[MCN] Call for Coaches for Fixit Clinics hosted by Home ReSource & MUD

[Jeremy Drake]

Hello Missoula!


Do you have the skills, drive, and enthusiasm to fix things?

Are you motivated to share your unique knowledge with those eager to learn?

Do you want to be part of a community interested in tinkering,
troubleshooting, and repair?

Become a Fixit Coach and help people fix their broken stuff at Missoula’s
Fixit Clinics!

Hosted by Home ReSource <https://www.homeresource.org/> & MUD
<https://mudproject.org/>, this Fixit Clinic will take place during the 13th
Annual MUD Project Earth Day Celebration
<https://mudproject.org/events/earth-day/>. We are are seeking Fixit
Coaches to help guide participants through the disassembly and repair
process.

Sign up to be a volunteer Fixit Coach here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5_bJ-pVnWKoZ0joOQEooWo7wB0DapDATp4V44K_ym92EETw/viewform>,
or contact Noelle at noelle at homeresource.org for more info.


>>*A Fixit Coach orientation will take place at Home ReSource on March 21st
at 4:00 p.m.*<<


When is the first Fixit Clinic?

When: Saturday, April 20th, 2019

Where: Home ReSource Community Room

What time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

How often they will happen: Every other month, future dates TBD

What is a Fixit Clinic?

A Fixit Clinic <http://fixitclinic.blogspot.com/> is a "pop-up" activity
where people bring their broken things to learn how to repair them. Many
participants have never even attempted opening up something before. By
sharing these skills and providing the specialty tools necessary to mend,
disassemble, and restore, you can help teach critical thinking through the
lens of our relationship to consumption and sustainability. Fixit Clinics
strive to demystify science and technology so that we can ultimately make
better policy choices as a society.

What does a Fixit Coach do?

Being a Fixit Coach is easy: simply provide participants with 1)
encouragement to investigate their broken item and 2) guidance with tools.
Be a listener more than a repairer. Let them talk about how they used the
item and how it broke, this often provides valuable hints as to what's
wrong. See how much you can do without actually handling the item: empower
the item's owner to do the troubleshooting and disassembly. Move among
items and consult with others to cross-train and maximize transfer of
knowledge for everybody -- including you!

What skills do Fixit Coaches already have?

Typical Fixit Coach skills can include expertise in any of the following
areas: small household appliances; electrical; fabric, textiles, & sewing;
computers & technology; mechanical stuff (e.g. bicycles); woodworking &
carpentry. Fixit Clinics are also an opportunity for coaches to crosstrain
as they share their skills with and learn from other coaches.

P.S. Check out this PBS Newshour story on Fixit Clinics
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DarcSxamvE8>.

-- 
Jeremy Drake
Community Engagement Manager
Home ReSource
Missoula, MT  59801
(406) 541-8301
homeresource.org <http://www.homeresource.org> | facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/Home-ReSource-270922574714/> | instagram
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