May 2026
Dear Newsletter Subscribers,
We’re excited to share two terrific ways to stay connected and engaged with the global repair movement:
October 17th is the 10 anniversary of International Repair Day, hosted by an international collaboration of repair groups organized by The Restart Project
The Repair and Share Summit videos, hosted by Repair x Reuse Washington
As always, we invite you to explore our Educator Resource Library and Notes from the Field for curriculum, supplemental tools, stories, and inspiration from educators and repair advocates from around the world.
International Repair Day
Saturday, October 17th
This year marks the 10th anniversary of International Repair Day, an annual celebration of repair in communities around the world.
This year’s focus is on:
How repair brings us together
Fixing beloved and useful items builds stronger communities, and we know first hand how repair creates meaningful opportunities for connections between people of all ages and skill levels, as well as across socioeconomic and demographic labels that are too often points of division.
Stay tuned for more details and ideas about how you can join in celebrating repair this International Repair Day.
Repair and Share Summit
We were excited to join Repair Economy Washington's Repair & Share Summit: Building the Care Economy, and to connect with many inspiring people advancing repair for youth and adults in their communities.
The Culture of Repair Project founder, Vita Wells, hosted a conversation on Repair Education – Teaching Repair in K-12 Schools, highlighting ways educators are bringing repair into the classroom, helping students cultivate a repair mindset while developing cognitive, fine motor and social skills.
A special thank you to presenters Sam Bennett, Debbie Lenz, and the team at Rudolf Steiner School in Munich -- Marek Blaszczynski, Claudia Munz, and Tommy Juergensen -- for sharing their experiences and insights.
You can explore more from these educators in our Educator Resource Library, including:
→ Regenerational Fashion Repair Series — Sam Bennett
→ Fixing Things For the Future — Rudolf Steiner School, Munich
→ Berkeley Unified School District’s STEM / Maker Class Repair Unit — Debbie Lenz