Allies
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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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/
Kilómetro 0(San Juan)
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
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/
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
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
Oakland privacy(Oakland, CA)
Oakland Privacy is a citizens’ coalition that works statewide to defend the right to privacy, enhance public transparency and promote oversight regarding the use of surveillance techniques and equipment. As experts on municipal privacy reform, they have written use policies and impact reports for a variety of surveillance technologies, conducted research and investigations, and developed frameworks for the implementation of equipment with respect for civil rights, privacy protections and community control.
Contact: oaklandprivacyworkinggroup@lists.riseup.net
Web: http://oaklandprivacy.org/
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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/
Techlead(San Diego, CA)
techLEAD researches tech issues, provide aid to the community, host and attend gatherings, help educate the public, defend those who are on the margins, and provide knowledge support to decision-makers and leaders in San Diego.
Contact: techlead@protonmail.com
Web: https://techleadsd.org/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/techleadsd
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
Contact:
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/
No ethics in big tech(San Francisco, CA)
No Ethics in Big Tech's targets big tech corporations and works to educate the public on the tech industry and its leaders’ inhumane business practices.
Contact: Info@noethicsinbigtech.com
Web: NoEthicsInBigTech.com
Social: https://www.facebook.com/CSCBoycott
Noisebridge(San Francisco, CA)
Noisebridge is a creative technology community for excellent, do-ocratic, consensus-based collaboration. Noisebridge is a physical space open and welcoming to all, providing infrastructure and collaboration opportunities for anyone interested in programming, hardware, crafts, science, robotics, art, and technology.
Contact: efa@lists.noisebridge.net
Web: https://noisebridge.net
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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
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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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
Dc719(Colorado Springs, CO)
DEF CON 719 is a community of Colorado Springs residents sharing their passion for IT security at regular educational meetups.
Contact:
Web: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/dc719-def-con-group-52527606283
Social: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dc719/
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
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/
Wolfson cyber association @ mdc(Miami, FL)
Wolfson Cyber Association, an award-winning chapter of Women in Cybersecurity, builds community and public knowlegde around events and cybersecurity trainings.
Contact:
Web: https://sharknet.mdc.edu/organization/csc
Social: https://www.instagram.com/mdcwolfsoncsc/
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
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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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
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/
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
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
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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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
Upgrade cambridge(Cambridge, MA)
Upgrade Cambridge is a grassroots effort to move Cambridge, Massachusetts forward on municipal broadband. As an essential service we need fast, reliable, and affordable access to the internet for all residents and businesses in the city.
Contact: info@upgradecambridge.org
Web: https://upgradecambridge.org
Social: https://www.facebook.com/UpgradeCambridge
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
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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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/
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 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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Web:
Social: https://instagram.com/encodejusticenc
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
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
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.
Contact:
Web: http://bmlp.org/
Social: https://www.facebook.com/blackmovementlawproject
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
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
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
Privacy law association @ nyls(New York, NY)
Privacy Law Association (PLA) provides academic and professional support for law students interested in data privacy law and security in New York.
Contact: eboard@privacylawnyls.com
Web: https://privacylawnyls.com/
Social: https://www.instagram.com/privacylaw_nyls/
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
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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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
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/
Encode justice or(OR)
Oregon Chapter of Encode Justice - the world’s first and largest youth movement for human-centered AI.
Contact:
Web: https://www.instagram.com/encode.or
Social: https://www.instagram.com/encode.or
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
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
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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Rhode island rights(Providence, RI)
Rhode Island Rights is a state and local advocacy group, with a focus on combatting state and corporate surveillance.
Contact:
Web: http://rirights.wordpress.com
Social: https://www.facebook.com/cdhcr
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/
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
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/
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/
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