sudo-discuss April 2014

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The Omni is happening - PLEASE REVIEW & DISCUSS!

by Yar

For the past few months I've been Sudoroom's delegate to the Omni Collective. If you don't know already, the Omni is a huge building in Temescal, and the Omni Collective is a group of delegates from many groups whose goal is to acquire that building and move into it together. It's an amazing opportunity - the owners are quite eager to sell it for significantly below market value, and we've been negotiating a very reasonable rent-to-own agreement in the meantime. It's real, folks. All the money and legal pieces are falling into place. So far, 10 groups have officially joined the collective, shown active sustained interest, and pledged a monthly rent. The pledges add up to more than we would need to cover rent, utilities, maintenance and other expenses related to moving in. The collective is legally incorporated, we have a pro-bono lawyer, we're probably going to get our parking waiver for a use-permit, we have a 15 year financial plan (with the help of a local land trust), and we are very close to getting an interest-free loan to cover first-last-deposit. We will probably be able to MOVE IN by June 1! You can find more information here, including all Omni Collective meeting minutes: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni Sudoroom has had an informal discussion about this for a long time. We consented to send me as a delegate. But I am worried that the consent and commitment has not been full or formal enough given how serious and imminent things are getting. So I'd like to renew Sudo's consent and make it more properly consent-y. I will bring this to the next few meetings as well, but honestly not all of you have been going to Sudo meetings. So... Are there any objections to actually doing this? Are there any blocks? Anything else to say for or against this plan? Any questions? Now is the time to make them known. Now is the time to really talk about this. Thanks!

10 years, 8 months

Hacker Yoga starts this Tuesday!

by Noemie Serfaty

Hello Sudo list! Join Max K and I this Tuesday, April 14h at 7:30 pm for our first Hacker Yoga workshop at Earthtribe Yoga! Hacker Yoga is a participative yoga experiment, and is all about sharing tools to develop your own practice. If you're a yoga geek, find other yoga geeks to play and experiment with, share your experience and knowhow. If you're a beginner, come, practice, and discover how yoga can be hacked! The workshop will be followed by optional tea & set theory mini-lesson by Max! Recommended donation: 5$ No one turned away. Earth Tribe Yoga 1924 Franklin St Ste 210 Oakland, CA 94612 Hoping to see you tuesday! Noémie -- Noémie Serfaty 108 rue du Faubourg du Temple 75011 Paris Tel: 06 27 76 88 84 Tel: 01 71 50 51 82 noemieserfaty(a)gmail.com

10 years, 8 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] Projector

by Yar

On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 9:13 AM, niki <niki.shelley(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I borrowed the short throw projector for a talk about bees that I'm giving > to a group of middle school students today at 2pm. > > I'll bring it back to SUDO directly afterwards. Does anyone know where it is currently? We can't find it this morning.

10 years, 8 months

Tax Update from the Treasurer with Pictures

by Maximilian Klein

See all at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Tax_history<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Tax_history> This is your treasurer *notconfusing* speaking. I'm a tax amateur, and you can too. This is a visualization of 2013 finances. When debit exceeds credit we had a negative month. 'netcum' is net cummulative money aka total cash in da bank. So if debit exceeds netcum, then our month costed more than we have in the bank. [image: 2013 finances.png]<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File:2013_finances.png> On Apr 9th 2014, I went the Sustainable economies law center legal cafe to get some advice about how sudo should handle taxes. Here's what I learned: 1. Tax day for corporations is the same as for people - April 15th. 2. Every year we must file *something. Even if you become a federal nonprofit, which we aren't yet, you have to tell the govt that you don't owe anything. The basic things we **need to file'* are: 1. State Taxes: *Form 199*, probably 199N 2. Federales Taxes: *Form 990* Likely 990-EZ. 3. Those forms are actually not due until *May 15th*. 4. I will file these soon. It's highly likely we don't owe much cash. 3. 2013 was the year we switched from being "Eddan Katz" dba (doing business as) Sudo Room, to Sudo Room, the California non-profit public benefit corporation. 1. Eddan is not claiming the income that was receieved, and it was all transfered to the new corporation. 2. So the corporation will pay tax on it. 4. Since we are not 501c3 yet the money "donated" to sudo room are not actually donations, i.e. not tax deductible. 5. Corporations like us get 27 months after incorporation to file for 501c3. That puts our date at January 2016. 6. The sudo EIN is 46-4109670 Max Klein http://notconfusing.com/

10 years, 8 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] Tax Update from the Treasurer with Pictures

by Somebody

"Corporations are people my friend" :) Very easy to read, and well explained. Good job Max, thx! Maximilian Klein <isalix(a)gmail.com> wrote: >_______________________________________________ >sudo-discuss mailing list >sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss

10 years, 8 months

Projector

by niki

Hey all, I borrowed the short throw projector for a talk about bees that I'm giving to a group of middle school students today at 2pm. I'll bring it back to SUDO directly afterwards. xo N

10 years, 8 months

Fwd: [nobawc-announce] Sign the Petition - CA Worker Cooperative Act

by Danny Spitzberg

Clicktivism at its finest ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Stephen" <steve(a)arizmendi.coop> Date: Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 11:59 AM Subject: [nobawc-announce] Sign the Petition - CA Worker Cooperative Act To: "nobawc-announce(a)lists.nobawc.org" <nobawc-announce(a)lists.nobawc.org> > Hey NoBAWC community, > AB 2525, the Limited Liability Worker Cooperative Act, is currently working its way through committee in Sacramento. In order to help move this legislation along, we need to show state lawmakers that this bill has support. The great folks at Sustainable Economies Law Center have put together an online petition to make it super easy for you to do so. Currently there are only 66 signatures… We need to bump that number up! A link to the petition is below. If you want to find out more about the bill or to read the actual language, the link below will take you there as well. > http://www.theselc.org/ca-worker-cooperative-act > We are hoping to get as many signatures as we can by this Friday… so please take a moment to sign and then use your social media tentacles to get the word out there. > Thanks for your support. > -Steve

10 years, 8 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] sudo room internet status?

by Somebody

(Of course if Sudoers are okay w the idea.) Somebody <somebody(a)riseup.net> wrote: >_______________________________________________ >sudo-discuss mailing list >sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss

10 years, 8 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] sudo room internet status?

by Somebody

(Hmm... Perhaps we should try to use the Cisco 2960 that we have there so we can at least check connected switch ports. I volunteer to work w someone else that maybe interested on this potential project. ) Marc Juul <juul(a)labitat.dk> wrote: >_______________________________________________ >sudo-discuss mailing list >sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss

10 years, 8 months

Skipping next 3D Tuesday (Apr 15)

by Yar

I won't be here next Tuesday (April 15). I'll be visiting family for passover. But the printers will still be there, and are always free to use. Have fun without me!

10 years, 8 months

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