More than 220 Repair Caf\u00e9 repairers and organisers attended the third international Repair Caf\u00e9 webinar on January 26. There were inspiring presentations by and lively discussions among the participants on a variety of Repair Caf\u00e9-related topics. Volunteers joined from many different countries: from the United States and Canada, but also from Ukraine, Portugal, the Netherlands, the UK, France, Germany, Denmark and more.<\/p>\n
The three hour online event was organised by Repair Caf\u00e9 International in the Netherlands and the Centre for Sustainable Design at the University for the Creative Arts in the UK. It was recorded in its entirety and can be watched back on YouTube<\/a>. Please note that during the webinar something went wrong with a video by MEP Anna Cavazzini; this can be watched back separately, see below. In the following article you can read which topic was discussed in which hour.<\/p>\n In the first hour, Martine Postma of Repair Caf\u00e9 International highlighted several developments in society which indicate that repairing is becoming more important across the globe. She mentioned, for example, the continuous growth of the number of Repair Caf\u00e9s worldwide, as well as the increasing interest for repair activities within education and the growing focus on reparability in product design studies. Martin Charter of the Centre for Sustainable Design talked about a variety of measures that are currently being taken in Europe to promote repair. He also shared ideas for circular design of products.<\/p>\n After that, there was a section on right to repair developments. Anna Cavazzini, a member of the European Parliament who has been working on right to repair legislation for several years, had recorded a video to explain what’s happening in the EU in that area. She said she hopes that the European right to repair will be enshrined in a law before next summer. Watch this video<\/a> here.<\/p>\nIntroduction by Martine Postma and Martin Charter<\/h2>\n
MEP explains what’s happening in the EU around the right to repair<\/h2>\n