Tech tools for activists
From HacktionLab: UK tech activist network and national skillshare gatherings and hack labs
STOP PRESS: to accompany this booklet, a new Tech Tools for Activism web site has recently been launched.
Tech Tools for activists is a 32 page booklet produced by members of the HacktionLab collective. It has been designed for activists who are not techies. A Tech Tools for Activists 2 is in production.
Contents
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Contents
- Browsing the Internet securely
- Organising online
- Securing your email
- Publishing your news
- Uploading media to the Internet
- Hiding stuff on your computer
- And more ...
How to get hold of it
There's a few different ways that you can get your hands on this booklet....
From a social centre near you
Printed copies of the booklet are available from various social and community centres, including:
- London
- London Action Resource Centre (LARC)
- Bradford
- 1-in-12 Club
- Leeds
- The Common Place
- Bristol
- Kebele Community Coop Café
- Cube Microplex
- Bristol Wireless
- Oxford
- Oxford Action Resource Centre (OARC)
- Manchester
- Nottingham
- Sheffield
- Cambridge
- Bath
... etc...
If you get hold of a copy and find it useful and would like to contribute to help us produce more such literature in the future, then please consider making a donation; we suggest one pound per copy of the booklet
Order a load by post
If your group or collective would like to place an order for copies (quantities of more than 20 please), please email us at techtoolsbook at our domain name or get in touch via our mailing list (you have to join first). To cover printing, finishing and postage costs, we ask for a donation to HacktionLab of one pound per copy of the booklet, and a minimum order of twenty copies. If you really cannot afford that, we would prefer you take a copy for less (or for free), just so long as you use it and show it to others.
Download and print it yourself
You can also download and print Tech Tools for Activists yourself and distribute copies of it.
More Info
People on the HacktionLab email list recently asked "is there a listing for different people that do radical hosting and services in the UK?"
The question about what is 'radical hosting' has not been answered, so use the following at you own discretion.
Answers include:
- Activix
- nologic.org
- Noflag
- Sigsys
- plentyfact
- tachanka
- noblogs - not UK
- Radar - not UK
The booklet is a work in progress and you can view the latest version on-line at Booki.cc and get involved by joining our Mailing List.