Can someone clarify our current status?
I am interested in applying for a grant however these are the requirements
"I certify that the organization for which I am submitting this application
is eligible to apply for the Challenge. This means my organization is a
registered and recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a registered office in
the Bay Area. If you are a fiscal sponsor submitting an application for a
sponsored group, the sponsored group must also be located in the Bay Area. "
So do we qualify? Are we a 501(c)(3)
Thanks!
Liberty-
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Hey sudoers!
A coalition of free/libre community-owned networks around the world
has submitted an application for a Knight News Challenge grant aimed
at strengthening the Internet for free expression and innovation.
https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/toward-a-network-c…
Please check it out, give us feedback in the form of Comments, and
some "Applause" if you dig the idea!
The goal of funding is trifold:
* To support the development of the Network Commons License[1] and an
organization to uphold it,
* To support an international Free Networks summit to gather together
representatives of free networks[2] in one place to share ideas and
resources toward creating the aforementioned organization,
* To support the creation of educational materials, workshops, and
guides for the construction and maintenance of free networks.
[1] There is currently an effort underway to develop a Network Commons
License - similar to a Creative Commons License - to enable legal
support for free networks. Two weeks ago, a group of folks
representing Sudo Mesh, wlan-slovenija, LA Meshnet, Kansas City
Freedom Network and Austin Freenet converged in Austin for the Free
Network Foundation's winter summit. It was an awesome, intensive
couple of days with remote participation from several other groups.
You can read notes from the summit here:
https://commons.thefnf.org/index.php/2014WinterSummitMondayNotes
* Draft of the Free Network Definition:
https://commons.thefnf.org/index.php/Free_network_definition
* Draft of the Network Commons License:
https://commons.thefnf.org/index.php/Network_Commons_License
[2] The following groups helped draft the Knight News Challenge
proposal, and we intend to reach out to many more in the coming weeks:
* Sudo Mesh, launching the People's Open Network in Oakland, CA
* Kansas City Freedom Network, in close alliance with the Free Network
Foundation in Kansas City, MO.
* wlan-slovenija across Slovenia and connecting Austria and Croatia!
* Altermundi in Argentina
* Guifi.net in Catalonia
* Freifunk in Germany
* Ninux in Italy
* MedellinLibre in Medellin, Columbia
* Village Telco in South Africa
* Fédération FDN in France
Many thanks for reading - please share with any relevant individuals
and mailing lists you can think of!
Cheers,
Jenny
http://jennyryan.nethttp://sudomesh.orghttp://thevirtualcampfire.orghttp://technomadic.tumblr.com
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"Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories."
- -Laurie Anderson
"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining
it."
- -Hannah Arendt
"To define is to kill. To suggest is to create."
- -Stéphane Mallarmé
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Hi everyone,
Just a reminder that our the first Oakland Wiki
<http://oaklandwiki.org>writeathon of the spring will be taking place
at the Oakland Public Library main
branch <http://oaklandwiki.org/Main_Library> tomorrow (Sat. 3/22) from
2-4PM.
Here is the full list of events
<http://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Wiki_Events>this spring:
- March 22 at the Main Library at 2PM
- March 29 at the 81st Ave. Library at 2PM
- April 5 at the Main Library at 2PM
- April 12 at the Temescal Branch Library at 2PM
- April 19 at the Temescal Branch Library at 2PM
- April 26 at the Chavez Branch Library at 10AM
Please share with others who you think might be interested and we look
forward to seeing you.
Best,
Marina
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From: Marina Kukso <marina.kukso(a)gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 2:45 PM
Hi everyone,
Oakland Wiki <http://oaklandwiki.org> has partnered with Oakland Public
Library <http://oaklandlibrary.org/> to host a series of edit parties at
different branches of the library this spring!
See the event dates and locations at
http://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Wiki_Events
There's also a rad flyer that the wonderful librarians have made with all
the necessary info attached here.
FINALLY, if you're in Oakland tomorrow for first friday, drop by Sudo
Room<http://sudoroom.org>where we'll be Drawing
Oakland <http://oaklandwiki.org/Draw_Oakland>. We'll have art supplies and
will be drawing whatever we want about Oakland - its neighborhoods, people,
etc. We'll be scanning our drawings and uploading them to the wiki to
illustrate entries. If you want to draw a logo or illustration of your
neighborhood or a favorite park or taco truck, this is your chance :)
Best,
Marina
On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Jeremy Entwistle
<jwentwistle(a)cryptolab.net> wrote:
> Steve Fox has written a bill (AB-1513) that would expedite and increase
> evictions in California. It's going to committee this Tuesday and it would
> be unfortunate if it progresses.
>
> You can read an overview on the OaklandWiki:
> http://oaklandwiki.org/AB-1513
>
> If anybody is interested in breaking the bill down into a very concise email
> (and add more to the wiki), it would be much appreciated to the people
> reaching out to anti-eviction groups.
Wasn't there a group meeting at Sudo yesterday to organize against
this? How did that go?
Hey all,
Please keep your eyes out. 4 bikes stolen from my dear friends' house late
last night.
Gamify the cause by spotting a bikes and nabbing it.
To win, email Leif Haven at leif.haven(a)gmail.com
Pics and details at http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/4385467375.html
:Danny
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At tonight's meeting there was unanimous consensus, well beyond
quorum, on applying for 501c3. If no objections are made on the
mailing list, that is going to happen.
Full notes here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014-03-19
