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Bikes Not Bombs – Creating opportunities

The other night I checked out the volunteer night at Bikes Not Bombs in Jamaica Plain Boston. At the end of the night, there were about a dozen volunteers working together to “flatten bikes” so they could be efficiently shipped to Ghana in West Africa. The crowd was mostly young adults with a balance of […]

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Volunteer at Maker Faire (before, during, or after!)

Did you know you can get into the Maker Faire for free if you’re willing to volunteer four hours of your time? And, it doesn’t have to be during the Faire itself. You can imagine how much work is involved in setting up and talking down an event of this size. We need folks in […]

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Austin Event: Sew It Up

Austin Event: Sew It Up

The picture pretty much says it all about this sew-riffic event tomorrow night: Here are a few more details. If you’re not into needlework and don’t want to become ‘sew’, feel free to volunteer and have your own skillshare!

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Help Mythbusters recreate Archimedes’ death ray

Help Mythbusters recreate Archimedes’ death ray

MythBusters needs volunteers to attempt another recreation of Archimedes’ legendary solar death ray. David writes – Because it’s been so popular with our viewers, this will be our third attempt at a story called Archimedes Death Ray. The myth is that the [Greek] army defended themselves from invading [Roman] ships by lining the shores with […]

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