Students for Free Culture is a network of students, academics and activists passionate about creating a participatory and innovative society. This website serves as a focal point for the movement, but the real activity takes place within the dozens of campus chapters around the world. From Britain to Boston, members of Students for Free Culture promote the public interest in intellectual property and information policy through diverse methods.

Setting up a new chapter is a great way to promote change within you community and connect with like-minded individuals. SFC chapters are basically autonomous, but benefit from coordination and resources from the umbrella organization.

You have a lot of options for how to structure your group and what to focus on. Some chapters build technology, others promote awareness on campus, and others focus on research and advocacy. Whatever your passion is within free culture, there are ways to make your chapter an effective vehicle for promoting it.

Generally, the first step to starting a chapter is to hold your first meeting. Individual schools typically have policies on starting campus organizations, so let us know if we can provide any documentation or logistical coordination.

To build a chapter, you’ll need a small kernel of interested folks – they’re not hard to find, but inquire with professors, librarians and similar organizations. Additionally, we can often point you to local people, so be sure to get in touch through the form below.

Finally, to help you with ideas for a new chapter, check out the Year One Program which helps new chapters get up and running, and sign-up for our discussion mailing list where members consider new developments and projects.

As always, feel free to email us at: board (at) freeculture (dot) org.

– Students for Free Culture Board of Directors

P.S., if you’d like to be involved in other ways, see examples here.