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Hackerspace

A hackerspace (also referred to as a hacklab, hackspace, or makerspace) is a community-operated, often not-for-profit workspace where people with common interests, such as computers, machining, technology, science, digital art, or electronic art, can meet, socialize, and collaborate. Hackerspaces are comparable to other community-operated spaces with simi…

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Facilities

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Ethics

Equity and justice-centered making

  • STEM Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

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related to University maker/hackerspaces · 30
Hackerspace → Applied Science, Bio-MakerSpace, Bioengineering, BioMaker Space, Biomakerspace, Carleton College's Class, CEID, Coll, Engineering, Fab, Franklin, George, Hacker, Hackerspaces, Maker, Makerist, Makerspace, Makerspaces, Mary, MIT
related to history · 21
Hackerspace → As, Austria, Berlin, Chaos Computer Club, European, Germany, HacDC, Hackers, Hackerspaces, In, In Europe, Metalab, Metalab's, Noisebridge, North American, NYC Resistor, Paul Böhm, Plane, September, The
related to Feminist hackerspaces · 20
Hackerspace → AdaCamp, Anarchafeminist Hackerhive, Australia, Double Union, Feminist Hackerspace, FouFem, Hacktory, In, Miss Despionas, Montreal, Mz Baltazar's Laboratory, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle Attic, Tasmania, The Ada Initiative, Their, They, United States, Vienna
related to Public school maker/hackerspaces · 19
Hackerspace → California, China, Fairfax, For, Hackers, Harbour School, In, In Shenzhen, Makers, Penketh High School, Sebastopol, Shenzhen American International School, Some, SteamHead, SZ DIY, The, United Kingdom, US, White Hill Middle
related to Community spaces · 12
Hackerspace → AS220, Crafts, Examples, From, GET City, Haystack Mountain School, Makerspaces, Many, Michigan, Mt Elliot, Some, There
related to Organization · 12
Hackerspace → BDFL, Benevolent Dictator For Life, Do-ocracy, Elected, London Hackspace, Noisebridge, Open Garage, Others, Some, The, There, This
see also · 10
Hackerspace → Community, Convention, DIY, Faire, Global GridMaker, Hacker, Manufacturing, Non-profit, SchoolUrban, Subculture
related to Facilities · 9
Hackerspace → CNC, Hackerspaces, In, Internet, Some, Specialized, The, They, Well-equipped
related to External links · 7
Hackerspace → Global, HackerspaceWiki, Jon, November, NPR, Space For DIY People, To Do Their Business
related to Benefits · 6
Hackerspace → Because, Hands-on, Research, Some, STEM, These

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NYC Resistorinstance ofparticipants later helped found spaces0.80text
HacDCinstance ofparticipants later helped found spaces0.80text
and Noisebridge.In 2012instance ofparticipants later helped found spaces0.80text
Bilal Ghalib helped organize a two-day pop-up hackerspace event in Baghdadinstance ofparticipants later helped found spaces0.80text
which Wired described as part of an emerging wave of DIY maker labs in the Middle East.Worldwideinstance ofparticipants later helped found spaces0.80text
a large number of hackerspace or makerspace facilities have been foundedinstance ofparticipants later helped found spaces0.80text
a Do-ocracyinstance ofThis is a common governance structure for hackerspaces which are founded by a single person on their own property.There are also more anarchist governance models0.80text
in which people receive the authority over a task by doing itinstance ofThis is a common governance structure for hackerspaces which are founded by a single person on their own property.There are also more anarchist governance models0.80text
elected boards or consensus-driven meetingsinstance ofThis model is often combined with other structures0.80text
as is the case in Noisebridge.Membership fees are usually the main income of a hackerspaceinstance ofThis model is often combined with other structures0.80text
but some also accept external sponsorsinstance ofThis model is often combined with other structures0.80text
schoolsinstance ofthe space was reopened after improvements were made to the building.The difficulties with opening hackerspaces and makerspaces within nonprofit organizations0.80text

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