Advocacy
Digital fourth(Boston, MA)
Digital Foruth is the Boston chapter of Restore the Foruth, fighting to preserve privacy protections of the US Constitution, and apply them to everyone; but also preserve the freedom to experiment, to innovate, to create, and to agitate.
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Web: https://warrantless.org
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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
Lucy parsons labs(Chicago, IL)
Lucy Parsons Labs is a charitable collaboration between data scientists, transparency activists, artists, and technologists that sheds light on the intersection of digital rights and on-the-streets issues.
Contact: info@lucyparsonslabs.com
Web: https://lucyparsonslabs.com/
Social: https://x.com/lucyparsonslabs
Citizens network of protection(Evanston, IL)
Citizen Network of Protection is a nonprofit established to assist residents with filing complaints against police officers’ misconduct and promotes racial and economic justice within the legal system. CNP also works with communities directly impacted by injustice in law enforcement to form alliances which elevate their work and leadership.
Contact: Info@CitizensNetworkofProtection.com
Web: https://www.citizensnetworkofprotection.com
Social: https://www.facebook.com/CitizensNetworkofProtection
Restore the 4th mn(Minnesota, MN)
The Minnesotta chapter of Restoe the Fourth is dedicated to restoring the protections of the Fourth Amendment, protecting peoples privacy, and ending mass government surveillance.
Contact: contact@rt4mn.org
Web: https://rt4.mn/
Social: https://twitter.com/RT4MN
Privacy watch stl(St. Louis, MO)
Privacy Watch is a coalition dedicated to ending over-surveillance by government and government/corporate partnerships. They expose how residents or reacked withouy public discussion, approval, or recourse, while centering communities of color, immigrants, poor people, activists, and other unjustly targeted groups.
Contact: privacywatchstl@protonmail.com
Web: https://privacywatchstl.wordpress.com/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/privacywatchstl/
Encode justice ga(Atlanta, GA)
The Georgia chapter of the international youth-led coalition Encode Justice, fighting for rights and justice in artificial intelligence.
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Web: https://linktr.ee/encodejusticega
Social: https://www.instagram.com/encode.ga/
Electronic frontiers georgia(Atlanta, GA)
EFGA is a nonprofit advocacy group advancing digital rights through regular community events and direct legislative advocacy on the state and city level.
Contact:
Web: https://www.ef-georgia.org
Social: https://x.com/ef_georgia
Peninsula peace and justice center(Palo Alto, CA)
PPJC has a well-deserved reputation for presenting some of the world’s finest progressive speakers. They offer a free monthly forum on a wide variety of issues – broadcast live on local TV – and host visiting activists from around the globe.
Contact: ppjc@peaceandjustice.org
Web: http://www.peaceandjustice.org/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/penin.pjc
Raging grannies action league(Palo Alto, CA)
Their goal is to use street theater, humor, satire and props to get their message across: world peace, feminist values, racial justice, immigrant rights, and equal rights for all.
Contact: info@raginggrannies.com
Web: http://www.raginggrannies.com
Social: https://raginggrannies.tumblr.com/
United against police terror san diego - copwatch(San Diego)
UAPTSD works for systemic change in law enforcement agencies and advocating for victims of excessive force or police misconduct. They concentrate our efforts in the San Diego County and the collective’s work includes: informing people of their rights, lending support to victims of police terror by helping them file complaints in the police ethics system and dealing with wrongful accusations. They also denounce the harassment, violence, intimidation, arrests and abuse of power by police.
Contact: uaptsd@gmail.com
Web: https://uaptsd.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/UAPTSD/
Citizens privacy coalition of santa clara county(San Jose, CA)
CPCSCC probes city, county, and federal government offices through public records requests to determine techniques and funding behind surveillance efforts anywhere in the county. They also attend public meetings in which surveillance issues are discussed to stay up-to-date with ongoing efforts.
Contact: contact@cpcscc.org
Web: https://cpcscc.org
Social: https://twitter.com/cpcscc
Canal alliance(San Rafael, CA)
Canal Alliance offers immigration legal services, education and career programs, and social services to help Latino immigrants and their families overcome the barriers to success.
Contact: contact@canalalliance.org
Web: https://canalalliance.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/canalalliance
Pdx privacy(Portland, OR)
Their Mission: To bring about transparency and control in the acquisition and use of surveillance systems in the Portland Metro area, whether personal data is captured by the government or by commercial entities. Transparency is essential to ensure privacy protections, community control, fairness, and respect for civil rights.
Contact: info@pdxprivacy.org
Web: https://www.pdxprivacy.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/pdxprivacy
Personal telco project(Portland, OR)
Dedicated to the idea that users have a central role in how their communications networks are operated. They do that by building their own networks that are shared with the local community, and by helping to educate others in how they can too.
Contact: info@personaltelco.net
Web: https://personaltelco.net
Social: https://twitter.com/personaltelco
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
Future ada(Spokane, WA)
Advocating for diversity & inclusion in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) via community education, outreach, & support networks so all people feel welcomed & wanted in these exciting fields.
Contact: hello@futureada.org
Web: http://futureada.org/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/futureada/
Council on american-islamic relations new york (cair-ny)(New York, NY)
As America’s premier Muslim civil rights group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations has worked for more than 25 years to defend the constitution. The New York chapter is one of the busiest and most dynamic of CAIR’s thirty-five nationwide affiliates, defending, representing, and educating nearly one million Muslims in the New York area.
Contact: info@ny.cair.com
Web: https://www.cair-ny.org
Social: https://twitter.com/CAIRNewYork
Black movement law project(New York, NY)
BMLP provides legal support to local communities throughout the country as they demonstrate against police brutality and systemic racism. We believe in a community centered approach - providing holistic legal and technical service with an understanding that mass defense movement legal experience is often missing from the local equation.
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Web: http://bmlp.org/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/blackmovementlawproject
Surveillance technology oversight project(New York, NY)
S.T.O.P. litigates and advocates for privacy, working to abolish local governments’ systems of mass surveillance. Its work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on Muslim Americans, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, indigenous peoples, and communities of color, particularly the unique trauma of anti-Black policing.
Contact: https://www.stopspying.org/contact-form
Web: https://www.stopspying.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/STOPSpyingNY
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
Rhode island rights(Providence, RI)
Rhode Island Rights is a state and local advocacy group, with a focus on combatting state and corporate surveillance.
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Web: http://rirights.wordpress.com
Social: https://www.facebook.com/cdhcr
Kilómetro 0(San Juan, PR)
Puerto Rico-based NGO focusing on reducing police violence in the colony.
Contact: https://www.kilometro0.org/contactanos
Web: https://www.kilometro0.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/Kilometro0PR
Stop surveillance city(Seattle, WA)
Advocating for less police surveillance, less criminalization & incarceration, and less divestment from our communities; while advocating for investment in our communities, our people, and our kids. We want to increase programs that address the root causes of violence so harm doesn't happen in the first place.
Contact: stopsurveillancecity@proton.me
Web: https://stopsurveillancecity.wordpress.com/
Social: https://www.instagram.com/stopsurveillancecity