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by Noemie Serfaty

Hello sudo-ers Let me introduce myself, although some of you know me already. My name is Noémie, I'm French - among other things. I discovered sudo-room last September. It was the first time I set foot in a hackerspace, and it kind of blew my mind. At sudo room, I discovered the concept of open source, a concept I didn't really know till then. That, together with a lot of really great encounters and conversations, kind of changed things for me, and made me realize that even in what I do in life (films), I can do things completely differently. Up to now the film industry has been very hierarchical, in many different ways, and it always made me uncomfortable. Only recently did I understand that if I sense that something’s not fair, I can actually do something about it. That was an empowering realization. So I've been playing with the idea of making an open source documentary film at/about sudo room. Before I go any further, I would just like to say that I saw you're trying to agree on a sort of chart about the conditions under which you'd be willing to have people film at sudo room, and it all seems very reasonable to me. I'd like to expose you my idea, for you to tell me what you think, and also, if anyone among you would like to participate. I’m hoping that (at least some of) the ones who will be in the film will also participate in the making of the film. The project would probably be scattered over a few months, so that it doesn't feel heavy, but also so that there is time to develop a genuine narrative, and to follow one or a few projects that could constitute the backbone of a story. The question I've been fiddling with is the following: how to make it open source? And beyond just putting the footage under CC license and leaving it available somewhere on the internet, how to make it an exciting experiment, an opportunity to create new processes in film making that are non hierarchical and more participative? To me the question is also a pragmatic one: how can this participative process allow to create compelling films with a vision, films that people actually want to watch, beyond the open source community? The idea is to develop a sort of github for editing movies in a collaborative way, so that as the film is being shot and made, there is a tool online that allows to do things together: - rate, annotate, underline the footage or parts of it, organize it - upload videos, music, etc. - edit sequences. - fork the project to create a different timeline and a different movie. This tool would be free of access and available not only to the people involved in the project but to anyone, and hopefully will generate a cool community of users who want to be empowered film viewers *and* makers. To me it's the continuation of genius director Chris Marker's work with the Medvedkin Groups in the 60's. * (see below if you want to know more about it!). I've been talking about the possibility of building this tool with a really great and talented hacker that some of you know, Robert M Ochshorn. He's already made some great advancement on the future of video (two works of his: http://interlace.videovortex9.net also check http://montageinterdit.net) and he'd be excited to continue with this project. I’m excited too actually! I think it could change the whole idea of how to make films, and what it is to be a spectator, and what is a truly participative movie... So I’m offering to do an experiment, and I think sudo room would definitely be the best place to do it, not only because of all places, it is the one where I would want to experiment in a fun way. Also because I envision a really good, touching, fun and awakening movie... hopefully more than one movie!! I hope that after the 1.0 movie is released, it is only the beginning of an adventure consisting in hacking the movie. Making a different version of it, maybe more than one. I'll be in Oakland starting from February and I'm thinking of spending some time at sudo - probably for other projects as well. I'd like to take this time to think of how to do it, what story (ies) to tell, talk about the project to whomever among you is interested in participating in it, and see more concretely how it could be done in a participative way, but also with a vision, and a unity, so that it actually has a reach. I wrote this email today because I’d like everyone to know about it, and open a discussion that I hope will mostly take place in real life when I’ll be here in February rather than on this email list, although I would be happy to already get some feedback, questions, advice or ideas that you think are relevant at this stage… Thank you! A bientôt :) Noémie * Chris Marker went to film the factory strikes in Besancon; and when he showed his film to the workers, they said that he’s completely incompetent, that it does not represent their point of view at all, that this director from Paris is just like the bosses that exploit them. Chris Marker agreed that the film was filmed from his point of view, and created with the workers the Medevkin groups. He shared with them the material, the means and the knowhow to create their own movies, and helped them to re-edit his own footage. Some of the films of the Medvedkin groups are amazing. -- 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

12 years, 2 months

Sudo Room open but no one here

by Vicky Knox

And the lights were out..that is all. Please be mindful about locking up if you're the last sentient being in the room.

12 years, 2 months

Fwd: [oaklandprivacyworkinggroup] DAC Petition on Boing Boing

by Marina Kukso

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joshua Daniels <daniels.joshua(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 6:30 PM Subject: [oaklandprivacyworkinggroup] DAC Petition on Boing Boing To: oaklandprivacyworkinggroup <oaklandprivacyworkinggroup(a)lists.riseup.net> Whoa -- Eddan got Cory Doctorow to write a piece about DAC and the petition on Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2014/01/17/petition-kill-the-oakland-d.html Nice work!

12 years, 2 months

BAN FRACKING @ the captial

by Troy

From: Hillary Aidun <HAidun(a)biologicaldiversity.org> Date: January 17, 2014 Subject: Tell Gov. Brown at His State of the State Address: Ban California Fracking Now It's that time again — time for the California Governor's State of the State Address on Wednesday, January 22nd. And it's way past time for the state to ban the dangerous, destructive, climate-dooming practice of fracking. Join the Center, Californians Against Fracking, Food & Water Watch, CREDO, and others at a rally to tell Governor Jerry Brown: Ban fracking throughout California now. Activists from across the state will be there. Will you? Transportation will be provided from the Bay Area to the Capitol Building in Sacramento. Bus pick up times and locations: San Francisco Civic Center BART — 6:00 a.m. 1814 Franklin St. (at 19th St.), Oakland — 6:20 a.m. The bus will return to Oakland by 1:00 p.m. and San Francisco by 1:20 p.m. Click here to reserve your seat on the bus. Want to meet us in Sacramento? The rally will take place at 8 a.m. at the State Capitol Building on the north side, 1315 10th St., Sacramento, CA 95814. You can RSVP on our Facebook event page here or by emailing me. Hillary Aidun Anti-Fracking Organizer Center for Biological Diversity 415-632-5335 haidun(a)biologicaldiversity.org

12 years, 2 months

electronics recycling rumor @ Grocery Outlet this weekend

by Matthew Senate

hey all, I heard a rumor from my roommate that Grocery is setting up electronics recycling Saturday and Sunday, 2900 Broadway just up the street from sudo room. Any confirmations? I'm seeking one currently. If confirmed, anyone want to check it out to (a) drop stuff off we don't need (b) keep our eyes peeled for good fixable stuff!? // Matt

12 years, 2 months

Tonight at Sudo: East Bay Javascript, Oakland Wiki, & Wifi Mesh

by Marina Kukso

hi everyone, it's thursday! that means that there's a bunch of stuff happening at sudo: 6:30 PM: East Bay Javascript<https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/east-bay-javascript-meetup-group/?instance…> 7:00 PM: Oakland Wiki Meetup<https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/oakland-wiki-weekly-open-meeting/?instance…> 7:30 PM: Wifi Mesh Hacknight<https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/1225-2/?instance_id=67142> hooray! see you soon, marina

12 years, 2 months

did anyone take notes of simply photographs or hashtages from Mass Effect?

by Romy Ilano

I'd like to update the blog... did anyone take notes of simply photographs or hashtages from Mass Effect? ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

12 years, 2 months

support a video library of life experience in a 17-screen exhibit – deadline tomorrow

by Danny Spitzberg

Dear friends, it's been a while, and I miss you all. Starting next Wednesday (5–7pm, right before the weekly meeting), Global Lives is hosting a month-long, 17-screen exhibit in San Francisco to host salon gatherings for broader audiences interested in global citizenship and travel, empathy and education, and film and new media, as well as field trips for Bay Area schools for workshops on empathy and global citizenship. This exhibit is part of its initiative to provide educational materials for over 400 teachers in the USA and around the world who asked for help using video as a resource in their classroom. Because I believe in the power of people speaking for themselves, I'm working with Global Lives to build their education program and broader community. And thanks to the support we received last year, Global Lives produced 8 videos within 11 months! The amazing series features a day in the life of 10 transit workers around the world. You can preview five of the films at www.globallives.org/liveintransitpreviews/ and learn more about the exhibit opportunities atwww.globallives.org/exhibitmonth2014. *Before Friday at 2PM, Global Lives needs $9,500 to put curriculum and resources in the hands of teachers and show its video library of life experience to a wide audience – please donate at www.globallives.org/donate/ <http://www.globallives.org/donate/>.* I would be humbled and thankful if you would donate to support this amazing work today. Sincerely, Danny

12 years, 2 months

Schneider Electric Smarter Video Surveillance

by eddan.com

Schneider Electric Inc., makers of Pelco video surveillance systems, were awarded the City Council contract today for phase 2 of building the Oakland Domain Awareness Center. This item is being referred to the Public Safety Committee, and will be on their agenda later this month. https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1633990&GUID=9B787EF… This IBM/Schneider Electric: Making Video Surveillance Smarter clip explains it a bit http://youtu.be/6e6IsIQUQLQ ... and is begging to be parodied. See also: http://blog.schneider-electric.com/security-management/2013/10/15/ibm-partn… http://www.pelco.com/sites/global/en/products/video-surveillance-systems.pa… http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/xis03005usen/XIS03005USEN.PDF sent from eddan.com

12 years, 2 months

Feel Good news for the day: No more polio in India

by Romy Ilano

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25709362 India had no cases of Polio this year. That's pretty damn awesome! A toast to modern medicine, policy makers and healthcare workers! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

12 years, 2 months

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