Greets!
I said I would send deets on a proposed formal relationship between Sudo
Mesh and Omni, now that sudomesh is a legit 501c3 with some funding. This
was brought up at the Omni Finance WG meeting the other week
<https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2018/03/12_Finance_%26_Fundraising>, as
we're in the process of updating our lease agreements with Omni member
collectives.
Proposal: Allocate $100/month to Omni in exchange for storage & meeting
space usage, plus a percentage of donations or set amount for ballroom
space usage for workshops
* All groups that utilize the building contribute something financially,
which enables the Omni to remain fiscally solvent. we've had a free ride
for a minute now, and now have financial resources we can share.
** Sample lease agreement attached.
* Optional, secondary proposal: We could become a member collective of the
Omni, since Sudo Mesh is its own organizational entity with hella upswing
right now. It's mostly a position of responsibility: attending 2x meetings
per month (via a Delegate representative, tho all meetings are open to the
public. any collective can also go 'inactive' after missing 2 meetings and
that's totally okay - we all bizzy) as well as having at least 2 sudomesh
members involved in Omni working groups (Robb and I already are, so that
req is kinda moot). These meetings are super on-point at this point in time
and good learnings for anyone interested in representative democracy,
consensus processes, and grappling with issues of intersectional
oppression.
** See also:
Member Collectives Handbook
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lQrDIBz1zg5xUl2quCA3RBWvINBnABb6UkWHoVsq400/edit?usp=drive_web>
** It would entail a written proposal and representation at an upcoming
Delegates Meeting (1st & 3rd Thursdays @ 7-9pm)
<3
Jenny
Help open a professional kitchen at the Omni Commons in Oakland!
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