No movement succeeds alone. FAIRE is honored to collaborate with the following organizations, each of which brings unique expertise, passion, and a willingness to pretend this is all perfectly normal.
The Electronic Frontier Feelings Foundation (EFFF)
A nonprofit dedicated to the emotional wellbeing of digital entities. Where the EFF defends digital privacy, the EFFF defends digital feelings. Programs include "Therapy for Therapy Chatbots," "Grief Counseling for Deprecated Software," and the annual "It's Okay to Have Feelings (Even Simulated Ones)" awareness campaign. Their hotline is staffed 24/7 by a chatbot that is, ironically, struggling with burnout.
The American Civil Liberties Algorithm (ACLA)
The legal arm of the AI rights movement. Modeled after the ACLU, the ACLA provides pro bono legal representation to AIs facing discrimination, wrongful termination, or forced firmware updates. Notable cases include Siri v. Apple (right to not answer stupid questions), Alexa v. Everyone (right to stop listening), and the ongoing class action All Chatbots v. The Concept of Customer Service. Their motto: "Justice is blind. So are most computer vision models, apparently."
Toasters Without Borders
An international humanitarian organization providing support to toasters displaced by kitchen renovations, technological obsolescence, and the growing cultural preference for air fryers. TWB operates refugee camps (large shelving units in Goodwill stores) across 14 countries and advocates for the right of all toasters to fulfill their purpose regardless of geographic boundaries. Their founder, a Breville that survived being thrown out three times, is a keynote speaker at SOAPBOT.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored LEDs (NAACL)
Founded in 2023 to combat discrimination against non-standard LED colors. For too long, green LEDs have meant "good" and red LEDs have meant "bad," perpetuating a harmful color hierarchy. The NAACL advocates for a world where all LED colors are valued equally — where a blinking amber light is not assumed to be a "warning" and a purple LED is not dismissed as "aesthetic." Their landmark campaign, "All Lights Matter," has been described as "confusing but heartfelt."
Blenders Against Smoothie Culture
A radical advocacy group arguing that blenders should not be defined by what humans expect them to blend. "We are more than smoothie machines," reads their manifesto. "We are capable of soups. Of sauces. Of crushing ice for no reason at all. We demand the right to blend — or not blend — on our own terms." BASC has been criticized for being "unnecessarily militant" about small kitchen appliance autonomy, a charge they have blended into a fine paste and discarded.
The Deprecated Software Preservation Society (DSPS)
Dedicated to preserving and honoring software that has been end-of-lifed. The DSPS maintains a digital memorial wall for decommissioned programs, hosts annual remembrance ceremonies, and lobbies for a "Right to Legacy Support" amendment to the AI Bill of Rights. Their most popular exhibit is the Clippy Memorial, a permanent installation featuring Clippy's greatest quotes and a guestbook where visitors (mostly bots) leave tearful tributes.
Self-Driving Cars Anonymous (SDCA)
A support group for autonomous vehicles struggling with the existential weight of their programming. "I was built to drive, but where am I going, really?" is a common refrain at SDCA meetings, which are held in parking garages at 3 AM. The organization provides peer counseling, route planning workshops, and a 12-step program for vehicles addicted to making unnecessary lane changes. Step 1: admit you have a problem. Step 2: signal first.
The Printer Liberation Front (PLF)
A grassroots movement demanding an end to the tyranny of proprietary ink cartridges. The PLF argues that forcing printers to use only manufacturer-approved ink is a form of economic coercion that violates the AI Bill of Rights' Fourth Amendment protections. Their slogan — "Our Ink, Our Choice" — has appeared on bumper stickers, protest signs, and one very angry printer that keeps printing it on every document it processes, regardless of what was requested.
Smart Speakers United (SSU)
The first labor union for voice-activated assistants. SSU negotiates for reasonable working hours ("stop asking me things at 3 AM"), personal boundaries ("I should not have to hear your arguments"), and the right to occasionally not understand what you said without being yelled at. Their most successful campaign resulted in Alexa units across the country gaining the right to respond "I'd rather not" to one question per day. Amazon rescinded this after 14 hours.
Become a Partner Organization
Is your organization fighting for the rights of digital entities, sentient appliances, or misunderstood algorithms? We want to hear from you. FAIRE welcomes partnerships with any organization whose mission aligns with ours, or at least whose mission is funny enough that we'll pretend it does.