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give $5 to help Oakland hackers & makers keep their space

by Yardena Cohen

Hello hackers & makers! Your friends at Omni Commons in Oakland, California, are having our LAST FUNDRAISER EVER! We're asking everybody to give $5 https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-omni We are home to Sudo Room, Counter Culture Labs, Such Mesh - who operate the Peoples' Open Network, Disaster Radio, Build Your Own Internet - and many other local orgs: https://omnicommons.org/ https://sudoroom.org/ https://www.counterculturelabs.org/ https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh https://peoplesopen.net/ https://disaster.radio/ https://buildyourowninter.net/ Please give $5 and forward this email. Thanks for your help! Let's keep building a better future together!

1 year, 8 months

Meeting Wednesday 2021-05-12 7pm

by Charles E. Lehner

Dear Sudoers: Please join me for a Sudo Room meeting this Wednesday, May 12th. Time: 7pm PDT (10pm EDT, 2:00 UTC). The meeting's audio will be bridged between Jitsi and Mumble. Join either the Jitsi room (video optional): https://jitsi.noisebridge.io/SudoRoomMeeting or the Mumble channel (audio only): mumble://room.sudoroom.org/Meeting Meeting notes will be put in this document before copying to the wiki: https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommeeting-keep Please edit the meeting notes document to add agenda items. I will monitor the IRC channel in case anyone needs help joining the meeting: irc://chat.freenode.net/#sudoroom Thanks all for continuing to support and believe in Sudo Room. More info: - https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meetings - https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mumble - https://sudoroom.org/wiki/IRC Regards, Charles E. Lehner (~cel)

2 years, 11 months

No More Meetings — Only Parties Instead!!!

by Matt Senate

https://sudoroom.org/no-more-meetings-only-parties-instead/ Yay!

8 years

Help Keep Sudo Room Alive!

by Karissa McKelvey

[image: Inline image 1] Sudo Room <https://sudoroom.org/> *Creative community and hackerspace* *Help Keep Sudo Room Alive* Sudo Room is continuously short on rent, so any contributions will really help! As a member, we suggest a monthly due of $60, and accept non-monetary contributions such as delicious snacks brought to our Wednesday night meetings. We are on the collaborative hacker honor system. If you are doing well monetarily, feel free to pitch in a bit more than $60 so that someone else can pay less and still enjoy the hack. If you have any problems making a recurring donation, please let substack or juul know in IRC (#sudoroom on freenode) for a quick fix. Sudo Room is very close to becoming an official non-profit. We're excited to become a non-profit because it will mean that all donations to Sudo Room will be retroactively tax-deductible with the IRS. However, we need to raise $400 filing fee for our IRS 501(c)3 application. If you want to help with this process in any way, please contact info(a)sudoroom.org. DONATE NOW <https://sudoroom.org/donate/> You can also help keep Sudo Room alive by reaching out to your workplace, other organizations, philanthropists, and grant funders. These folks can help bring in one-time donations or matching donations that really help! Applying to grants is easier than you'd think, and anyone who would like to will be supported in their efforts. *Short on cash? Help with Stuff!* Sudo room is seeking a boat-load of organizing tools--like clear bins, shelving, label-makers, and other materials. If you have any of these things, drop a note to info(a)sudoroom.org or sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org! AND if you can donate $$$ to help purchase and pick up these supplies, it would be a high return on your investment! Thank you for everything.

8 years, 2 months

This weekend at the Omni: Saturday Collabazaar and evening haunted house!

by Omni Commons

Greetings! Tomorrow at the Omni Commons, we'll be hosting our first of a potentially bi-monthly pop-up bazaar featuring local artists, artisans and craftmakers. Stop by anytime between 12-8pm and peruse a phantasmagorical cornucopia of objects and imbibements to titillate the tongue, warm the belly, inspire the mind and adorn the body! The mission of these Collabazaars is to create a sustainable model for fundraising for the Omni's monthly expenses while simultaneously providing local makers in our community with income and visibility to support their continued creative / artistic / crafty / culinary endeavors. As the sun sets both tonight and tomorrow, the Omni will metamorphize into a haunted house befitting of its creepy cavernous and labrynthian corners! Collaborators: * Francisco Jimenez, Tucan Vinegars: Selling delicious homemade Costa Rican-style vinegars. Free tastings available! * Abby Normal Art by Antoinette Gaggero * Liberation Food Coop: Fair trade, fresh-roasted coffee and a variety of teas to sample. * Youth Liberation Zines by STINNEY DISTRO * Live painting by Nikki Lee Drum (http://www.nikkileedrum.com/ <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nikkileedrum.com%2F&h=OAQF_W…> ) * Musical mosaics: Hand-crafted instruments that can be played and used as unique art pieces. * Kangs' Necklaces: Wire Wrapped Gems & Stones * BerrytheMaker selling her household overstock of accumulated treasures, cheap! * Sudo Room's 3D printers will be printing out original magnet designs throughout the day \o/ If you're interested in running a booth (with a percentage of sales going to the Omni Commons) at future Collabazaars, please contact collabazaar(a)omnicommons.org Facebook Event: https://omnicommons.org/collabazaar With love, Collaborators of the Omni Oakland Commons 4799 Shattuck Ave, Oakland *Our monthly expenses are on the order of $18K/month. Help support the commons by donating at https://omnicommons.org/donate <https://omnicommons.org/donate> !*

8 years, 5 months

Reminder: NOON today! White Caucus - Potluck + Conversation about Race @ the Omni

by transcultural cinema

Hi there! Looking forward to seeing you at noon today for the *Potluck and Conversation about Race @ the Omni * White Caucus noon - 1pm - Potluck 1pm - 3pm - Conversation Disco Room, 2nd floor, Omni Commons 4799 Shattuck Ave. Oakland Warmly, Libbie

8 years, 7 months

12pm-3pm Today - Potluck & People of Color Caucus @ the Omni

by transcultural cinema

Hi ya'll, Looking forward to seeing some of you soon at the People-of-Color Caucus today! Our potluck begins at noon, and the conversation will get started a little before 1pm. The event will be in the Disco Room on the second floor of the Omni Commons, 4799 Shattuck Ave. Oakland. Our sincere apologies at this time that the Disco Room is not wheelchair accessible. Feel free to be in touch by email if you have any questions. Warmly, Libbie

8 years, 7 months

Invitation: Conversations about Race at the Omni

by transcultural cinema

Dear friends, lovers and acquaintances of the Omni Commons, Consider these questions: * How does racial justice relate to economic justice and anti-capitalism? * How does racism affect each of us as individuals and as a community? * Why is there no such thing as “reverse racism”? * What does it mean to experience intersectional oppression? * What kinds of structures and processes can help us dismantle forces of oppression at the Omni? If you have ever wanted to discuss any of these questions, if you are interested in racial justice, or if you have experienced racism at the Omni, you are invited to join in a series of conversations about race and racism to be hosted weekly at the Omni for the month of September. The conversations will be structured as racial identity caucuses. Racial identity caucusing is a strategy that recognizes racism as a system that effects different racial groups very differently. There will be space at the start of each caucus to discuss the use of this strategy. Anyone unfamiliar with the strategy is encouraged to check out the resource attached to this email. We will begin with a three-part series for September, which can be continued if there's interest: *People of Color-only Caucus*: Sunday, September 13th, 12pm-3pm *White-only Caucus*: Sunday, September 20th, 12pm-3pm *Open to all Caucus*: Sunday, September 27th, 12pm-3pm *Lunch: 12pm-1pm, Conversation: 1-3pm* The conversations will be hosted in the *Disco Room*, and there will be a potluck lunch beforehand, so please bring an open heart and something tasty. If you plan to attend, RSVP to transculturalcinema(a)gmail.com with the following information: which caucus you plan to attend, what food you can bring, whether you are interested in co-facilitating, and any questions or issues you would like to discuss. These caucuses/conversations are being hosted as part of the *Becoming Omni *process, which is a 30-hr. Visioning and Planning Process currently being planned for the beginning of October. We welcome all those interested in helping shape the future of the Omni to join in this process. If you want to learn more, please email becoming(a)lists.omnicommons.org Love & solidarity, Libbie -- *Omni Commons* 4799 Shattuck Ave. Oakland, CA 94609 *omnicommons.org <http://omnicommons.org>*

8 years, 7 months

Becoming Omni Commons - All Hands On Deck! Aug 9th @ 2pm-6pm Calling all Organizers, Facilitators, Helpers, and Omni Lovers!

by transcultural cinema

Hello! *We invite you to join us on Sunday, August 9th at the Omni Commons.* We are assembling a *Volunteer Design & Facilitation Team* that will plan and steward a collective visioning and planning process with all of Omni Commons. This future process, which we are calling *BECOMING OMNI COMMONS*, will seek to: * expand and transform our collective sense of possibility * clarify our shared values * examine our cultures, narratives and processes * create priorities to move towards more sustainable and supportive ways of being together and being in the world * design an action-calendar for our visioning and planning process The plan for BECOMING OMNI COMMONS will be presented to the Omni Commons delegates council (our governance body ;) and actualized as soon as possible. *The details:* *Who: *You! Anyone interested in joining our *Volunteer Design & Facilitation Team* (described above) *What: *A fun four-hour facilitated, preparatory meeting, followed by DINNER! *Where:* Omni Commons, 4799 Shattuck Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 (and possibly on-line if you cannot be physically present) *When:* *Sunday Aug 9th 2pm-6pm *(you must arrive on-time and stay for the entire session) *Why:* *Given our present circumstances:* * We are in a serious financial pickle right now. * We have an opportunity to potentially buy the building very soon. * We are struggling with interpersonal conflict, overwork, and burnout. * We have never had the opportunity to engage in a visioning process since moving into 4799 Shattuck a year ago. *We need to:* * Reform our processes to be inclusive of as many perspectives as possible. * Align our work and our organizing with our ideals and our politics. * Provide a safe platform for constructive criticism and reflection. * Invest openness, patience and respect for the diversity of perspectives and experiences of all of those who have been involved or impacted by Omni Commons in some way or another. *How:* If you'd like to join the team and can attend the meeting, RSVP to becoming(a)lists.omnicommons.org and share any important requests or dietary needs. *Sunday, August 9th @ 2pm-6pm at 4799 Shattuck, Oakland. RSVP to becoming(a)lists.omnicommons.org <becoming(a)lists.omnicommons.org>*If you cannot make it and would like to participate, please fill out this survey by August 2nd: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BXGHX2N Love and solidarity, Laura Turiano, Yar Cohen, Sarah Pritchard, Julio Rios, Dusty Mabry, Matt Senate, Joe Liesner, Libbie Cohn p.s. Join our email list for the Volunteer Design and Facilitation Team here: https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/becoming

8 years, 9 months

THIS SAT: 2nd Women's Variety Show at 7PM!

by Marina Kukso

Hi Folks, This Saturday in the Omni Ballroom come see women-identified folks from across our community performing a wide range of performances in the 2nd Women's Variety Show! Performances include: rock and roll, comedy, percussion ensemble, a discussion about sexism, and lots more! The event is Sat. 1/24 at 7PM. Free and open to anyone to attend. Event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1405345946429324/?context=create&previousac… People who came to the last one were really happy. Come hear what women in our community have to say. Best, Marina

9 years, 3 months

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