Hello, we are:
Build Share Repair Erfurt
We are an Erfurt initiative that runs an open self-help workshop together and offers regular opening hours. We have a bicycle workshop with metal and electrical workstations and a wood workshop. On the one hand, we are interested in repairs, reusing used items and creating new ones, but also in a different kind of social interaction. On an equal footing, attentive to one another and, above all, together! According to the motto "Each one teach one", we contribute our respective skills and learn from one another.
WHAT WAS OUR LAST SUCCESS?
We recently had an afternoon concert with various artists in the courtyard in front of our two workshop garages and then had a party. What was nice about it was that the music and the atmosphere enabled people to get to know our project who had never been there before and who don't intuitively visit a self-help workshop. In addition, the circle of active members is growing, which means that responsibility is better distributed and the burden on individuals is reduced.
WHAT DO WE USE WECHANGE FOR?
We use WECHANGE in a variety of ways! We enter upcoming events, communicate via chat, share project news, plan via pads, stream our plenary sessions via the video function and save our documents and photos in the Nextcloud.
HOW HAS OUR WORK CHANGED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC?
We work much more digitally, which means: we try to communicate the most important things transparently and in a way that is accessible to everyone. We tried out various digital tools and decided to move from Trello to WECHANGE because of WECHANGE's "foundation" (organized as a cooperative, financed through solidarity, privacy-friendly, green electricity and German servers). Our project page is slowly becoming more and more lively and more and more people are joining our project, which is great!
WHICH TOOL DO WE USE THE MOST?
The "News" and "Events" to post current events. We also have a Facebook presence, but primarily use WECHANGE. And it turns out that a social network thrives on social interaction, ie: the more people join the project and actively participate in the project, the more relevant and useful the platform becomes for us. And our WECHANGE is definitely becoming more and more social!
Send us an email to buildsharerepair@systemausfall.org and here you can find us on wechange.de: https://wechange.de/project/build-share-repair-erfurt/
Photo credits:
Cover photo: WECHANGE
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Would you also like to introduce yourself here?
We want to make our strong WECHANGE community more visible and give other organizations and initiatives examples of how to use WECHANGE. If you would like us to introduce you, please send us an email with the subject "WE ARE THE CHANGE" and answer the questions above. We would also be happy to receive 3 photos and a link to your WECHANGE page.