Unplatform Workshops for August 2026
Announcing a new spate of workshops for August!
Unplatform
The definitive guide for escaping social media (and joining the indie web.)
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Very Offline Club
A Toronto-based blog and organization that resists big tech.
Scenes
A site and mobile app for finding cultural events in Los Angeles.
Artboard
A directory of visual arts exhibitions in the Bay Area.
Zeitgeists
A public API that aggregates cultural events in Los Angeles.
Iffy Books
An indie bookstore and DIY hacking space in Philadelphia.
San Francisco Is Dead
A Bay Area events calendar dedicated to proving that San Francisco is not, in fact, dead.
Screen Slate
A blog and events calendar for cinema enthusiasts in NYC and the Bay Area.
Announcing Unplatform Office Hours!
Unplatform Office Hours is going to be a regular event where tech-critical organizers can talk about their work.
Come to the Unplatform Creatives Workshop in NYC!
Join us at the Bushwick Public Library on March 21st!
NYC Noise
A music events calendar with a focus on DIY music & artists. Also includes a massive directory of other similar event calendars from around the world.
red cal
An independent events calendar with a focus on arts & left-wing politics.
Silver
A robust interactive map of community services including clinics, shelters, and other useful resources. Currently only supports NYC & LA, but is expanding soon.
EV Grieve
A news blog for the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan.
JOIN Philly
An online directory & newsletter for Philadelphia-based civic, cultural, and creative clubs.
Quite RSS
A cross-platform RSS reader written in Qt.
RSS Guard
A feed reader, podcast player and also Gemini protocol client which supports RSS/ATOM/JSON and many web-based feed services. Downloads can be found in the "releases" tab in the Github sidebar.
The City
An independent news site covering civic life in NYC.
What Else is On
A monthly link roundup series that collects cool things from across the web.
Gigpit
A British Columbia-based music events site. Signing up for an account allows you to catalog, discover, and buy tickets to various shows in the BC area.
Ask A Punk
An events calendar for punk and hardcore shows in Philadelphia.
Seven:Thirty
A news and events newsletter for Washington residents.
the skint
A recommendations and events newsletter with a particular focus on low-cost outings.
Introducing: The Unplatform API!
Fetch Unplatform recs in .json format!
CowSites
A beginner-friendly website builder specializing in mid-2000s aesthetics. A paid tier is available for $20 / year.
Words of Mouth
A job search newsletter with a focus on listings from the non-profit, art, and independent media industries.
BetaNYC
A civic organization dedicated to helping New Yorkers access information and use technology.
The Belcourt Theatre
A historic independent movie theater in Nashville.
Visit Music City
A tourism organization based in Nashville with calendars for local events.
The Basement Nashville
A rock music venue in Nashville.
Nashville Banner
A non-profit civic news organization based in Nashville.
Axios Nashville
Nashville's local Axios affiliate.
Nashville Scene
A Nashville-based publication covering local news, arts and culture, and politics.
Wendy's Subway
A reading room, writing space, and independent publisher in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Nekoweb
A web hosting platform inspired by Neocities. Optional subscriptions for supporter perks are available. Sites are allowed to make an optional RSS feed that appears in Global Feed.
Cringe.com
A Columbus-based music and events calendar. A fan-administered RSS feed is available [here](https://feeder.co/out/feed/11097323/a841c87689.rss).
nonsense nyc
An NYC mailing list focused on independent art and culture events.
Inciter Art
A blog run by arts non-profit [Fractured Atlas](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/) which collects grant funding opportunities
Orlando Sentinel
Orlando's largest daily newspaper.
Burnaway
An independent art criticism publication covering the American South.
Gertie
A civic and cultural agency that organizes various arts events and projects in Chicago. Their newsletter is available at the bottom of their homepage.
Cultural Access Collaborative
A Chicago-based arts collective dedicated to increasing the accessibility of local arts and culture. They have an events calendar on their website, and you can sign up for their listserv through the "Contact Us" panel at the bottom of their homepage.
The Visualist
A arts and culture event calendar for the Chicago area.
CommaFeed
A simple and free web-based RSS reader.
BFF Omaha
A local arts non-profit in Omaha that also hosts many regular community events. Their blog has an RSS feed that can be found [here](https://www.bffomaha.org/blog?format=rss).
Enzian Theater
A local movie theater in Winter Park. Their events RSS feed is accessible at [https://enzian.org/calendar/feed/](https://enzian.org/calendar/feed/).
WUCF PBS and WUCF JAZZ
The website of WUCF - an Orlando-based public radio radio station and PBS affiliate.
as you are.
A queer bar at the corner of E and 8th street. They provide an events newsletter.
Capitol Hill Books
A bookstore on Capitol Hill that also hosts regular events. They don't have an automatic "newsletter," but they do have a mailing list you can be added to by emailing them manually.
The Falcon
An art bar in Thornton Park. They don't have a proper website, but they _do_ have a mailing list.