MAKER CHATS welcomes Mary Haw (PR Eng) who is the City of Cape Town’s Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Promotion and Facilitation. Manager at the Energy and Climate Change Directorate. Mary chats about the Cape Town Future Energy Festival, which is a series of virtual events taking place during 2020 and the first ever ‘Green Maker Mania’.    

READ MORE HERE -  https://bitmedia24.com/maker-chats-#5---an-interview-with-mary-haw-(pr-eng)---city-of-cape-town-renewable-energy-&-energy-efficiency-promotion-and-facilitation-manager/

MAKER CHATS welcomes Stephen Gray, founder of The MakerSpace in Durban, South Africa  The MakerSpace is about lowering the barriers of entry for people to express their creativity in a physical way. It is about people getting together, working creatively, inspiring each other, engaging with new technology, and building a “bottom-up economy”.  

The Maker Space exists to share knowledge and equipment that enables anyone to make anything. We exist as a hybrid organisation through  The Maker Space Foundation Non-Profit company which hosts our community and social development programs, and our associated commercial entities offering eventing, corporate training  and advisory through MAKERS BE LIKE PTY, and production services through LASER SPACE  

LOCATION - Durban, South Africa located at 51 Station Drive.  

EQUIPMENT - Lasercutters, 3D printers, and Small CNC’s 

WEBSITE - http://themakerspace.co.za/ 

FACEBOOK - https://web.facebook.com/TheMakerspace/  

CONTACT MAKER CHATS - [email protected]   

Never before in the history of our democracy has our country been confronted by such a severe situation; however, it is a situation that we will be able to overcome if we work together.  Across our country, people and organisations have offered to help and the Solidarity Fund is a vehicle that will be set up to facilitate this.  DONATE - https://www.solidarityfund.co.za/

A Maker Station community project, in consultation with The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and with the support of the Children's Hospital Trust has been set up to develop and provide open source emergency PPE and medical solutions, for the fight against covid-19.  Open Design Afrika is one of the partners and collaborators of this worthy cause.  Please support and donate here!

Felix Holm, Co Founder of Maker Station and Suné Stassen, Co-Founder Open Design Afrika chat about their maker businesses and the COVID-19 project.

Please support and donate here - https://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/makers  

MAKER STATION - https://makerstation.co.za/ 

OPEN DESIGN AFRIKA -  https://opendesignafrika.org/

READ MORE - https://bitmedia24.com/maker-chats-#3---maker-community-joins-forces-to-develop-and-provide-open-source-emergency-ppe-to-combat-covid-19/

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We welcome Sahara Thagunna, Activist, writer, speaker, and listener, with a message to share.  Sahara is an upcycler and maker with a solution to plastic pollution - "What The Bag?"  

FULL ARTICLE HERE - https://bitmedia24.com/maker-chats-2-a-solution-to-plastic-pollution-with-sahara-thagunna-and-what-the-bag/

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Website - https://www.sahara-naomi.com/  

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We welcome Felix Holm as our first guest on Maker Chats.  

Maker Station was founded by Manus and Felix Holm in 2014. After having to move their individual workshops to new premises they decided to join forces. Having followed the Maker Movement for nearly 10 years as it developed internationally. The obvious thing was to get a nice big building and share resources.    Maker Station is a Gym for Makers, a DIY makerspace to share Learning, Expertise, Tools, and Space. Let’s Make!  

Address:-  9 Plein Street, Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa. Cell +27 72 559 8653 

Contact Maker Station - [email protected]  

TO JOIN THE MAKER MOVEMENT IN COVID-19 ASSISTANCE - https://bitmedia24.com/covit-19-assistance-maker-spaces-are-aggregating-signup-forms-links-and-resources-for-south-africa-maker-volunteers/  

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Introducing MAKER CHATS - A Maker Movement chat show with designers, builders and crafters.  Everyone is a maker, even you!

The maker movement is growing rapidly.  We get to chat and learn with makers of all descriptions.  Expand your knowledge as learning from other people is one of the most effective ways to stay educated.  

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