{"id":567,"date":"2017-11-08T18:53:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T17:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/repaircafe.meodemo.nl\/en\/america-says-yes-to-repair\/"},"modified":"2021-08-24T12:47:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T10:47:40","slug":"america-says-yes-to-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.repaircafe.org\/en\/america-says-yes-to-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"America says ‘yes’ to repair"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Repair Caf\u00e9 continues to inspire volunteers all over the world! There are now nearly 1,400 Repair Caf\u00e9s in 33 countries. Soon we will welcome country number 34: South Africa! Repair Caf\u00e9 Cape Town, the first in this country, is busy preparing its first repair meeting.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year \u2013 on the other end of the globe – two new Repair Caf\u00e9 countries joined our network: Sweden and Denmark<\/a>.\u00a0We are curious whether the increase of Repair Caf\u00e9s will go as rapidly there as in the United States. This year has steadily seen the number of Repair Caf\u00e9s grow and grow.<\/p>\n

Disposable culture
\n<\/strong>Where there were 20 and 23 Repair Caf\u00e9 locations in the US in 2015 and 2016 respectively, there are now already 47<\/a>! That number is likely to increase significantly over the coming months, as lately a few dozen Americans have ordered a starter package<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Were the Americans inspired by the NBC Nightly News<\/a> TV broadcast (April), the article in The New York Times<\/a> (January 20) or was it the ATTN<\/a> video (November 2016)? In any case, people in the USA \u2013 with its strong disposable culture \u2013 have discovered the art of repairs!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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