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Can I have a little share please?

After 6 years of free work I finally opened up a donation page where people can support Lokjo. 😊

lokjo.com/donate/

Lokjo aims to be the first European replacement for googlemaps, while supporting local shops (who can really use an extra now)

In order to grow bigger I need to start working on it, and donations would be a great help.

Thanks, and more to come!

edit: changed link to new page

www.lokjo.comDonate - Lokjo - Your worldwide local map

This was in the latest bookshop.org newsletter:

"Where You Shop Matters
Amazon doesn’t care about books. They don’t care about maintaining a healthy literary ecosystem where new voices are discovered and important ideas are shared. They don’t care about sponsoring your local little league team or hosting a summer reading challenge designed to keep children learning. They want you to purchase things (so. many. things.) and they don’t care when you return it and it becomes trash.

Independent bookstores aren’t just bookstores. They are pillars of their communities and supporting them means supporting all of the incredible work they do beyond selling books.

They’re invaluable. Amazon is not."

Amen to all of this. If you have an Amazon account, end it, and support your local independent book shop instead.

#supportlocal #fuckamazon

🌍 Empowering Europe’s Digital Future 🌍

Supporting local businesses strengthens our economy and protects our data. European Alternatives leads by promoting digital services aligned with European values.

🔹 Support Local: Boosts economy and creates jobs.
🔹 Data Protection: Ensures GDPR compliance.
🔹 VAT & Billing: Simplifies transactions.
🔹 Unified Laws: Easier market navigation.

#EuropeanAlternatives #DigitalInnovation #SupportLocal #Democracy #EU european-alternatives.eu/

Question.

Before we're putting in effort to apply for other funding, do you think our online map* is actually needed?

*a european non-commercial basic replacement for googlemaps, focused on local shops.

Share would be great, thanks! 😊

p.s. we're aware of most current open source maps, but don't think they fit as a gmaps replacement since they are specialized in other areas.

#question#poll#lokjo

There was a pottery studio my parents enjoyed browsing whenever we visited my grandparents. Each summer they'd buy one piece, slowly building a collection of custom earthenware; I can still see the blue butter dish with the looped handle that sat on our kitchen table.

It's no wonder that as I was browsing different shops in the #ArtisansCooperative, Salt & Sand stood out. One-of-a-kind pieces that are both beautiful and functional 💙

artisans.coop/products/green-o
@coopartisans #SupportLocal

artisans.coopGreen Opal Bowl