This artist is visiting town and wanted to know if he could speak at Sudo
Room or give away any art. I told him that we don't have anyone dedicated
to organizing this kind of event, but that I'd ask if anyone wants to.
If you'd like to host him during November, put it on the calendar and go
for it.
*Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>
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From: Jared Sofoifa <j.a.sofoifa(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 10:44 AM
Subject: [sudo-info] An idea
To: <info(a)sudoroom.org>
Good Morning,
I am a Guatemalan Artist in Canada. I am wondering if your space would want
to be part of a project I've been Working on.
https://jaredarmandosofoifa.com/the-ocean-gives/
This is my largest painting to date. It spans roughly four feet by five
feet. I want to give it away in a raffle to anyone that shares a smile.
This year being in a position of comfort, it pained me greatly to see
everyone around me struggling with the rising costs of everything. Being
from Guatemala I have a deep knowledge of plants and how to cultivate them.
I volunteered my time at a giant garden in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
operated by the local food bank. I realized that I was focusing on the
wrong things, while it was great to feed people, as a painter I couldn't
stand by and not feed their souls. Given that fine Art is mostly out of
reach from the working class, I decided that I would rather "sell" my
painting for smiles. I want to provide people struggling for survival, to
have some kind of hope.
In our politicized world it is hard to be kind to others and not guarded.
What we need is community and unity. I feel like this project gets at the
core of what future artists will provide the world. If you would like I can
provide files for ready-to-print media including a poster with a QR code
and printable raffle tickets from anyone that does not have a 'smart'
telephone. As well as the poem about the painting.
I will be in the Bay Area during Nov.8th-Nov.23rd promoting my Art and the
seven works of writing I completed during COVID lockdowns in Canada, while
also working on my stand-up comedy and music at any open mics I can get
into.
I would be happy to give a brief Artists talk outlining the project and the
future role of Artists as we fight to stay relevant in a world where AI
threatens all our livelihoods.
Attached are some media provided to me from the Saskatoon food bank while
my painting was in their space.
It's not required, but as a working Artist I would greatly appreciate any
honorarium (if your organization can afford it) to help me with my travel
expenses and shipping cost for the painting.
Let me know your thoughts,
Sincerely,
Jared Armando Sofoifa
ps I'm the one in the pink hat. Also attached some additional paintings of
mine.
The Ocean Gives Promo 2.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NgnL99us5n177f1hw0iRpcO6htjGowsC/view?usp=…>
The Ocean Gives promo 3.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uourVkx_kbk6BbkOtQfPMZFSEJx8wIND/view?usp=…>
The Ocean Gives Promo.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hC_1IlgtTLOuxK1DCyVMHUEnneJePUMp/view?usp=…>
TheOceanGives-Testimonial.docx
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkL-JIBLIpL9BuicgypxjTTw_-TXNwVR/view?usp=…>
Construct Deconstruct Adjust Readjust.png
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1comztlfaDInSj4Z-xMfLN8LRYk6yLQry/view?usp=…>
Covid and the Seven Deadly Sins.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k-l_od_QFX20yZSEO91Q_jRD30CCh7fa/view?usp=…>
Our Tree of Life and Death.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ZkaeA3XiO96fqsHF-vU8tnSXrCL5Ig7/view?usp=…>
PXL_20221106_164346113.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xCcsE9kVE-Q4sN8cV0nJLQ7XBvAGZFt_/view?usp=…>
The birds, the lady, and the caterpillar.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-lWY91fz3M4Nl1f1Wx-xghCDk_8OA24/view?usp=…>
The Illusive Raven.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QkI8GaT4Sh5qkacd7NThJSQwSsPsURc3/view?usp=…>
The Moon and the Sun.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tLOvcNh0YR9g9PlDEt2ZBTauxXX96G5B/view?usp=…>
The Sunken Afterlife.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qUkfk34C5V-z03fiYcBwIFxeZOgUsdwf/view?usp=…>
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Hi Sudoers:
Now that the Free Store has to pay rent: can we design some sort of
donation apparatus for them that can accept money but is not easily
pilfered? My initial thought is some sort of large free-standing but
heavy plastic tube structure (e.g.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorade_box) but I'm open to other ideas.
Bonus points: add some sort of fun sound as in this youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbEKAwCoCKw
We could make these for sudoroom and the fabric and textile area too.
Anyone else interested in working on this? -Peter
we had fun looking over SIgnal's open source code this week. We're going to
explore their repositories, they create a lot of cool libraries.
They used to hang out at SudoRoom from time to time, but that was a while
ago. I'm not proposing we do advertising or anything, but they are totally
open source and share so much - is there any way any of them would be
interested in coming in and giving a lightning talk?
Messaging and surveillance is in the news lately and they are neat, it
would be cool to just have a roundtable and whietboarding ...
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Hello, I wanted to give a recap on what's happening with Omni Commons
building sale and operations.
Earlier this month, Omni Commons had three options to prevent foreclosure.
The most promising option was to sell the building to CALLI (an affiliate
nonprofit of EB PREC https://ebprec.org/). Once EB PREC confirmed they were
able to fund the purchase, there's been a big push to work as fast as
possible to finalize, given we are on a tight deadline to prevent
foreclosure.
*Acronyms: CALLI stands for Collective Action and Land Liberation
Institute, and EB PREC stands for East Bay Permanent Real Estate
Cooperation. CALLI does not have any projects under its belt yet, but its
board are all current staff at EB PREC.
Everyone currently renting spaces in Omni Commons are getting offered
leases to stay. These leases are still in negotiation, and that's the main
work that's left for us to do right now. Sudo Room is being offered a 34
year lease to stay in the bocce ball court space. We will have to pay more,
but we are also going to have some well-needed commons upgrades (roof
renovation is planned, bathroom renovations, rat proofing, etc all to
come!). Also there will be some new much needed help in managing the
building day-to-day and in conflict resolution. How the building is
operated will ultimately be decided by CALLI, but there's lots of back and
forth and they really want to work with us on this. Some plans include
creating separate entrances and exits for SR and CCL, and restricting
access hours + full building access. The entrance hall will continue to
host the Free Store for now, with plans to add a cafe again up front later.
That is not the focus right now though as there is this big hurry just to
meet foreclosure legal work deadlines and finalize collective + tenant
leases.
This is really exciting, because just a month ago we were at a super severe
risk of foreclosing. We still are cutting it really close, with us
currently having received a notice of default from the foreclosure agency,
and for us being in property tax default. The consensus among the building
was that foreclosing would not be worth the uncertainty, difficulty, and
harm to the community that the building being bulldozed would likely cause.
So that EB PREC was able to step in at this short notice with the funds at
hand, and a willingness to dedicate all this time into making something
work out is really unbelievable.
All of the meeting notes are public on the wikis if you want more info, but
also I'm happy to share more info as requested.
Omni Commons meeting notes: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Meetings
Sudo Room meeting notes: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meetings
Thanks,
Paige
It's been suggested that we have a meeting tonight to discuss the final
steps transferring the building.
I'm not sure we have a ton to talk about but I'll be on at 7pm Today. I'll
send the link when it starts.
William
https://lu.ma/sudoroom
(I also have links on the SudoRoom.org page, but it kept crashing the other
week)
thanks for all the energy!!! we are now a 5 day a week space! hopefully as
more people join, we can be 7 days a week! woo hoo!!!!!!!!
=============================
Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Meet Real People Solving Real Prroblems
Most of our events are in-person, with little pressure to share LinkedIn
profiles or go 100% transactional. We favor doing things with our hands,
solving problems by coming up with solutions on the fly, and learning face
to face instead of through screens. Virtually none of our events have
slides either.
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*Romy Mimi Ilano*
*romy.ilano(a)gmail.com <romy.ilano(a)gmail.com>*
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From: SudoRoom <sudoroom(a)calendar.luma-mail.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Subject: [Admin Copy] Events this week at SudoRoom Hackerspace
To: <romy.ilano(a)gmail.com>
8/26 – Octavia Butler predicts the future (Agents and debates with robots
and more) – Women &…
<https://lu.ma/sudoroom>
SudoRoom
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Events this week at SudoRoom Hackerspace
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8/26 – *Octavia Butler predicts the future (Agents and debates with
robots and more) – Women & Non-Binary hack night <https://lu.ma/cin107ny>*
7-9 pm Monday – get your hands dirty and control the future
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8/27 Open Sewing and Making lab <https://lu.ma/5akloqgd> 2-11pm! so you
can start in the afternoon
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8/27 Lynn Conway Hardware Hack Night <https://lu.ma/lvoudjla> 8-???
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8/29 – Thursday mornings 9-11am –* Coffee & Algorithms: REVOLUTION!
<https://lu.ma/63kxcvnu>*
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8/30 –* Design your own Museum Exhibit with Open-Source Blender
<https://lu.ma/63kxcvnu>* – A 30 minute remote meetup teaser for an
in-person Blender event
https://sudoroom.org/sudoroom-is-made-of-people-august-2024-newsletter/
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