Fixing our relationship with electronics. Pro #RighttoRepair Together, let's feel better and waste less - tag us for fixing help! Founding member of @r2reurope
Jul 16, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Extremely disturbed to learn that Accra officials this time successfully violently displaced the entire neighbourhood of Agbogbloshie with little warning.
This was a bustling area with a market, scrappers, recyclers and fixers. Now it is a wasteland.
Market sellers have been offered a new location - but what about the rest of the neighbourhood?
May 8, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Heard about the #RighttoRepair? New UK measures are a start but we need a REAL right to repair.
We're NOT done yet!
Sign our petition for
💪 rights for community repair groups and DIY-ers
⬇️ lower VAT on repair
📱include mobiles and computers
therestartproject.org/petition-right…
In the US, the new administration is making strong moves in favour of repair. The European Commission committed to more this year.
The UK government, @beisgovuk@DefraGovUK must make strong commitments to longer-lasting products and repair. Good for the planet and job-creating.
For the days before New Year's, our Top 5 radios shows of 2019. Interviews about asteroids, solar lamps, art and activism in India, and two inspiring episodes from northwest England