Organization Directory
| Description | Focus | |
|---|---|---|
| Aktivix |
Aktivix.org exists because we feel it is vital for communities of resistance to be able to provide for their own communication needs. We must not be forced to rely on insecure, profit driven means of communication which bombard us with mind-numbing advertising. |
Activism, Communication, Technology Infrastructure |
| Association for Progressive Communications |
For those of us who have access to it, the internet has become an essential part of our daily information and communication needs. However millions of people still do not have affordable, reliable or sufficient connectivity. APC believes the internet is a global public good. Founded in 1990, we are an international network and non-profit organisation that wants everyone to have access to a free and open internet to improve our lives and create a more just world. |
Communication, Community Internet, Freedom, Open Access, Technology Infrastructure |
| Berkman Center | The Berkman Center was founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. We represent a network of faculty, students, fellows, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and virtual architects working to identify and engage with the challenges and opportunities of cyberspace. | Activism, Civil Liberties, Community Internet, Technology Infrastructure |
| Be the Media |
Be The Media is an aggregator website that collects news content from a number of collectives. Some of these of these collectives sites are Indymedia websites, some are radical news or media outlets, some campaign websites, some blogs. |
Activism, Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Public Media |
| Bristol Wireless |
Bristol Wireless is a social enterprise working to bring connectivity, computers and IT skills to everyone. |
Communication, Community Internet, Technology Infrastructure |
| Center for Democracy and Technology |
The Center for Democracy and Technology is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public policy organization and the leading Internet freedom organization working at the critical edge of policy innovation. |
Access to Knowledge, Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Communication, Freedom, Open Access, Technology Infrastructure |
| Center for Social Media | The Center for Social Media showcases and analyzes media for public knowledge and action—media made by, for, and with publics to address the problems that they share. We pay particular attention to the evolution of documentary film and video in a digital era. With research, public events, and convenings, we explore the fast-changing environment for public media. | Journalism, Public Media, Training |
| Clearer Channel |
Freestyle video, radio, education and environmental projects, docs and news. |
Activism, Civil Liberties, Freedom, Public Media |
| Critical Commons |
Critical Commons is a public media archive and fair use advocacy network that supports the transformative reuse of media in scholarly and creative contexts. |
Access to Knowledge, Community Building, Public Media, Publishing, Video |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation |
Blending the expertise of lawyers, policy analysts, activists, and technologists, EFF achieves significant victories on behalf of consumers and the general public. EFF fights for freedom primarily in the courts, bringing and defending lawsuits even when that means taking on the US government or large corporations. By mobilizing more than 61,000 concerned citizens through our Action Center, EFF beats back bad legislation. In addition to advising policymakers, EFF educates the press and public. |
Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Communication, Freedom |
| Electronic Privacy Information Center |
EPIC is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values. |
Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Communication, Freedom |
| FCForum |
Forum for the access to culture and knowledge. |
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| Fight for the Future |
Fight for the Future is dedicated to protecting and expanding the Internet's transformative power in our lives by creating civic campaigns that are engaging for millions of people. |
Communication, Community Internet, Technology Infrastructure |
| Freedom Defined |
This document defines "Free Cultural Works" as works or expressions which can be freely studied, applied, copied and/or modified, by anyone, for any purpose. It also describes certain permissible restrictions that respect or protect these essential freedoms. |
Civil Liberties, Freedom |
| Free Expression Policy Project |
The Free Expression Policy Project (FEPP), founded in 2000, provides research and advocacy on free speech, copyright, and media democracy issues. |
Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Community Building, Social Movements |
| Free Press | Free Press is building a powerful nationwide movement to change media and technology policies, promote the public interest and strengthen democracy. Free Press advocates for universal and affordable Internet access, diverse media ownership, vibrant public media and quality journalism. | Activism, Civil Liberties, Communication, Community Internet, Free Culture, Freedom, Journalism, Public Media, Social Media, Social Movements, Social Networking, Technology Infrastructure |
| Free Software Foundation |
The FSF advocates for free software ideals as outlined in the Free Software Definition, works for adoption of free software and free media formats, and organizes activist campaigns against threats to user freedom. |
Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Communication |
| Global Voices |
Global Voices is a community of more than 500 bloggers and translators around the world who work together to bring you reports from blogs and citizen media everywhere, with emphasis on voices that are not ordinarily heard in international mainstream media. |
Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Free Culture, Journalism, Public Media, Publishing, Social Movements |
| Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media | Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media (GFEM) is an association of grantmakers committed to advancing the field of media arts and public interest media funding. GFEM serves as a resource for grantmakers who fund media content, infrastructure, and policy, those who employ media to further their program goals as well as a collaborative network for funders who wish to learn more about media. | Public Media |
| Hipatia | Hipatia came up as a spontaneous coordination of people from all around the world that share a vision and a goal. And the vision is to have a global knowledge society based on freedom, equity and solidarity. Manifesto of Hipatia outlines this vision in detail. | Activism, Advocacy, Civil Liberties, Communication, Freedom |





