To fight overconsumption and wasteful shopping during the holiday season, thousands of makers around the world have joined Greenpeace and its partners Fashion Revolution and Shareable for the MAKE SMTHNG week of action.

MAKE SMTHNG Week lasted from Dec 2-10 and saw more than 175 events in 32 countries on 6 continents, with an estimated 10.000 people attending workshops and talks on repairing, sharing, zero waste, veganism, upcycling and DIY techniques that breathe new life into already owned products.

Hundreds of collaborating makers, artists, creatives, designers, bloggers and activists volunteered to teach people new and useful skills: to create new things out of unworn garments, scraps and other waste products like plastic, cloth and paper, repair broken technology and bikes, and simple DIY projects to trigger the first steps into creativity and making. All events followed the principle of #buynothing and were free of charge, with workshops givers also donating their time as volunteers.