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Mar 6, 2013

"If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem." --Jiddu Krishnamurti

The Repair Cafe

"In 2010 in the Netherlands, disgust with Europe's throw-away culture led former journalist and new mom Martine Postma to stage the first Repair Cafe, an event where members of the community could drop by with defunct items they would otherwise have thrown away, and have them repaired free of charge by volunteer fix-it experts. Since then, Postma's concept has thrived. Almost 40 groups across the Netherlands have started their own Repair Cafes to date, and the Repair Cafe Foundation has brought in over $500,000 from the Dutch government and other sources to support its operations."