Just a reminder that Omni’s fire inspection is 2pm tomorrow. All rooms will
need to be made accessible.
Patrik, please let me know someone from CCL will be present? & ensure myco
closet will be accessible
Sierk, please ensure HNJ closet is openable..? I should have borrowed that
key from you..
*In the AM we will also need hands with the following*:
*Inside Omni*:
- All trash bins throughout omni that aren’t yet emptied, emptied
- Nothing left sitting within any stair, stair landing, hallway, or along
any common path of travel.
- Ballroom & Entrance hall swept with dust broom.
- Entrance hall: All veggie boxes, cardboard, extension cords, & misc
objects not part of free store moved either to recycling or basement
*Shattuck frontage*:
- *Stoop-sitters told to hang elsewhere for the day due to
inspection.* important,
or we may again be asked to place a ‘No Trespassing’ sign there.. Also,
Ballroom doors will need to be open, steps can’t be obstructed etc
- removal of all furniture / trash bins along shattuck (except for fridge
shed)
- clear trash off sidewalk, sweep sidewalk
*Fridge Shed*:
- power strip removed & Fridge plugged directly into exterior electrical
receptacle (with no extension cord or power strip), or if fridge cord can’t
reach: then shed moved so it can reach, otherwise failing that left
unplugged for now.
*48th st frontage*:
- If trash cans are still out, align neatly at curb.
- trash pickup / removal of any object not in a trash can from frontage
- sweep sidewalk
Thank you
David
Hey folx, we are coming up on the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall Street
and so far no one that I am aware of has organized any events for the
Bay Area. Around the country other people <https://linktr.ee/occupy2.0>
have begun to plan things, open mics and art shows, vaccine clinics,
free masks, Pussy Riot <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussy_Riot> is
even supposed to show up in Los Angeles. As you can see from the
attached video cliplet, there are people who would really like to see
something happen in the Bay Area, as well. At this point those of us who
are mulling this over are leaning towards doing something on Friday,
September 17 rather than Occupy Oakland's 10th anniversary on October 10th.
Since I am a pro at crastinating, if it were up to me, we might well
have to wait until the heat death
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_timeline_from_Big_Bang_to_Heat_Death>
of the universe before something gets organized but I'm willing to throw
gobs of food at an event if other people are also interested in getting
together for an open mic or speak out or something & are willing to put
some energy into making it happen. I can also bring an EZ-up or three
and a microphone and speaker, and maybe a few chairs and tables if we
can achieve critical mass. I could even cobble together a flyer if we
can agree on something.
Anywho, if anyone would like to help put something together maybe that
could join the biweekly rump of Occupy Oakland's GA (generally just a
few people) Sunday, August 28th at 4 PM. I believe that will be here:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96249815361?pwd=OFluQThwRy9vVitxQXdnSS9TSmVRZz09
Meeting ID: 962 4981 5361
Passcode: 123456
Some dialin numbers:
+1 408 638 0968
+1 669 900 6833
If you would like to chime in on the weekly national Occupy
Commemoration Zoom meeting, it is every Saturday at noon, PST.
/sending a reminder about our national organizers' call for Occupy
Wall Street's 10th anniversary. Please share with anyone you feel
should join the discussion /
Jay Ponti is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3015874449
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F3015874449…>
Meeting ID: 301 587 4449
One tap mobile
+16699009128,,3015874449# US (San Jose)
+13462487799,,3015874449# US (Houston)
Dial by your location
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<https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fu%2FkejSH18lAF…>
Feel free to pass this info around to comrades you think might be
interested in a celebration of the Occupy movement and the many things
<https://occupyoakland.org/event/occupy-oakland-general-assembly-18/?instanc…>
the many things it helped catalyze.
Often Absent Ed
On 8/28/21 1:37 PM, Susan Harman wrote:
> Sorry I missed today’s call. Were you there? Can you catch me up?
Susan, I asked Jay Ponti <https://betherevolution.us/> to send me a link
to today's Zoooom meeting. I uploaded it to a personal server because I
don't know if the link he sent me was for general distribution:
http://www.ebiow.yasashi.net/GA/Occupy%2010th%20Anniversary%20Call%208%2028…
> I’ve been thinking, and I think you and I should just set a time for a Friday night dinner and speakout/speakeasy at City Hall and invite everybody we can think of, making an informal list of all the projects that came out of Occupy. I’ve contacted Occupy the Farm and Strike Debt and of course the Public Bank. Should we invite SF? If I write to Ruthie, everybody will come, so I’ll ask for RSVPs and threaten them with running out of food if they don’t reply.
If SF isn't organizing anything I think we should send them something,
Susan.
> What else?
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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 2:41 AM
Subject: [omni-consensus] OMNI NEEDS LEGAL OFFICERS
To: consensus <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>
Please forward to your groups and collectives - Omni Commons is
seeking candidates in our officer election for 3 positions: president,
treasurer and secretary.
At minimum, folks in these positions need to have their names filed
with the California secretary of state and be available to
occasionally sign things.
At best, folks in these positions would join the finance working group
to take an active role in administrative paperwork, writing checks,
paying bills and so forth. An active treasurer would enable us to have
separation of powers between the bookkeeper and the money spender, for
example.
Your primary interactions would probably be with finance wg members -
currently me, Sarah Lockhart, John Torok, and occasionally Silver.
Like all community members, you'd be encouraged (but not required) to
attend delegates meetings on 1st and 3rd Thursdays.
As soon as we get enough interested candidates, we will hold an
election to get delegate approval.
Thanks,
Yar
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Dear all,
eQualitie is seeking an experienced networking software engineer for
DevOps and infrastructure automation duties. We’re looking for someone
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Our new colleague shares the company’s _values_
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protecting freedom of expression and association on the Internet. In
turn, you will get exposure to and a say in the design of current and
future _defensive _ <https://deflect.ca/solutions/>_web
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*Job Description*
You will work across tight-knit project teams and interface between
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You will take an “automate everything” approach, introducing and
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*About you*
You love dashboards and hate network latency. You understand the
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* Familiarity with coding in Python (with Go and/or C++ experience a
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* An active appreciation for reading and writing documentation!
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defense-in-depth mitigation options, including the _Baskerville_
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among _other services_ <https://deflect.ca/solutions/>.
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designed to circumvent the most pervasive forms of Internet censorship.
Built on Mozilla for Android and the _Ouinet libraries_
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and share web content peer-to-peer over Bittorrent’s DHT.
*
*
*Metadata*
* Start Date: asap
* Job Location: Montreal, Canada (remote also OK)
* Job Type: 12 month contract, possibility of full-time thereafter
* Salary: 84,000 USD + benefits
* Application deadline: September 15, 2021
*How to apply
*Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining how your
experiences and motivation match our requirements. Please make sure to
include your GitHub (or similar) profile where we can see your previous
work and/or code:
https://equalit.ie/job-post/devops-engineer-for-a-better-internet/
Reach out to me if you'd like to know more! I've had a great time
working with this team over the past 9 months, and am looking forward to
expanding the team :)
Warmly,
Hey everyone, we're doing a short study and I think someone from the
sudoroom community could be a good fit, anyone interested in talking about
your experience or know someone who fits the bill?
Do you need to share files privately with a limited and select number of
people? Are you concerned about security or access, and don't want to use
commercial providers like Dropbox? Have you ever tried setting up a
self-hosted server, like FTP, FileZilla, or NextCloud, to do this?
We're booking 15-30 minute conversations to hear more about your needs. We
are Rae and Kelsey from Simply Secure. Thanks to support from the Open Tech
Fund <http://opentech.fund/>, we're working on making sensitive file
storage, backup, and sharing much easier.
Sign up on this brief form
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to filezilla(a)simplysecure.org to get started.
Thanks so much and looking forward to speaking with you soon,
--
Rae McKelvey
Researcher, Simply Secure
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I cleaned out a full trash can of moldy and rotten shit from this same
fridge a month or 2 ago. apparently it has reverted to the same state as
before. I think it is a bio hazard, breeding flies, spores, bacteria and
other organisms that we don't need in Omni Commons. I think that the best
solution would be to dispose of it.
Hey Sudo Room,
I attached Counter Culture Labs just in case as the Sudo Fridge has been
out of power for awhile and all the food basically exploded with mold and
microbactic life ?
(This is why I attach CCL to see if they want to do biohack experiment on
the new life forms popping in the Sudo Room fridge.)
Disgusting mold food pictures attached.
Lot of this food has been in there PRE-COVID ?
Dane
Dear Sudo Room,
Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment.
Thank you for stewarding the commons.
Love and solidarity,
Omni Commons
---------------------------------- Invoice ---------------------------------
4799 Shattuck Ave
Oakland, CA 94609 US
https://omnicommons.org
Invoice #: 2407
Date: 09/01/2021
Due Date: 09/25/2021
Terms: Net 25
Amount Due: $20,000.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bill To:
Sudo Room
4799 Shattuck Ave
Oakland, CA 94607
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
****************************** Account Summary *****************************
08/01/2021 Balance Forward $20,000.00
Other payments and credits after 08/01/2021 -2,000.00
New charges (details below) 2,000.00
Total Amount Due (activity through 09/01/202 20,000.00
****************************************************************************
<u> Date </u><u> Activity </u><u> Qty </u><u> Rate </u><u> Amount </u>
09/01/2021 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00 2,000.00
____________________________________________________________________________
--------------------------------------
Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00
Total Amount Due: $20,000.00
Greetings Sudo Room!
This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the
commons!
Love and solidarity,
Omni Commons Finance Working Group
My friend is offering us 30 high quality office chairs. I think we should
replace the shitty chairs around the Omni with them.
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Weblog: http://adammunich.com
With great power comes great responsibility.
Hi all,
I've been sudoroom's delegate to omni commons on/off for many years. I
don't want to do it anymore and I think it's time for someone else to
step up. I'm happy to help prep new folks for that, but I'm not going
to wait around for a transition period. If nobody else steps up by
next month, sudoroom will become "inactive" and will no longer be able
to block consensus decisions.
Best,
Yar
Many years ago I had my small CNC hosted at sudo, I don't think it got much
use as I wasn't around to help people learn it. Currently that machine is
just sitting in storage now and it feels like a waste to keep it there. I'm
trying to clear out this storage unit and my move out date is the 28th of
this month.
The system was gifted to me, and I have since gotten it working again and
learned a bunch -- I would love to pass that gift along to someone else who
has the time and space to actually use this thing! I would be happy to help
with setup and getting it running wherever it lands.
Runs on mach3 on windows, I'll include the desktop and everything seen
here. I'm guessing it weighs around 150lbs, definitely need a couple people
to move it.
Let me know if I can answer any other questions!
Cheers,
Jack
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Hello Beautiful Beings!
My name is Silver and i'm grateful to be working along side with everyone
here. Thank you so much for singing up to help support the OMNI Commons get
ready for it's fire inspection. We are going to make this into a safe cute
work party vibe~
I want to share that Omni is a collective owned and fully volunteer ran
space! It's for people like us to create radical movements! So we have to
make sure we pass fire inspection to keep the doors open! Some priority
action items is clearing out the ballroom and the basement. There will be
multiple point peoples who will help guide the projects!
This is going to be a work party so music and free food will be flowing
through the space! Some folks signed up for a 2pm to 5pm shift and another
crew 5pm to 8pm! If you can't make it or need to leave sooner no worries
just hit me up on my cell 415-691-0906!
Let me know if you have any questions or accesbility needs. Feel free to
invite a loved one or a friend ;) Look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!
Join us for this fun organizing work party. We are getting ready for our
fire inspection and need your help getting things in order! We got free
food bomb music and good vibes going down ! Sign up in this sheet below~
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdSlFqMlgVbHbX3gj89uzypuT4ZsrohmQu…
Found baby possum hanging out in recycling container near accessibility
main floor bathroom.
Does someone want to claim them ? They look tired but still alive.
Baby Possum Collective as new collective organization ?
Dane
Dear all,
I regret to inform you that I have been banned from Omni in retaliation for
my safe space ban of Robb after multiple pleas for support from BIPOC and
women who've been harmed by his policing behavior and continual habitation
of the space.
As I am officially Sudo Room's Director on Omni's Board of Directors, we
will need a new Director.
I also have been handling Sudo Room's finances for many years. We will need
someone to step into that role, as well. I am happy to onboard whomever is
consensed-upon to take on this function.
It's been a good ride, and I've learned so much! Much love and solidarity
to you all. You can find me across the internet as tunabananas :)
<3
Jenny
`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
"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
"Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon."
--Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark"
~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
laser cutter is working now but i didnt set up the ventilation yet
try out the software, if we like it i will buy it
- - - -
Weblog: http://adammunich.com
With great power comes great responsibility.
Hi Yuki, we do have an old Lulzbot TAZ 4 that hasn't been maintained
in a while. I'm not sure who would be available to help you with it,
but perhaps someone else on this email list knows.
On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 6:48 PM Yuki Guan <rgyuki93(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> My name is Yuki, I go to Oakland Tech. I’ve never been to sudo room before and I just heard about it cause someone told me there’s a 3D printer there. I don’t know how anything really works but could I come in sometime to make something? I have the design in fusion 360 and wondering if anyone can help me with the next step.
> Thanks,
> -Yuki.
Hi Sudo,
This Thursday at 630 pm we are watching a new chinese cyberpunk animation
series called "Deadly Response" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnKT6c_qiA0).
We don't know if it's good. We're trying it out. We have a regular crew of
about 2-6 people (it fluctuates). We run it off the bay area anime and
gaming server. Most people are between 25-40, just fyi. Feel free to ask me
questions. I'll try to keep people here informed of our activities.
Best,
AK
--
ai (poetry, music, simulation) +
systems (robots, animals, people) =
Delta Ark Studios <http://delta.center/>
Dear Sudo Room,
Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment.
Thank you for stewarding the commons.
Love and solidarity,
Omni Commons
---------------------------------- Invoice ---------------------------------
4799 Shattuck Ave
Oakland, CA 94609 US
https://omnicommons.org
Invoice #: 2396
Date: 08/01/2021
Due Date: 08/25/2021
Terms: Net 25
Amount Due: $20,000.00
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bill To:
Sudo Room
4799 Shattuck Ave
Oakland, CA 94607
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
****************************** Account Summary *****************************
07/01/2021 Balance Forward $18,000.00
Other payments and credits after 07/01/2021 0.00
New charges (details below) 2,000.00
Total Amount Due (activity through 08/01/202 20,000.00
****************************************************************************
<u> Date </u><u> Activity </u><u> Qty </u><u> Rate </u><u> Amount </u>
08/01/2021 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00 2,000.00
____________________________________________________________________________
--------------------------------------
Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00
Total Amount Due: $20,000.00
Greetings Sudo Room!
This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the
commons!
Love and solidarity,
Omni Commons Finance Working Group
we need a shop that can precisely and cleanly cut a panel of steel for
something electrical in the building, using a waterjet or plasma or laser CNC
setup.
emphasis on clean and precise edges, it needs to look good. We can live with
anywhere from 16gauge to 22gauge (1/16" to 1/32") but we'd like to get it done
ASAP.
can anyone recommend a shop? let me know
-jake
Hey,
No Sudo Room happened today.
Trying to think of ways to Make Sudo Room Hack Again ? :
Mutual aid tech workshop in combo with ongoing Free Store & North Oakland
Mutual Aid ?
(Offer free tech advice for people trying to fix their laptops or Juiceros
? )
Create a Sudo Room zine about DIY/DIT open source culture(s) ?
Get-rich-quick schemes ? (similar to It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia but
actually successful schemes ?)
Dane
Hello Sudo folks!
Food not Bombs your neighborly collective at the Omni is looking to
purchase a table/I-pad to better track food flow and inventory. The goal is
to have the tablet installed on the main Fnb fridge downstairs but we also
want to make it theft proof. Does anyone have advice on how to installed a
locked tablet to a fridge ?
Kind regards,
Silver
sudo room,
omni commons received a check donation for $2000 via schwab charitables
from anonymous that was earmarked for sudo room.
the check was mobile deposited into sudo room's checking account at Unify
today.
thank you
~r
Sorry, I know this is the wrong list, but. I just finished working at the
Berkeley food bank. They have a bumper crop of bread and strawberries to
possibly drop off, if it makes sense, to do so. I don't have a car,
otherwise I would drop off a small load to the fridge outside.
Does anyone here know who I can reach out to for larger food donations?
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 10:13 AM
Subject: [omni-consensus] Omni building work party this Sunday
To: consensus <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, building <
building(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, discuss <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org>
Hi all,
Our likely very nitpicky fire inspection is coming up in two weeks, and we
still have a ton of cleanup and fixing to do around the place. So we
figured we'd organize a work party this Sunday, July 18.
Here's a list of tasks that need doing - feel free to add to it:
https://pad.riseup.net/p/omni-fire-inspection-checklist
I expect most folks will be there 1-5pm or so. I will actually be at the
Omni 10am-noon - feel free to drop by whenever you have time!
Patrik
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I dropped off a flammables cabinet in Sudo this evening, to store whatever
solvents and other flammable liquids we have. This was something
recommended by David Keenan for the upcoming fire inspection.
Unfortunately the cabinet I was able to buy on Craigslist is rather small,
and it has a shelf that would prevent us from storing anything taller than
7 inch or so. One option might be to take a dremel or angle grinder to the
shelf and just cut it out altogether.
Patrik
In picture 3 is a box with knockouts being used for portable power
distribution. This is the incorrect type of box for this function. These
boxes are for permanent mounting. Additionally, the strain relief is for
romex type cable, a gland type cable grip should be used for SEOOW cable.
In picture 5, there is inappropriate use of what looks like MC cable.
On Wed, 14 Jul 2021 at 14:36, Dane <wanderingsearch1(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> For Sudo Room folks working on electrical work, here are some pics that
> are hopefully helpful for work in relationship to CCL area of Omni Commons ?
>
> I was in CCL to do a social media update for Omni Commons and I was asked
> to take pics for CCL area electric sources.
>
>
> Not sure if this is helpful or not for double checking CCL area ?
>
>
> CCL Patrik did mention to make sure to have at least one CCL person in the
> area when needing to check out CCL area electrical structure in reference
> to overall Omni Commons electrical upgrade.
>
>
> Dane
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(650) 346 5622
www.linkedin.com/in/bpkierans
<http://www.local16.org/>
Last night we cut the wall and mounted the new load center (circuit breaker
box) downstairs at Omni, to replace Panel AB. It's a Homeline QO panel and we
don't have the breakers for it.
I found someone in Redwood City selling 11 of them for $60 if we pick them up
today, is there anyone in that area who wants to buy them and pick them up, and
bring them to the building in the next few days?
If so please contact me directly! Otherwise i'm looking at other options
including just buying breakers from Home Depot, but this would save us about
$50 so i figured it was worth a try.
-jake
For Sudo Room folks working on electrical work, here are some pics that are
hopefully helpful for work in relationship to CCL area of Omni Commons ?
I was in CCL to do a social media update for Omni Commons and I was asked
to take pics for CCL area electric sources.
Not sure if this is helpful or not for double checking CCL area ?
CCL Patrik did mention to make sure to have at least one CCL person in the
area when needing to check out CCL area electrical structure in reference
to overall Omni Commons electrical upgrade.
Dane
Last night an intrepid cabal of hackers hacked their way through a skylight to
install a high-flow ventilation fan on the roof!
The power cord hangs down into sudoroom so that mice and tiny hackers can
rappel down into the space rather than use the door like a noob. Also the
power cord can be used to supply power to the fan so that it runs.
It uses 500 watts but is quite powerful. I haven't seen our electric bill but
assuming we're paying about 25 cents per kilowatt-hour, leaving it on all the
time will cost us $3 per day, or $92 dollars per month.
I think that rather than leaving the fan on all the time, we should create a
sophisticated control system using a microphone and AI machine learning to
detect when people are flapping their mouths (meat talking) in the space, and
turn on the fan during those times. We can also measure humidity, or have a
camera watching for motion, or even look at network traffic and see if people
are using data in the nearby area. I can supply the relay connected to a
server where this software can make those decisions.
here is a picture of the finished product as viewed by birds. If you want to
see what it looks like from below, go into sudoroom and plug it in.
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File:Sudo_apt_install_vent_fan_on_roof.jpg
-jake
Helo humons?
Anyone interested in rekindling hack night? I'm back in town for a while
and missing the mix of IRL humons + thinging. I understand that we have a
12 person limit for events at Sudo or CCL but.... seems doable...ish.
Cere
Let's work on a crowdfunding campaign.
Reply to this thread if you want to help! or to me and I'll spin up a list
for this.
Also if you have a project you've worked on in the past two years that
would look interesting in a crowdfunding video then let us know and we can
potentially help film it! or you can just send us video or photos and a
description. Make sure you're in the photo yourself if (assuming you're
willing to be on camera) :)
--
marc/juul
Thanks so much Dane! You rock!
I'll write back to Noisebridge friendz.
Re: Sudo debt: we have even more funds about to be transferred from a
Bitcoin cashout made several weeks ago.
Also, there was discussion of relieving sudo of some of our debt given
that sudoers have voluntarily completed electrical work that Omni would
otherwise have paid over $7500 for.
Hopefully someone can take up this proposal for sudo. I'm on vacation :)
Jenny
On 7/7/21 3:20 PM, Sarah Lockhart wrote:
> there's a bunch of money in Sudo's bank account at Unify -- between
> the Unify account and Sudo's paypal account -- there is a little over
> $6000. There are a handful of small expenses that Sudo regularly pays
> out of those accounts, but not much. I feel uncomfortable
> broadcasting that Sudo owes $18k without acknowledging this $6k that
> Omni could access. It is an awkward situation, in that I am unclear on
> what the process is for Omni "claiming" funds in a collective's
> account for rent. However, to me, this seems like an envelope with $6k
> in it sitting on Omni's desk that for some reason isn't being
> deposited or applied to back rent ?
>
> Sarah L
>
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 9:32 PM robb <sf99er(a)gmail.com
> <mailto:sf99er@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> i can confirm that Sudo Room made a $6,000 payment in April & is
> still $18,000 in debt, now.
> several members are currently working on installing an exhaust fan
> on the roof as the lack of ventilation is a concern for reopening
>
> On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 9:19 PM Dane <wanderingsearch1(a)gmail.com
> <mailto:wanderingsearch1@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Hey Omni Commmons,
>
> I am in Noisebridge hackerspace meeting and Noisebridge is
> interested in donating money to Sudo Room that would
> ultimately go to Omni Commons (pay debt etc.)
>
> Potentially matching funds if Sudo Room self-organizes (that
> could be a lot !)
>
> https://discuss.noisebridge.info/t/discussion-item-noisebridge-donate-to-th…
> <https://discuss.noisebridge.info/t/discussion-item-noisebridge-donate-to-th…>
>
> Noisebridge folks want to see more about what Sudo Room & Omni
> Commons have been doing, etc. before donating,
> along with stronger interactions between Sudo Room &
> Noisebridge and
> Omni Commons & Noisebridge.
>
> Sudo Room needs to have stronger outreach, social media, &
> organizing events
> (virtual for now.)
> Based upon our social media, Sudo Room appears to be no more
> or on permanent hiatus.
>
> I have posted on Omni Commons Twitter & Instagram about new
> stuff happening at Sudo Room which brought renewed awareness
> of Sudo Room current status.
>
>
> Sudo Room is around $18,000 in debt so far (?)
> If Sudo Room updates social media and organizes an online
> fundraiser, that might strengthen the case for Noisebridge
> donating money and bringing in new SR members for long-term
> sustainability.
>
>
> Omni Commons as overall project & physical space has been busy
> everyday with mutual aid & food justice organizing
> ( East Bay Food Not Bombs, North Oakland Mutual Aid, Acta Non
> Verba )
>
> Omni Commons has fairly strong outreach on social media for
> reaching new donors, volunteers, collective members, etc.
> (Instagram & Twitter both updated either everyday or every
> other day in regards to everyday grassroots organizing...not
> sure what deal with Omni Commons facebook is, not super active
> and not on point ?
> (another fundraiser digital source)
>
>
> https://mobile.twitter.com/omnicommons
> <https://mobile.twitter.com/omnicommons>
>
> instagram.com/omni.commons/ <http://instagram.com/omni.commons/>
>
>
> Overall thing is strong outreach by Omni Commons, Sudo Room,
> and all 9 member collectives/groups including
> North Oakland Mutual Aid is one of many _*essential*_ aspects
> of getting more awareness, more OC members, and monetary
> fundraising.
>
>
> Dane
>
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Hey Omni Commmons,
I am in Noisebridge hackerspace meeting and Noisebridge is interested in
donating money to Sudo Room that would ultimately go to Omni Commons (pay
debt etc.)
Potentially matching funds if Sudo Room self-organizes (that could be a lot
!)
https://discuss.noisebridge.info/t/discussion-item-noisebridge-donate-to-th…
<https://discuss.noisebridge.info/t/discussion-item-noisebridge-donate-to-th…>
Noisebridge folks want to see more about what Sudo Room & Omni Commons have
been doing, etc. before donating,
along with stronger interactions between Sudo Room & Noisebridge and
Omni Commons & Noisebridge.
Sudo Room needs to have stronger outreach, social media, & organizing
events
(virtual for now.)
Based upon our social media, Sudo Room appears to be no more or on
permanent hiatus.
I have posted on Omni Commons Twitter & Instagram about new stuff happening
at Sudo Room which brought renewed awareness of Sudo Room current status.
Sudo Room is around $18,000 in debt so far (?)
If Sudo Room updates social media and organizes an online fundraiser, that
might strengthen the case for Noisebridge donating money and bringing in
new SR members for long-term sustainability.
Omni Commons as overall project & physical space has been busy everyday
with mutual aid & food justice organizing
( East Bay Food Not Bombs, North Oakland Mutual Aid, Acta Non Verba )
Omni Commons has fairly strong outreach on social media for reaching new
donors, volunteers, collective members, etc. (Instagram & Twitter both
updated either everyday or every other day in regards to everyday
grassroots organizing...not sure what deal with Omni Commons facebook is,
not super active and not on point ?
(another fundraiser digital source)
https://mobile.twitter.com/omnicommonsinstagram.com/omni.commons/
Overall thing is strong outreach by Omni Commons, Sudo Room, and all 9
member collectives/groups including
North Oakland Mutual Aid is one of many *essential* aspects of getting more
awareness, more OC members, and monetary fundraising.
Dane
We'll have a meeting tonight at 6 pm both virtual and in person
Here's the link for online participation:
https://meet.jit.si/SudoRoomMeeting
Cel may also provide a mumble gateway.
Maybe we should make it a bit of a work-meeting around re-opening and
fundraising? We can do a quick round of intros and updates and then proceed
to our todos?
# Covid safety info for showing up in person
Some of us can meet in person. I can't find any specific guidance for
hackerspaces so let's follow what CCL has been doing which is 25% capacity.
The room's capacity as per fire inspection is 49 people max and we share
the space with CCL so that's 6 people for sudo room. I'm just gonna declare
that we probably won't have that many people showing up so we don't need to
have people announce if they are planning to show. If you show up and there
are already more than 6 people then you should wait outside and let us know
and we can coordinate with people in CCL to ensure we don't exceed the 12
person room capacity.
Everyone will need to wear a face covering even if you are fully
vaccinated. Don't bring in any food, though a personal beverage is ok.
There is a non-contact thermometer mounted by the entrance to CCL, please
use it. Do no show up if you or someone you have been in contact with has
had symptoms in the past 14 days.
If you have hand sanitizer or electronics friendly disinfectant spray (e.g.
70% or higher isopropanol) then please some.
Your access cards to Omni may have been deactivated. We will be monitoring
IRC and of course the jitsi call if you need us to open the door for you.
We can re-activate people's cards after the meeting.
We'll have a meeting tonight at 6 pm. I won't be there to let people in so
I guess virtual only unless someone else shows up.
Here's the link for online participation:
https://meet.jit.si/SudoRoomMeeting
--
marc/juul
Hello Folks,
There is a Morse sewing machine for donation.
About the machine, the owner's words:
"Maybe a 1950's machine. The motor is working, serviced two years ago. I
made a bag with it, but I haven't gotten it to work since then. When
working it does straight stitches and zig zag. The last time I used it, I
got a lot of chewed stitches. It may be me who doesn't know how to use it."
The pickup address is in San Rafael (Marin County). Address will be
provided to those interested.
The 3 images were uploaded the URLs below, due that I ignore the maximum
amount of file size in this email list:
https://ibb.co/LPtBKB1https://ibb.co/LnGmL69https://ibb.co/6rxt64p
The links are good only for 30 days starting the day this email went out.
Thank you!
I added some (ok, quite a few) comments after the fact tonight. I
apologize (kinda).
I'd really love for these conversations and decisions to be more
accessible, with perhaps a few domineering individuals recusing
themselves from time to time (come on, it's midsummer - take a break!)
so that others can feel more comfortable participating.
Notes recorded for posterity at:
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2021/07/02_Delegates
and below:
y Ann'''Omni Delegates' Meeting - July 1, 2021 7pm-9pm'''
* Talk at https://meet.google.com/diw-hszw-msr
<https://meet.google.com/diw-hszw-msr> or 515-428-1108 (PIN: 465814905)
* Type at https://omnicommons.org/notes <https://omnicommons.org/notes>
* Send proposals to consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org prior to the meeting
=== Meeting Roles ===
* Facilitator/s: Patrik
* Stacktaker:
* Timekeeper:
* Notetaker/s: Rob
* Next meeting's facilitator(s):
=== Delegates ===
* ANV: inactive
* CCL: Patrik
* CSC: Arnoldo
* FNB: Joe
* FYE: AB
* GWS:
* LL: Anka
* Sudo Room:
* Sudo Mesh: inactive
* Quorum (2/3 of active groups): we have a quorum
= Agenda =
== intros == Mary Ann,Joe, Robb,Sarah L, Patrick Arnoldo, AB, Anka, Teslim
* We are front-loading most of the meeting into these intros! Now is the
time to put forward any of the following things, many of which used to
have their own meeting sections
** introduce yourself: name, pronoun, affiliation, if you're a delegate
** do you have any unmet access needs at this meeting?
** what meeting roles you'd like to help with
** discussion topics or proposals you'd like to put on tonight's agenda
** report-backs from any of your working groups
** updates from your collective
** any brief announcements
** updates on any conflict mediation
** if you've asked anybody to leave the building due to safe space issues
* please be BRIEF! Less than 4 minutes per person! Anything that might
take longer must be put on the agenda as a discussion item
* Arnoldo and several other were having trouble getting into Google
Meet. Someone with GSuite account needs to start up meeting first? Rob
has details
Quorum: Counting - Results: We do have a quorum
== Finances 10 min ==
* Need correct contact info for person at ANV who should get invoices
- Robb sent contact info to Sarah will reach out
* Robb want to resolve the problem of overdue rents
* Sarah Proposes that any collective that has fallen behind in rent due
to Covid have their overdue rent excused
* Partik asks if this has to be sent to consensus list; Robb confirms
that procedure
* Patrik: It is not clear what thing Finance can dur by themselves
* Robb: Finance can not forgive rent. It must be done as a formal proposal.
** Jenny: Pretty sure you made that up.
* Mary Ann: We do have specific process for Rent. To have rent weighed
they must make a proposal to delegates and she offered to send out that
procedure's description.She states the collective seeking rent relief
should bring the proposal,
** Jenny: I would like to see where in our anything that is formally
outlined?
* Teslim: Where can we find the procedure described by Mary Ann
* Mary Ann: we really should have a policy doc. This has been sent out
to consensus list several times before
* Sarah: our previous policy did not account for Covid though
** Jenny: exactly - we do have plenty of policy docs. Specifically, this
is not covered.
* Mary Ann: each collective has different situation. We can definitely
acomodate soem groups
* Sarah: proposes a blanket waiver to be put to a vote
* AB - thx Mary Ann for reminder of policy. would be good to have
policies documented.
* Joe - not good time to change protocols. Not a time sensitive issue.
Reassuring we
* Partik: ANV has been having money coming in. He is not if favor of
blanket forgiveness of rent.
* Sarah: Not talking about blanket but wants those like ANV to be
considered. Also groups loke Sudo doing Building work would be forgiven
for their service. Aslo OC is not without money due to our being excused
from mortage
* AB: The Elcetricical work Sudo did has been brought out many times.
Its between Sudo and the finance committee. FYE has been effected by the
pandemic. Why aren't we being supported.
* Sarah: This is an informal proposition; something I s\discussed
informally with Jenny. She thinks FYE does deserve to have rent forgiven
** jenny-remote: post-meeting edit, i suggested sudo/FYE/liblens all
have back rent waived (sudo hustling to fundraise and have also
completed what would have otherwise been $7500+ in payments to
electrical contractors - <3 to jake, alex, yar and others who've helped
with this project to upgrade omni's electrical panels!)
* AB: He is open to doing work for rent, Don't composre us to Sudo.
Must condsider size, racial diversity etc. Consider this alternative.He
will go through to=he formal process.OC made $70k.
* Robb: Mary Ann was just stating the policy that are on the books. He
is concerned with future rent collection. OC needs to show that we have
income to get our loan, He just want OC to show that we have a stable
income. We can forgive and then get a
stable income.
* Patrik: Thinks everyone present wants to forgive FYE and Noma.. Can
we do that now
* Robb all in attendance wantforgivness but we do need to follow process
as Mary Ann described.
* AB Agrees with Robb about stable income. Now that FYE can host events
they will stay current on rent but we do need forgiveness.
* Anka Any collective who need relief should ask by anxt meeting, Right?
* Robb Yes.
* Patrik We need to make sure every collective that owes rent gets notified
* Sarah One proposal to delegates
* Mary Ann The time of rent forgiveness must be figured out, What
months the collective wants striken and when they will begin paying
again. We need to acknowledge that each one has a particular situation.
Just state the particulars of your collective.
* Robb I think Yar will oppose blanket relief.
** jenny: ..what does that even mean, "blanket relief"? and why would
you speak for her? i can say already: sudo, fye, and liblens all depend
on in-person activities for their primary, scrappy income - 100% of
which goes to Omni. other collectives do not. this is not a hard problem
(when contemplated through a lens of empathy and striving for mutual
collective well-being).
* Parrik: Sudo does have n=money in their account
** jenny: what does that mean? all of sudo's money goes to omni, and has
since 2014... (including 2/3 of the $100K donation received by
sudoroom&sudomesh in 2016). we've been in the process of converting some
bitcoin savings, which will most all go to omni. it would be nice to
save a tiny bit of something for once in these past 8 years to upgrade
the floors at least... all of omni uses sudo's resources (including CCL).
* Sarah: Sudo did pay a bunch of their back Rent.
** jenny: approx 1/3 of back rent paid a month or two ago. another 1/3+
covered if electrical work-trade approved. currently fundraising for
remaining 1/3.
* AB:Our invoices are inaccurate. We need a better accounting. AB saw
several unexplained transfers in/out of FYE subaccount - can we track
who/what that was
** jenny: yes, it's all been tracked and the issues are visible both in
the memos of the bank transactions (in the memo lines) as well as in
quickbooks (so not sure where "unexplained" comes from...). the fye
paypal account was incorrectly linked to sudo's paypal acct between june
2000 and jan 2021, and those transactions were immediately reversed. the
only income intended for FYE via Paypal to date into FYE's Unify
subaccount:
*** $332.28 on April 6 2021
*** $435.75 on April 19 2021
*** $741.31 on May 17, 2021
*** which equals $1,509.74, exactly the amount in FYE's Unify/Omni
subaccount (which remains in FYE's account, to date) - FYE's balance is
$0, having no deposits over the past year.
**** CORRECTION: These are, again, all sudo room paypal transfers. I
will be transferring them to sudo room's account. will upload the
statements to drive. FYE has had $0 in their Unify account, ever
* Robb confirms quickbooks often inaccurate. Need forensic investigation
of FYE account - may have been used in error
** jnny: not really. mistakes happen, and are accounted for by
responsible finance folks (and verifiable by bank/paypal statements). if
you have questions you can always ask sarah or myself.. or learn
accounting! it's so fun!!
== Reopening for events + Free Store 8:24-8:42==
* Rob: Having permanent Free Store in entrance hall could change
officially designated Use for that space - would lose grandfathering of
all the code issues. poses existential threat to Omni
* Sarah: Free Store discussion seems more complicated issue. Believes we
agreed it as a temporary pop-up, not a permanent store. Suggest tabling
this discussion. Free Store cannot be in place during fire inspection
* Joe: could be explained as auxiliary activity of one of our collective
on a temporary basis. Remembers Vicky agreed she would demonstrate Store
could be removed on moment's notice
*Joe: proposal came in for very big event - could pay $10K. Set off red
flag with Jesse. Joe will do writeup with coments from Jesse, and send
to booking group
* Robb: Oakland Privacy (fiscally sponsored by Omni) wants mtg w 15 ppl
mid July, recurring monthly. Willing to pay $50/mo to store some gear
* Patrik: not comfortable with certain events, Ok for others. E.g. party
in basement is bad idea
* Mary Ann Can we figure out a definite opening date.
* AB: need a time limit on this; when will we revisit this?
* Sarah: if we have mask policy, is that enough?
* According to Ian (air quality expert), Ballroom has best air flow,
then disco, then entrance hall ; did some simple air quality tests
* Anka: What are the definitions and limits of loud bands.
* Anka and AB Ask that we review our covid related restrictions o events
at each delegates meeting.
* Patrik:The course of the pandemic is not predictable.
= PROPOSAL: Opening for Events =
* Allow public events w 49 in ballroom, 24 in Disco and entrance
* Exclude loud music, alcohol, strenuous physical activity, singing/shouting
* Commit to vote on a more well-informed proposal next delegates mtg
* votes: no objections; most people in favor by show of hands
* Joe: need to think hard on how to improve morale
* Patrik: we'd been through a year and a half of trauma, and not being
able to meet in person. What can we actively do to improve morale. Hold
reopening party? Meet in person for next delegates mtg?
* AB: Agrees on meeting in person. Can project folks who cannot attend
IRL. Also hold monthly healing circle
== Main panel / electricity shutdown 10 min ==
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== Morale issues at OC ==
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== Fire Inspection ==
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I’m new here in this list and I just moved to Oakland.
The way the Internet is being used today, frustrates me. I don’t think I should need a cloud service for my photos to automatically sync from my phone to my laptop when they both have multiple radios and they’re inches apart for most of the day. I don’t know why we all have to get individual wired Internet access and then set up our own wireless networks in the same limited RF spectrum. I don’t like that sometimes it feels like I can hardly communicate with another human being without seeing sponsored content. I don’t like that no matter how many cookies I block, companies can track me by my IP address.
I write software/firmware and one of my hobbies is software defined radio. How can I help?
-Tabby 😺
What do we think of financially supporting the Omni Commons and Sudo Room
as they continue fundraising [0]? Perhaps Noisebridge can help raise money
and ensure stability! See this discussion thread on our forum, which
anyone is welcome to join if they prefer to post there [1]. We would love
input from Sudo Room itself, or those in the Omni Commons, to share their
thoughts and suggestions. Thank you, and we look forward to engaging in
this discussion!
[0] https://www.gofundme.com/f/omni-commons-collectives
[1]
https://discuss.noisebridge.info/t/discussion-item-noisebridge-donate-to-th…
Does anyone have an animal trap to lend suitable for trapping a 5 to 6 week
old abandoned kitten? She has been crying-meowing on and off for almost 48
hours.
yes i contacted feral foundations and animal societies, although if you
know one that will lend a trap i must have missed them.
thank you so much.
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*Be seeing you.*