRecyclingProject E17 9AW
London, United Kingdom

Monday, 14 July 2025
09:00 - 16:00

Drop in and Fix It

"Do you have an electrical appliance (or similar) at home that needs fixing but you don’t have the tools? Or do you just like fixing stuff in the company of like-minded people?

"Come and join us at our regular sessions on Sundays and Mondays during the daytime. Let us know if you don’t have anything to fix and we will ensure that we bring something for you.

"Let us know you are coming by clicking on RSVP [at the link below].

"Please note that this session is for people who want to fix. If you want something fixed, please come to a repair cafe."

Contact: [email protected]

Location:
Forest Recycling Project
2C Bakers Avenue
London E17 9AW

https://therestartproject.org/parties/forest-fixers-drop-in-and-fix-it-session-at-forest-recycling-project-e17-9aw-33/

#SolarPunkSunday #RightToRepair #FixItUK #Fixers #BuildingCommunity #RepairReuseRecycle #RepairReuse #DIY
#ReduceRepairReuseRecycle

#Ireland - The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
A resurgent repair culture has a bottom-up energy, but change is also coming from the top, with the EU’s Right to Repair Directive

by Sylvia Thompson
Mon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00

"At repair cafes across the island of Ireland, volunteers fix small pieces of furniture, household electrical appliances and clothing at community venues for free. This movement, which started about 10 years ago – but stalled during the Covid-19 pandemic – is gathering pace again as a kickback against the perils of #overconsumption and as a response to #environmental and cost-of-living crises.

"Tomorrow afternoon, in an industrial unit in #Dublin12, a repair cafe will take place, a community event in which a group of volunteer fixers will repair everything from broken toasters, kettles, coffee machines and air fryers to garments needing new zips or buttons.

"The #DublinMakerRepairCafe in Unit 2B, Motor City, Kylemore Road, #Dublin 12, is one of a number of repair cafe gatherings held throughout the island. Volunteer #fixers also show up for repair events organised in "#CommunityCentres, #libraries and third-level colleges.

" 'I’d do a repair cafe every weekend if I had enough volunteers. I can’t meet the demand from libraries, county councils and community groups,' says Jeffrey Roe, a software and hardware engineer who also runs Tog Hackerspace, which hosts the D12 repair cafes four times a year.

"He says there are three types of people who turn up with broken items to be repaired for free at these community events.

" 'There are the environmentally conscious people who want to get things fixed rather than consume more valuable resources by purchasing new things,' says Roe. 'There are people who want things fixed for sentimental reasons – say a food mixer their mother used or a toy they played with that they want to give to their children. And then, there are the cost-conscious people who find the cost of getting something new too high.' "

Read more:
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025/01/18/the-rise-of-repair-cafes-its-not-sustainable-to-keep-buying-new-stuff/

#RepairCafes #RightToRepair #BuildingCommunity #ReduceReuseRepair #ReuseRepair
#RepairCafésIreland #SolarPunkSunday