<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hey All,<div><br></div><div>To answer a few questions, we would like to Stewart the space by empowering other interested parties to also Stewart it. If at some point the space handles itself and doesn’t need us, that’s cool too. We’ll still come by and use it as Commoners. ABDC could be a collective or just a place in the building. We can rename it, we don’t care. Just want to have it be used. To answer the first question from someone who didn’t sign asked: If it’s of donation or storage:</div><div>If the Omni no longer wants the Studio equipment we will give it to another community center. <br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature">Kazoo Studios<br><div><a href="http://www.KazooStudios.net">www.KazooStudios.net</a></div></div><div><br>On Apr 12, 2018, at 5:04 PM, Julian Park <<a href="mailto:julianfrancispark@gmail.com">julianfrancispark@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><style>body{font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px}</style><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0);margin:0px;line-height:auto">First—congrats, ABDC, for finding a space that better fits your desires & needs! Very exciting.</div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0);margin:0px;line-height:auto"><br></div><div id="bloop_customfont" style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial;font-size:13px;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0);margin:0px;line-height:auto">I am definitely pro more collective resources, and this does sound to me in general like a useful resource. I would, nonetheless, like to second the question re: storage vs donation. A related question for me is whether the proposal is for ABDC to not only set up but also steward the Utility Print Station? Such an offer to steward seems impled by both the offer for regular trainings and the comment: “two screen printers who have recently asked to join the Coop and we would like to include them in this transition so that they might help facilitate the new basement space.” Along with a floorplan, additional details about this facilitation could be nice. I’m also wondering: y’all would remain an Omni collective, even if no longer tenants? </div> <div id="bloop_sign_1523577115192184832" class="bloop_sign"></div> <br><p class="airmail_on">On April 12, 2018 at 4:33:36 PM, Lesley Bell (<a href="mailto:zvezdalune@gmail.com">zvezdalune@gmail.com</a>) wrote:</p> <blockquote type="cite" class="clean_bq"><span><div><div></div><div>
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<div dir="ltr">This sounds like an excellent proposal...imo the
Omni needs more collective resources that are not the exclusive
purview of a single collective.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 3:42 PM <<a href="mailto:hol@gaskill.com">hol@gaskill.com</a>> wrote:<br></div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">If
at some point in the future Omni decides to re-donate those
tools,<br>
would that be a problem for ABCD? If the answer to that
question is yes<br>
then I think the correct word is "storage" not "donation."<br>
<br>
Generally the less the basement is used as storage space the better
and<br>
we would all love to see better utilization of the basement in any
way<br>
valuable to the community.<br>
<br>
On that topic I would love to consolidate woodworking equipment and
wood<br>
from elsewhere in the omni to the basement (with proper fire
safety<br>
provisions) and have a dedicated woodshop there serving the whole
Omni<br>
as well, only tying this in here because I hope there would be room
for<br>
both. We turned away alot of really great organizations
toward the<br>
beginning of the Omni because we didn't want to "balkanize" (DK's
words)<br>
the basement but I fear that has blunted alot of energy to
transform the<br>
space and sent collectives to other spots.<br>
<br>
As with past such requests a floorplan showing proposed areas
and<br>
equipment would better help the member collectives make an
informed<br>
decision.<br>
<br>
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On 2018-04-12 09:26, Kazoo Studios wrote:<br>
> Hello Commoners,<br>
><br>
> As some of you know, ABDC has been having trouble paying rent
since<br>
> the fall. We are currently behind on 4 months rent. This is
due to<br>
> many Coop members leaving, and a shift in direction in the
core<br>
> remaining: Lynsie, Kazoo, Tonia.<br>
><br>
> We have an opportunity to move into a store front where we
would join<br>
> other radical screen printers and have a public facing,
wheelchair<br>
> accessible space which we have wanted all along. The new space
is much<br>
> bigger, cheaper, and offers us an opportunity to interact with
the<br>
> public, not only by appointment.<br>
><br>
> Therefore, as Kazoo mentioned at a meeting in February, we
would like<br>
> to propose that ABDC set up a Utility Print Station in the
(currently<br>
> cluttered and under-utilized) basement space. Our proposal is
to<br>
> create greater access to the tools for printing for anyone who
is<br>
> interested, and run an training for newbies every other month.
At this<br>
> point we have trained several Phat Beets members as well as
several<br>
> Omni Commoners in the basics of screen printing. There are two
screen<br>
> printers who have recently asked to join the Coop and we would
like to<br>
> include them in this transition so that they might help
facilitate the<br>
> new basement space. We would like to give them, and everyone
at Omni<br>
> the opportunity to take up leadership in using and maintaining
the<br>
> studio in the basement.<br>
><br>
> As we see it, Omni needs a screen printing space. All the
collectives<br>
> want things printed, and it’s great to be able to do it in
house. We<br>
> as a collective are not able (given all of our full-time jobs
and<br>
> other obligations) to be as available as folks would like us
to be.<br>
> Therefore, we would like to propose an open printing studio in
the<br>
> basement with a locked supply closet that Omni members who
have done a<br>
> training with us can have access too. Both Bria and Samuel
(Phat<br>
> Beets) have trained with us enough to have keys to the closet.
Also,<br>
> Marcus (former ABDC) Almaz, Jose, Daveron (former ABDC), Anka,
and<br>
> we’re sure there are other people we’re forgetting, are
already<br>
> capable enough with screen printing to have keys to the supply
closet.<br>
><br>
> We would like to make this transition in May.<br>
><br>
> This transition allows the Ticket Booth room to be rented to
someone<br>
> else bringing in valuable rent, and for the basement to become
more<br>
> vital. To be clear, we, ABDC, will not be paying rent. Our
proposal is<br>
> to leave our tools as a donation to the commons so that
printing may<br>
> continue without us. We are happy to offer trainings
every-other month<br>
> in order to help interested Omni members gain skill to fully
take-over<br>
> maintainence of the Utility Print Studio.<br>
><br>
> Please share with your collectives so that we may vote on it
next<br>
> meeting!<br>
><br>
> Thank you all for your dedication to collective process,<br>
> ABDC<br>
> <a href="http://www.abdc.work" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.abdc.work</a><br>
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