Adbusters We are a global network of culture jammers and creatives working to change the way information flows, the way corporations wield power, and the way meaning is produced in our society.
Allied Media Projects AMP produces the Allied Media Conference and supports art, media, and technology projects working for social change.
Recycled Propaganda The brain child of artist and designer Izaac Zevalking. Born 1987 Zevalking is an artist whose work addresses complex problems and issues in recent American and world history, culture, and society.
University of Michigan Museum of Art Seeks to transform individual and civic life by promoting the discovery, contemplation, and enjoyment of the art of our world.
Wasserman Projects (Detroit) Wasserman projects is a flexible and constantly evolving program of art, design, and music, that brings together artists of all disciplines.
Drug War
Bunk Police It takes thirty seconds to test your drugs before you take them. Make sure you’re getting what you expect – and avoid disappointment, injury, or worse.
Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol 2018 ballot initiative to end marijuana prohibition in Michigan and establish a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed similarly to alcohol.
Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) Nation's leading organization promoting drug policies that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.
Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) 501(c)(3) nonprofit composed of police and other criminal justice professionals dedicated to educating the public about the harms of drug prohibition and advocate for solutions across a broader range of drug policy and criminal justice issues.
Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Marijuana prohibition has failed. It's time for a new approach, and MPP is leading the way.
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) 501(c)(3) non-profit research and educational organization that develops medical, legal, and cultural contexts for people to benefit from the careful uses of psychedelics and marijuana.
Friends
Add On Media Group Artist collective based in Ann Arbor that lets you broaden your creative palette by using our talent for the betterment of your project
Breanna Hamm A multifaceted individual who relishes opportunities to create something engaging, visually appealing and user centered.
David Bienenstock Former Head of Content at HIGH TIMES, as well as columnist, frequent contributor, and video host/producer at VICE Media, where he co-produced the series Bong Appetit.
Elise McDonough A freelance writer and event producer focusing on intimate, high-end cannabis-related experiences, including brand and product launches, consumer testing, focus groups and infused dining.
Asian 4 Black Lives We are a diverse group of Asian voices coming from the Philippines, Vietnam, India, China, Pakistan, Korea, Burma, Japan, and other nations. We understand that our liberation depends on the liberation of Black people.
Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter is a chapter-based national organization working for the validity of Black life. We are working to (re)build the Black liberation movement.
Center for Inquiry - Michigan Center for Inquiry is working to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values.
Citizenfour CITIZENFOUR is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong.
International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) IHEU is the world union of more than 100 Humanist, rationalist, laïque, ethical culture, atheist and freethought organisations in over 40 countries. Our mission is to represent and support the worldwide Humanist movement.
Our Data Bodies Project Human Rights and Data Justice: We are a five-person team concerned about the ways our communities’ digital information is collected, stored, and shared by government and corporations.
Rationalist Association We are the Rationalist Association, a 125-year-old charity dedicated to reason, science & secularism.
The Internet's Own Boy Depicts the life of American computer programmer, writer, political organizer and Internet activist Aaron Swartz. It features interviews with his family and friends as well as the internet luminaries who worked with him.
J. Alex Halderman My research focuses on computer security and privacy, with an emphasis on problems that broadly impact society and public policy.
Let's Encrypt Free, automated, and open certificate authority brought to you by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG).
Matt Mitchell Security researcher, operational security trainer, and Hacker in New York
Open Whisper Systems Large community of volunteer Open Source contributors, as well as a small team of dedicated grant-funded developers. Together, we're working to advance the state of the art for secure communication, while simultaneously making it easy for everyone to use.
passwordistoostrong (@PWTooStrong) Oh the password policy is IN the computer! (created by @m8urnett). See also: http://passwords.reddit.com
Prism Break Opt out of global data surveillance programs like PRISM, XKeyscore and Tempora. Stop governments from spying on you by encrypting your communications and ending your reliance on proprietary services.
privacytools.io Provides knowledge and tools to protect your privacy against global mass surveillance.
SecureDrop SecureDrop is an open-source whistleblower submission system managed by Freedom of the Press Foundation that media organizations use to securely accept documents from anonymous sources. It was originally coded by the late Aaron Swartz.
Tor Project Tor prevents people from learning your location or browsing habits.
Turn On 2FA Provides an explanation of 2FA and how it protects online accounts from compromise as well as a directory of step-by-step tutorials on enabling the security feature on 100s of top websites.
UM Center for Computer Security and Society (C2S2) The center is dedicated to the investigation of emerging threats to critical embedded systems and networks, and on the impact of cyber security attacks on critical infrastructure, governments, and sensitive data.
Politics
ACLU American Civil Liberties Union: Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself.
Campaign Legal Center Nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works in the areas of campaign finance and elections, political communication and government ethics.
Democratic Socialists of America Largest socialist organization in the United States. DSA's members are building progressive movements for social change while establishing an openly democratic socialist presence in American communities and politics.
Freedom of the Press Foundation Dedicated to helping defend and support aggressive, public-interest journalism focused on exposing mismanagement, corruption, and law-breaking in government.
OpenSecrets Nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
Secular Coalition for America 501(c)(4) advocacy organization whose purpose is to amplify the diverse and growing voice of the nontheistic community in the United States.
Voters Not Politicians The people of Michigan have the power to end partisan redistricting. With the help of other grassroots organizations, Voters Not Politician's vision is to establish an Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission through a state constitutional amendment.
Tech Activism
Cryptoparty Ann Arbor Community of privacy-minded educators, techies, activists, and enthusiasts working to help you reclaim your privacy. We put people first, and see within technology the potential for liberatory social change.
Demand Progress A national grassroots group with more than two million affiliated activists who fight for basic rights and freedoms needed for a modern democracy.
ExposeFacts Aims to shed light on concealed activities that are relevant to human rights, corporate malfeasance, the environment, civil liberties and war. Whistleblowers welcome.
Fight For The Future Dedicated to protecting and expanding the Internet's transformative power in our lives by creating civic campaigns that are engaging for millions of people.
Firefox Friends Step to the frontline to help us tell the world how awesome Firefox is and about all the important work Mozilla does every day.
Free Network Foundation Envisions a world where communities build, maintain, and own their own share of the global computer network.
Guerilla Open Access Manifesto With enough of us, around the world, we'll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge — we'll make it a thing of the past. Will you join us?
Internet Archive Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Mozilla Global community of technologists, thinkers and builders working together to keep the Internet alive and accessible, so people worldwide can be informed contributors and creators of the Web.
Open Wireless Movement Coalition of Internet freedom advocates, companies, organizations, and technologists working to develop new wireless technologies and to inspire a movement of Internet openness.
Reset the Net On June 5th, 2014, websites, organizations, and thousands of people made efforts to close the door on mass surveillance by resetting the net.
The Calyx Institute Mission is to educate the public about privacy in digital communications and to develop and test building blocks that service providers can use to build "privacy by design" into their service offerings.
NeverSSL This website is for when you try to open Facebook, Google, Amazon, etc on a wifi network, and nothing happens. Type "http://neverssl.com" into your browser's url bar, and you'll be able to log on.
OnionShare Open source tool that lets you securely and anonymously share a file of any size.
privateinternetaccess Private Internet Access™ VPN SERVICE encrypts your connection and provides you with an anonymous IP to protect your privacy.
Qubes OS A security-oriented operating system (OS). Qubes takes an approach called security by compartmentalization, which allows you to compartmentalize the various parts of your digital life into securely isolated compartments called qubes.
Riseup Pad (Etherpad) Real-time group collaboration of text documents. Riseup does not store IP addresses, we require https, and pads are automatically destroyed after 30 days of inactivity.
Tails Tails is a live operating system, that you can start on almost any computer from a DVD, USB stick, or SD card. It aims at preserving your privacy and anonymity.
Termius Termius is the #1 cross-platform terminal with built-in SSH and Telnet. It's a portable server management system that works for you in any situation.
Whonix Whonix is a desktop operating system designed for advanced security and privacy.
Windows Subsystem for Linux The Windows Subsystem for Linux lets developers run Linux environments -- including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications -- directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a virtual machine.
wpTestDrive Free service allowing users to TestDrive premium WordPress plugins and themes before purchasing them.