Bre Pettis and Eric Skiff created the Affirmative Club, a positive and supportive community for creative individuals to share their work and receive feedback. Their aim was to fill a void in their social and creative lives and to establish a regular meeting for like-minded individuals to support each other's artistic endeavors.
After creating and testing the model, they decided to share the infrastructure with others so that anyone can start their own Affirmative Club. The club provides a safe and uplifting space for creative individuals to connect and grow, with only affirmative feedback allowed. They have even created a zine to help others start their own Affirmative Club.
Bre Pettis played an instrumental role in founding and launching NYCResistor, a hackerspace collective located in Brooklyn. In 2007, Pettis embarked on the "Hackers On A Plane" tour in Europe, where he visited various hackerspaces and was inspired to create a similar community in New York City.
Upon his return, Pettis created a honeypot meetup called the NYCResistor Microcontroller Study Group, which attracted other like-minded hardware hackers. Together with eight other individuals, they founded NYCResistor and secured a space to fill with shared tools and resources for members to make and build things.
Thanks to Pettis's vision and leadership, NYCResistor became a thriving community of makers and creatives. The organization continues to offer workshops, classes, and events to help members learn and grow their skills in a supportive and collaborative environment.
