<p dir="ltr">Alice, in theory it's a good solution, but for the amount of money being contributed, it has to be a well-established, existing nonprofit.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Not sure about the land trust, though.</p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Oct 15, 2016, 9:32 AM beehappysolutions <<a href="mailto:beehappysolutions@gmail.com">beehappysolutions@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I’ve seen a sign on telegraph ave southbound of the 24 frwy over pass that says something like “east bay community sharing” and I had the idea -<br class="gmail_msg">
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If they are a registered 501c3 why not buy a nonprofit for the purchase of the Omni building - I think all you would have to do is change the names of the officers.<br class="gmail_msg">
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I apologize if this is a stupid idea<br class="gmail_msg">
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and I apologized for not getting to Wednesdays sudo meeting - but family happens<br class="gmail_msg">
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> On Oct 13, 2016, at 12:18 PM, Yardena Cohen <<a href="mailto:yardenack@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">yardenack@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
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> What if Omni shares ownership with Bay Area Community Land Trust? Last<br class="gmail_msg">
> year the fundraising wg was leaning towards schemes like where BACLT<br class="gmail_msg">
> owns the land and Omni owns the building. BACLT is a 501c3 and the<br class="gmail_msg">
> kind of property stewardship we're assigning to "Omni2" is already<br class="gmail_msg">
> their core mission.<br class="gmail_msg">
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> I'm sorry to say, I don't think power balance issues can ever be<br class="gmail_msg">
> eradicated while Sudo owns half the building. One of the most<br class="gmail_msg">
> important powers at Omni is the power to reject or kick out another<br class="gmail_msg">
> collective. Not that I foresee anybody actually kicking out Sudo, but<br class="gmail_msg">
> over the past few years, Sudoroom has exercised its blocking power to<br class="gmail_msg">
> prevent several new groups from joining or remaining in Omni (Creative<br class="gmail_msg">
> Empowerment Project, Oakland Nights Live), and to prevent other Omni<br class="gmail_msg">
> groups from making important operating decisions which affected their<br class="gmail_msg">
> status - such as Buried Seeds decreasing their rent, Homes Not Jails<br class="gmail_msg">
> being a member collective without paying rent, Black Hole using the<br class="gmail_msg">
> basement, Backspace's various plans, etc. Who would be able to hold<br class="gmail_msg">
> Sudoroom to similar standards it's held for other groups? It's not<br class="gmail_msg">
> about whether we trust each other. If you have to say "trust me" then<br class="gmail_msg">
> you don't just have a "perceived power imbalance", you have a real<br class="gmail_msg">
> one.<br class="gmail_msg">
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