[sudo-discuss] Fwd: [sfchalkboard] Next Fix-it Fest is this Saturday, November 16, 1–3:30 pm in Berkeley

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ben Rosenthal <sfchalkboard(a)lists.riseup.net> Date: Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 8:33 PM Subject: [sfchalkboard] Next Fix-it Fest is this Saturday, November 16, 1–3:30 pm in Berkeley To: <sfchalkboard(a)lists.riseup.net> Hi Friends - Join us for the second BUSD Fix-it Fest! A Free Community Repair Event Saturday, November 16, 1-3:30 pm Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School 1781 Rose Street, Berkeley, CA 94703 Learn to repair your broken items and help reduce waste in our community. Register your item in advance (recommended), volunteer, or find more info: https://bit.ly/fixitfests We will provide a workspace, tools, and guidance from a volunteer “Repair Coach” to help you disassemble, troubleshoot, and hopefully fix your item. Categories include: clothing, electronics, bicycles, small appliances, toys & sporting goods, jewelry, ceramics & shoes! Location & Accessibility: MLK Jr. Middle School, 1781 Rose Street, Science Building (enter through west gate across from Edith St.). Wheelchair accessible. Bike parking. Accessible by AC transit. Street parking only. COVID Policy: Masks are welcome. Rooms will be ventilated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As part of the BUSD Fix-it Fest, (Berkeley Unified School District) middle school students enrolled in MakerSpace classes will learn about repair during a weeklong unit in the classroom. This event (the second of three repair events being held during the 2024–2025 school year) will provide an opportunity for school & community members to learn how to repair household items. The third event will be held: February 8, 2025, 1–3:30 pm, Longfellow Middle School 1701 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702 Organized by: BUSD Climate Literacy Initiative and BUSD Middle School MakerSpace Programs In collaboration with Transition Berkeley, Nimble Repair, & Culture of Repair Hope you can come. Invite your friends, too. - Ben -- Thanks for keeping the bay communal, collective and rad. You got this e-mail because you're on the SF Chalkboard list: https://chalkies.website/ Unsubscribe or manage your subscription at https://lists.riseup.net/www/suboptions/sfchalkboard -- julianaferreira(a)gmail.com she/her