Repair Cafes: Saving Money and the Earth!

What if there was a trick for saving money and helping the planet? Repair Cafes are a solution to over-consumption and a form of resistance by relearning the skill of repair. Saba Saneinejad leads the Repair Café in Guelph, Ontario and joins Earth Day Party hosts, Shannon Burns and Sarah Christie, to share how repair and reuse are powerful responses to the climate crisis. In the interview, Saba explains how the cafes operate through a team of volunteers who all bring various skills to the table such as electrical work, mending clothes, bike repair and more! Saba offers hope when she highlights how the movement builds a sense of community. The discussion highlights the importance of an anti-mass consumption mindset and the power of learning new skills. The Repair Café in Guelph, Ontario is part of the Guelph Tool Library. Learn more about the work they do in the Guelph community here: https://guelphtoollibrary.org/ There are over 2,500 Repair Cafes operating around the globe! Find a Repair Café near you: https://www.repaircafe.org/en/visit/ Learn more about Earth Overshoot day here and the #MoveTheDate movement HERE: https://overshoot.footprintnetwork.org/ The Earth Day Party podcast is in support of WWF-Canada. Help protect wildlife and fight climate change during Earth Month with a gift to WWF-Canada. You can give now at: wwf.ca/earthmonth