Creativity & Innovation
Dc919(Durham, NC)
DEF CON Group 919 is a community group in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina, providing a gathering place for hacking discussions, conference support, presentation and workshop testing venue.
Contact:
Web: https://dc919.net
Social: https://discord.com/invite/FCdecbfMMD
Bsides rdu(Raleigh, NC)
Raleigh-Durham chapter of Security BSides, a community-driven framework for building events for and by cyber security community members.
Contact:
Web: https://bsidesrdu.org/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/BSidesRDU
Crash space(Los Angeles, CA)
CRASH Space is a collection of hackers, programmers, builders, makers, and artists who promote science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) by teaching classes, participating in events, providing on-line resources, and by running a shared workshop.
Contact: https://blog.crashspace.org/contact/
Web: http://blog.crashspace.org/
Social: https://mastodon.social/@crashspaceLA
Tech workers coalition san diego(San Diego)
Guided by their vision for an inclusive & equitable tech industry, TWC organizes to build worker and community power through rank & file self-organization and education.
Contact:
Web: https://twcsandiego.org
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Open source club @ osu(Columbus, OH)
Open Source Club at the Ohio State University is a student organization whose members share a common interest in open source software. It aims to create an environment where the benefits of open development enable students to collaborate and explore beyond the classroom.
Contact:
Web: https://osuosc.org/about/
Social: https://x.com/osuosc
Portland's techno-activism 3rd mondays(Portland, OR)
Techno-Activism Third Mondays (TA3M) is an informal meetup designed to connect software creators and activists who are interested in censorship, surveillance, and open technology.
Contact: portlandta3m@trulytallcows.com
Web: https://www.meetup.com/Portlands-Techno-Activism-3rd-Mondays
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Dc253(Tacoma, WA)
DefCon Group 253 - Founded in 2018 to bring together Tacoma area hackers.
Contact: dc253@protonmail.com
Web: https://dc253.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/DCGroup253
Dc864(Greenville, SC)
DC864 is the local DEF CON community group for the 864 area code in South Carolina. The group provides learning opportunities, resources, and camaraderie for anyone interested in digital privacy and information security. All ages/skill levels welcome.
Contact: DEFCON864info@gmail.com
Web: https://www.dc864.org/
Social: https://x.com/defcon864
Devanooga(Chattanooga, TN)
Devanooga is a community for current developers, aspiring developers, and anyone who works closely with developers.
Contact: https://www.devanooga.com/contact/
Web: https://www.devanooga.com
Social: https://www.devanooga.com/blog/
Calyx institute(New York, NY)
Calyx Institute is a non-profit education and research organization devoted to studying, testing and developing and implementing privacy technology and tools to promote free speech, free expression, civic engagement and privacy rights on the internet and in the mobile communications industry.
Contact: help@calyxinstitute.org
Web: https://calyxinstitute.org/
Social: https://twitter.com/calyxinstitute
May first/people link(New York, NY)
May First Movement Technology is a non-profit membership organization that engages in building movements by advancing the strategic use and collective control of technology for local struggles, global transformation, and emancipation without borders.
Contact: info@mayfirst.org
Web: https://mayfirst.org
Social: https://social.coop/@mayfirst
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.
Contact:
Web: https://warrantless.org
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The fuse factory electronic and digital arts lab(Columbus, OH)
The Fuse Factory is an art and technology initiative focused on cultivating artistic production, research, and experimentation with digital media and electronic tools.
Contact: https://thefusefactory.org/contact/
Web: http://thefusefactory.org/
Social: https://www.instagram.com/thefusefactory/
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/
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.
Contact:
Web: https://linktr.ee/defcon201
Social: https://hostux.social/@defcon201
Eyebeam(Brooklyn, NY)
Eyebeam is a nonprofit studio for collaborative experiments with technology toward a more imaginative and just world. By providing generous support to artists for research, production and education, Eyebeam makes ideas real.
Contact: info@eyebeam.org
Web: https://www.eyebeam.org/
Social: https://x.com/eyebeamnyc
Encode justice ga(Atlanta, GA)
The Georgia chapter of the international youth-led coalition Encode Justice, fighting for rights and justice in artificial intelligence.
Contact:
Web: https://linktr.ee/encodejusticega
Social: https://www.instagram.com/encode.ga/
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.
Contact:
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.
Contact:
Web: https://blogs.gwu.edu/law-eti/ethical-tech-initiative/
Social: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethical-tech-initiative
Kinetics(Baltimore, MD)
Kinetics is an information ministry that integrates theological reflection and practice, and uses dialogue as a catalyst for social change, often hold informative community events on the intersection of digital technolofy and social justice.
Contact:
Web: http://www.kineticslive.com
Social: https://x.com/KineticsLive
Waves(Baltimore, MD)
Project Waves was founded in response to the 2018 repeal of Net Neutrality to connect more than 300 households to free, high-speed home Internet service. Project Waves continues to grow serving as a model for other municipalities as the Digital Divide looms in the United States today.
Contact: contact@projectwaves.net
Web: https://projectwaves.net/
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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
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