On Wednesday, May 29th at 7 p.m. we'll meet to discuss The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. See you then!

Continuing on journey into mutual aid after Hinterland, we are reading After the Flood: Perpetual crisis and recovery in Eastern Kentucky by Tarence Ray. This group is open to anyone committed to collective learning and liberation whether they are a member of Philly Socialists or not. We aim to tackle challenging theoretical texts together. Rather […]

▶ How-to zine on GitHub Join us on Saturday, June 8th from 1–4 p.m. for the workshop Host a Website at Home. You’ll learn to run an Apache web server on a single-board computer, letting you host a website from your home internet connection. Then you’ll register a domain name (or create a subdomain for a […]

This event is postponed until July 17th. Sorry for the inconvenience! You can register for next month's session here. Face masks required! Presented by Untitled Medical Collective in association with Philly SRA, Bleeding Control Basics will go over first aid as it applies to severe bleeding. We will cover scene safety, injury assessment, basic bleeding […]

On the second Thursday of every month we run a soldering workshop for beginners! Anyone can attend for free, but you’ll need to buy a circuit board with components for $6 to complete the project. Here’s what’s included in the kit: 1 x Weevil-shaped PCB 2 x LEDs 1 x 47k Ohm resistor 1 x […]

▶ How-to zine on GitHub Join us on Friday, June 14th from 2–5 p.m. for the workshop Host a Website at Home. You’ll learn to run an Apache web server on a single-board computer, letting you host a website from your home internet connection. Then you’ll register a domain name (or create a subdomain for a […]

On Saturday, June 15th at at 1:00 p.m. we'll run our workshop Build a Solar-Powerered Music Synth. No soldering required! The workshop is free to attend, but you'll need to purchase a kit for $11 to complete the project. Here's a link to the how-to zine we'll use. And here's a diagram of the oscillator […]

The Writing Room is switching to Tuesdays! And we're doing it every week through the summer! Starting on 6/18, join us every Tuesday from 5–7:30 p.m. and make some progress on whatever you're writing. Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks […]

The Model Internet Club meets again on Saturday, June 22nd, 1:00–5:00 p.m. Newcomers are welcome. The network is up and running! We now have a DHCP server, a DNS server with custom domain names, and handful of websites running as virtual hosts in Apache. We now have a wi-fi access point and a chat server. […]

We're reading Neither Vertical nor Horizontal: A Theory of Political Organization by Rodrigo Nunes. How do we organize in a world after both Occupy and the Sanders campaign? A decade ago, a wave of mass mobilisations described as “horizontal” and “leaderless” swept the planet, holding the promise of real democracy and justice for the 99%. […]

Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.

Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and we’ll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We have plenty of tapes! We’ll host two sessions, at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. This event is free/by donation. Register for 1 p.m. Register for 3 p.m.  

The Speculative Futures reading group meets on Wednesday, June 26th at 7 p.m. to discuss the book Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin. Hope to see you there! Get the audiobook on Libro.fm Midway through her career, Le Guin embarked on one of her most detailed, impressive literary projects, a novel that took […]

We host an intermediate soldering class on the fourth Thursday of every month. We’ll have soldering irons and solder to share for free, as well as DIY electronics kits for sale. Or bring your own project! Register:

▶ How-to zine on GitHub Join us on Friday, June 28th from 2–5 p.m. for the workshop Host a Website at Home. You’ll learn to run an Apache web server on a single-board computer, letting you host a website from your home internet connection. Then you’ll register a domain name (or create a subdomain for a […]

On Saturday, June 29th at 1:00 p.m. we’re hosting an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radios. We’ll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device and customize the settings. Here’s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. Register:

We'll be open 12–6 p.m. on Thursday, July 4th. Stop by with a friend!

> The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people.

We’re reading Neither Vertical nor Horizontal: A Theory of Political Organization by Rodrigo Nunes. How do we organize in a world after both Occupy and the Sanders campaign? A decade ago, a wave of mass mobilisations described as “horizontal” and “leaderless” swept the planet, holding the promise of real democracy and justice for the 99%. […]

On the second Thursday of every month we run a soldering workshop for beginners! Anyone can attend for free, but you’ll need to buy a circuit board with components for $6 to complete the project. Here’s what’s included in the kit: 1 x Weevil-shaped PCB 2 x LEDs 1 x 47k Ohm resistor 1 x […]

On Friday, July 12th at 2:00 p.m. we’re hosting an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radios. We’ll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device and customize the settings. Here’s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. Register:

▶ How-to zine on GitHub Join us on Wednesday, July 17th from 2–5 p.m. for the workshop Host a Website at Home. You’ll learn to run an Apache web server on a single-board computer, letting you host a website from your home internet connection. Then you’ll register a domain name (or create a subdomain for a […]

Face masks required! Presented by Untitled Medical Collective in association with Philly SRA, Bleeding Control Basics will go over first aid as it applies to severe bleeding. We will cover scene safety, injury assessment, basic bleeding control, and tourniquet application. This class doesn’t provide any kind of certification, and is just meant to provide essential […]

On Saturday, July 20th we're having a party from 5–9 p.m. to celebrate 3 years of Iffy Books. We'll have drinks, snacks, and prizes. Hope you can stop by!