The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) was happy to donate 2 computers and a laptop to the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival (WAFF). They are hoping to raise funds to provide indigenous youth workshops at this year’s film festival and they will be virtual which will put a demand on their volunteers to work from home base where some do not have computer access. This donation will be very useful in helping them reach their goals.
The Winnipeg Aboriginal started as a one-day festival at the University of Winnipeg after a meeting with Professor Jim Silver. They had 4 films and Tina Keeper was our keynote speaker. The hall was filled and WAFF was born. They are the longest standing Indigenous film festival in Western Canada. The 3rd largest in North America. Other highlights for 2022 include: Manitoba Filmmakers night, The 2nd Annual National Indigenous Screen Awards, Youth Outreach screenings, live streams with our artists and a retrospective of our best work from the past two decades.
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The Electronic Recycling Association (ERA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 to address the growing problem of e-waste and the increasing ‘digital divide’. For over fifteen years, ERA has offered simple solutions to help individuals and organizations prevent operational equipment from premature destruction. With a focus on recovery, refurbishment and reuse, ERA continuously supplies charitable groups with donated IT equipment while securely managing the retiring IT assets of organizations and individuals across Canada.
We believe that reuse before recycling is critical in managing the waste created by computer hardware, and by offering industry-leading data destruction for all equipment we receive, we have securely repurposed hundreds of tons of equipment. Because not everything ERA receives can be reasonably repurposed, we have partnered with certified recycling organizations to process equipment that has reached the end of its productive life.
Do you have an old laptop that you don’t use anymore? A Samsung phone that doesn’t work? A stack of old electronic devices that are of no use? If so, the Electronic Recycling Association can help you, local communities, and the environment all at one time. Our goal is to collect unwanted or malfunctioning electronic devices from people and businesses, refurbish them, and donate them to charities and programs. Your donation can make all the difference, so start electronic recycling with us today.