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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 →
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 →
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 →
-By Lauren Dapena Fraiz “The time has come for us to reimagine everything.” Grace Lee Boggs It is well-known among library professionals that in our neoliberal world, it would be impossible to invent libraries now if they hadn’t existed … 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 →
The Maintainers Impact Fellowship is an award that aims to advance the movement for maintenance thinking and action, by uplifting individuals who are leading initiatives of maintenance, repair, and care within their communities. The two fellows will implement a discrete … More →
Applications now closed for the Impact Fellowship. The Maintainers is a global research and practice network focused in advancing maintenance, repair, and care. We convene interdisciplinary change-makers, researchers, practitioners, and every-day people who center maintenance, repair, and care and the … 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 →
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 →
Virtual Event Are you a repairer, fixer, maker, hobbyist, mender, or caregiver passionate about community-building? An independent or university-affiliated researcher delving into the themes of maintenance, repair, and care? An advocate seeking to promote the maintenance of sustainable infrastructure … More →