Call to action for folks to come by tomorrow and help with ballroom/stage
cleanup!
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From: niki <niki.shelley(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 5:31 PM
Subject: [omni-discuss] Need help cleaning the ballroom this weekend!
To: "discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org>
Hi friends,
The Naomi Klein event is happening this Sunday morning at 10am.
I am going to spend as much time as I have tomorrow (Saturday) cleaning up
the ballroom and doing any little touch up jobs that I can.
If anyone is around I would greatly appreciate your help!
Things that need to get done:
- Remove from windows and store sound proofing baffles (these can probably
go into the ticket booth room - extra points if you feel like painting them
black!)
- Putting away tools on the stage - I organized these several weeks ago and
look at them! (cry!!!)
- Moving all sound equipment / speakers from stage - anyone know who this
stuff belongs to? If you can direct me, I will contact them!
- Moving punching bag - is this meant to live in the ballroom? Can we
identify a place to store it during events? Maybe the ticket booth room?
- General sweeping / dusting / cleaning
<3
Niki
646-577-7957
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Hey Omni booking folks + Sudo and friends,
The Beehive Collective was told by UC to relocate their Tuesday, Oct 21
event. They reached out to Omni through friends at the Gill Tract (see
occupythefarm.org). I know it's last minute, but there doesn't seem to be
anything on the calendar, so I put a hold for them.
Their request is to show their giant, portable murals about global issues
of all kinds at Omni, 6:30–9pm Tuesday, with appx. 25–50 guests. They are
an all-volunteer group on tour but can chip in some $ to Omni.
Before I confirm it this event I want to ask, *Does anyone have any
blocking concerns about this event?*
For more details, here's the blurb:
Based out of small-town Machias across the country in rural Maine, the
Beehive Design Collective is an all-volunteer organization of activists,
artists, educators and organizers. Our main focus is creating and
presenting graphic works about global issues internationally. These
portable murals are teeming with intricate images of plants and animals,
illustrating surreal but meticulously researched scenes of sociocultural
realities in the modern world. Not only are our graphics detailed,
beautiful works of art, but they also are tools in understanding the big
picture of a region's struggles.
Thanks,
Danny
On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Danny Spitzberg <stationaery(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> PS folks from the Gill Tract and Occupy the Farm (separate groups with
> some overlapping members) intended to host the Beehive folks but ran into
> unfounded blocking from UC campus.
>
> April, might you be open to talking with them about possible collaboration
> for an event of some sort?
>
> Danny
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 11:55 AM, april glaser <april.glaser(a)riseup.net>
> wrote:
>
>> I'd be happy to coordinate them doing a teaching at sudo. I think it'd
>> be a wonderful and edcuational gathering. Let me look at the calendar
>> and get back.
>> On 10/14/14 11:11 AM, yar wrote:
>> > On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 5:12 PM, april glaser <april.glaser(a)riseup.net>
>> wrote:
>> >> http://store.beehivecollective.org/
>> > Who wants to invite them to Sudo? :)
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>
>
this is happening! a great example of empowered people using creativity to
solve problems. The bees do intense research on subjects like mountaintop
removal coal mining and now, California Water Politics (which i haven't
seen yet) and then they make a giant poster with compelling artwork that
makes it easy to see the big picture.
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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:37:47 -0700
From: Sakura Saunders <sakura.saunders(a)gmail.com>
To: Beehive Design Collective <pollinators(a)beehivecollective.org>
Subject: Bees swarm Bay Area with new graphic and tour! Oct 19-21
PLEASE FORWARD!
We have some exciting news: the Bees will be swarming the Bay Area with a
new graphic and tour focused on California water politics in the midst of a
massive drought. Sucked Dry: Examining Drought and Privatization from
Mesoamérica to California, draws inspiration from struggles against
large-scale
infrastructure projects throughout MesoAmerica, connecting local and the
global struggle for control and protection of water.
Oct 19: 2pm Dolores Park, SF
Oct 20: 6:30pm Greenpeace warehouse, 955 7th St., W. Oakland co-sponsored
by Rising Tide
Oct 21: 5:30pm Gill Tract Farm, Albany (at the intersection of Marin & San
Pablo) co-sponsored by Food & Water Watch & California Student
Sustainability Coalition
About the tour:
California is in the midst of a historical drought, the most severe the
region has had in the last 500 years. This water crisis has devastated
resources,
with several communities facing the prospect of running dry. A number of
projects advocating infrastructure development such as the BDCP and Prop 1
have
been proposed as solutions for the state, but are they truly in the
interests for all? What are their impacts to our drying rivers and
reservoirs?
Fisheries and communities? Drawing inspiration from struggles against
large-scale infrastructure projects throughout MesoAmerica, the Bees will
take you
on a visual journey touching on the local and the global struggle for
control and protection of water.
We will also be introducing a *brand new graphic* (still in draft form)
that deals specifically with the fight to stop the Tunnel project that
threatens
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
About the Bees
Based out of small-town Machias across the country in rural Maine, the
Beehive Design Collective is an all-volunteer organization of activists,
artists,
educators and organizers. Our main focus is creating and presenting graphic
works about global issues internationally. These portable murals are teeming
with intricate images of plants and animals, illustrating surreal but
meticulously researched scenes of sociocultural realities in the modern
world. Not
only are our graphics detailed, beautiful works of art, but they also are
tools in understanding the big picture of a region's struggles.
More on the Bees (VIDEO): http://www.upworthy.com/the-poster-is-mesmerizing-
the-story-it-tells-is-electrifying-have-you-seen
More on MesoAmérica Resisté (graphic): http://beehivecollective.org/beehive_
poster/mesoamerica-resiste/
with honey,
the bees"
*thanks to the Center for Biological Diversity and the Story of Stuff for
help spreading the word!
Hey SudoRoomers,
One Laptop Per Child San Francisco (OLPC-SF)[1] is a volunteer group
here in San Francisco. This weekend we're hosting our FREE annual
Community Summit[2]. Learn about the intersection of education and
technology in this global movement. We'll have folks from Sugar
Labs[3] presenting, the creators of the Sugar Learning Environment,
the free/libre open source software that powers the iconic XO laptop.
Following the Summit, we'll be hosting Turtle Art Day[4]! Turtle Art
is an application which teaches programming and design by moving a
turtle with a pen around the screen. This event is happening around
the world throughout October. Turtle Artists are gathering to teach
and learn together and celebrate Turtle Art. The event is geared
towards 6-12+ year-olds but no one is too old for Turtle Art! It's
free to attend, no hardware required -- just bring your creativity!
Location: San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue @ 19th Ave
Business Building 2nd floor, room 202
San Francisco, CA
When: Saturday October 18th OLPC-SF Community Summit
Sunday October 19th Turtle Art Day
[1] http://www.olpcsf.org
[2] http://www.olpcsf.org/CommunitySummit2014
[3] http://www.sugarlabs.org
[4] http://www.olpcsf.org/TurtleArtDay2014
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Hilary Naylor, Ph.D.
www.a2zed.us
Oakland CA
At tonight's Sudoroom meeting, there were no major objections to BDRM2
("the eyeball room") becoming dedicated and lockable for Backspace, or
to the DEN and STORAGE1 being schedulable commons where Backspace gets
priority. The biggest concern is that the Public School would still
have room for its evening classes, but we don't have enough info to
speak for them obviously.
Just curious - even though we all seem to be converging on a pattern
of scheduled multi-use space, there's still this distinction between
these rooms being "administered by Backspace" and "administered by the
commons working group." I know Backspace prefers the former, but can
you say a little about why, and what is the meaningful difference for
you? Is it the worry about being scheduled out? Is it the desire for
veto power over the layout and aesthetic of the spaces? Thanks.
Lastly, Matt pointed out some issues with how the money is being framed:
> We would pay $1000 per month starting in October.
Is this a typo? It seems to contradict the next section.
> Backspace founder Andrew Lowe put forward $6000 to the Omni for Backspace in May 2014. This money was paid ahead as a commitment by Backspace to the Omni and vice versa. We would like to allocate that money in the following way:
>
> $3000 for July Rent (first month, last month, deposit)
> $1000 for Septemer
> $1000 for October
> $1000 for November
Except what actually happened, was Backspace paid $2k for first month,
$2k for last month, and $2k for deposit, and then realized later that
they couldn't continue paying that much per month. It's not just a
semantic problem - that $2k deposit went to the landlord, and not to
the Omni. This pretends that Omni saw $1k that we didn't actually see.
Also, IANAL (I Am Not A Lawyer) but it's a scary legal grey area for a
landlord to redefine deposit money as rent money. It might be better
to be honest about what happened instead of retconning it, and just
say that Omni is now giving Backspace a second chance to exist at Omni
with a grace period and a new "lease on life." Just a thought.
On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> wrote:
> The tension happening right now will be significantly reduced. We should
> keep the support of the future calendar in mind as we make our decisions
> about space.
>
> So, Yar and Jenny, thank you so much for working on this! Is there any way
> we non-tech people can help you? Any estimate of how long it will take?
It will take as long as it takes, somewhere between a day and a week
perhaps. The absolutely most helpful thing that people can do in the
meantime is to be extra nice to us and to each other and to
themselves. <3
On Thursday, October 16, 2014, Scott Nanos <scott.nanos(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> Crazy idea but I'm also a little worried that BAPS and commons
>> Wg don't have the labor power to handle all this commoning (pragmatically
>> speaking, in the form of scheduling and organizing)...
>>
>> What if Baps, backspace, and commons wg all teamed up on these common
>> spaces, granting *x* amount of privileged hours in specific areas for
>> collectives?
On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Sara Larsen <saralarsenyoga(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> However, I feel like your suggestion is exactly what I was trying to move
> forward with the BAPS backspace proposal that BAPS recently voted against
> moving forward with!
Is that what happened? I didn't go to every single meeting but my
understanding was that BAPS were still open to it but needed more time
to talk about it and make up their minds, and Backspace just doesn't
want to wait any longer. It seemed (from the outside) like this
urgency and time pressure for Backspace was the biggest reason why
things didn't work out that way.
It's not that I blame you. I can imagine how frustrating it is to try
to organize a bunch of skeptical bodyworkers to do their work at Omni,
this weird building full of construction debris, contentious politics,
dysfunctional processes and so on. Trying to create a wellness
collective at Omni at this time is an ambitious goal and I fully
recognize and respect all the emotional labor that I've seen you and
other Backspace folks put into it, Sara, and I want it to succeed too.
I think the new energy and people you guys bring in will be an
especially valuable thing for all of us and our communities.
I only hope that you can try not to blame the rest of us either for
the difficult situation. We've all been working very hard with what we
have. I feel like we're reaching at each other through a fog of fear,
uncertainty and doubt, trying to make high-stakes decisions that might
affect us all years into the future, when we only have a few months or
even weeks of experience being in some of our spaces and learning to
know and trust all the people.
There are so many rooms with different names. It's been 24 hours since
your proposal and it's taken us this long just to be sure exactly
which rooms you're talking about. There's confusion over what
commoning means (the commons wg only started meeting 2 weeks ago),
what scheduling will feel like (we're still developing the calendar
system), what the rooms will look and feel like, whether people will
clean up their messes like they say they will, and any number of
hypothetical scarcities and disasters that we have no idea if the
future might bring.
It's not your fault, it's not anybody else's fault either. I really
hope the confusion isn't interpreted as bad faith or a lack of
support. We all need to get better at that, of course, but also get
better at forgiving each others' mistakes, in the spirit of jubilee.
Sorry for the rant, but thanks for listening. <3
Counter Culture Labs is starting a weekly Biohacker Social, Tuesdays at
7pm.
We'll have some free pizza and beer, some fun projects to ogle, maybe even
some hardware to disassemble and/or fix - and of course, your fellow
biohackers to socialize and brainstorm with!
http://www.meetup.com/Counter-Culture-Labs/events/209528582/
See you there!
Patrik
On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> Is Backspace interested in sole use of that room, or open to the current
>> proposal of it being a dedicated Kids Room as well?
On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 3:52 PM, yar <yardenack(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> You're thinking of a different room - we've been calling the former
> TIL office the "Kids Room." Backspace is talking about the other room
> across from that one, under the staircase, which has BAPS books in it
> now.
Sorry about this. Jenny was right, I was wrong. Looks like Backspace
does want STORAGE2, the former TIL office. I'm not sure if it's ADA
accessible, haven't been in there since June. This makes it sort of
ambiguous since at Sudoroom meeting discussion we assumed it was
STORAGE1. Will need more time to make sure we are all still ok with
this. Sorry again.
Also, to address other concerns in this thread, IMO a good software
setup will solve a *lot* of the issues around space sharing and
scheduling. If we make it easy to schedule events and easy to see
what's scheduled, that could go a very long way. Jenny and I are still
working on that new calendar system and plan to put some good hacking
hours into it in the next few days.
OK folks sorry for the late follow up, but I finally got a chance to
tinker with this some more and was able to serve up a website from the
raspberry pi using node.js, running of course on a battery rather than
solar panels as it was about midnight by that time. Big thanks to The
Doctor who recompiled node on his B+ over the better part of a day. I
recommend following this link and using this package if you want to set
node up on your RPi. Once I get a bit further along in terms of
functionality, I'll share my whole B+ image and power electronics
schematic for other people to use.
forwarded from the good doctor a few weeks ago:
>in a bit of a pickle here. trying to get node working on a
>raspberry pi B+ for a lightweight solar powered server. anyone
>accomplished this?
Yes, but not easily.
I followed the tutorial you linked to later in your post, but was
unable to get it to work reliably. What did work was compiling libv8
and node.js manually and building .deb packages, a process that took
most of a day on a RasPi model B. If you want to give the package a
try, here's the link to our public repo:
http://svn.virtadpt.net/byzantium/v0.5b/armel/node_0.10.18-1_armhf.deb
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The Doctor [412/724/301/703] [ZS]
Developer, Project Byzantium: http://project-byzantium.org/
Hi all,
While I was there to meet with Ben, matt S. and I saw our first roach in
the corridor kitchen.
The garbage area and kitchen must be kept super clean.. If an inspector
sees this = bad.
