A large portion of our small community can be found via Matrix, a decentralized chat protocol for real-time communication. See joinmatrix.org for more information about what Matrix is and how it works. If you already have an account on any homeserver, you can join the public space at #public:thursdaycouncil.org.

Additionally, the Thursday Council runs a semi-public homeserver for general use. You are not required to make an account on this homeserver to join the space where we talk. However, if you would like an account for yourself:

1. Fill out this form. You'll get an email with a registration token, hopefully within a day or so. Please check your spam if you never get the email.
2. On your client of choice, register with thursdaycouncil.org, using the provided registration token when prompted. We also have a Sable instance if you're not sure what client to use.
3. Once you're in, consider joining the public space to say hi!

If you plan to use this homeserver or participate in its rooms, please keep the following in mind:

• This is not a homeserver for "free speech absolutists" who think free speech encompasses hatred. Black lives matter. Trans rights matter. The patriarchy is a real problem. Love is love. No human is illegal. Palestine should be free. It doesn't matter what you call yourself or politically identify as — if you support any kind of oppression, express any amount of bigotry, or are actively complicit in the systemic persecution of others, then you are not welcome here.
• This homeserver may not be used for any harmful content, which can be difficult to specifically define but at least includes: anything illegal in most western countries, hate speech or symbolism, child sexual abuse material, malware, spam, depictions of excessive violence, doxxing, and anything that deliberately makes other people uncomfortable.
• Rule-breaking should be reported to the admin at @ffb0f3:thursdaycouncil.org.

Boring info:

• Server Name: thursdaycouncil.org
• Server Common Name: thursdaycouncil.org
• Server URL: https://continuwuity.thursdaycouncil.org
• UI URL: https://sable.thursdaycouncil.org
• Server Software: continuwuity 0.5.9 (1faa09b)
• Server Admin Contact: https://lus.lu
• Hosting Type: selfhosted
• Hosting Jurisdiction: US (main server), CA (edge server)
• IPv4 Support: yes
• IPv6 Support: yes
• OIDC Support: no
• Legacy Login Support: yes
• Element Call Support: yes
• Signup Process: form (see above)
• Public Room Directory: yes