<div dir="ltr">I want to thank you Yar for this incredible letter. Needless to say, I support the views you expressed 100%!<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Scott Nanos <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:scott.nanos@gmail.com" target="_blank">scott.nanos@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I agree 200% w/ yar and hope we can come to a conclusion that works for all of us (particularly for backspace). I can't come to this thurs meeting but my fingers are crossed double crossed triple crossed. Hoping Baps and backspace can team up to become champions of the commons <3<br>
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Xo<br>
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Scott<br>
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> On Oct 20, 2014, at 8:28 AM, yar <<a href="mailto:yardenack@gmail.com">yardenack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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>> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 12:58 PM, yar <<a href="mailto:yardenack@gmail.com">yardenack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> It's not your fault, it's not anybody else's fault either. I really<br>
>> hope the confusion isn't interpreted as bad faith or a lack of<br>
>> support. We all need to get better at that, of course, but also get<br>
>> better at forgiving each others' mistakes, in the spirit of jubilee.<br>
><br>
> I want to just reiterate this in light of the past few days of<br>
> conversation. I have heard a lot of different narratives about what<br>
> happened with Backspace over the past few months. I don't claim to<br>
> know exactly what happened anymore, but it seems to boil down to a<br>
> huge string of communication failures that resulted in Backspace<br>
> paying for space to operate, yet having no space until now.<br>
><br>
> At Thursday's meeting, the subject of past-due utility bills came up,<br>
> but it seems apropos to mention that lots of Omni groups have not paid<br>
> utility bills, or even rent, and one of the amazing potential things<br>
> about Omni is our capacity to be a non-evil landlord - each according<br>
> to their ability and their need.<br>
><br>
> It's clear that most backspace folks are WORKERS whose primary concern<br>
> is being able to see their clients and students and make a living<br>
> wage. It's also clear to me that the primary benefit of having<br>
> Backspace at Omni is NOT the money they'd bring in, but the new<br>
> people, energy and perspectives. It would REALLY SUCK if we lost all<br>
> that by fighting with them over money.<br>
><br>
> Other than money, the only other concern I'm hearing about this<br>
> proposal is about space. While I have expressed concerns about<br>
> "enclosure" in the past, Backspace's plans for the den or "storage<br>
> room" are NOT enclosures. They're stewardship of commons. This is<br>
> exactly the model I always dreamed of for our building!<br>
><br>
> Finally, there's BAPS. I think it might help to separate BAPS'<br>
> pragmatic need to host many evening classes from BAPS' position as a<br>
> roving "nomadic" group without dedicated space, and both from the<br>
> concept of "enclosure". Because it seems to me like Backspace's<br>
> pragmatic needs are similar to BAPS - to assemble in spaces and occupy<br>
> them for a finite period, for classes and 1-on-1 sessions. So what are<br>
> the ways we can frame this as a collaboration rather than a<br>
> competition?<br>
><br>
> I think these problems would get solved a lot faster if we were all<br>
> able to trust each other, the best path to building trust is for<br>
> Backspace to begin operating at the Omni ASAP, and the best way for<br>
> that to happen is to show support and forgiveness all around. Thanks.<br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><br><br><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font>Let us be together,<br>
Let us eat together,<br>
Let us be vital together,<br>
Let us be radiating truth,<br>
radiating the light of life,<br>
Never shall we denounce anyone,<br>
never entertain negativity.</font></span><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102)"><font> -- The Upanishads</font></span><br></div>
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