Education
National lawyers guild- arkansas(Little Rock, AR)
The Arkansas chapter of the National Lawyers Guid is a membership organization of lawyers, law students, legal workers, and legal observers addressing inequalities in political, economic, and judicial systems. This chapter can help with Know Your Rights training and finding trained legal observers for local protests.
Contact: arkansas@nlg.org
Web: https://www.nlgar.org/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/NLGArkansas/
Chicago committee to defend the bill of rights(Chicago, IL)
CCDBR has fought for 43 years against government encroachment on our constitutional rights in all forms through organizing, education, and work for legislation that will protect the First Amendment and due process rights of the community.
Contact: ccdbr@pobox.com
Web: https://www.ccdbr.org/
Social: https://x.com/theccdbr
Minneapolis tech network(Minneapolis, MN)
Minneapolis Telecommunications Network is the first nonprofit internet service provider in Minneapolis, and provides the community with access to technical training, studio space, and cable broadcast.
Contact: info@mtn.org
Web: http://www.mtn.org
Social: https://x.com/mntechnetwork
Twin cities workers defense alliance(Minneapolis, MN)
The Workers’ Defense Alliance is a network of working class people and autonomous councils committed to building community self-defense and mutual aid projects.
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Web: https://workersdefensealliance.org/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/TC.WorkersDefense/
Mokancan(Kansas City, KS, MO)
The Missouri and Kansas Cyber Alliance Network (MOKANCAN) promotes free expression, security, privacy, creativity, and access to knowledge through regular community events and workshops.
Contact: contactus@mokancan.org
Web: https://www.mokancan.org/
Social: https://defcon.social/@mokancan
Eff-austin(Austin, TX)
EFF-Austin was actually the first EFF Chapter back in 1992. Years later, after EFF moved away from the chapter model, they are still active allies in the Austin area. EFF-Austin regularly highlights digital rights issues and the potential for new technologies with regular live events, and is active on city and state level advocacy.
Contact: info@effaustin.org
Web: http://effaustin.org/
Social: https://mastodon.social/@effaustin
Yale privacy lab(New Haven, CT)
Privacy Lab is an initiative of the Information Society Project at Yale Law Schoo exploring the connection between privacy, security, and anonymity through hands-on software and hardware implementation, such as cybersecurity workshops.
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Web: https://privacylab.yale.edu/
Social: https://x.com/PrivacyLabISP
Ethical tech initiative @gw(Washington, DC)
Ethical Tech Initiative is a research group for law students at George Washington University which holds regular events highlighting implicite values in digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, and how they can be built differently.
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Web: https://blogs.gwu.edu/law-eti/ethical-tech-initiative/
Social: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethical-tech-initiative
The collegiate cyber defense club @ ucf (hack@ucf)(Orlando, FL)
Hack@UCF strives to foster awareness of information security in Central Florida by getting the campus community involved in the cyber realm through education and experience in both offensive and defensive security strategies.
Contact: ops@hackucf.org
Web: https://hackucf.org
Social: https://x.com/hackucf
Cambridge community television(Cambridge, MA)
Cambridge Community Television (CCTV) nurtures a strong, equitable and diverse community by providing tools and training to foster free speech, civic engagement, and creative expression. They aim to bridge the digital divide in cambridge by bringing high quality media trainings to community members.
Contact: info@cctvcambridge.org
Web: https://cctvcambridge.org
Social: https://x.com/cctvcambridge
Osusec(Portland, OR)
OSUSEC focuses on gaining hands-on experience with exploiting vulnerabilities in systems and networks, defending against these attacks, getting involved in the security community and participating in CTF’s.
Contact: security.clubs@oregonstate.edu
Web: https://osusec.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/OSUSEC
Cybersecurity club of fsu(Tallahassee, FL)
Sharing resources to get students started in cybersecurity and competing in CTF's.
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Web: https://cybersecurity.fsu.edu/club/
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Ufsit(Gainesville, FL)
The UF Student Infosec Team (UFSIT) is the cybersecurity club at the University of Florida. They are student-led and passionate about all things cybersecurity and their weekly meetings are a great place to learn and often include presentations from club members and industry professionals on a wide array of security topics. Their goal is to provide a welcoming environment for students to learn more about all areas of information security, including topics such as penetration testing, reverse engineering, vulnerability research, digital forensics, and more.
Contact: ufinfosec@gmail.com
Web: http://ufsit.club
Social: https://www.instagram.com/uf.sit/
Phoenix linux users group(Phoenix, AZ)
PLUG is a group of people in the Phoenix, Arizona, USA area who get together several times a month. They have various meetings in several different formats all with the common goal of educating the public about the Linux operating system.
Contact: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org
Web: https://phxlinux.org/
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Open computing facility(Berkeley, CA)
The Open Computing Facility (OCF) is an all-volunteer student organization dedicated to free computing for all University of California, Berkeley students, faculty, and staff.
Contact: officers@ocf.berkeley.edu
Web: https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/
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Access humboldt(Eureka, CA)
Access Humboldt is an innovative, self-sustaining and trusted media resource for residents of Humboldt County. It's members utilize local access media resources to engage in meaningful conversations that increase participation in civic life.
Contact: info@accesshumboldt.net
Web: http://accesshumboldt.net/site/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/accesshumboldt
Root access(Fresno, CA)
Root Access was founded in June 2017 with the goal of filling the gaps in Fresno's technology scene by building a community space for coders, engineers, hobbyists, and other technology makers to learn, explore, and share.
Contact: info@rootaccess.org
Web: https://rootaccess.space/
Social: https://twitter.com/RootAccessCA
Aspiration(San Francisco, CA)
Aspiration offers a range of options for organizations interested in increasing their capacity around using technology. Hands-on training, technical support, and coaching in strategy and implementation are provided by their experienced program staff.
Contact: info@aspirationtech.org
Web: https://aspirationtech.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/aspirationtech
Bound together(San Francisco, CA)
They’re a volunteer-run collective. Members do roughly one 3-4hr shift a week, running the store and working the cash register.
Contact: boundtogetherbookstore@gmail.com
Web: http://boundtogether.org/
Social: https://www.instagram.com/boundtogetherbookssf/
Cybersecurity club of sfsu(San Francisco, CA)
Cybersecurity Club of San Francisco State University
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Web: https://ethicalhackingkitchen.com/
Social: www.instagram.com/sfsucybersecurityclub/
Gray area(San Francisco, CA)
They use digital tools to create art and design projects that benefit society. They also test and scale projects with high impact potential, teach digital tools to support artists and technologists, and inspire the community by promoting meaningful new work.
Contact: info@grayarea.org
Web: https://grayarea.org/
Social: https://www.instagram.com/grayareaorg/
Cp security education club(San Luis Obispo, CA)
Cal Poly's group of security-oriented individuals who strive to make cybersecurity concepts and ethical hacking practices and training available and accessible to everyone.
Contact: thewhitehat@calpoly.edu
Web: https://cpsecurity.club/
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Encode justice or(OR)
Oregon Chapter of Encode Justice - the world’s first and largest youth movement for human-centered AI.
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Web: https://www.instagram.com/encode.or
Social: https://www.instagram.com/encode.or
Open austin(Austin, TX)
Open Austin's mission is to end disparity in Austin WITH technology and IN technology. It envision a city that respects and serves all people. Open Austin does this through facilitating issue-based conversations between government and residents, providing service to local nonprofits and community groups that leverage our expertise, and advocating for policy that utilizes technology to improve the community.
Contact: info@open-austin.org
Web: https://linktr.ee/open_austin
Social: https://www.instagram.com/open_austin/
Privazy(Wellesley, MA)
Community-centered movement to raise awareness about & address online privacy issues faced by Gen Zers.
Contact: privazycollective@protonmail.com
Web: https://privazy.org/
Social: https://x.com/privazy_co
The cypurr collective(New York, NY)
Cypurr is a small cryptoparty and cat-enthusiast collective working to educate the public on cybersecurity in an accessible and hollistic way. It aims to resist systemic oppressions through community self-defense.
Contact: cypurr@protonmail.com
Web: cypurr.org
Social: https://twitter.com/cypurrnyc
Sbu current affairs society(Stony Brook, NY)
Current Affairs Society at Stony Brook University promotes multi-perspective conversations about current events, global issues, national security, and civil liberties.
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Web: https://stonybrook.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/nsgao
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Encode justice nc(Charlotte, NC)
EJ North Carolina Chapter is a youth-lead organization dedicated to education, policy development, and global growth related to the applications of AI.
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Social: https://instagram.com/encodejusticenc
Defcon 201(Jersey City, NJ)
DEFCON 201 is the DEFCON Group serving the north east 201 area code region of North New Jersey. They meet monthly to work on hardware/software projects and learn by collaborative effort.
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Web: https://linktr.ee/defcon201
Social: https://hostux.social/@defcon201
Nicc @njit(Newark, NJ)
NICC is the New Jersey institute of Technology's official Information & Cybersecurity Club and started as a way to give NJIT students interested in cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and CTFs a group that would help them learn, grow, and hone their skills.
Contact: nicc-group@njit.edu
Web: https://njiticc.com/
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