June 19th and August 21st 2009 - Platform21 is the initiator of the Repair Lab, a project that started in March this year, to stimulate consumers to give their products a second life, simply by...repairing! slowLab, another initiative of Platform21, has created the Slow Repair Dialogues to give people the change to discuss the possibilities of repairing.

We encourage you to read Platform21's Repair Manifesto on their website and then join for a lively Slow Repair debate on one of the following dates:

Friday 19 June  - SLOW TRANSITIONS - Rethinking Systems
Restoring sustainable practices... Envisioning new local landscapes... Systems level strategies for relocating human values and transitioning to sustainability.

Friday 21 August - SLOW COMMUNITIES - Renewing Social Relationships
Repairing/preparing people and societies for radical change… Re-imagining production, cross-cultural exchanges and collaborative creativity.

Slow Repair Dialogues, from 18.30 - 20.30, at Platform21's exhibition space at Prinses Irenestraat 19 in Amsterdam. You must RSVP to save a seat at the Platform21, via info@slowlab.net.

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