Me: this is how bikes get repaired and recycled in this one small town.
- The junkyard guy leaves nice ones out by his gate for a day or two before dismantling them for scrap.
- there are several people in the town who know they can come past regularly and take anything by the gate
- there's a guy who takes any bikes he thinks we can salvage, they are almost always kids' bikes, there are just more of those
- a rotating group of friends and people who want to learn about bikes work on them
- when they're finished we distribute them by word of mouth: is there anyone around 6-8yo who wants a purple bike?
- the bikes seem to come with lifetime servicing. No one mentions this until the bike needs servicing, then they just say 'we better get onto servicing your bike, hey?' and it happens
- you can do a trade-in/upgrade. Kids swap their bikes for bigger bikes, people service the little bike and give it to another kid
-there is no name, no official location, no contact details for this, it's an ephemeral property that emerges from the community every day that the community has capacity to do it. It is fascinating and I am glad to have witnessed it.

Sustainability tutor: so first off this could never happen without NGO administration, start there

@coolandnormal

Some people are so indoctrinated to think they must have a state apparatus, they can't believe it's possible without.

See your sustainability tutor as someone who needs to learn, and present the examples to refute their world views. Then you'll find out if you've got a good tutor.

If your tutor can't believe in change, they really shouldn't be teaching on sustainability, there is no way forward with our current systems.

@coolandnormal

In case you haven't come across this awesome, highly talented Aussie agricultural scientist, politician and communicator, I definitely recommend Natalie Bennett's book Change Everything for you and your tutor!

@StingrayBadger @coolandnormal

Oo! My library has it! Checked out!