"It just shows the power of community skills and generosity and the value of repairing rather than replacing": Local #RepairCafe saves hip-hop legends' gig

The band’s sampler had packed up

By Will Simpson, published 20 November 2025

"An #ArrestedDevelopment gig was saved last week when volunteers from a local repair cafe stepped in to fix a sampler that had broken down during a soundcheck.

"The incident took place down in Falmouth, #CornwallUK, where the Grammy-winning conscious hip hoppers were due to perform at the Princess Pavilions. The piece of equipment failed when the band were soundchecking in the afternoon. Cue some frantic phone calls by the promoters before they alighted on the only people who could save the day: #FalmouthRepairCafe.

"Simon Baker, chair of Falmouth Repair Cafe, told the BBC: 'We've repaired a lot of things over the years, but saving a Grammy-winning band's historic equipment was definitely a first.' "

Read more:
https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/it-just-shows-the-power-of-community-skills-and-generosity-and-the-value-of-repairing-rather-than-replacing-local-repair-cafe-saves-hip-hop-legends-gig

#RightToRepair #SolarPunkSunday #HipHopShow #RepairCafes

#SydneyNSW, #Australia - Why Buy When You Can Borrow?

"The #Sydney #LibraryOfThings is a not-for-profit service that provides the local community with access to a collection of extremely useful but only occasionally used items that can be loaned out for a short period of time.

We’re like a normal library but with things instead of books! Joining your enables you to borrow from ALL of our branches and you don’t have to live in the local area of the branch you want to join! Find out more about subscriptions and how it works here.

We hope that by encouraging people to borrow instead of buying or throwing away their unwanted items, together we can create a better connected, more sustainable and stronger community.
Did you know we also deliver #RepairCafes and run a #ToyLibrary? Check out #FixItHub Waverton, #TheFixery Cromer and The Lane Cove Toy Library.

We acknowledge the original custodians of the lands we work from, and pay respect to Elders past and present and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples."

FMI - https://thesydneylibraryofthings.org.au/

#SolarPunkSunday #BorrowDontBuy #FixIt #Australia #Decolonise #Degrowth #Decapitalise #LibraryOfThingsAustralia

"It just shows the power of community skills and generosity and the value of repairing rather than replacing": Local #RepairCafe saves hip-hop legends' gig

The band’s sampler had packed up

By Will Simpson, published 20 November 2025

"An #ArrestedDevelopment gig was saved last week when volunteers from a local repair cafe stepped in to fix a sampler that had broken down during a soundcheck.

"The incident took place down in Falmouth, #CornwallUK, where the Grammy-winning conscious hip hoppers were due to perform at the Princess Pavilions. The piece of equipment failed when the band were soundchecking in the afternoon. Cue some frantic phone calls by the promoters before they alighted on the only people who could save the day: #FalmouthRepairCafe.

"Simon Baker, chair of Falmouth Repair Cafe, told the BBC: 'We've repaired a lot of things over the years, but saving a Grammy-winning band's historic equipment was definitely a first.' "

Read more:
https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/it-just-shows-the-power-of-community-skills-and-generosity-and-the-value-of-repairing-rather-than-replacing-local-repair-cafe-saves-hip-hop-legends-gig

#RightToRepair #SolarPunkSunday #HipHopShow #RepairCafes

#TorontoCanada - #EastEndFoodHub's first #RepairCafé is happening on Saturday, November 8!

"Bring your beloved broken household items to get help from our volunteer fixers and learn how to do the repair yourselves. It is all free.

The event will start at 12 noon. Registration closes at 3 p.m. One item per person.

Volunteers are Needed and Welcome!"

FMI - https://repaircafetoronto.ca/rc-events/east-end-food-hub-repair-cafe/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairReuse #RepairReuseRestore
#FixIt #RightToRepair #RepairCafesCanada #RepairCafesToronto

#RepairEconomy Reinvigorated in Central #NewYork, #Syracuse Institute Leads the Charge

May 30, 2025

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK — "Broken lamps, torn clothes, a coffee machine that just won’t work — items like these are common in most households, and all too commonly wind up in the trash bin. Thanks to cheap replacements and a struggling repair economy, #consumerism —and waste — is at an all-time high. In the wake of #tariffs, #ClimateChange, and rapidly shrinking NYS #landfill capacity, a rising repair movement in Central New York is pushing back against the status quo.

"The Repair Cafe held on Saturday, May 10 embodies a social movement shaped by residents, #activists, and community leaders who want to reduce waste through building strong community networks. The event was facilitated by #RepairCafeCNY, an organization established by the Institute for Sustainability Engagement ( #ISE) as an offshoot of the global #RepairCafe network. The group aims to reinvigorate repair in Syracuse and the greater CNY region by serving as a central coordinator for free community repair events in the area.

"Repair Cafes are not a new concept to the area. The last known effort locally was that of the Syracuse Repair Cafe, which was operational for a few years before the pandemic halted operations. With repair energy now reinvigorated, organizers hope for the Syracuse Repair Cafe’s soon return."

Read more:
https://sustainabilityengagement.syracuse.edu/repair-economy-reinvigorated-in-central-new-york-syracuse-institute-leads-the-charge/

#SyracuseUniversity #ISE #SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairCafesNY #RightToRepair #FixIt #Sustainability

#RepairEconomy Reinvigorated in Central #NewYork, #Syracuse Institute Leads the Charge

May 30, 2025

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK — "Broken lamps, torn clothes, a coffee machine that just won’t work — items like these are common in most households, and all too commonly wind up in the trash bin. Thanks to cheap replacements and a struggling repair economy, #consumerism —and waste — is at an all-time high. In the wake of #tariffs, #ClimateChange, and rapidly shrinking NYS #landfill capacity, a rising repair movement in Central New York is pushing back against the status quo.

"The Repair Cafe held on Saturday, May 10 embodies a social movement shaped by residents, #activists, and community leaders who want to reduce waste through building strong community networks. The event was facilitated by #RepairCafeCNY, an organization established by the Institute for Sustainability Engagement ( #ISE) as an offshoot of the global #RepairCafe network. The group aims to reinvigorate repair in Syracuse and the greater CNY region by serving as a central coordinator for free community repair events in the area.

"Repair Cafes are not a new concept to the area. The last known effort locally was that of the Syracuse Repair Cafe, which was operational for a few years before the pandemic halted operations. With repair energy now reinvigorated, organizers hope for the Syracuse Repair Cafe’s soon return."

Read more:
https://sustainabilityengagement.syracuse.edu/repair-economy-reinvigorated-in-central-new-york-syracuse-institute-leads-the-charge/

#SyracuseUniversity #ISE #SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairCafesNY #RightToRepair #FixIt #Sustainability

#TorontoCanada - #EastEndFoodHub's first #RepairCafé is happening on Saturday, November 8!

"Bring your beloved broken household items to get help from our volunteer fixers and learn how to do the repair yourselves. It is all free.

The event will start at 12 noon. Registration closes at 3 p.m. One item per person.

Volunteers are Needed and Welcome!"

FMI - https://repaircafetoronto.ca/rc-events/east-end-food-hub-repair-cafe/

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafes #RepairReuse #RepairReuseRestore
#FixIt #RightToRepair #RepairCafesCanada #RepairCafesToronto