Dear Maintainers, We’re delighted to officially introduce you to the 2025–26 Interim Maintainers Steering Committee. This is a group of thoughtful, experienced, and passionate individuals stepping into a shared leadership role for the next phase of The Maintainers … More →
Concluding the Grant Funded Period: The Maintainers step into a network-led chapter
Dear Maintainers, We’re excited to share this update as we complete the grant-funded chapter of The Maintainers, which has spanned from 2020 to 2025, with the generous support of Siegel Family Endowment and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This funding made … More →
Slow Textiles: Understanding traditional fabric making and maintaining
Virtual Event Thursday, May 15 9am EST / 1pm UTC / 6:30pm IST REGISTER HERE EVENT DESCRIPTION In this event, we will learn to understand and appreciate traditional, sustainable fabrics like Ajrakh from Kutch or linen from flax. These … More →
Guest Blog post written by Elias Crim In a turbulent socio-political moment, it seems like a good time for us to dream out loud together. Let’s talk about what could happen if the vision of the maintenance movement and … More →
Camille is a mom, a community organizer, a former tech support leader, and founder of the conscious nonprofit closures consultancy The Wind Down. As part of this work, she currently facilitates the Practices of Composting and Hospicing community under the Joseph Rowntree … More →
Announcing the New Maintainers Steering Committee We’re thrilled to introduce the newly established Maintainers Steering Committee, a vital step in our vision to redistribute leadership and enhance shared decision-making within The Maintainers. From now to July 2025, this committee will … More →
Sustaining our Initiatives: Creating networks of Maintenance, Repair and Care in India
Virtual Event October 25, 2024 9:30 AM to 10:55 AM (EST) | 7:00 PM to 8:25 PM (IST) REGISTER HERE Join us for a virtual event celebrating International Repair Day as we bring together the diverse collaborators of RepairCafe Collective … More →
Summary: The Maintainers network has transformed from an in-person conference series to a virtual space, convening practitioners and academics. This blog post is the second of its kind (Chapter 1 one can be found here). This chapter lays out … More →
Summary: The Maintainers network has transformed from an in-person conference series to a virtual space, convening practitioners and academics. This Narrative of Change blog post will be the first of two chapters. In this iteration, we articulate how our network … More →
“SUSTAINING MENTAL HEALTH REPAIR: Understanding the Journey of Psychosocial Helplines in the Covid-19 Pandemic” by Himani Kulkarni
You can download Himani’s Landscape Scan here. “Individuals dealing with depression, anxiety disorders, and suicidal thoughts sought assistance, emphasizing the critical role helplines played in providing support for complex and deeply rooted mental health challenge (….) some callers sought … More →