In an age of mass surveillance and increasingly commonplace hacking, protecting yourself online can feel overwhelming. We’ll help you get a handle on your devices, including your computer and smartphone. We’ll start by explaining “threat modeling,” which helps you understand what steps to take when. We’ll outline some concrete solutions for encrypted messaging, secure email,… Continue reading Computer Security & Online Privacy Basics (Oct 18)
This class is open to everyone who wants to get more from social media, but is especially geared toward those who want to use it to build a better world. Social media alone can’t create social justice, but it’s a powerful tool for activists and community organizers to reach people and amplify their demands. Additionally,… Continue reading Social Media For Activists, Organizers & Everyone (Dec 9)
In today’s charged atmosphere, activists (and anyone who is politically active) are targeted for surveillance, hacking, and even threats to their safety from police, the government, hackers, even white surpemacists. In this introductory class, we’ll explain the basics of computer security and offer tips on protecting your privacy online. We’ll talk about using encryption to… Continue reading Computer Security & Online Privacy Basics (September 14)
On Saturday, August 19th, the Peaceful Streets Project and the Oh Shit! What Now? Collective will offer a copwatch training followed by a hands on cop watch session for the community at Monkeywrench Books. As violent fascism spills into our streets, it compounds the already existing threat that is everpresent in marginalized and oppressed communities:… Continue reading Cops & Klan Go Hand In Hand: Copwatch Training & Action (Aug 19)
Social media alone can’t create social justice, but it’s a powerful tool for activists and community organizers to reach people and amplify their demands. Additionally, smartphones & social technology allow anyone to become a journalist, instantly sharing important breaking news or events with the world. In this class, we’ll cover the basics of using social… Continue reading Social Media 101 For Activists And Citizen Journalists (Aug 14)
Oh Shit! What Now? is an educational collective based in Austin, Texas, with members from diverse political perspectives. We are staunchly antifascist and independent of any particular leftist or radical doctrine. Our mission is to cultivate safer spaces for learning, discussing, creating, and building relationships across a broad spectrum of ideology and activist experience. We… Continue reading Oh Shit! What Now? A Brief Statement Of Purpose & Politics
“Doxing” is when an activist or other individual faces harassment after their personal information is released online. In this free class, we will offer some basic tips for protecting your identity online, and considering what you post and how, as well as a few tips for how to handle being doxed if it happens to… Continue reading Take Back Your Online Privacy: Dox Resisters Edition (June 22)
