Free Geek (Portland, Oregon)

freegeek.org

Free Geek was founded in February 2000 (and incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in April 2000) to recycle computer technology and provide
low and no-cost computing to individuals and not-for-profit and social change organizations in the community and throughout the
world.

In the four years since its formation, Free Geek has recycled over 360 tons of electronic scrap and refurbished over 3,000 computer
systems that are now in use by individuals and organizations in the community.

Free Geek does most of this work with volunteers (at any given time, about 200 are active). The volunteers disassemble the donated
equipment and test the components, which are either recycled as electronic scrap or recycled into refurbished systems. These
refurbished computers are then loaded with Open Source Software, such as GNU/Linux, Open Office, and other Free Software.

We are proud of being a democratically-run organization, and use consensus in our meetings. Our policy decisions are made by a
group of volunteers and staff called the council, and those policies are executed by our staff collective. FREE GEEK is a proud
member of the Portland Alliance of Worker Collectives.

If you want to learn more about FREE GEEK, please join one of the informative tours we offer at noon and six pm Tuesday through
Saturday.