sudo-discuss September 2023

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Fwd: [sudo-info] Monkeybrains now has service in Oakland

by eenblam＠peoplesopen.net

I just wrote back to Rudy @ Monkeybrains. Thanks Yar! Sent via Migadu.com, world's easiest email hosting

4 months

help with omni commons front door access

by Jake

we need a volunteer to help administer the front door access control system. Someone comfortable with shell commands and vim and ssh, please speak up! extra bonus if someone is available to help with cgi scripts for basic html stuff, in order to make a way for nontechnical people of omni (who have password access) to approve card access. we can collaborate on this of course but i need someone to take over the basic responses to the keycard requests now. -jake

5 months, 4 weeks

[omni-consensus] PROPOSAL: BIPOC and Oppressed Gender Safe Space Committee (BOGSS)

by Jake

Dear Sudoroom, Today I voted in behalf of Sudoroom in favor of the MOP proposal, and they are now a member collective of Omni Commons. I emailed about them on April 20th but didn't hear anything back, so I hope everyone is okay with that decision. Today a proposal was introduced for a new committee to be formed at Omni Commons to value and protect the safety and interests of BIPOC/Non-Men. this is the original proposal in PDF form: https://omnicommons.org/pipermail/consensus/attachments/20220505/ab900701/a… this is an editable "cryptpad" and we are requested to "please leave comments in red" https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/edit/6IhZqwyXxN6CrEvtiljmnqTa/ actually this is a cryptpad copy of their document just for sudoroom, and I will forward our discussion to Rafiq to integrate our input. Other collectives are asking questions too, so if you want to be more engaged in the discussion, please join the [omni-consensus] list! But definitely make discussion here in the sudoroom list and get engaged. If Sudoroom members have concerns or objections, we need to communicate them promptly and work toward agreeable amedments. It is not an option to simply reject the proposal, but rather if you have specific concerns then we need to work with each other to address those concerns and come up with something agreeable. -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> Hey all, I'm boosting this email with a new subject line so that it's clear to readers - this contains an important new proposal!!! Brief summary: this proposal forms a congress of BIPOC and non-men from all Omni's groups, who then elect a small committee which has its own seat on the board, its own delegate, and a few specific powers related to addressing racism and sexism. This is an important step towards making omni representative and accountable! This finally begins to put our Statement of Solidarity into action! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: rafiq.ali <rafiq.ali(a)protonmail.com> Date: Thu, May 5, 2022 at 12:16 PM To: <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org> I added a little note at the beginning on our proposal and the events from 2 weeks ago. Happy to provide a short statement. In general, I appreciate the apologies made and think this can be a growing opportunity to forge a stronger collective. If it's possible, we can open discussion on the proposal this week if enough delegates have had a chance to review with the idea of approving at the next delegate meeting (or worst case, the one after). As mentioned earlier, we are proposing the creation of a safe space Committee (see attached). We appreciate and accept all feedback/comments/concerns. In struggle, Rafiq CLP

6 months, 4 weeks

Re: [sudo-info] 3D printer donation (fwd)

by Jake

We got a really nice 3D printer donation from someone I hope will start coming around and join us! Welcome Scott -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 21:39:31 -0700 From: Scott Griffitts Subject: Re: [sudo-info] 3D printer donation Hey, Dropped off the printer with Toby and met a few folks who were excited, skeptical, and questioning the printer. I figured I would share some info on it. Here is the page on the upgraded Z mod I did: https://seckit3dp.design/kit/triple-z Here is the page for the main printer build: https://github.com/SecKit/SK-Go_SK-Mini Here is some info on the firmware it can run: https://www.klipper3d.org/ (I think if you do some digging, you can find examples for the kinematic bed) Here is the bed probe I used: https://coex3d.com/products/bltouch-v3-1-automatic-bed-leveling-probe The stepper motor board used is big tree tech octopus v1.0 with TMC2209 drivers If you have any other questions let me know :) Also, If you guys need volunteers or anything, let me know. I’d love to help out with really cool people like you guys. Regards Scott Griffitts On Sat, 22 Jul 2023, Scott Griffitts wrote: > Hi, > My name is Scott. I've been in the middle of > upgrading a Seckit SK-GO² core-XY 3D printer. I'm > about 90% done, but have lost interest in it. The > machine has been an absolute workhorse with its > large build volume, but I think it is time for Oppy > (named after the rover) to move on to a new owner > who can utilize and attend it properly. It needs > about 3-5 hours of work to get it running, and maybe > 3hrs of tuning. Worst case, it is loaded with > aluminum extrusions, hardware, stepper motors, > linear rails, and a Pi! > Let me know if I can donate the printer to your > space :) > Regards, > Scott Griffitts

7 months, 1 week

2023-09-27 sudoroom meeting notes

by Jake

we had a meeting, notes are here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2023-09-27

7 months, 2 weeks

Fwd: Proposal to remove CLP

by Andrew R Gross

Hey Sudo, Below is Yar's proposal to eject Community Liberation Programs (CLP) from Omni. The short version is that the active members of every other collective have concluded that CLP has left Omni unable to function, and that our last recourse is to eject them. If you've followed along, I hope it's been clear that I've tried to mediate compromise, and that I recognize that the events which have led here are a damning collective failure. With that said, I think this is the appropriate action. Considering the dramatic nature of the proposal, everyone involved would like to get the strongest, most unambiguous collective agreement on this possible, both over email and at tomorrow's meeting (*Weds. Sept. 27th @ 8 PM,* in person and at http://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles). If you've heard any of CLP's complaints, understand that supporting this motion is NOT a dismissal of those criticisms. It isn't even an agreement with the charges that their leadership has acted with ulterior motivations. It is simply a recognition that CLP's presence is a barrier to Omni's ability to address any of its existential problems.. *I hope everyone will join me in looking forward eagerly to actually addressing the many problems that CLP has cited with Omni* after resolving the state of ferocious, bitter paralysis we're in. If you have any questions, I encourage you to call me or talk to me in person. The email chains are endless, but I'm happy to answer any questions and make the case for why this is necessary. If you agree with the proposal to eject CLP, please include in your message *"I endorse the proposal to eject CLP"* to sign onto it. Like this: With great disappointment, *I endorse the proposal to eject CLP.* *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 11:01 AM Subject: Proposal to remove CLP To: consensus at omni <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org> With a heavy heart, I think CLP and Omni should part ways: 1) CLP act against omni's best interests. They blocked TANC for months, giving shifting, dubious reasons, moving goalposts, and outright lies. They sent their own people to TANC to vote against omni. All this helped to alienate one of omni's last chances to succeed. TANC is critical to omni - we are desperate for new people and energy. They are willing & ready to volunteer, even as the building's future is so uncertain. Their mostly-BIPOC membership is a promising source of new faces to carry omni well into the future. All the TANC people I've met so far who belong to DSA, are part of the anti-zionist faction within DSA. Their mission of building tenant power is extremely aligned with all our values. By sticking it out this long, TANC show more dedication and faith in omni than probably any applicant ever. They don't want to rent - they want to join, to share in the burden and the responsibility of co-ownership, and we've had hardly any new member applications all year. These opportunities are so rare and special, to work against them is highly irresponsible, maybe a death blow. 2) CLP make omni less safe. the practice of singling people out for bitter personal attacks, is adding invective to our meetings and is actively driving more people away - BIPOC in particular. CLP is not the only source of this, and other problematic behaviors from other groups should also be dealt with, but they are a major one. If we can't retain people, we are doomed. The way they went after Silver is especially bad. Silver does some of the most thankless and valuable work here, and got attacked over it. They stalked Silver's housing, used private info given in confidence at bogss interviews, combed through 7 years of social media looking for dirt. What little they found was used in a series of targeted, wildly disproportionate and unprincipled public call-outs. Silver now feels unsafe at omni. 3) CLP engage in bad faith. they act as a "vanguard" who think they know best and push others around. they send authoritative, one-sided pronouncements which assert lies as facts, with no avenues for dialogue to arrive at the real truth. their answers to present-day conditions are to dredge up last year's fights. they reject the most viable solutions in front of us while offering no realistic alternatives. When challenged, they make threats, switch to rules lawyering and change the subject. To function, omni decision making must move like a ouija board, but CLP treat it like a dart board. 4) CLP sabotaged BOGSS. it should have been created as a vehicle for all women, nonbinary & BIPOC, to connect and wield power. But it didn't effectively mobilize anybody outside CLP, and it seems increasingly likely this was by design. we should keep BOGSS but seriously rethink the strategy, to increase broad participation. 5) CLP are a liability to getting a loan. their blog posts endorsing terrorism, dictators and vanguardism - these are things loan officers will immediately see as red flags. not because it offends bourgeoisie tastes or the US state dept, but because they see a community that is unstable, conflict-prone, less likely to be focused on business, and more likely to drag them into a mess. it's not what we need right now. 6) CLP use people. They claim to care about our marginalized members, but don't act like it. They abuse identity politics to consolidate power. They seem to attract decent well-meaning people with radical book readings, legit associations and direct service work, but then groom those members' good intentions to carry water in the vanguard's fights with other leftists They manipulate Palestinians, put words in their mouths, and endanger them by openly celebrating Hamas. They misconstrue boycotts to confuse people about the actual targets. They purposefully exposed young people to a traumatizing spectacle to make them feel more isolated than they are. They abuse People's Programs' blog as a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime. They brought conflict to other orgs in the past. It's what they do. At omni, they gave us a "love bomb" of 6 months of hard work, and now are doing the same. 7) CLP is toxic to the left. they seem bent to drive wedges between groups, sow discord where none is warranted, keep people isolated and scared by spreading rumors, and prevent a movement from coalescing without them on top. the 9/21 meeting made this crystal clear. all the groups at that meeting had common cause and shared goals & values, but CLP used trolling and baiting to create a spectacle in which the opposite felt true. 8) CLP support the Iranian regime, a position Iranian feminists in our community so far universally describe as "like being a nazi" or worse. Listening to them is not islamophobia or harassment based on national origin, it's not "down with the Iranian" - it's "down with the enemy of Iranians", siding with oppressed people against their oppressors. If we heed the warnings of Iranian feminists about what kind of character, judgement and worldview it takes to to side with that regime, we see the through line connecting every other behavior above: cynical, conniving, cruel. I can think of only one compelling reason why CLP should not be removed: they're a BIPOC-led group. This is important, especially for Omni, and makes their removal a much tougher call. But it's the right call. I truly believe that a white-dominated org doing the same things listed above, would have already been removed sooner. The fact we gave CLP benefit of the doubt for so long, is to Omni's credit, but there is no more doubt, and it's time to do our duty to our project. To get through the next few months, omni needs unity and clarity and positivity. CLP has nothing to offer here. It's time to part ways. I recommend the delegates: 1) delay the upcoming bogss congress 2) affirm by majority vote, that CLP cannot dominate bogss 3) vote by consensus minus one to remove CLP 4) vote unanimously to accept TANC 5) hold a new bogss congress including TANC members

7 months, 3 weeks

Reminder: Pledge [Pledge No.] from Omni Commons

by Omni Commons

Dear Sudo Room, Just a reminder that we have not received a payment for this invoice yet. Let us know if you have questions. Thanks for your business! Omni Commons ---------------------------------- Invoice --------------------------------- 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94609 US +1 5105456582 https://omnicommons.org Invoice #: 3009 Date: 09/01/2023 Due Date: 09/25/2023 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $2,000.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill To: Sudo Room 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94607 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****************************** Account Summary ***************************** 08/01/2023 Balance Forward $1,850.00 Other payments and credits after 08/01/2023 -1,850.00 New charges (details below) 2,000.00 Total Amount Due (activity through 09/01/202 2,000.00 **************************************************************************** Date Activity Qty Rate Amount 09/01/2023 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00 2,000.00T ____________________________________________________________________________ SubTotal: $2,000.00 Tax: $0.00 -------------------------------------- Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00 Total Amount Due: $2,000.00 Greetings Sudo Room! This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the commons! Love and solidarity, Omni Commons Finance Working Group

7 months, 3 weeks

Fixit Clinic in today's Boston Globe

by Peter Mui

Fixit Clinic featured in today's Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/27/opinion/diy-repair-boston-fixit-clin…

7 months, 3 weeks

Sudoroom meeting this Wednesday September 27th

by Jake

dear Sudoroom, we have an important topic to discuss as Sudoroom because the delegates are discussing an important topic very soon, possibly as early as Thursday. Let's meet on Wednesday at 8PM, primarily online although I hope some of us will be in the space for the meeting. Last time someone joined the meeting anonymously and was putting things in the notes that were distracting from the meeting. I propose that we don't allow anonymous participation at this next meeting, for various reasons. If someone needs to participate without revealing their identity, they should have someone who is not anonymous represent them. -jake

7 months, 3 weeks

meeting notes from 2023-09-20

by Jake

Sudoroom had a meeting from 8pm until almost 11, meeting notes have been copied from the pad and are here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2023-09-20

7 months, 3 weeks

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