This autumn, there will be plenty of opportunity to draw the attention of all your neighbours, local decision makers and everyone else to the benefits of repair. Here is how you can join our mission.
Repair Café turns 15: make a flag and share the news on social media
On Friday 18 October, Repair Café celebrates its 15th anniversary. On this day, Repair Café International in the Netherlands will hold a Repair Café XL with 100 repairers in The Hague. In this city, where the Dutch government is housed, we will show what Repair Café is all about: we’re for repairing, but also for collaboration, volunteering and a shared commitment to a sustainable future.
During the Repair Café XL, a joint bunting line will highlight the international character of the Repair Café movement. Repair Cafés from all over the world have meanwhile sent hundreds of beautifully decorated bunting flags to Repair Café International in Amsterdam. You can find photos in our Instagram account. If you have not made a flag yet, you can still do so! Read the instructions and get creative.
Do you also want to share the news of our 15th anniversary? You can! We’ve created some special logo files and animations to share on social media. You can download these materials here.
Celebrate Repair Day on 19 October
One day after Repair Café’s 15th anniversary – on Saturday 19 October – it will be International Repair Day. Here’s a party that you can celebrate locally! There are many ways to join in the celebration. To start planning, you can check out the engagement kit that the Open Repair Alliance has created for the occasion. There, you’ll find lots of ideas on what to do for the day. If you’ve already got an event planned, you can add it to the event listings here.
Repair Cafés in the UK: invite your new MP to your Repair Day event
For those of you running Repair Cafés in the UK, we’ve collaborated with The Restart Project and the Community Repair Network for an action to get the new UK government’s eyes on repair. We’re encouraging Repair Cafés across the UK to send their new MP a card to welcome them to office and invite them to join their local Repair Day event. Here’s another engagement kit with all the information you need, including a template card that your volunteers can sign and add a personalised message to before sending it to your MP.
What a wonderful initiative Repair Cafes are. I love volunteering and feel it really does do some good. For individuals, communities and the planet.
Thanks Mandy, great to have you on board 🙂