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=Free Geek Seattle: Helping Seattle's Needy Get Nerdy=


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Welcome to Free Geek Seattle's Wiki pages. This is our knowledge
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base and used to store documents, images, procedures and such.
== Upcoming Events ==
{{:Event Schedule}}
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If you're new here, please visit our home Page: https://www.freegeekseattle.org
<big>[[:Category:Events|Past Events]]</big>
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== Community Links ==
<BIG>Festivals</BIG>
http://seagl.org | http://linuxfestnorthwest.org <br />
<BIG>External Event Listings</BIG>
http://seafoss.org/calendar | http://meetup.com
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==Quick Links==
==WikiCorner==
* [[Special:AllPages|All pages]]
:[[WikiHowto]]
* [[Special:Categories|Categories]]
:[[m:Help:Contents]]
:[[WikiConventions]]
:[[WikiSandbox]]


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== What we do==
* Recycling, reusing, repurposing electronic equipment and computer hardware
* Support and education in [[Free]] software
* Helping with construction and maintenance of local [[Neighborhood Networks]]


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==Free Geek Seattle is currently rebooting.==
As of August 2025 we are in the process of "rebooting", after a hiatus of
8 years.


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== What We Do ==
* [[Hardware]] device refurbishment and low-cost distribution and [[Recycling]]
* [[Classes]] in Computer and Software
**<small> ''[[Seniors]], [[Children]], [[Busy People]], [[Handicapped]]'' </small>
* [[Install]] and [[support]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Free_Software Free] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source Open] Source [[Software]].
* Provide [[Service]] opportunities and [[training]] to enable repair and support.
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== Organization ==
==Meetings==
* We are modeled after the original non-profit [http://www.freegeek.org/ Free Geek] of Portland, Oregon.
No meetings are currently planned. Jump on the mailing list and organize
* Our focus is free and open source software advocacy, technology education, and sustainable computing.
a meet up if you are so inclined!
* [[Board members]]
* [[People]]
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== (Proposed)Projects ==
Past meetings and other events may be found on the [[Event Schedule]]
*([[Computer Labs]])
*[[Hardware in the Field]]
*[[Hardware Hacks]]
*add more!


== Get Involved ==
We used to meet on the second Monday of each month at Third Place Commons.
<big>Join</big>
 
* Read the [[File:Volunteer orientation packet.pdf]] and [[File:Volunteer application.pdf]]
Prior to that we met at various Seattle public libraries (Greenwood
* Attend one of our recurring  [[Event Schedule|Events]]
and Broadview mostly).
* the Google Group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/freegeek-seattle [[aka {{maillist}}
* Chat with us on {{IRCchannel}}
*  [[Special:RequestAccount]] to update the wiki [[WikiHowTo]].
<big>[[Volunteer]]</big>
* [[Positions]] Including some that we'd like to fill
* [[Promotion|promote]] Free Geek Seattle.
<big> [[donations|Donate]]</big>
* Please contact [mailto:donate@freegeekseattle.org  donate@freegeekseattle.org] with any questions or information about donating.
* We are currently accepting hardware [[Donate|donations]] via drop-off at the [[Filipino Community Center]] of Seattle.
* [[Wishlist]]: Thinks we'd kind of like to have
* [[UrgentNeeds]]: Things that would help us a lot.
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[[:Category:Projects| Operations]]
[[:Category:Governance| Governance]] </small>


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Latest revision as of 19:48, 14 September 2025

Free Geek Seattle: Helping Seattle's Needy Get Nerdy

Welcome to Free Geek Seattle's Wiki pages. This is our knowledge base and used to store documents, images, procedures and such.

If you're new here, please visit our home Page: https://www.freegeekseattle.org

For best results, use the Monobook skin to view this site.

Quick Links

What we do

  • Recycling, reusing, repurposing electronic equipment and computer hardware
  • Support and education in Free software
  • Helping with construction and maintenance of local Neighborhood Networks

Free Geek Seattle is currently rebooting.

As of August 2025 we are in the process of "rebooting", after a hiatus of 8 years.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Meetings

No meetings are currently planned. Jump on the mailing list and organize a meet up if you are so inclined!

Past meetings and other events may be found on the Event Schedule

We used to meet on the second Monday of each month at Third Place Commons.

Prior to that we met at various Seattle public libraries (Greenwood and Broadview mostly).