- sudo-discuss - sudoroom.org

by Joe Liesner

Hi Sudo I would like access code etc for\ ]]]\\\\\\ the 48th St side door. This sounds like a good system. I am Joe Liesner, FNB Pres. Thanks joe

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4799 Shattuck Building Newsletter_July 2025

by Valerie Jameson

July 19th, 2025 Good afternoon building community, For those of you who noticed my absence this past week I have been due to a positive covid test result. I anticipate being fully recuperated with a presence back in the building by Wednesday. I am also long overdue in sending out a building newsletter. Please review the following information for updates, next steps, what's to come, and key recaps and reminders. Updates 1. Access Control Change: After six months of review and deliberation CALLI has decided to move forward with changing the access control for the front entrance of the building. We will be working with Safe & Sound Security to install the Brivo access control system on the front door. The installation is currently scheduled for the morning of Thursday, August 21st which gives us ample time to prepare for the change. We will be focusing on rolling out mobile pass credentials. (Check out the first minute and 25 seconds of this Brivo Mobile Pass <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9enfG5Przc> video for a sneak peak) 2. Reasoning: For those with the longest tenure in the building, we recognize that this will be a significant transition. We have chosen to keep the side door entrance on the existing system that legacy groups currently control and administrator. Our decision was motivated by identifying a cloud-based solution that CALLI could consistently administer that would meet our current and future needs in the building. We chose Brivo for it's ease of administration, remote capabilities, and scalability. For the foreseeable future I will be the primary CALLI administrator for the access control system. Any and all inquiries can be directed to me on behalf of CALLI & EBPREC. 3. Logistics: We are starting out with a set number of 100 mobile pass credentials and want to encourage each lessee to limit their request for front door credentials to 10 people. 4. There will also be a limited number of proximity cards available to check out if there are credential holders that are not able to utilize Brivo mobile pass on their phone. These proximity cards will require a $5 security deposit with CALLI and should only be requested as a last resort. We want to move away from card access control because it adds additional challenges to access management but recognize the need to have an alternative option available. 5. People Management: While the list of people with front door access control will be slimmer, the Brivo system also enables us to capture a broader range of building stakeholders, including individuals who get banned from the building through Brivo user profiles. Profiles will also make it easy to verify individuals that are members of organizations that require entry into the building. I will be paying more attention to front door notifications on the app then I do when the doorbell rings, and have the capacity to provide remote door access. The remaining set of access control credentials that are not claimed by lessees can be added to people on an ad hoc basis if and when they are hosting an event or are doing an activity that requires direct access to the building for a limited period of time. 6. Directory + Membership List: To help prepare for the transition I would like each of the six groups in the building connected to a lease (CCL, EBFNB, Free Store, Sudomesh, Sudoroom, Wood Street Commons) to create a duplicate of the following Google sheets: Directory + membership list template <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OcAzBWeWUbM71u3MBmaYfHmTRmDUpEZfFtC…> and ensure that you populate the three tabs. Please plan to resend me the information by August 8th so that I can start processing and uploading the information. This will ensure that we have the most updated contact information and have a seamless access control transition. The following are some details about the three sheets. 7. Org contact list: This is an opportunity to update the points of contact for key leadership roles. If these positions haven't changed in the last year you can also notify me that the information remains the same as our current records. 8. Membership List: The second sheet should capture all the active/current affiliates or members of your group. Moving forward this will help streamline front door management with individuals that don't have access control credentials who will be able to be verified through the membership list which will be uploaded to Brivo. 9. Special Ask: I highly encourage us to get as many member photographs as possible. As the primary administrator of Brivo, this will really help minimize biased descriptions of individuals when recounting building events, and ensure that CALLI is familiar with all of the members of the building community. Photos can also be added later on once the profiles are created, so I can also revisit this with individuals directly after August 8th. 10. Hours of Operations: The final sheet aims to capture existing programs and space use of each lessee. Understanding the building's average programming will help me structure my schedule, and make more informed decisions that better support peoples needs. 11. Points of contact for events and specific activity can also be given scheduled access control capability in addition to the individuals selected by each group. 12. Capturing this information will also get us one step closer to having a public Google Calendar for the building to keep everyone in the loop. 13. ADA Automatic Door Opener: Dave's Lock Services <https://daveslockservice.com> will be working under Safe & Sound Security to install the front door automatic door opener for better accessibility in the same timeline as the access control project. Under the membership list above, I would also encourage a note be written next to individuals that indicate needing ADA accessibility so we can plan accordingly. 14. Security Cameras: After a lot of deliberation I put forward my recommendation of installing six wireless Tapo cameras at the following location <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JCiMhQfrCGA8C6_Um5JK9ZCzk8mUXcMi/view?usp=…>. The goals behind the locations are included in the link. Please note that the three inside locations are in areas that are not currently being leased and are under CALLI's direct oversight. We have chosen not to install commercial cameras that integrate with Brivo and instead opted for a more cost effective alternative with local storage that only the CALLI team has access to. The cameras will greatly support my role and capacity as Stewardship Manager and can easily be amended or removed if they don't work out. My goal is to install the cameras on or after July 23rd. If anyone has further comments, concerns, or would like to be involved in the installation. Please reach out to me directly. 15. Siding Project: Since the last newsletter we decided to switch general contractors for the building's South wall siding project. The process required a City of Oakland permit transfer to GVD Renovations and pushed the project out by at least a month. While our completion date is uncertain (anticipated in September) we will be getting a thicker siding material with a Class A Fire/Flame Spread Rating. 16. Interior Doors: In the past we shared that we would be working on adding two interior doors to the building. Last month we submitted the plans to the City of Oakland and they are processing additional materials requested. We anticipate purchasing the door hardware and materials and self performing the work with Don Luis. Our goal is to get this done before our next fire inspection. 17. Cease & Desist: After more than a year of the ballroom having an enforceable C&D in place we were finally able to get the City of Oakland to lift the Cease and Desist on the ballroom. HOWEVER, the special events department has not cleared us for events of 50+ people without needing to get a special events permit which is an additional $50-$200 per event. While events are allowed in the ballroom it is still impractical under these circumstances to expect community groups to pay those additional costs for gatherings. We are continuing to escalate this issue to the next level of City administration in hopes of getting a favorable zoning determination that will finally put this reoccurring issue with the City to rest. Recaps & Reminders 1. Infractions: I will continue to populate the infractions reference document <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dXb452FzR1u0mAi7dS-FuQB4OfpwW4WR2UE2b7G…> with a new tab for every newsletter to show instances where building rule violations or infractions occur that have an adverse effect on building operations. For July, I also want to pull out the following: 2. Dumping Bulk Items & Mess: Furniture and other unwanted items should not be left in the entrance hall. The building does not currently have a dedicated cleaning staff or budget for dumping. Time spent on cleaning, breaking down bulk items, and organizing things in the building takes away from Don Luis and I's primary roles and responsibilities. If folks are interested in donating to the Free Store that needs to be given directly to Free Store volunteers or left on the Free Store donation table with their permission. If the Free Store is interested in items, those also need to be able to be stored in the designated Free Store storage area at the end of each day they are open. 3. Unauthorized breaker being turned on: For the second time in the last few months I have experienced an issue with the electrical breaker connected to the outside outlet being switched back on without any communication or approval. This is a very serious issue that cannot continue. 4. High electrical bill: This past month alone there was a $500 increase in electrical use for the building despite very few approved event activity. We cannot afford these volatile spikes in utility costs. Please be mindful to turn off lights and electrical equipment that is not in use. I also want to request that the lights in the entrance hall be turned off throughout the day and remain turned off after the free store is closed or standard building hours. 5. Space use: Any type of request for space use big or small, short term or long term, pro-bono or paid will be reviewed on a case by case basis via this form: https://forms.gle/x4CRcpoCYNRFcQrs5 until we say otherwise. 6. Engagement: Since May many have done a great job with keeping walkways unobstructed and paths of egress clear. There have been a lot of proactive steps taken by groups in leased spaces. I appreciate seeing the sustained engagement and positive improvements in different spaces. Cheers to everyone who has played a proactive and supportive role in the building, please continue to keep the momentum going. What's New 1. Volunteer & Collaboration Opportunities: 2. I have been really grateful to the members of the Omni Commons who have helped me on my journey to becoming a building whisperer. There are a ton of skills and experiences across the six groups in the building, and I am fortunate that folks have extended a helping hand. If you are interested in supporting building improvements, safety upgrades, and operating procedures please email me directly to indicate your interest. Topics that I am actively soliciting input and support for are: 3. Design ideas for outdoor beautification and what to plant in place of the Italian Cypress that were removed alongside the building. 4. Assistance with increasing internet speed in the CALLI office and creating an additional password protected internet network to house access control and security cameras. 5. Design and/or installation of a wireless fire alarm system. 6. Interest in helping plan a Fall season follow up to our April 1st gathering. Something to culminate a year with CALLI? 7. Strategies and ideas for greening the building and incorporating more indoor plants. 8. Property Condition Assessment: While we have been planning, scheduling, and executing on $500,000 worth of improvements to the building for this first year, we also want to make sure that we determine a process for implementing future building improvements. Last month we started working with Basis - architecture and consulting firm to assess the building and help us plan for future improvements. On the Horizon: 1. Reoccurring Payment Option: We have gotten some requests for monthly reoccurring bills so that rent and utilities can be scheduled on auto pay. Due to the fluctuation of the utility bills, we were not able to set this up. After several months of capturing utility information we are confident that we can roll out an auto-pay program where we populate an average utility bill amount based on the organization's average and set up a tracking system to either reimburse or bill for any amount owed at the end of the year. We have piloted this with one organization, and want to move in the direction of doing this with the other groups. If there are concerns with transitioning to reoccurring payments please let me know by the end of the month. We hope to initiate this for August billing. 2. Welfare Tax Exemption Application: We are still in the process of getting the welfare tax exemption and have received comments and additional requests on our submitted application that are due in September. One of the concerns is that CALLI does not have signed leases with all of the groups. Most were assumed in the purchase with Omni Commons. We are talking to lawyers to determine the best way to go about this. We are hopeful that an addendum amending the leases will suffice, but there is a chance we may need to reach out to get leases resigned to appease the County. The terms of the lease would be identical, it would just be about having CALLI named and signing as the Lessor. The target date for any changes would be in August so that either the amendment or resigned leases can go into effect for the August billing period. 3. We are doing our best to minimize the impact on everyone, but please designate and prepare a signatory for this type of request. I encourage groups to review Section 14 of your leases that references this kind of situation. 4. Upcoming Building Rules Implementation: Since receiving feedback on the V1 building rules and the release of the last newsletter, I have shifted away from creating responses to comments toward developing additional training material on aspects of the building rules. Be on the lookout for future updates. Specific topics to look out for in notices or communication are guidance on building signage, tripping hazards mitigation, encapsulation, appliances, and other safety processes. 5. Connecting with the 44th St building: Since I came back from the Social Purpose Summit in LA in May I have been in communication with Alex the Stewardship Manager of the future Critical Resistance owned building on 44th street (Building People Power (BPP) building. We have been talking about ways to support each other and how to maintain continuity of services when they break ground on their project. We will be rescheduling a visit to each other's space in the upcoming week. I hope this newsletter provided helpful details. Due to changes in my son's summer schedule, my time in the building has shifted. For the next few weeks I will be in the space daily until ~2:30 pm. If we need to schedule a time to meet outside of 9:30-2:30 pm that can be arranged upon request. Thank you and take care, *Attached is a pdf of the text written above for ease of distribution. -- *Valerie Jameson* (she/ella) Stewardship (Property) Manager - 4799 Shattuck Avenue *Collective Action & Land Liberation Institute (CALLI) * CALLI Website <https://www.thecalli.org/> East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ebprec> | X <https://www.x.com/ebprec> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/eb.prec> | YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/ebprec> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/ebprec>

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Re: July 16th Membership Meeting

by Laura Wesely

Thank you for flagging this meeting tonight! Sadly, I cannot be there in person. For folks joining, I'd like to echo the importance of this meeting, and especially discussing a leadership structure. The Apartheid Free Pledge has been on the agenda for a while now and discussions have bubbled up here and there, but perhaps it is now time to vote --- though without a leadership structure in place, perhaps that would be putting the cart before the horse? With love, Lo -- *Lo * *(Laura Wesely)* *Pronouns: She/They <https://www.mypronouns.org/>* *There is no neutral body from which our bodies deviate. Society has written deep into each strand of tissue of every living person on earth. What it writes into the heart muscles of five star generals is distinct from what it writes in the pancreatic tissue and intestinal tracts of Black single mothers in Detroit, of Mexicana migrants in Fresno, but no body stands outside the consequences of injustice and inequality* *― *Aurora Levins Morales

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Fixit Clinic at Circuit Launch tomorrow night

by Fixit Clinic

Hi Sudoers: CC and I will be at Circuit Launch tomorrow evening for the monthly 3rd Friday Open House: come hang out with us! https://www.meetup.com/circuit-launch/events/ If you’ve never been to Circuit Launch it’s an interesting place to visit, I’ll give you a tour: https://circuitlaunch.com/ Here’s other East Bay Fixit Clinic programming, you’re most welcome at any or all of these too: -THIS SUNDAY: Computer repair workshop Sunday July 17 1:30PM at Fremont Main Library: https://aclibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/681027a5043e708f294a0222 -Monthly 2nd Wednesdays at Oakland Temescal Branch Library https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7336 -SOFT LAUNCH AUG 20: Monthly 3rd Wednesdays at Northeastern U Mills College campus 5:30PM Sign up for any of these at https://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup. And if you know anyone else who would make a good Coach: bring ‘em along! Sincerely, -Peter Peter Mui @ Fixit Clinic www.fixitclinic.org – Neighbors helping neighbors in always there self-care collaborative repair +1 408 647 5790 fixitclinic(a)gmail.com

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July 16th Membership Meeting

by E

I would like to call a sudoroom membership meeting for July 16th at 7:30. Topics that I would like to discuss: -Apartheid / Anti-Genocide Pledge -Potential new governance structures to explore and adopt; presentation of research findings -Proposal of new membership orientations process -Report on membership dues/revenue -System for handling donations/mitigating e-waste dumping -Membership rights/responsibilities clarification -Proposed new layout for Sudoroom If anyone has additional topics that they’d like to add to the agenda please feel free to reach out. I am willing/able to do another meeting on 7/23 as needed. Kindly, E Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) secure email.

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Tonight at Sudo Room Open House Night: Chromebook Conversion

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: Courtesy of Fremont Unified School District there are now dozens of expired Chromebooks at Sudo Room waiting to be liberated from ChromeOS and ready to accept a new operating system; this involves: - putting them into developer mode - disassembling to disable the bootloader firmware write protect - flashing a new bootloader that overwrites the ChromeOS-locked bootloader (See step specifics here: https://bit.ly/cbconvert, for more background on Sudo Room’s Chromebook Conversion initiative see https://bit.ly/cbsave) Wanna help with this tonight at Sudo Room? If you’ve ever wanted a Linux laptop to explore with you’re also most welcome to convert one for yourself: we need to build out and broaden Sudo Room’s internal Linux experience in anticipation of Microsoft’s end of Windows 10 support in October (e.g. see https://endof10.org/.) Hopefully see you later, -Peter

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generative-art vibe coding workshop today at 6PM in sudoroom!

by Jake

this is happening in Sudoroom today at 6PM! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-vibe-coding-workshop-tickets-14128623… -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:04:35 -0700 From: Wendy Dherin <wendydherin(a)gmail.com> To: info(a)sudoroom.org Subject: [sudo-info] We'd love to hold a generative-art vibe coding workshop with you Hi there! Two friends and I are interested in holding a short creative workshop (1–3 hours) dedicated to making generative art with “vibe coding” by using free AI tools. The workshop would be like a guided jam session for creativity with p5.js and AI: no coding experience required, just curiosity and a laptop. But coders will also appreciate it, and those that don't code will learn some coding in the process. We'll help participants make animated visuals and explore how simple AI prompts can create surprisingly beautiful results. It's more about the vibe and self-expression than technical perfection—ideal for artists, beginners, and anyone who likes to experiment and play. Timing is flexible. We'd love to do this before May 23 if possible, but if not, we're open to doing it later too. A bit about us: Zeke Sikelianos <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sikelianos/> (who would lead this workshop): Longtime designer, coder, mentor, pilates teacher, and p5.js enthusiast. Formerly at Github, now at Replicate. Wendy Dherin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendydherin/> (me): I've been a software engineer and mentor for about 10 years and also dabble in writing, music, and art. Hackbright graduate, formerly at Credit Karma, SurveyMonkey, Reforge. Jack Love <https://jackeddielove.github.io/>: Mathematician, mentor, educator, p5.js enthusiast. https://jackeddielove.github.io/ Is this something you'd be into? Looking forward to hearing from you, Wendy Dherin 510-934-9637

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New open source robot announced

by Peter Mui

Is anyone else at Sudo Room interested in building out a robotics practise area around this? “Hugging Face, the $4.5 billion AI platform that has become the GitHub of machine learning (ML), announced Tuesday the launch of Reachy Mini, a $299 desktop robot designed to bring AI-powered robotics to millions of developers worldwide. The 11-inch humanoid companion represents the company’s boldest move yet to democratize robotics development and challenge the industry’s traditional closed-source, high-cost model.” https://huggingface.co/blog/reachy-mini -Peter

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Nvidia Tesla M60 GPU testing

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: See the request below: anyone here know about this? -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Nvidia Tesla M60 GPU testing Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:06:01 +0000 From: Chiman Lee <clee(a)cews.com> To: fixitclinic(a)gmail.com <fixitclinic(a)gmail.com> CC: Taylor Dere <Tdere(a)cews.com> Hey Peter We're looking into developing a process to test GPUs for resale. Do you have any experience or know anyone that understand Linux and GPU testing apps?

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Reminder: Tonight 5:30: Fixit Clinic Repair Advice Session at the Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch

by Fixit Clinic

Hi Sudoers: A friendly reminder of tonight's 5:30 to 7 Fixit Clinic Repair Advice Session at the Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch. This is just a few blocks away from Omni Commons at 52nd and Telegraph: https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7334 These Temescal Library Fixit Clinics are an important Sudo Room outreach activity for raising neighborhood awareness of Sudo Room / Omni Commons and recruiting new members as we work alongside neighbors to fix their stuff. Even if you can’t make it right at the start you’re welcome to drop in anytime and hang out with us. And you’re most welcome to bring your own things to work on too. Here are the items preregistered as of today, no doubt they’ll be walk-ins too: (This is a live Google Sheet so you can see new items as more people register.) http://bit.ly/itemcheckins Sign up for the Fixit Clinic at https://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup so I know you’re coming. And if you know anyone else who would make a good Coach: bring ‘em along! Hope to see you there, -Peter

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This Wednesday evening 5:30: Fixit Clinic Repair Advice Session at the Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch

by Fixit Clinic

Hi Sudoers: This Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7 we’re holding a Fixit Clinic Repair Advice Session at the Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch just a few blocks away from Omni Commons at 52nd and Telegraph: https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7334 These Temescal Library Fixit Clinics are an important Sudo Room outreach activity for raising neighborhood awareness of Sudo Room / Omni Commons and recruiting new members as we work alongside neighbors to fix their stuff. Even if you can’t make it right at the start you’re welcome to drop in anytime and hang out with us. And you’re most welcome to bring your own things to work on too. Here are the items pre-registered as of today, no doubt they’ll be walk-ins too: (This is a live Google Sheet so you can see new items as more people register.) http://bit.ly/itemcheckins Sign up for the Fixit Clinic at https://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup so I know you’re coming. And if you know anyone else who would make a good Coach: bring ‘em along! Hope to see you there, -Peter

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Sorry I haven't updated the SudoRoom website for July - will do

by Romy Ilano

Life just got in the way lately! still trying to work out my sleep schedule + new work schedule. But will try to take care of it tonight I'm particularly interested in offering avenues for women who join SudoRoom to do stuff that isn't necessarily centered around female crafting or working with children. The more possibilities we create, the more fun it will be for everyone! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Proposal: SUDO room joins the Apartheid Free Communities Campaign

by Laura Wesely

Dear Sudoroom members and leaders, For the past 2.5 years I’ve been a Sudoroom “member” (I say this in quotations because I’ve been paying dues and attending but have never been endorsed as a full fledged member), but I’d like to make a proposal that Sudoroom become an Apartheid Free Community! I am writing as a member of SURJ Bay Area’s Palestine Solidarity Campaign. As a racial justice organization, SURJ believes it is our moral obligation to demand an end to Israel’s system of apartheid, its genocide in Gaza, and its increasing violent seizure of land in the West Bank. All this is paid for by our tax dollars, with the U.S. directly funding the Israeli government to the tune of $35 billion a year. We invite Sudoroom to join us to support the Palestinian people’s human rights, lives, and lands by taking the pledge to become an Apartheid-Free Community. Apartheid is a crime against humanity. As defined by the United Nations <https://legal.un.org/avl/ha/cspca/cspca.html>, apartheid includes: • Acts such as murder, torture, inhuman treatment, and arbitrary arrest of members of a racial group • Deliberate imposition upon the subjugated racial group of living conditions calculated to cause its physical destruction • Legislative measures that discriminate in the political, social, economic, and cultural fields We could fill pages with examples of how Israel’s treatment of Palestinians meets this criteria—from arrests and imprisonment without charges to the destruction of Gaza by bombing homes, hospitals, and schools and cutting off food, water, electricity and medical supplies. Palestinians are subjected to entirely different laws and judicial systems, without freedom of movement and economic opportunities. Inspired by the anti-apartheid movement that helped topple the white supremacist regime in South Africa, the Apartheid-Free Communities Campaign is bringing communities together to end apartheid in Israel/Palestine. We encourage Sudoroom to join the over 500 organizations across the globe, including cities, schools, faith-based communities, labor unions, businesses, and organizations, in taking the pledge to become an Apartheid-Free Community. Signing the Pledge makes a difference! It reflects public support to our elected officials when we press them to divest from Israeli violence. It reduces harm to Palestinian and Arab members of our community. It challenges the official narratives and expands the public consciousness around Palestine. We ask that you sign this pledge, and take actions, in whatever way makes sense to Sudoroom, to be part of this effort. Be sure to let me know if you have any questions and how I can support your Sudoroom in signing the Pledge and joining this campaign. In Solidarity, Lo P.S. We have materials including buttons, posters, and pamphlets you can use to increase awareness and build support. Plus the Apartheid-Free Communities website <https://apartheid-free.org/about/> is full of great resources and educational materials. -- *Lo * *(Laura Wesely)* *Pronouns: She/They <https://www.mypronouns.org/>* *There is no neutral body from which our bodies deviate. Society has written deep into each strand of tissue of every living person on earth. What it writes into the heart muscles of five star generals is distinct from what it writes in the pancreatic tissue and intestinal tracts of Black single mothers in Detroit, of Mexicana migrants in Fresno, but no body stands outside the consequences of injustice and inequality* *― *Aurora Levins Morales

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Volunteer at STEM Exploration Camp at Oakland Tech July 11-19?

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: This looks like a great volunteer opportunity July 11-19 supporting this all girls STEM Camp at Oakland Technical High School (near Omni Commons.) https://mailchi.mp/3d92990dba53/link-correction-worthwhile-event-for-job-se… Sincerely, -Peter

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UPCOMING EVENTS: Fri night at Sudo Room, Sat at South Branch, Berkeley Public Library

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: We’ve got two events coming up later this week: - Fri Jun 27 7PM-9PM: Sudo Room is hosting Denise Wong, Senior Statewide Membership Organizer, and at least seven others (Denny, Hoang, Jeffrey, Jennifer, Jorja, Kevin, and Matt) from Asian Pacific Environmental Network (https://www.apenaction.org/) for a meet-and-greet, tour of Omni Commons, and an informal clean-up and cull of our laptop cabinet: please help us give them a warm welcome. (Is anyone willing to tidy up Sudo Room between now and Friday evening, pretty please?) - Sat Jun 28 1PM-3PM: Thinkpads4All.org (a great bunch of high schoolers and college students) is holding a computer repair workshop at the Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch, Berkeley Public Library: https://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/13755420 Thinkpads4All brings laptops and disassembly tools to guide participants through taking a laptop apart – to change the battery, to upgrade memory, to replace the hard drive, etc. I’ve been attending their workshops to field general questions about tech repair. You’re welcome to attend just to participate in the Thinkpads4All workshop (and tell your friends too); you’re also welcome to join me in hanging out and fielding questions, or to bring your own laptop or other tech to work on. (Long term: we’re talking with the Thinkpads4All team about incorporating more of a Sudo Room-like component to their future workshops, e.g. inviting people to bring their own broken laptops, helping with software migration (e.g. Windows 10 end of support is this October), and converting laptops and Chromebooks to Linux.) Let me know you’re coming by registering at https://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup Hopefully see you at either (or both!) , -Peter

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Albert Einstein, Civil Rights activist — Harvard Gazette

by Romy Ilano

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blog roll call: Does anyone have cool projects or photos to share around Juneteenth?

by Romy Ilano

Have any projects with crafting / technical projects around Juneteenth? Or PRIDE? This would be super rad! I don't have time to stop in would love to gather other folks' ideas! rock on! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Sorry about the blog being behind! I switched it back to the old format

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/blog/ Do you guys have any blog updates for the blog? sorry I have a crazy new schedule! I'm so happy to drop in today We have a lot of cool projects ahead! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Fwd: [sudo-members] Invitation to Attend OSHWA's Open Healthware Conference in New York City!

by Jake

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:40:57 -0700 From: Open Healthware <openhealthware(a)oshwa.org> To: members(a)sudoroom.org, Alicia Seidle <alicia(a)oshwa.org> Subject: [sudo-members] Invitation to Attend OSHWA's Open Healthware Conference in New York City! Hi Sudo Room folks! I'm reaching out on behalf of the Open Source Hardware Association <http://www.oshwa.org/> to invite you to our upcoming Open Source Healthware Conference <https://healthware.oshwa.org/> taking place August 1&2, in New York City and online. I recently attended an event at Sudo Room and loved the space and people working there together. I thought this invitation might align with the work you all do. The goal of the conference is to share how people are using and developing open source technology in the medical and health field. It is the first event of this kind we are running and we would love to have you and your ideas present. We are currently having a call for speakers <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BOHmQ6A0VacOBBc_j4wUIYqUaqB2TM3rL0ItqySO7N…> open until June 23 if you are interested in both attending *and *sharing your work! To attend, you can reserve free tickets to the conference here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-healthware-conference-tickets-13151375949…> and are welcome and encouraged to share the event within your networks. For the past year OSHWA has been hosting strategy session workshops on the Open Healthware ecosystem in order to identify challenges and opportunities. We are hoping to work with the community to design a process to certify open source hardware in the medical field. If you're interested in attending these sessions prior to the conference, you can find out more here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDa4gpVXZ5EAelwR0cxqFzhIPcV0wGN7G…> or in the attached fliers. *If you need travel assistance for the conference**, you can apply for up to $1000 in flight reimbursements, hotel accommodations, and per diem expenses. You can apply for these travel funding **here* <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_AT4RNUc9vZ-RU_BXhosoFnCHtETuo2P…> *. * Check out our website at healthware.oshwa.org for more info! Hope to see you there and please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions Looking forward to hearing from you, *Herine Palacios*

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Next two Saturdays: public library computer repair-oriented events in Oakland and Berkeley

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: Our friends and fellow fixers at Thinkpads4All.org (a great bunch of high schoolers and college students) are holding computer repair workshops the next two Saturdays at libraries in Oakland and Berkeley: -Saturday, June 21, 2025 2:30pm – 5:00pm 81st Avenue Branch, Oakland Public Library https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67cb854e596bfd2f001864d4 -Saturday, June 28 1:00pm - 3:00pm Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch, Berkeley Public Library https://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/13755420 Thinkpads4All brings laptops and disassembly tools to guide participants through taking a laptop apart – to change the battery, to upgrade memory, to replace the hard drive, etc. I’ve been attending their workshops to field general questions about tech repair. You’re welcome to attend just to participate in the Thinkpads4All workshop (and tell your friends too); you’re also welcome to join me in hanging out and fielding questions, or to bring your own laptop or other tech to work on. (Long term: we’re talking with the Thinkpads4All team about incorporating more of a Sudo Room-like component to their future workshops, e.g. inviting people to bring their own broken laptops, helping with software migration (e.g. Windows 10 end of support is this October), and converting laptops and Chromebooks to Linux.) IMO these library-based tech events are an important component of Sudo Room outreach; to raise awareness and recruit new members. Let me know you’re coming by registering at https://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup Hopefully see you there , -Peter Peter Mui @ Fixit Clinic www.fixitclinic.org – Neighbors helping neighbors in always there self-care collaborative repair +1 408 647 5790 fixitclinic(a)gmail.com

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ice protests

by Patrick Clawson

There is an ICE protest at fruitvale tonight at 6pm so I will either be late to tonight's meetup or not able to make it depending on how things go. This brought up a project I was interested in building, a stingray detector. The instructions I found online require either a RTL-SDR v3 or a HackRF One. Before I buy one online, I was wondering if anyone has one they'd be willing to loan to this project? -- Patrick Clawson

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Wednesday eve 5:30: Fixit Clinic Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7 we’re holding a Fixit Clinic Repair Advice Session at the Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch at 52nd and Telegraph (just a few blocks away from Omni Commons): https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7333 These Temescal Library Fixit Clinics are an important Sudo Room outreach activity for raising neighborhood awareness of Sudo Room / Omni Commons and recruiting new members as we work alongside neighbors to fix their stuff. Even if you can’t make it right at the start you’re welcome to drop in anytime and hang out with us. And you’re most welcome to bring your own things to work on too. Here are the items pre-registered as of today, no doubt they’ll be walk-ins too: (This is a live Google Sheet so you can see new items as more people register.) http://bit.ly/itemcheckins Please sign up at https://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup so I know you’re coming. Hope to see you there, -Peter

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Re: Apartheid-Free Communities pledge

by imogen

jake sent me a private message where he implied that I am in common with trump supporters. That accusation made me feel unsafe talking to him, so I didn’t reply. I think he blocked me because of it. now what? On 2025-06-06 15:24, Geffen Avraham wrote: > My positions are pro-coexistence, anti-war, and critical of Israel, > but stop short of cheering the people who want us dead. > > In Israel they would get me branded a traitor. Here you call me a > genocide supporter when I explicitly condemn it. > > You don’t ask Chinese people if they disavow the CCP, which put 1M > Muslims in cages. You certainly don’t ask them to condemn all > Chinese citizens who are members. > > I have very clearly stated that I oppose Israel’s actions and want > Palestinians to live, yet you put words in my mouth because I fall > short of demonizing half my people and rooting for them to die! > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM Geffen Avraham > <arora.tintin(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Jake, at what point have I defended genocide, when I have EXPLICITLY >> STATED I don’t. >> >> I will not respond to your intimidation and attempt and blocking >> people who feel unsafe by your tacit support of murdering innocent >> people for their nationality. >> >> Do you think half the worlds Jews are evil? >> >> YES or NO >> >> On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM Geffen Avraham >> <arora.tintin(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Seriously, that's where we're we've gotten to? Raising concerns >> about antisemitism means you're a racist? >> >> Jake has tried to ban me for daring to raise concerns about >> anti-jewish racism. >> >> i have funded and kept sudo alive during times when it was at risk >> of foreclosure. at no point have i made any apologia for any israeli >> crimes, only criticism of arab nationalism and islamic theocracy. >> >> the amount of people america bombed in one night in dresden is more >> than all the people killed in gaza in 2 years. but i don't support >> bombing gaza, so stop spreading this lie about me. >> >> but you clearly don't want to stop the genocide, you want to swap >> the genocide. >> >> if you support abducting an infant from his mother's arms and >> keeping him in a tunnel - not an accidental death from a bombing, >> but an 8 month old ripped knowingly and intentionally by human hands >> from his family - say it so we can hear you. >> >> is your official position that half the world's jews are >> ontologically evil and not welcome at sudo, and that antisemtism is >> not real and it's racist to raise concerns about it? >> >> if so, please say it out loud so we can all hear you. >> >> If i get banned after this, let me serve as a canary in the coal >> mine - that without making any apologia for israeli war crimes, only >> pointing out the deep feeling of danger and lack of safety jews feel >> and daring to have empathy for 6 million of the world's jews, will >> ban you from this space. >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM Geffen Avraham >> <arora.tintin(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> disappointed at the lack of uncritical support of arab nationalism >> and islamic extremism? >> trying to pretend religion has nothing to do with this conflict is >> like trying to pretend the civil war wasn't about slavery. >> >> neoconfederates who make this claim have to squint and wave away >> statements like Alexander H Stephens' Cornerstone Speech: "_slavery >> subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal >> condition" _or the Mississippi Declaration of Secession: >> _"Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of >> slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world."_ >> >> I couldn't understand how people could do this until I saw them deny >> and wave away religious extremism and antisemitism, whether from the >> Secretary-General of the Arab League: >> “I personally wish that the Jews do not drive us to this war, as >> this will be a war of extermination and momentous massacre which >> will be spoken of like the Tartar massacre or the Crusader wars. >> This war will be distinguished by three serious matters. >> First—faith: as each fighter deems his death on behalf of >> Palestine as the shortest road to paradise;" >> >> It is plainly stated in the genocidal charter of Hamas, and in their >> naming of the Oct 7 massacre after Al-Aqsa Mosque: >> >> 'Peace initiatives, and so-called peaceful solutions and >> international conferences are in contradiction to the principles >> of the Islamic Resistance Movement... Those conferences are no more >> than a means to appoint the infidels as arbitrators in the >> lands of Islam... There is no solution for the Palestinian problem >> except by Jihad.' >> >> Or even from the PNA government of today, which published an >> official government statement referring readers to the infamous >> Hadith that the day of judgement will not come until you kill the >> Jews. >> >> Yet people continue to squint and pretend that it's not about >> religious conflict. I recently watched the documentary "No Other >> Land", and, knowing a bit of Arabic, noticed that whenever the >> subtitles said "Israeli", the people were saying the word "Yahud" - >> Jew. Same when a protest passed by my house recently - the leaders >> were chanting in Arabic for the followers to repeat: "from water to >> water, Palestine is Arab" >> >> At no point above have I made any apologia for any Israeli actions - >> only pointed out the Palestine movement is not aligned with treating >> Jews as human beings - very openly not so in Arabic. And in Arabic, >> they make no distinction between "Jew" and "Israeli", and say >> "Arab", not "free". >> >> But nevertheless I must request a source for your claim that Israel >> created a fake feeding site and shot people who went there. >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM Jake Watters via sudo-discuss >> <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: >> >> presently Israel is starving 2.2 million people to death inside a >> concentration camp, and they set up a fake "food distribution site" >> and shoot to kill anyone who approaches it. >> >> I was really hoping this "anti apartheid" proposal would be able to >> go through more easily and I'm extremely disappointed in what's >> happening here. >> >> -jake >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM Paige P via sudo-discuss >> <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: >> >> I support us doing the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge. >> >> Aside: This thread brings up a good question of how do we >> decision-make? >> >> I looked at the wiki to see if there was any old protocol. There's >> this page that looks just like a brainstorming page: >> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_room/decisions >> >> Also there's our bylaws, which have been newly made: >> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Bylaws. We can have our internal way of >> doing things, but I would feel more comfortable if we had our bylaws >> match what we do as closely as possible so that we can confidently >> make decisions. And I think our bylaws as is are a good starting >> point: My understanding is our bylaws allow for a vote on things via >> ballot by members. Quorum for the vote is 7 people, and the decision >> is made by majority vote. >> >> SECTION 12. ACTION BY WRITTEN BALLOT WITHOUT A MEETING >> >> * (a) Any action which may be taken at any regular or special >> meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the corporation >> distributes a written ballot to every member entitled to vote on the >> matter. The ballot and any related material may be sent by >> electronic transmission and responses may be returned to the >> corporation by electronic transmission. The ballot shall set forth >> the proposed action, provide an opportunity to specify approval or >> disapproval of any proposal, and provide a reasonable time within >> which to return the ballot to the corporation. >> * (b) Approval by written ballot pursuant to this section shall be >> valid only when the number of votes cast by ballot within the time >> period specified equals or exceeds the quorum required to be present >> at a meeting authorizing the action, and the number of approvals >> equals or exceeds the number of votes that would be required to >> approve at a meeting at which the total number of votes cast was the >> same as the number of votes cast by ballot. >> * (c) Ballots shall indicate the number of responses needed to meet >> the quorum requirement and, with respect to ballots other than for >> the election of directors, shall state the percentage of approvals >> necessary to pass the measure submitted. Ballots must specify the >> time by which the ballot must be received in order to be counted. >> * (d) A written ballot may not be revoked. >> >> SECTION 5. QUORUM FOR MEETINGS >> >> A quorum of the Members shall consist of at least seven (7) Members >> of the Corporation in good standing as of the date of the vote. The >> members present at a duly called and held meeting at which a quorum >> is initially present may continue to do business notwithstanding the >> loss of a quorum at the meeting due to a withdrawal of members from >> the meeting provided that any action taken after the loss of a >> quorum must be approved by at least a majority of the members >> required to constitute a quorum. >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM imogen via sudo-discuss >> <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: >> As an anarchist pacifist, I am not in support of signing because I >> think >> that both "sides" are in the wrong. The land issue is a religious >> issue >> and both Islam and Judaism are problematic institutions. >> >> On 2025-06-05 15:56, Jake Watters via sudo-discuss wrote: >>> if there are no objections can we go ahead and sign it? >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM Aaron Fenyes via sudo-discuss >>> <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Jake, Lo, and I (Aaron) talked about the Apartheid-Free >> Communities >>>> pledge at tonight's meeting! Here are some combined thoughts. >>>> >>>> === We should sign as soon as possible === >>>> >>>> Signing the pledge will counteract ongoing harm in a small but >> real >>>> way, so we should sign it as soon as possible. >>>> >>>> === Our obligations === >>>> >>>> Here's an idea of what we think we're promising to do, as an >>>> organization, by signing the pledge. >>>> >>>> --- Items 1-3 --- >>>> >>>>> WE AFFIRM our commitment to freedom, justice, and >>>>> equality for the Palestinian people and all people >>>>> >>>>> WE OPPOSE all forms of racism, bigotry, >>>>> discrimination, and oppression >>>>> >>>>> WE DECLARE ourselves an Apartheid-free community >>>> >>>> These are things we have or should have affirmed already, so >>>> (re)affirming them presumably won't change anything about how we >>>> operate. >>>> >>>> --- Item 4 --- >>>> >>>>> WE PLEDGE to join others in working to end all support to >> Israel's >>>>> Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation. >>>> >>>> Here are some ways we can uphold this promise. >>>> >>>> - Sign the pledge. As Lo pointed out in the quoted e-mails below, >>>> just putting our name on the list of signatories already helps >>>> uphold our obligations: "It reflects public support to our >> elected >>>> officials when we press them to divest from Israeli violence. It >>>> reduces harm to Palestinian and Arab members of our community. It >>>> challenges the official narratives and expands the public >>>> consciousness around Palestine." >>>> >>>> - Confirm on our wiki that we've signed the pledge, and add the >>>> Apartheid-Free Communities logo. >>>> >>>> - Facilitate (and, if possible, promote) the use of our space by >>>> organizations "working to end all support to Israel's Apartheid >>>> regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation." >>>> >>>> - Provide information resources (like flyers, zines, articles, >> book >>>> chapters, and a listening / watching / reading list) in the >> space. >>>> >>>> === Background on the campaign === >>>> >>>> This Apartheid-Free Communities campaign is financed by the >> American >>>> Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization. You can find >> some >>>> steering committee members on the campaign site's "About" page >>>> (https://apartheid-free.org/about/). >>>> >>>> All the listed steering committee members are Christian or >> Unitarian >>>> organizations, which for one of us (Aaron) is kind of a red flag. >>>> >>>> On the other hand, the list of pledge signatories seems to >> include >>>> more diverse religious organizations. In particular, it has a >> good >>>> number of Jewish organizations, including the national and Bay >> Area >>>> chapters of Jewish Voice for Peace. >>>> >>>>> On Mon, 2 Jun 2025, Jake Watters via sudo-discuss wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Let's have a meeting this coming Wednesday, in two days! Last >>>> week just >>>>>> three or four of us got together and discussed things as can be >>>> seen in the >>>>>> meeting notes: >>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meetings >>>>>> >>>>>> Here's a proposed agenda: >>>>>> * catch up on new membership applications >>>>>> * continue talking about the process of sudoroom becoming its >>>> own 501(c)3 >>>>>> * the volunteer effort of updating our membership list >>>>>> * fundraising including reaching out to members who may have >>>> forgotten to >>>>>> pay dues >>>>>> * sudoroom signing the "Apartheid-Free Communities" pledge! See >>>> below for >>>>>> more info >>>>>> >>>>>> Lets say this Wednesday, 7:30PM? >>>>>> -jake >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>>> From: Lo via sudo-discuss sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>>>>> Date: Tue, May 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM >>>>>> Subject: [sudo-discuss] Proposal: SUDO room joins the Apartheid >>>> Free >>>>>> Communities Campaign >>>>>> To: sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear Sudoroom members and leaders, >>>>>> >>>>>> For the past 2.5 years I’ve been a Sudoroom “member” (I >>>> say this in >>>>>> quotations because I’ve been paying dues and attending but >>>> have never been >>>>>> endorsed as a full fledged member), but I’d like to make a >>>> proposal that >>>>>> Sudoroom become an Apartheid Free Community! >>>>>> >>>>>> I am writing as a member of SURJ Bay Area’s Palestine >>>> Solidarity Campaign. >>>>>> As a racial justice organization, SURJ believes it is our moral >>>> obligation >>>>>> to demand an end to Israel’s system of apartheid, its >> genocide >>>> in Gaza, and >>>>>> its increasing violent seizure of land in the West Bank. All >>>> this is paid >>>>>> for by our tax dollars, with the U.S. directly funding the >>>> Israeli >>>>>> government to the tune of $35 billion a year. >>>>>> >>>>>> We invite Sudoroom to join us to support the Palestinian >>>> people’s human >>>>>> rights, lives, and lands by taking the pledge to become an >>>> Apartheid-Free >>>>>> Community. >>>>>> >>>>>> Apartheid is a crime against humanity. As defined by the United >>>> Nations >>>>>> https://legal.un.org/avl/ha/cspca/cspca.html, apartheid >>>> includes: >>>>>> >>>>>> • Acts such as murder, torture, inhuman treatment, and >>>> arbitrary arrest of >>>>>> members of a racial group >>>>>> >>>>>> • Deliberate imposition upon the subjugated racial group of >>>> living >>>>>> conditions calculated to cause its physical destruction >>>>>> >>>>>> • Legislative measures that discriminate in the political, >>>> social, >>>>>> economic, and cultural fields >>>>>> >>>>>> We could fill pages with examples of how Israel’s treatment >> of >>>> Palestinians >>>>>> meets this criteria—from arrests and imprisonment without >>>> charges to the >>>>>> destruction of Gaza by bombing homes, hospitals, and schools >> and >>>> cutting >>>>>> off food, water, electricity and medical supplies. Palestinians >>>> are >>>>>> subjected to entirely different laws and judicial systems, >>>> without freedom >>>>>> of movement and economic opportunities. >>>>>> >>>>>> Inspired by the anti-apartheid movement that helped topple the >>>> white >>>>>> supremacist regime in South Africa, the Apartheid-Free >>>> Communities Campaign >>>>>> is bringing communities together to end apartheid in >>>> Israel/Palestine. We >>>>>> encourage Sudoroom to join the over 500 organizations across >> the >>>> globe, >>>>>> including cities, schools, faith-based communities, labor >>>> unions, >>>>>> businesses, and organizations, in taking the pledge to become >> an >>>>>> Apartheid-Free Community. >>>>>> >>>>>> Signing the Pledge makes a difference! It reflects public >>>> support to our >>>>>> elected officials when we press them to divest from Israeli >>>> violence. It >>>>>> reduces harm to Palestinian and Arab members of our community. >>>> It >>>>>> challenges the official narratives and expands the public >>>> consciousness >>>>>> around Palestine. We ask that you sign this pledge, and take >>>> actions, in >>>>>> whatever way makes sense to Sudoroom, to be part of this >> effort. >>>>>> >>>>>> Be sure to let me know if you have any questions and how I can >>>> support your >>>>>> Sudoroom in signing the Pledge and joining this campaign. >>>>>> >>>>>> In Solidarity, >>>>>> >>>>>> Lo >>>>>> >>>>>> P.S. We have materials including buttons, posters, and >> pamphlets >>>> you can >>>>>> use to increase awareness and build support. Plus the >>>> Apartheid-Free >>>>>> Communities website https://apartheid-free.org/about/ is full >> of >>>> great >>>>>> resources and educational materials. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> *Lo * >>>>>> Pronouns: She/They https://www.mypronouns.org/ >>>>>> >>>>>> There is no neutral body from which our bodies deviate. Society >>>> has >>>>>> written deep into each strand of tissue of every living person >>>> on earth. >>>>>> What it writes into the heart muscles of five star generals is >>>> distinct >>>>>> from what it writes in the pancreatic tissue and intestinal >>>> tracts of Black >>>>>> single mothers in Detroit, of Mexicana migrants in Fresno, but >>>> no body >>>>>> stands outside the consequences of injustice and inequality >>>>>> >>>>>> *― *Aurora Levins Morales >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >>>>>> More options at >>>>>> >>>> >>> >> > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >>>>> More options at >>>> >>> >> > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >>>> More options at >>>> >>> >> > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >>> More options at >>> >> > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >> More options at >> > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >> More options at >> > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ > _______________________________________________ > sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org > To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org > More options at > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

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Do we want to get added to endof10.org?

by Anca Mosoiu

https://endof10.org is a project to help people re-image their old Windows 10 machines with Linux so they can continue using them. I just found out about this, and noticed that Sudo or Fixit clinics are not listed. Do we want to? Anca. -- -=-=-=- Anca Mosoiu | Tech Liminal anca(a)techliminal.com

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Re: Apartheid-Free Communities pledge

by imogen

An anti apartheid pledge is a fine start, but I wish it was broader to include all forms of targeted-group killing. Anyway, thanks Paige for bringing up process. Maybe someone could take a pole On 2025-06-06 14:41, Geffen Avraham wrote: > I condemn genocide of Palestinians.... and I condemn murdering > Israelis too. > If you believe that 6 million of the world's jews are essentially evil > and deserve no empathy - go ahead and invite stormfront, i'm sure > they'd love this. > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM Geffen Avraham > <arora.tintin(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> i dream of one day gaza being a thriving shining city of the arab >> world, coexisting with its jewish neighbors as a beacon of beauty >> and freedom in the middle east. >> >> the people of israel want this. the people of gaza want this. the >> people who don't want this are war criminal netanyahu and hamas. >> >> in 2021, when netanyahu was briefly removed from office, yair lapid >> offered to free gaza, end the siege, rebuild their cities at israeli >> expense, make them a new airport an seaport, help provide them jobs, >> and even build them an entirely new city as reparations. >> >> they asked only one thing in return - not being murdered anymore. a >> permanent ceasefire. >> >> hamas declared it "temptation" and refused. >> >> Free Gaza and Permanent Ceasefire - exactly what we all want >> The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) wanted to kill jews and said >> no. >> >> You can read about it in Al-Mayadeen - an anti-Israel, pro-Hamas, >> Hezbollah-owned Arabic Lebanese newspaper: >> > https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/sources-to-al-mayadeen:-hamas-… >> >> I pray deeply that I live to see Gaza free of Israeli occupation, >> free of bombing and violence, free of Islamic theocracy, and at >> peace with its Jewish brothers. >> >> On Fri, Jun 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM Geffen Avraham >> <arora.tintin(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Seriously, that's where we're we've gotten to? Raising concerns >> about antisemitism means you're a racist? >> >> Jake has tried to ban me for daring to raise concerns about >> anti-jewish racism. >> >> i have funded and kept sudo alive during times when it was at risk >> of foreclosure. at no point have i made any apologia for any israeli >> crimes, only criticism of arab nationalism and islamic theocracy. >> >> the amount of people america bombed in one night in dresden is more >> than all the people killed in gaza in 2 years. but i don't support >> bombing gaza, so stop spreading this lie about me. >> >> but you clearly don't want to stop the genocide, you want to swap >> the genocide. >> >> if you support abducting an infant from his mother's arms and >> keeping him in a tunnel - not an accidental death from a bombing, >> but an 8 month old ripped knowingly and intentionally by human hands >> from his family - say it so we can hear you. >> >> is your official position that half the world's jews are >> ontologically evil and not welcome at sudo, and that antisemtism is >> not real and it's racist to raise concerns about it? >> >> if so, please say it out loud so we can all hear you. >> >> If i get banned after this, let me serve as a canary in the coal >> mine - that without making any apologia for israeli war crimes, only >> pointing out the deep feeling of danger and lack of safety jews feel >> and daring to have empathy for 6 million of the world's jews, will >> ban you from this space. >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM Geffen Avraham >> <arora.tintin(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> disappointed at the lack of uncritical support of arab nationalism >> and islamic extremism? >> trying to pretend religion has nothing to do with this conflict is >> like trying to pretend the civil war wasn't about slavery. >> >> neoconfederates who make this claim have to squint and wave away >> statements like Alexander H Stephens' Cornerstone Speech: "_slavery >> subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal >> condition" _or the Mississippi Declaration of Secession: >> _"Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of >> slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world."_ >> >> I couldn't understand how people could do this until I saw them deny >> and wave away religious extremism and antisemitism, whether from the >> Secretary-General of the Arab League: >> “I personally wish that the Jews do not drive us to this war, as >> this will be a war of extermination and momentous massacre which >> will be spoken of like the Tartar massacre or the Crusader wars. >> This war will be distinguished by three serious matters. >> First—faith: as each fighter deems his death on behalf of >> Palestine as the shortest road to paradise;" >> >> It is plainly stated in the genocidal charter of Hamas, and in their >> naming of the Oct 7 massacre after Al-Aqsa Mosque: >> >> 'Peace initiatives, and so-called peaceful solutions and >> international conferences are in contradiction to the principles >> of the Islamic Resistance Movement... Those conferences are no more >> than a means to appoint the infidels as arbitrators in the >> lands of Islam... There is no solution for the Palestinian problem >> except by Jihad.' >> >> Or even from the PNA government of today, which published an >> official government statement referring readers to the infamous >> Hadith that the day of judgement will not come until you kill the >> Jews. >> >> Yet people continue to squint and pretend that it's not about >> religious conflict. I recently watched the documentary "No Other >> Land", and, knowing a bit of Arabic, noticed that whenever the >> subtitles said "Israeli", the people were saying the word "Yahud" - >> Jew. Same when a protest passed by my house recently - the leaders >> were chanting in Arabic for the followers to repeat: "from water to >> water, Palestine is Arab" >> >> At no point above have I made any apologia for any Israeli actions - >> only pointed out the Palestine movement is not aligned with treating >> Jews as human beings - very openly not so in Arabic. And in Arabic, >> they make no distinction between "Jew" and "Israeli", and say >> "Arab", not "free". >> >> But nevertheless I must request a source for your claim that Israel >> created a fake feeding site and shot people who went there. >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM Jake Watters via sudo-discuss >> <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: >> >> presently Israel is starving 2.2 million people to death inside a >> concentration camp, and they set up a fake "food distribution site" >> and shoot to kill anyone who approaches it. >> >> I was really hoping this "anti apartheid" proposal would be able to >> go through more easily and I'm extremely disappointed in what's >> happening here. >> >> -jake >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM Paige P via sudo-discuss >> <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: >> >> I support us doing the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge. >> >> Aside: This thread brings up a good question of how do we >> decision-make? >> >> I looked at the wiki to see if there was any old protocol. There's >> this page that looks just like a brainstorming page: >> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_room/decisions >> >> Also there's our bylaws, which have been newly made: >> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Bylaws. We can have our internal way of >> doing things, but I would feel more comfortable if we had our bylaws >> match what we do as closely as possible so that we can confidently >> make decisions. And I think our bylaws as is are a good starting >> point: My understanding is our bylaws allow for a vote on things via >> ballot by members. Quorum for the vote is 7 people, and the decision >> is made by majority vote. >> >> SECTION 12. ACTION BY WRITTEN BALLOT WITHOUT A MEETING >> >> * (a) Any action which may be taken at any regular or special >> meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the corporation >> distributes a written ballot to every member entitled to vote on the >> matter. The ballot and any related material may be sent by >> electronic transmission and responses may be returned to the >> corporation by electronic transmission. The ballot shall set forth >> the proposed action, provide an opportunity to specify approval or >> disapproval of any proposal, and provide a reasonable time within >> which to return the ballot to the corporation. >> * (b) Approval by written ballot pursuant to this section shall be >> valid only when the number of votes cast by ballot within the time >> period specified equals or exceeds the quorum required to be present >> at a meeting authorizing the action, and the number of approvals >> equals or exceeds the number of votes that would be required to >> approve at a meeting at which the total number of votes cast was the >> same as the number of votes cast by ballot. >> * (c) Ballots shall indicate the number of responses needed to meet >> the quorum requirement and, with respect to ballots other than for >> the election of directors, shall state the percentage of approvals >> necessary to pass the measure submitted. Ballots must specify the >> time by which the ballot must be received in order to be counted. >> * (d) A written ballot may not be revoked. >> >> SECTION 5. QUORUM FOR MEETINGS >> >> A quorum of the Members shall consist of at least seven (7) Members >> of the Corporation in good standing as of the date of the vote. The >> members present at a duly called and held meeting at which a quorum >> is initially present may continue to do business notwithstanding the >> loss of a quorum at the meeting due to a withdrawal of members from >> the meeting provided that any action taken after the loss of a >> quorum must be approved by at least a majority of the members >> required to constitute a quorum. >> >> On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM imogen via sudo-discuss >> <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: >> As an anarchist pacifist, I am not in support of signing because I >> think >> that both "sides" are in the wrong. The land issue is a religious >> issue >> and both Islam and Judaism are problematic institutions. >> >> On 2025-06-05 15:56, Jake Watters via sudo-discuss wrote: >>> if there are no objections can we go ahead and sign it? >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM Aaron Fenyes via sudo-discuss >>> <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Jake, Lo, and I (Aaron) talked about the Apartheid-Free >> Communities >>>> pledge at tonight's meeting! Here are some combined thoughts. >>>> >>>> === We should sign as soon as possible === >>>> >>>> Signing the pledge will counteract ongoing harm in a small but >> real >>>> way, so we should sign it as soon as possible. >>>> >>>> === Our obligations === >>>> >>>> Here's an idea of what we think we're promising to do, as an >>>> organization, by signing the pledge. >>>> >>>> --- Items 1-3 --- >>>> >>>>> WE AFFIRM our commitment to freedom, justice, and >>>>> equality for the Palestinian people and all people >>>>> >>>>> WE OPPOSE all forms of racism, bigotry, >>>>> discrimination, and oppression >>>>> >>>>> WE DECLARE ourselves an Apartheid-free community >>>> >>>> These are things we have or should have affirmed already, so >>>> (re)affirming them presumably won't change anything about how we >>>> operate. >>>> >>>> --- Item 4 --- >>>> >>>>> WE PLEDGE to join others in working to end all support to >> Israel's >>>>> Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation. >>>> >>>> Here are some ways we can uphold this promise. >>>> >>>> - Sign the pledge. As Lo pointed out in the quoted e-mails below, >>>> just putting our name on the list of signatories already helps >>>> uphold our obligations: "It reflects public support to our >> elected >>>> officials when we press them to divest from Israeli violence. It >>>> reduces harm to Palestinian and Arab members of our community. It >>>> challenges the official narratives and expands the public >>>> consciousness around Palestine." >>>> >>>> - Confirm on our wiki that we've signed the pledge, and add the >>>> Apartheid-Free Communities logo. >>>> >>>> - Facilitate (and, if possible, promote) the use of our space by >>>> organizations "working to end all support to Israel's Apartheid >>>> regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation." >>>> >>>> - Provide information resources (like flyers, zines, articles, >> book >>>> chapters, and a listening / watching / reading list) in the >> space. >>>> >>>> === Background on the campaign === >>>> >>>> This Apartheid-Free Communities campaign is financed by the >> American >>>> Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization. You can find >> some >>>> steering committee members on the campaign site's "About" page >>>> (https://apartheid-free.org/about/). >>>> >>>> All the listed steering committee members are Christian or >> Unitarian >>>> organizations, which for one of us (Aaron) is kind of a red flag. >>>> >>>> On the other hand, the list of pledge signatories seems to >> include >>>> more diverse religious organizations. In particular, it has a >> good >>>> number of Jewish organizations, including the national and Bay >> Area >>>> chapters of Jewish Voice for Peace. >>>> >>>>> On Mon, 2 Jun 2025, Jake Watters via sudo-discuss wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Let's have a meeting this coming Wednesday, in two days! Last >>>> week just >>>>>> three or four of us got together and discussed things as can be >>>> seen in the >>>>>> meeting notes: >>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meetings >>>>>> >>>>>> Here's a proposed agenda: >>>>>> * catch up on new membership applications >>>>>> * continue talking about the process of sudoroom becoming its >>>> own 501(c)3 >>>>>> * the volunteer effort of updating our membership list >>>>>> * fundraising including reaching out to members who may have >>>> forgotten to >>>>>> pay dues >>>>>> * sudoroom signing the "Apartheid-Free Communities" pledge! See >>>> below for >>>>>> more info >>>>>> >>>>>> Lets say this Wednesday, 7:30PM? >>>>>> -jake >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>>>>> From: Lo via sudo-discuss sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>>>>> Date: Tue, May 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM >>>>>> Subject: [sudo-discuss] Proposal: SUDO room joins the Apartheid >>>> Free >>>>>> Communities Campaign >>>>>> To: sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear Sudoroom members and leaders, >>>>>> >>>>>> For the past 2.5 years I’ve been a Sudoroom “member” (I >>>> say this in >>>>>> quotations because I’ve been paying dues and attending but >>>> have never been >>>>>> endorsed as a full fledged member), but I’d like to make a >>>> proposal that >>>>>> Sudoroom become an Apartheid Free Community! >>>>>> >>>>>> I am writing as a member of SURJ Bay Area’s Palestine >>>> Solidarity Campaign. >>>>>> As a racial justice organization, SURJ believes it is our moral >>>> obligation >>>>>> to demand an end to Israel’s system of apartheid, its >> genocide >>>> in Gaza, and >>>>>> its increasing violent seizure of land in the West Bank. All >>>> this is paid >>>>>> for by our tax dollars, with the U.S. directly funding the >>>> Israeli >>>>>> government to the tune of $35 billion a year. >>>>>> >>>>>> We invite Sudoroom to join us to support the Palestinian >>>> people’s human >>>>>> rights, lives, and lands by taking the pledge to become an >>>> Apartheid-Free >>>>>> Community. >>>>>> >>>>>> Apartheid is a crime against humanity. As defined by the United >>>> Nations >>>>>> https://legal.un.org/avl/ha/cspca/cspca.html, apartheid >>>> includes: >>>>>> >>>>>> • Acts such as murder, torture, inhuman treatment, and >>>> arbitrary arrest of >>>>>> members of a racial group >>>>>> >>>>>> • Deliberate imposition upon the subjugated racial group of >>>> living >>>>>> conditions calculated to cause its physical destruction >>>>>> >>>>>> • Legislative measures that discriminate in the political, >>>> social, >>>>>> economic, and cultural fields >>>>>> >>>>>> We could fill pages with examples of how Israel’s treatment >> of >>>> Palestinians >>>>>> meets this criteria—from arrests and imprisonment without >>>> charges to the >>>>>> destruction of Gaza by bombing homes, hospitals, and schools >> and >>>> cutting >>>>>> off food, water, electricity and medical supplies. Palestinians >>>> are >>>>>> subjected to entirely different laws and judicial systems, >>>> without freedom >>>>>> of movement and economic opportunities. >>>>>> >>>>>> Inspired by the anti-apartheid movement that helped topple the >>>> white >>>>>> supremacist regime in South Africa, the Apartheid-Free >>>> Communities Campaign >>>>>> is bringing communities together to end apartheid in >>>> Israel/Palestine. We >>>>>> encourage Sudoroom to join the over 500 organizations across >> the >>>> globe, >>>>>> including cities, schools, faith-based communities, labor >>>> unions, >>>>>> businesses, and organizations, in taking the pledge to become >> an >>>>>> Apartheid-Free Community. >>>>>> >>>>>> Signing the Pledge makes a difference! It reflects public >>>> support to our >>>>>> elected officials when we press them to divest from Israeli >>>> violence. It >>>>>> reduces harm to Palestinian and Arab members of our community. >>>> It >>>>>> challenges the official narratives and expands the public >>>> consciousness >>>>>> around Palestine. We ask that you sign this pledge, and take >>>> actions, in >>>>>> whatever way makes sense to Sudoroom, to be part of this >> effort. >>>>>> >>>>>> Be sure to let me know if you have any questions and how I can >>>> support your >>>>>> Sudoroom in signing the Pledge and joining this campaign. >>>>>> >>>>>> In Solidarity, >>>>>> >>>>>> Lo >>>>>> >>>>>> P.S. We have materials including buttons, posters, and >> pamphlets >>>> you can >>>>>> use to increase awareness and build support. Plus the >>>> Apartheid-Free >>>>>> Communities website https://apartheid-free.org/about/ is full >> of >>>> great >>>>>> resources and educational materials. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> *Lo * >>>>>> Pronouns: She/They https://www.mypronouns.org/ >>>>>> >>>>>> There is no neutral body from which our bodies deviate. Society >>>> has >>>>>> written deep into each strand of tissue of every living person >>>> on earth. >>>>>> What it writes into the heart muscles of five star generals is >>>> distinct >>>>>> from what it writes in the pancreatic tissue and intestinal >>>> tracts of Black >>>>>> single mothers in Detroit, of Mexicana migrants in Fresno, but >>>> no body >>>>>> stands outside the consequences of injustice and inequality >>>>>> >>>>>> *― *Aurora Levins Morales >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >>>>>> More options at >>>>>> >>>> >>> >> > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>>>> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >>>>> More options at >>>> >>> >> > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>>> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >>>> More options at >>>> >>> >> > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >>> More options at >>> >> > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >> More options at >> > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >> More options at >> > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ > _______________________________________________ > sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org > To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org > More options at > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/

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