Repair Cafes in Lockdown Webinar

[Janet]

Thanks for sharing! Not sure anyone from the team here can make it. We’d be interested in whether this topic arises

Are events primarily repair or education opportunities?

For me community repair events are about empowering others to regain control of their devices (as I explained in my profile). I have been surprised to hear some FixFest participants talking about offering a service to customers. This is a different position compared to using the repair activity as an education opportunity for participants. These opposing views can also seen in the discussion about Co-creating a post-lockdown live event protocol. @Clare_Seek also pointed out that the free service position risks creating an unfair competition with professional repair shops with whom we should…