Cypurr Collective

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Fiscal Host: Open Collective Foundation 501(c)(3)

Our Mission: To educate the public on cybersecurity in an accessible and hollistic way with fun cats. Our work aims to resist systemic oppressions through community self-defense.

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We're eating tonight! A dollar per month pledge helps us out, plus, you'll get a complimentary card/sticker, a special cypurr Camera sticker-cover ... Read more

$1 USD / month

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Prrrrr....thank you! In addition to all the other Friskies' tier prizes, you'll get a Special Cypurr T-Shirt!

$5 USD / month

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...*big cat eyes*...THANK YOU! In addition to the other tier prizes, we'll thank you a lot on social media, plus a Cypurr Faraday Fanny Pack!

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Events

Cypurr Collective is hosting the following events.

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Cypurr Social

Feb 13, 2021

12:00 AM UTC

Bring back cypurr socials, a night of games and discussion and cats!

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Cypurr's End of the Year Cyber-Security Game Show Spectacular aka SO LONG 2020!

Dec 19, 2020

07:00 PM UTC

Recap the weirdness of 2020 with your Cypurr Friends (rsvp in description)

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CyPurr 2020 Holiday Buyer's Guide to Tech

Nov 21, 2020

07:00 PM UTC

Holidaze are here again! Looking for some techy gifts but concerned about privacy? Join us as we ...Read more

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CyPurr Session: Tales from the CryptoParty (aka the Terror of Tech in Modern Life)

Oct 24, 2020

06:00 PM UTC

Our most SPOOOOKKYY workshop yet! Come with your own spooky tech story to share with the group!

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CyPurr Session: “Shut the Front Door!” Understanding the Role Your Router Plays in Your Home

Sep 12, 2020

06:00 PM UTC

Get to know your router with Cypurr!

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Cypurr Session: Cybersecurity in times of COVID

Aug 8, 2020

06:00 PM UTC

We'll be on the BPL Zoom on this day, doing one of our classic Cypurr cybersecurity discussions, ...Read more

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Cypurr Social: Ghost in the Shell (not the ScarJo version)

Mar 19 → Mar 20, 2020

11:00 PM UTC

A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Mast...Read more

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Cypurr Session: The Password Is Strong with This One...

Mar 1, 2020

07:00 PM UTC

Nowadays there are special programs called password managers that make it easy to generate and st...Read more

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SecuriTEA Time: FeministCyberSelfDefense

Feb 16, 2020

06:00 PM UTC

Tea and talk, focusing on feminist solutions to cybersecurity issues

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Cypurr Social: The Matrix (A Fundraiser For People's Power House)

Feb 14, 2020

12:00 AM UTC

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Cypurr Session: Cyber Harassment and Harm Reduction

Feb 2, 2020

07:00 PM UTC

For this month’s Cypurr Session, we’ll be focusing on cybersecurity , talking about ways that yo...Read more

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SecuriTEA Time: FeministCyberSelfDefense

Jan 19, 2020

06:00 PM UTC

Tea and talk, focusing on feminist solutions to cybersecurity issues

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Cypurr Social: ROBOCOP

Jan 10, 2020

12:00 AM UTC

Ever wonder what happens when corporate tech mixes with State priorites? This ain't Palantir, thi...Read more

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Cypurr Sessions: 2020/4/2020

Jan 5, 2020

07:00 PM UTC

Crazy New Year's Eve? Come talk tech detox w/ the Cypur Cats!

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SecuriTEA Time: FeministCyberSelfDefense

Dec 15, 2019

06:00 PM UTC

Tea and talk, focusing on feminist solutions to cybersecurity issues

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Cypurr Social: XMAS

Dec 6, 2019

12:00 AM UTC

XMAS comes a early....by a few centuries!

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Cypurr Session: End of A Decade

Dec 1, 2019

07:00 PM UTC

Come reminisce the techy 2010s with the Cypurr Collective!

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SecuriTEA Time: FeministCyberSelfDefense

Nov 17, 2019

06:00 PM UTC

Our monthly tea and talk at Bluestockings Bookstore

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Looks To Disappear: Surveillance Tech and Fab Fashion!

Oct 13, 2019

06:00 PM UTC

Our monthly CryptoParty at the Brooklyn Public Library!

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Cypurr Social: War Games

Sep 26 → Sep 27, 2019

11:00 PM UTC

Our monthly tech movie night at BabyCastles!

Top financial contributors

Individuals

Nicholas DiBari

$375 USD since Jan 2020

Grey Cohen

$370 USD since Jul 2019

Incognito

$180 USD since Jan 2020

Dustin Reyes

$70 USD since Apr 2020

Incognito

$60 USD since Jan 2021

Incognito

$60 USD since Apr 2021

Guest

$25 USD since Dec 2020

Deidre Holtsclaw

$20 USD since Mar 2021

Lacey Kasten

$15 USD since Feb 2021

Jan Descartes

$13 USD since Jul 2020

Incognito

$10 USD since Aug 2020

Guest

$2 USD since May 2021

Organizations

Pop Gym

$999 USD since Dec 2019

LaBac

$60 USD since Aug 2020

Benevity

$40 USD since Mar 2021

Cypurr Collective is all of us

Our contributors 18

Thank you for supporting Cypurr Collective.

Grey Cohen

Admin

$370 USD

Rory Mir

Admin

meow :3

Pop Gym

$999 USD

Nicholas DiBari

$375 USD

incognito

Raws

$180 USD

I love the work they do, and I owe them some $$$

Dustin Reyes

$70 USD

LaBac

waruva

$60 USD

FIGHT DYSTOPIA! ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ

Incognito

Raws

$60 USD

incognito

$60 USD

Benevity

$40 USD

Guest

$25 USD

Deidre Holtsclaw

$20 USD

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Monthly financial contribution to Cypurr Collective (Fris...

from Guest • June 02, 2021

+$1.00USD

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Monthly financial contribution to Cypurr Collective (Raws)

from Incognito • June 02, 2021

+$10.00USD

Completed

Monthly financial contribution to Cypurr Collective (Raws)

from Incognito • June 01, 2021

+$10.00USD

Completed

Today’s balance

$1,251.03 USD

Total raised

$2,042.49 USD

Total disbursed

$791.46 USD

Estimated annual budget

$1,270.52 USD

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News from Cypurr Collective

Updates on our activities and progress.

Been a while

Cypurr 2021 No, it's not a cyberpunk video game... ...it's us in the coming year! I know we've been mainly quiet on here for the past year, i guess w needed a break! But we're coming back this year with a whole schedule ful...

Published on December 30, 2020 by Grey Cohen

Hello W0rld!

Hey ALL!We're new here on Open Collective, and just want to say hey! We're a bunch of cybersecurity and/or cat enthusiasts who enjoy organizing educational and/or social events around Cybersecurity. We take a Holistic approach to cyberse...

Published on September 17, 2019 by Grey Cohen

About

The CyPurr Collective is a group of some tech-minded folks who are very jazzed about cybersecurity, cats, and helping folks out with their digital dilemmas. We offer workshops for activists, journalists, educators, and everyday folks who want to up their encryption game.

As of now, we have 4 regular events every month:

Cypurr Sessions @ the Brooklyn Public Library (cryptoparty)
Securitea @ Bluestockings Bookstore (group discussion)
Cypurr Social @ Baby Castles (Movie Night)
Cypurr Open Meeting

We have been around for a couple years, and are hoping to grow, so that we can help more and more folks with our mission. With have plans to do some cool stuff, and bigger and better things, but we need your help to do it! Become a subscriber and help us get cybersecurity education out to as many people as we can!

Our team

Grey Cohen

Admin

Rory Mir

Admin

meow :3