Last year we got $4k from SoEx as a grant. They sent us this offer as a
previous winner to find out how to get more money in different places. I
can hook up anybody that wants to go.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Alternative Exposure" <alternativeexposure(a)soex.org>
Date: 17 Dec 2014 15:10
Subject: Opportunity for Upcoming Professional Development Workshop at
Southern Exposure
To: "Carey Lin" <ad(a)soex.org>
Cc:
Dear former Alternative Exposure Grantees:
I hope this message finds you well.
I wanted to let you know about an upcoming opportunity here at SoEx I'd
like to invite you (and any of your current/former project collaborators)
to apply to if you are interested. It is a 1-day intensive professional
development workshop offered by Creative Capital on February 1 and we are
accepting applications through January 4. It's a great resource and the
costs of the workshop are being subsidized so it's free to attend for
selected participants. As a former Alt Ex grantee I think you would have a
lot to contribute to this group session so I highly encourage you to apply
before the deadline. More information and a link to the application can be
found on our website here.
<https://www.soex.org/opportunities/open-call/creative-capital-professional-…>
Thanks and have a great holiday!
Carey
Hey all,
I'm having some trouble with shawn in the bookstore.
He comes in and makes a mess and is rude and obstinate when I ask him to
clean it up. In general he's pretty nasty to me and while I am sympathetic
to his situation I'm going to have to start asking him to leave the
bookstore when I am here.
N
fyi!
On Tuesday, December 16, 2014 9:11:37 PM UTC-8, sameers wrote:
>
> Hi -
>
> A group of us went to present at Castlemont recently and when I mentioned
> this to the folks at a meeting of the CSTA that I attended, their president
> introduced me to someone who's looking for help in recruiting a CS teacher
> for an after school program.
>
> Here are more details - pls email me if you have questions - the program
> is at Dewey Academy, and the schedule is:
>
> 1. Monday: 2-3p
> 2. Wednesday: 1230p-110p
> 3. Friday: 2-3p
>
> They are open to a group from Open Oakland attending to check the class
> out, even if we aren't going to apply for the job. Let me know and I'd love
> to co-ordinate a visit.
>
> Students receive grades that are decided based 65% on attendance and 35%
> at the instructor's discretion, once every 6 weeks. Dewey is a continuation
> high school <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation_high_school>, so
> your students don't necessarily stay through the entire 6 weeks, though
> they have to in order to get a grade. You can decide your curriculum and
> pace entirely on your own. The current instructor, Seema Sharma, is a math
> high school teacher, and taught herself Alice
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_%28programming_language%29>, an
> instructional programming language to teach the kids. She has also used
> material from CodeHS.com.
>
> The program is run by EBAYC <http://www.ebayc.org/>, where the program
> manager of the after school program is Brooklyn Williams. She'll probably
> be responsible for hiring. I can also get you in touch with Seema.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sameer.
>
>
Hey all!
The Fundraising Committee just set up a Thunderclap to signal boost our
crowdfunding campaign in its last week.
It's highly likely that we're going to extend the campaign another 3 weeks,
but we need your help to make the message go viral!
What you need to do:
* Go to our Thunderclap URL here:
https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/20506-crowdfund-a-commons-in-oakland
* Link your Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr profiles to the Thunderclap
* Add a personalized message or just opt to retweet/repost/reblog the
existing message
* That's it! Thunderclap will schedule the message to go out on December
30th!
Let's see how big we can grow our reach!
<3
Jenny on behalf of the Omni Fundraising Committee
Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California!
https://omnicommons.org/donate
`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
"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
~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
I am looking for someone who can help me write an email in chinese, for
the purpose of specifying a technical design to a chinese factory. My
first attempt to communicate with a diagram did not work out.
If you or someone you know is available to help me translate an email, I
would appreciate it. I don't trust google translate to do a good job, and
I respect the engineers in China enough not to send them a computer
translation.
The information I need to convey is the wiring pattern for a pedal-power
generator which will be part of a product where people can power their
laptop (or television or whatever) by pedalling a stationary bicycle.
thank you!
-jake
At the next meeting I hope we can confront Chris for the last time and require him to leave Omni Commons and have his access privileges revoked along with his sudo room membership.
// Matt
Hey everyone. I'm up in Tahoe on weekends snowboarding.
Anyone interested in going?
https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Snowboarding
=============================
Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Hello Noisebridge and friends,
As you may already be aware, in the post-Reboot world we lack -- and very
much need -- library shelving.
A lovely and spacious space has been set aside near the Fox Lounge for the
books, but shelving has remained elusive, especially in light of other
priorities. Plus we cannibalized the old shelves for other construction in
the space.
---
TL;DR: if you can help provide lumber and/or help with construction, or if
you'd just like to see this thing exist and can contribute money, please
email me. We'll be working on this in mid-January.
---
I believe that art has had a tremendously positive transformative impact on
Noisebridge, and I wish to continue that tradition by turning the library
construction into a work of art itself.
I propose the The Fibonacci Library aka Golden Spiral Bookshelves:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number
Submitted for your approval, a collaborative design for the new library
shelves.
Scotty did the original sketchup, Steve derived the calculations.
According to our specs, we will need roughly the following:
** 60 feet of 1/2" thick, 15" wide boards
** 90 feet of 1" thick, 16" wide boards.
The cost for this library will vary widely depending on the materials we
have to work with. I'd like to buy "real" wood, but cost may be
prohibitive. I'd LOVE to build a library with a combo of found materials,
but that may make the project very difficult.
If you have advice about materials procurement and utilization, I'm all
sensory-organs.
If you want to help, let me know -- we'll start gathering our forces in
January after many of us get home from CCC.
Yours,
Naomi
--
Naomi Theora Most
naomi(a)nthmost.com
+1-415-728-7490
skype: nthmost
http://twitter.com/nthmost
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 1:34 PM, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Great strides have been made visavis debris and garbage ending up outside,
> and that is great. However, the newly-longer line of chairs chained up
> outside the building, while useful of course, frankly is starting to look
> too janky and an eyesore at this point.
>
> In order to improve somewhat the outside appearance of our building and the
> perception of neighbors, I would like to cut down on the number of outside
> chairs. Basically, I think we should remove all but the bench and the
> bare-metal chairs. IE, I think all the new white chairs should be removed.
> It's just too much.
>
> In addition, by the way, technically we do not have permission from the city
> to put any seating outside. I've looked at our property line and its not
> clear actually that it extends a few feet from the building. Even if it did,
> there is an easement with the city's sidewalk that means they have control
> over it.
>
> I appreciate the doocratic effort to provide more outside seating, but can
> we please remove these extra white chairs? Its overkill imo.
Ok so where are people supposed to sit then? Would they prefer we
sit/lie on the sidewalk instead?
Looking for a fun way to help out the Omni and meet new people while you're
at it? Come join the Welcoming Committee and help us ensure that new folks
walking through our doors are not totally confused!
I mean, a little confusion is okay, it's salubrious for creativity and
becoming, but we really need more hands on deck to give tours, answer
questions, create documentation, and generally be a welcoming face to the
Omni.
Our first planning meeting was rained out, so we're kicking it to next
week: *6pm on Thursday, Dec. 18th in La Commune.*
Add your ideas and inspiration to our wiki page here:
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Welcoming_Committee or to this thread!
<3
Jenny
Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California!
https://omnicommons.org/donate
`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
"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
~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
Hi friends,
Writing to invite you all to a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Sunday, December
14 in San Francisco.
Join volunteers from the Electronic Frontier Foundation
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation>, Creative
Commons <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons>, and the Bay
Area Wikipedia community to write and edit about human rights and free
speech online. We will improve, create, and update Wikipedia articles
related to global internet censorship. People regularly turn to
Wikipedia to get a basic overview of internet censorship, so it's
crucial that we ensure Wikipedia's coverage is up-to-date and accurate.
I'm a co-organizer and will be driving from the East Bay to participate,
if anyone wants a ride! Let me know if you have any questions or want a
lift.
# *Date*: December 14, 2014
# *Time*: 1-5pm
# *Location*: Electronic Frontier Foundation
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation> office
(815 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94109)
# *Link:
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/Internet_Censorship
Edit-a-thons are actually really fun. You end up learning a ton, become
a stronger writer, and produce articles that will be read by millions.
This is also a great way to learn more about Wikipedia.
Wikipedia entries on Internet censorship are thin, particularly about
regions where censorship is most problematic, since users in those areas
are often restricted from editing. Internet censorship impacts users
everywhere, because fewer people are able to upload or contribute to the
Internet or access information online, making our digital commons less
robust and less diverse.
As someone who has helped with a lot of individual case advocacy, let me
tell you all that this is one of the best ways to help raise awareness
about international issues, where we often have little influence. Often
for long standing cases of injustice, a good Wikipedia presence raises
awareness more than most any news article.
Here's a link to an edit-a-thon we did earlier this year to raise
awareness about imprisoned journalists in Ethiopia:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/10/wikipedia-edit-thon-zone-9-bloggers-g…
All my best,
April
PS: Please share widely. Here's a link
<https://twitter.com/aprilaser/status/543470086103650304> to a tweet or
a sample tweet/FB post you can use:
This Sunday we're editing Wikipedia to expand articles on Internet
censorship worldwide. Learn and raise awareness!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/Internet_Censo…
The march is supposed to gather at 2pm at Oscar Grant, and they'll start
moving to the Court House at 2.30pm. Did Francisco mean 1.30?
2014-12-12 19:52 GMT-08:00 Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com>:
>
> Hey all,
>
> Francisco wanted me to post this message to ya'll, and to announce to plan
> to meet up at 2:30pm tomorrow (Sat 12/13) at Omni Commons to join the rally
> at Oscar Grant Plaza in Downtown Oakland. Here's his message en español
> (¡BASTA YA!):
>
>
> Para todos nuestros Paisanos y Paisanas!
>
> Quien dijo que la policía es para ayudar y proteger a nuestras
> comunidades, a nuestros hermanos y hermanas?
>
> Acaso alguno de ustedes fue objeto de ayuda por parte de la policía en sus
> peripecias migratorias?!!
>
> Acaso alguno de ustedes ha recibido gentil ayuda del alguno de esos
> custodios uniformados y armados hasta los dientes?
>
> La respuesta es un rotundo NO!! NUNCA!!
>
> La policía que tenemos en este país no es diferente a la que hay en los
> nuestros. Es la misma!!
>
> Es la que cuida a los que roban en grande y al amparo de las leyes
> corruptas.
>
> Es el custodio de los intereses de la clase gobernante y de los políticos
> corruptos que gobiernan tanto aquí como allá.
>
> Es la misma policía que en asocio con los gansters y narco traficantes se
> asocian para secuestrar y desparecer a nuestros jóvenes que protestan como
> el caso de México en Ayoitzinapa.
>
> Es la misma que golpea a nuestros campesinos y obreros cuando demandan
> mejoras en sus trabajos... .
>
> Es la misma policía que hoy dispara o ahorca en publico a humildes
> personas que transitan por las calles desarmadas, por solo el hecho de ser
> negro o latino!!
>
> Paisanos! Ha llegado el momento de decir BASTA YA!! ES SUFICIENTE!!
>
> Hoy es el momento de ponernos de pie y salir a las calles a demandar el
> cece de tanta corruptela de los cuerpos policiales!!
>
> Vamos pueblo a protestar!! Vamos paisanos a unirnos en un solo grupo con
> nuestros hermanos para parar esta barbarie y así poder protegernos de ser
> nosotros las próximas víctimas!!
>
> Ni un disparo mas en contra de nadie!!
>
> Demandamos una policía civil, desarmada, al servicio de las comunidades!!
> Para eso les pagamos con nuestros impuestos!!
>
> Vamos todos a unirnos a las protestas tanto en San Francisco (Ferry
> Bulding Plaza) Y en Okland en Oscar Grand Plaza en el Downtown.
>
> Pues, ahi nos vemos!!
>
> No nos defraude Paisano!!
>
> Ahora o Nunca!!
>
> *Saldremos del Colectivo Omni una columna a las 2.30 pm rumbo a Oscar
> Grand plaza.
>
> // Matt
>
> _______________________________________________
> discuss mailing list
> discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org
> https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss
>
>
Looping in sudo-discuss...
2014-12-12 19:52 GMT-08:00 Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com>:
> Hey all,
>
> Francisco wanted me to post this message to ya'll, and to announce to plan
> to meet up at 2:30pm tomorrow (Sat 12/13) at Omni Commons to join the rally
> at Oscar Grant Plaza in Downtown Oakland. Here's his message en español
> (¡BASTA YA!):
>
>
> Para todos nuestros Paisanos y Paisanas!
>
> Quien dijo que la policía es para ayudar y proteger a nuestras
> comunidades, a nuestros hermanos y hermanas?
>
> Acaso alguno de ustedes fue objeto de ayuda por parte de la policía en sus
> peripecias migratorias?!!
>
> Acaso alguno de ustedes ha recibido gentil ayuda del alguno de esos
> custodios uniformados y armados hasta los dientes?
>
> La respuesta es un rotundo NO!! NUNCA!!
>
> La policía que tenemos en este país no es diferente a la que hay en los
> nuestros. Es la misma!!
>
> Es la que cuida a los que roban en grande y al amparo de las leyes
> corruptas.
>
> Es el custodio de los intereses de la clase gobernante y de los políticos
> corruptos que gobiernan tanto aquí como allá.
>
> Es la misma policía que en asocio con los gansters y narco traficantes se
> asocian para secuestrar y desparecer a nuestros jóvenes que protestan como
> el caso de México en Ayoitzinapa.
>
> Es la misma que golpea a nuestros campesinos y obreros cuando demandan
> mejoras en sus trabajos... .
>
> Es la misma policía que hoy dispara o ahorca en publico a humildes
> personas que transitan por las calles desarmadas, por solo el hecho de ser
> negro o latino!!
>
> Paisanos! Ha llegado el momento de decir BASTA YA!! ES SUFICIENTE!!
>
> Hoy es el momento de ponernos de pie y salir a las calles a demandar el
> cece de tanta corruptela de los cuerpos policiales!!
>
> Vamos pueblo a protestar!! Vamos paisanos a unirnos en un solo grupo con
> nuestros hermanos para parar esta barbarie y así poder protegernos de ser
> nosotros las próximas víctimas!!
>
> Ni un disparo mas en contra de nadie!!
>
> Demandamos una policía civil, desarmada, al servicio de las comunidades!!
> Para eso les pagamos con nuestros impuestos!!
>
> Vamos todos a unirnos a las protestas tanto en San Francisco (Ferry
> Bulding Plaza) Y en Okland en Oscar Grand Plaza en el Downtown.
>
> Pues, ahi nos vemos!!
>
> No nos defraude Paisano!!
>
> Ahora o Nunca!!
>
> *Saldremos del Colectivo Omni una columna a las 2.30 pm rumbo a Oscar
> Grand plaza.
>
> // Matt
>
On 2014-11-10 14:30, yar wrote:
> https://gratipay.com/sudoroom/
>
> Please check to make sure your credit card info is up-to-date!
Bump again. Gratipay now (finally) supports emails. Please everybody,
add an email address to your account so you will always get
notifications when your cards are declined. And PLEASE, consider
giving more. We really really really need the money. THANK YOU!
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Amgo Go <littlebitagive(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd like our neighbors to be on our side and love that we are there. If that
> means fewer chairs, or just being anal about straightening the chairs all
> the time, that seems fair. I think erring on the side of being too
> considerate to our neighbors is a good idea...
I would like them to be on our side too, and I think "our side" must
unequivocably be the side of prioritizing human needs over property
values.
Hi,
I've been going back and forth with the BID regarding a lotta things
(prompted by the massive hike in our BID tax) and the external appearance
of the building believe it or not is a big issue with regards a perception
of how neighbor-friendly we are.
Great strides have been made visavis debris and garbage ending up outside,
and that is great. However, the newly-longer line of chairs chained up
outside the building, while useful of course, frankly is starting to look
too janky and an eyesore at this point.
In order to improve somewhat the outside appearance of our building and the
perception of neighbors, I would like to cut down on the number of outside
chairs. Basically, I think we should remove all but the bench and the
bare-metal chairs. IE, I think all the new white chairs should be removed.
It's just too much.
In addition, by the way, technically we do not have permission from the
city to put any seating outside. I've looked at our property line and its
not clear actually that it extends a few feet from the building. Even if it
did, there is an easement with the city's sidewalk that means they have
control over it.
I appreciate the doocratic effort to provide more outside seating, but can
we please remove these extra white chairs? Its overkill imo.
Thank yoooo
d
dear omni fam,
looking for cheap wheels to start an upcoming project (after the rise above
space closes up) - plz let me know if you have any leads!
xoxo
Scott
On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Stephen Novotny
<novotny.stephen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Catalyst Project event folks have located someone to record and livestream
> the panel. The videographer wants to know what speed our wifi connection is
> - does anyone know? Thanks!
~25Mb down, 1.6up
Are you going to 31C3? It's going to be fantastic!
Amongst other way cool things, I'm organizing the Hardware Hacking Area -- a huge area full of people making all sorts of things. We'll have all sorts of tools available.
If you're going, please consider giving a workshop or talk or presentation or demo at the Hardware Hacking Area.
All you need to do is fill out the form for a Self Organized "Session":
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2014/wiki/Form:Session
On this page, you can name your workshop.
On the next page is the form. For the "Assembly" field, start typing in "Hardware" and it will show you the suggestion automatically for Hardware Hacking Area (which you can click).
We need more cool workshops!
Also -- there is a BACH "Assembly". If you're going to 31C3, please join this assembly by adding it to your user profile after you register on the 31C3 wiki.
Thanks,
Mitch.
Hey y'all!
So far I've only had 2 people officially confirm with me that they want
space to sell things on Saturday.
If you are planning to participate in our little Holiday Bazaar, please
just shoot me an email so that I know how many people I need to set up for!
If you have folding tables or saw horses that could be used as table bases,
please bring them as we only have a couple of folding tables at the Omni.
Also - feel free to come by early to help me set up :)
xo
N
Hi folks,
Just wanted to remind you that this event is tomorrow! If you're interested
in learning more about privacy issues and/or are interested in helping
folks secure your devices, you should come!
- Marina
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sonnie, Amy <ASonnie(a)oaklandlibrary.org>
Date: Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 2:41 PM
Subject: Know Your Digital Rights - Community Workshop - Dec 13*Share
Widely - Flyer Attached*
Know Your Digital Rights: Fairness, Access and Privacy Online
*Saturday, December 13, 2014*
from 12-3pm
*Where: *
*81st Avenue Branch – Oakland Public Library*
1021 81st Avenue (at Rudsdale)
Oakland - FREE
The Internet is great because it belongs to all of us equally. It's a level
playing field -- whether you want to promote your music, apply for a job,
play a game or start a business. But that could soon change.
The web as we know it today is founded on the principle of *'Net Neutrality*:'
The idea that "content" should be given the same priority no matter who
it's coming from and who it's going to. Policymakers in the U.S. are
currently considering whether or not to adopt rules that protect Net
Neutrality. Millions of people asked them to. Even President Obama (
http://www.whitehouse.gov/net-neutrality).
*Come learn more about your digital rights and what Net Neutrality means
for you – and actions you can take!*
** Speakers **
We will have *speakers from really cool organizations* who can talk about
these issues and their impact.
*MALKIA CYRIL* is founder and director of the Media Action Grassroots
Network (MAG-Net) at the Center for Media Justice. For more than a decade
MAG-Net's 175 member groups have worked together to expand media access and
rights for marginalized communities. http://mag-net.org/
<https://oaklegacymail.oaklandnet.com/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://mag-n…>
*JEREMY GILLULA* is a staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier
Foundation, where he focuses on privacy and civil liberties issues arising
from new and existing technologies. https://www.eff.org/
** Privacy Workshop **
*Bring your devices, too,* and learn about your privacy options in a
hands-on workshop with volunteers from Sudo Room <https://sudoroom.org/>.
** Maker Party **
Or join us for a maker party where we will craft buttons, posters or zines
inspired by this conversation. We will tweet and post your creations at
#InternetFreedom
INFO: 510-238-6931
*Fragrance-Free event. Please do not wear perfume or scented products. To
request other accommodation, call 510-238-3254 <510-238-3254> (TTY) at
least a week before the event.*
SPONSORED BY Oakland Public Library with Electronic Frontier Foundation,
the Media Action Grassroots Network, Oakland Wiki, The Sudo Room, Media
Alliance, and EveryLibrary.