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Source: Amazon.com

Author - Elizabeth Knight and John Wackman
Publisher - New World Library

Summary
New World Library says, "Every year, millions of people throw away countless items because they don’t know how to fix them. Some products are manufactured in a way that makes it hard, if not impossible, for people to repair them themselves. This throwaway lifestyle depletes Earth’s resources and adds to overflowing landfills. Now there’s a better way. Repair Revolution chronicles the rise of Repair Cafes, Fixit Clinics, and other volunteer-run organizations devoted to helping consumers repair their beloved but broken items for free. Repair Revolution explores the philosophy and wisdom of repairing, as well as the Right to Repair movement. It provides inspiration and instructions for starting, staffing, and sustaining your own repair events. “Fixperts” share their favorite online repair resources, as well as tips and step-by-step instructions for how to make your own repairs. Ultimately, Repair Revolution is about more than fixing material objects: in an age of over-consumption and planned obsolescence, do-it-yourself repair is a way of caring for our lives, our communities, and our planet."

About the Author
New World Library says "Community sustainability activist and organizer Elizabeth Knight is the author of Welcome Home and other books. She lives in Warwick, New York." "TV producer and writer John Wackman founded the first Repair Cafe in New York. He lives in Kingston, New York."

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"A conversation on How Repair Events Can Transform Our Throwaway Culture with Elizabeth Knight and John Wackman, authors of Repair Revolution. This event looks at how repair events in libraries and other spaces are helping bring people together around common goals of sustainability, stewardship, community resilience, as well as social and climate justice. This conversation will be led by Blue Marble Librarian, Gabrielle Griffis."

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I hope the lack of responses to your thread doesn't lead you to think people are apathetic to the topic. It's a significant cultural shift that is being put forward and it'll take some time for people to comprehend and embrace it. As a society, we are collectively speeding along a freeway, and this billboard looks intriguing but nobody has built an inviting enough offramp yet. Eventually, I hope that the awkward offramp will be the one the throwaway culture has to seek out.
 
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Has anyone read this book and wants to share their thoughts?

I'm very interested in the RepairCafe concept and would love to bring one into the area, but I haven't met the right co-creators yet.
Some pre-practical reading seems like a good idea. Is this a good book to start with?
 
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