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dang Peter should be put the fixit clinic event Wednesday on the calendar/ Iwill try

by Romy Ilano

This Wednesday evening there are back-to-back Sudo Room activities: - There’s the Sudo Room planning meeting at 7PM (see Romy’s email pasted below) AND - Right before that from 5:30 to 7 there’s the inaugural Fixit Clinic Repair Advice Session at the Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch just a few blocks away at 52nd and Telegraph: https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7332 ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Anyone have any moments or thoughts from DarkMode May 2025? so I can put it in the blog

by Romy Ilano

// TODO: add this to the Google Photos Do you guys have any more photos or videos from Dark Mode ? it was so nice! I'm about to write a blog post but any thoughts or personal observations would be great - https://www.flickr.com/gp/miromi/3CjA7i43bP ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Fwd: LAST CALL PROGENITORS OF CULTURE _ SubZERO Festival & Street Mrkts 2025

by Romy Ilano

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Any classics nerds? Clio is having the latest cool translator of the odyssey Wednesday evening 😎

by Romy Ilano

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-odyssey-with-daniel-mendelsohn-tickets-131… Sent from my iPhone

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would anyone be interested in mentoring and teaching some young folks before hardware hack night?

by Romy Ilano

just spoke to jade and would anyone ith time on their hands be interested in mentoring and teaching young folks? I think they may bring the younger folks right before a tuesday hardware hack night! any teachers in the house? ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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This should be fine right? She can bring a tv to Tuesday as long as she leaves with it Fwd: New message from Brie Fulton for Hardware Hack Night & Fixit Clinic

by Romy Ilano

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Listening Session: Welcome To Our House - Goethe-Institut USA tonight

by Romy Ilano

Tonight !!! https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/sfr/ver.cfm?event_id=26591502 Sent from my iPhone

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Bay Area permaculture(ish) resilience(ish) unconference

by cere.yahoo＠gmail.com

Looks like it's gonna be a whopper of a good conference coming up. https://events.humanitix.com/thriving-future-for-the-bay-area I can see lots of great bay area org attendees already signed up. Wondering if/how Sudoers might add to the synergy? I may be out of town (feeling FOMO already). -Cere

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[sudo-info] We'd love to hold a generative-art vibe coding workshop with you (fwd)

by Jake

We recieved this message at the info@ email address... is anyone interested in helping host this event? -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:04:35 -0700 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.

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Maybe we can have a book club where we choose our own books to read

by Romy Ilano

Sent from my iPhone

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chromebook flashing

by Patrick O'Connor

Yesterday I saw a presentation by this fellow. He is giving away a lot usd corportate laptop. He developed a nix config to get a chromebook type exsperence. It's geared towards nontechnical people. It autoupdates. He uses flathub for the software store. https://github.com/mkellyxp/nixbook

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Chromebook Rescue on BUSD School Board Meeting Agenda Wednesday Night

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: Chromebook Rescue is on the Berkeley Unified School District Board Meeting agenda for approval Wednesday night; it's been years to get to this point: https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Meetings/ViewMeeting.aspx?S=36030527&… (For background on Chromebook Rescue see http://bit.ly/cbsave) Chromebook Rescue -- teaching people how to convert Chromebooks and redistributing converted Chromebooks throughout the community -- is one of Sudo Room's/Fixit Clinic's Good Works Community Outreach Projects that coveys digital literacy, digital equity, and digital inclusion. We should soon have lots of Chromebooks to work with so all interested parties are welcome to join the fun. Sudoers have been converting Chromebooks regularly on Mondays at Women / Non-Binary Hack & Do Whatever Night and anyone else is welcome to do this then or at other times as well. Not sure where to start? Convert a Chromebook for yourself to play with (lots of us can help you) and ponder how our communities might be different with essentially unlimited and free laptops available to anyone who can use one. Sincerely, -Peter P.S.: On a related note: Microsoft is ending support for Windows 10 in October and Fixit Clinic is part of a global initiative to convert Windows 10 devices to alternative OSes too. -p

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Darkmode light projector and more art Sunday May 4

by Romy Ilano

https://lu.ma/0m2jrwf2 Sent from my iPhone

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4799 Shattuck Building Updates_April 2025

by Valerie Jameson

Greetings Building Goers, I hope that your April has been filled with moments of joy, strength, and growth! Below you will find my monthly updates, reminders, and next steps with dates highlighted in YELLOW. *Updates & What's New: * 1. *Notices*: I have started practicing the use of providing notices for important information being disseminated to lessees. While I prefer to engage people directly, this method of communication is required for my stewardship role and is a right that you all have to property management communication. My process will be to provide information via your mail cubby. In some situations I may post additional notice in a visible location in your leased space like a doorway or near a sign-in area. Please keep a look out for notices in these locations. I am also printing public notices on bright green paper so they can be visible. Please inform your members so they can be attentive and review the information. 2. *Building rules going into effect*: Based on the feedback process the V1 building rules [HERE <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p7yyRqEKfvKxrhcFOBhWbQDMaVKRD1GVYmcAjVY…> ] had no blocking concerns or edit, and have substantially enough detail to go into effect for the remainder of the year. We will release our response document that compiled the feedback collected over the last few weeks in my future newsletter. The primary reason why that couldn't be shared at this moment is because most comments, questions, and topics of interest fall under wider building policy requests and implementation inquiries versus the merits of keeping a building rule or editing its contents. 3. *Stewardship Practice*: Requests for mediation practices, and protocols around conflict must be addressed outside the building rules document in supplemental documents. For the time being, we highly encourage all groups to prepare their own answers and perspectives around conflict, banning individuals, and ensuring safe spaces. While we are establishing the baseline we will not be doing that alone or in a vacuum and expect groups to help shape that, especially in situations that pertain to your members or impacts to your members. *Stewardship Prerequisites*: Specific equipment or appliance requests that are unique to certain groups will be handled on a case by case basis versus changes to the building rules as a whole. As we enter a new monthly leasing period, CALLI will begin norming around the building rule content and can begin to process exemptions. Unless there is an urgent amendment, routine feedback will be accepted via the previously shared feedback from [ HERE <https://forms.gle/hEJhREnduWD4im8L8>] This will be the best method for requesting inclusions or changes to the next version of the building rules that will be released in 2026. 4. *Clear passages and egress*: It is essential that we get into the practice of keeping 3 feet of clearance from all doorways through hallways and walkways. I am attaching an image that demonstrates the path of egress that must be cleared at all times demonstrated in blue. We have already begun addressing this topic and are relying on everyone's support to communicate this information out to your members. 4799 Floor Plan_1st Fl_updated Egress.pdf <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1msTX7-xyt-S13QjvZhIjFS7dzKkUThHL/view?usp=…> 5. Examples of some of these efforts: *Working with CCL* to avoid clutter outside of their leased space by redesigning their layout and using more of their leased area instead of hallway space for storage. *Working with Sudoroom* to address immediate and temporary solutions to bike parking during events. For the next three weeks bikes can be parked in the entryhall while we discuss design and bike parking.Clearing items on the *mezzanine in front of Sudomesh* so that there is full stair exposure and doors are able to open a full 90 degrees in case of emergencies. 6. *Voluntary fire inspector upgrades: *Our team has removed an unnecessary door leading to the ballroom stage, and has widened the path in the basement by removing the one step platform next to the back storage area. There is a lot of construction debris down there that we still need to sort and discard. Please remember that the basement area (including any common areas) pose a safety risk and continue to be closed. 7. *Infraction visuals*: I am compiling a list of images that illustrate building rule infractions and demonstrates unwelcomed actions [HERE <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dXb452FzR1u0mAi7dS-FuQB4OfpwW4WR2UE2b7G…>]. This isn't intended to be punitive, but rather to help us all become more mindful and develop a common understanding of infractions to avoid both additional labor of our team in curing these issues, as well as avoiding future lease violation notices. 8. *Learnings & actions based on 4/1 event*: For those of you that didn't see my Omni slack message, I am including the transcribed notes from the 4/1/25 gathering [HERE <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AUJgXe2Y05WoDAu8mNw11gx8svceYZVlr31cSxG…>] I went through an additional synthesis process to identify items that are actionable immediately (over next 4 months) and in the near future (over subsequent 5-12 months) I will be adjusting my work plan to integrate the actionable item from the meeting and referencing updates in future newsletters as "4/1 gathering priority updates". 9. *Plumbing Repair*: A public notice has been posted that we will be shutting off the water the morning of April 28th to repair the main service line that has been leaking for several weeks. The work is anticipated between 8:30-11:30 am. Please notify everyone to use sinks, restrooms, and other water sources *after* the work is completed. I will be on-sight to provide reminders to people. Given the impact to our main line this plumbing issue must be addressed before we can perform any other plumbing upgrades in the building. 10. *Tree Maintenance and Removal*: After consulting horticulture and landscaping experts, we were advised to remove the Italian Cypress trees (shrubs) from the front of the building. This recommendation was given due to their close proximity to the structure and encroachment on gutters, windows, and roof tile as well as for pest control management. We recognize that this would be a big change with potentially negative impact to the building community. Instead we opted for moving forward with a modified version of keeping 4 trees alongside the front entrance and ballroom entrance, and removing 5 trees: three back trees on 48th, and the two middle trees on Shattuck. I am attaching photos to show what trees are being removed with a historical photo of the building we are using for inspiration [Photos Here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Eh4cCLTb-ovrBNN69iI3JYov4aI3TTWTs2UuyAZ…>] 11. If anyone has experience in wood working and is interested in salvaging the trunks for a creative collaborative or commemorative project please let me know as soon as possible and we can coordinate. A public notice will be posted throughout the building at least 24 hours before the work will commence. 12. *Painting and Floor Upgrades*: It has been expressed to me that there is a desire to make the back hallway leading to the side exit more inviting. We will be moving forward with two phases of upgrades. Monday, April 28th-Tuesday, April 29th beginning at 8 am Don Luis will be prepping and painting the side walls and ceiling between the side exit and demo wall and will coordinate with FNB to minimize impacts to food distribution. *Everyone should avoid passing through the back hallway to the side exit for the next two weeks*. Next we will apply a clear Epoxy to the floor which is tentatively set for the morning of May 4th but takes at least 2 days to cure. Closer to that date additional notices will be posted to show alternative routes to enter into CCL & Sudoroom. We are trying our best to minimize impacts to groups, but applying some protective layer on the concrete hallway will help protect the floor and make cleaning a lot easier in the future. 13. *ADA Door Opener*: The building has been approved for and requires installation of an ADA automatic door opener for a couple of years now. We will be finalizing our selection of an ADA installer that can provide a warranty for the work in the next few weeks. Moving forward, the Free Store should keep the main table and all items behind the window with the "Susan's Corner" sign clear (she photo below.) This will help the estimating and design process and will be necessary to allow proper clearance once the ADA button is installed. Shout out to yesterdays Free Store volunteers Wynd and Toan who started reorganizing and opening this space up after the photo was taken. [image: IMG_0034.jpeg] 14. *Siding*: After rigorous review, we have signed a new siding repair contract with GVD Renovations. Our first measurement meeting is scheduled for April 29th. Based on their project schedule and the city's permitting timeline the work is anticipated to start in June and be completed by August 1st. I will provide regular updates as more information comes in. *Recap & Reminders:* 1. *Rent Due*: Monthly payments are due today. If you haven't already completed your CALLI invoice don't forget to submit it as soon as possible. 2. *Approvals*: Please continue to reach out to me for items that require CALLI buy-in and approval. If you are wondering what falls under that category please reference your lease, the building rules, or ask me about it. If you anticipate specific people playing hands-on roles in building improvements, it would be ideal to reach out ahead of time so that we can get a liability waiver signed and have it on file ahead of requests. This will allow for the process to run more smoothly. 3. *Dollies & Carts*: Remember that there is equipment available to the entire building to transport and move items back and forth into the building that are located in the foyer storage before the trash room. Please refrain from using the chair dolly for transporting items. It should remain untouched unless explicitly being used for events. I would like to avoid items being improperly put away to ensure the longevity of the equipment. See the picture below for a reference: [image: IMG_0102.jpeg] *On the Horizon:* 1. *Access Control*: We are still looking at different access control considerations as well as thinking about access control in relationship to building rule orientation. Be on the lookout for more questions and information on this in the future. 2. *Contact Information*: In May our team will be reaching out to collect information regarding active members and points of contact for specific roles. As well as any proof of insurance or other items that may be missing from our files. Stay tuned for more info and requests. 3. *Safety & Security*: There have been a number of instances reported of personal harm and safety impacts in and around the building. Due to the nature of the situations, our team is discussing additional community safety measures beyond our existing curriculum development and trust-building process. It will likely be a source of deeper inquiry and conversation in the coming weeks. 4. *Locks*: Due to issues of safety and security additional locks will be added (main nook latch and roof latch) in the near future. It will be important to identify what individuals should have lock combination clearance for each group. If lessees anticipate providing clearance for individuals who are not listed as primary contacts in our records let us know. I may also reach out directly with this question so please prepare a response. 5. *Event in the Entryhall: *Please note that tomorrow starting at 2 pm we will begin seeing up for the public event below. If the topic resonates with you, feel free to join CPPC and the other event organizers in the entryhall. All are welcome to join us. [image: 4272025 rrrr logos.jpeg] 6. *OOO Soon*: I will be out of office/omni (OOO) on Thursday, May 1st for International Workers Day. I encourage everyone to take a moment to learn, reflect, and act in memory on this day. If you want to be in community I recommend joining our friends Restore Oakland and Understory at the May Day Rally organized by Oakland Sin Fronteras (without borders.) See the attachment below. 7. I will also be out of the building Tuesday, May 6th and Thursday, May 8th for a Social Purpose Real Estate conference in LA. Based on my absence on usually scheduled days, I will be adjusting my time on sight and coming in on different days. Feel free to reach out via email or slack to schedule a time to chat. Thank you for getting through my lengthy email. I hope it was informative and offers clarity. Until we see each other again. Be well, -- *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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April 29 hardware hack night - tag teaming with a 4-7pm Berkeley bike event!

by Romy Ilano

https://lu.ma/8bzi4v9w Hey folks feel like we can support other organizations like bike east bay with a tag team event and hopefully recruit new souls or at least get sudoroom some visibility. The Bike East bay is having an event april 29th on the berkeley bart from 4-7pm (which is friendlier for those of us that work =D) -> then after the event it's great to roll on down in your bike to the SudoRoom! I threw up some stuff on the lu.ma. Does anyone have any ideas for promotion or some suggestions for cool bike projects at the SudoRoom? I can also try to figure and curate some bike related videos to project on the walls ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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dorkbot this Wed evening 7PM

by Kent Leech

http://dorkbotsf.org/ I mentioned this to a few at hack night. Should be good! time: 7:00pm April 23 2025 location: Monkeybrains, 931 Treat San Francisco, CA Talks- Gordon Kirkwood - How Inventing New Bubble Machines Changed My Life http://gordonkirkwood.com/ Liz Henry and Ian Smith - Grassroots Open Assistive Tech https://www.openassistivetech.org/blog/ Greg Leyh - Large-Scale Plasma Effects and the Msyteries of Lightning http://lod.org/ Isabel Rucker and Rudy Rucker - The Time Ecosystem http://RudyRucker.com <http://www.rudyrucker.com/> http://isabelrucker.com <http://www.isabelrucker.com/> http://www.isabeljewelry.com -Kent ----- Kent Leech Illustration http://www.kentleech.com kent(a)kentleech.com +1 (510) 504-0634 --

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events coming up --- April 25 and May 9

by unixjazz

Dear all, I would like to invite you for some upcoming events at Sudo! Romy added them to the calendar. You can follow the links for more info: * Movie night "Spook Who Sat By The Door," with Eseibio The Automatic (Oakland), Friday, April 25, 6pm: https://lu.ma/nhg3kgzz * Book Discussion "Beyond Motolovs" with Kollektiv Orangotango (Germany) & Anti-Eviction Mapping Project (Bay Area), Friday, May 9, 7:30pm: https://lu.ma/8ozahg5t I will be at the space tonight to answer questions. Free events for all, donations to the space welcomed! Help us spread the word (among friends) and join us! Best wishes, LF.

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SF Climate Week next week

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: SF Climate Week is next week: there are 500+ interesting events happening, many are free: https://sfclimateweek.org/events/all Here are some examples: Ohm Improvement: the Path to Modular Electrification at Home https://lu.ma/9t2ec6gz The Cloud is Dead: Living with Legacies of Resource Extraction https://lu.ma/ilvnjfuy AI + Sustainability: The women reprogramming our future https://lu.ma/qn1yjqp7 And for CCL members: Molecules & Materials Meetup - Climate Happy Hour https://lu.ma/scl5ic0y Tuesday Apr 22 Fixit Clinic will be tabling at the Commonwealth Club’s Climate One Action Lounge: https://www.climateone.org/events/climate-one-x-sfcw-grist-drawdown-and-jen… Friday Apr 25 I will be a panelist at Reuse Innovation: Policies, Programs, and Technology Making Reuse a Reality in the Bay Area. https://lu.ma/f0cps9p6?tk=0oA5e3 And Saturday Apr 26 we have a Fixit Clinic at SJSU: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7312321970275041280/ Hopefully see you at one or more events, -Peter

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Bike Month Kick Off - Bike East Bay April 27 at Berkeley has a party why don’t we collaborate and tell people to come to sudorokm after

by Romy Ilano

https://bikeeastbay.org/event/bike-month-kick-off/ This Tuesday at the end of the month, April 27, there’s going to be a bike party kickoff or bike month I’m gonna put the event on and then say people can come by to Sudoroom right after anyone up to go Sent from my iPhone

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This week: 4/17/2025 - Goethe Institute - Towards Just Futures: A Transatlantic Dialogue on Justice Reform

by Romy Ilano

This might be interesting to anyone! It's a free and open event, a ray of hope in otherwise gloomy judicial events in the USA lately. https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/sfr/ver.cfm?event_id=26542851 04/17/2025 | 7:00 PM Towards Just Futures: A Transatlantic Dialogue on Justice Reform Conversation | with Ronen Steinke and Yoana Tchoukleva - Goethe-Institut San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - LanguageEnglish - PriceFree admission <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/towards-just-futures-a-transatlantic-dialogue-…> Join Dr. Ronen Steinke (Germany), a legal scholar, award-winning author, and Thomas Mann Fellow, who focuses on civil rights and the intersection of law and politics, and Yoana Tchoukleva (Oakland, California), an attorney, policy analyst, and project creator dedicated to advancing a community-led vision for justice, healing, and transformation, for a compelling conversation on justice reform. Their discussion will explore key issues in legal systems and reform, fostering a transatlantic dialogue between the US and Germany. This conversation offers a unique opportunity to engage with two leading thinkers on pressing legal and social challenges, providing valuable insights into the evolving landscape of justice across borders. *This event will take place at the Goethe-Institut San Francisco in partnership with the Thomas Mann House.* ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Free bicycle workshop 04/19/25

by Toan Nguyen

The workshop is a collaboration with the Free Store. We'll have full set of tools and bike stands for our three savvy volunteer bike mechanics to work with you on your bike. Or show up without a bike and conversate / partake in skill share. Tell your bicycle friends to come meet bicycle people. Saturday April 19th from 3pm - 6pm 4799 Shattuck ave Oakland Here's the flyer: Thanks, Toan

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A very cool Director of Technology job posting at the Oakland Museum

by Romy Ilano

https://careers-museumca.icims.com/jobs/1472/director-of-technology/job?mob… Overview The Director, Technology is responsible for providing strategic vision, leadership, management and administration for a wide range of technologies and systems used at the Museum in support of our mission, vision, values and visitor-centered philosophy. The position will oversee technology and data systems to meet current demands as well as prepare for changes and upgrades, both internally and externally driven. This role requires the ability to balance cross-departmental requests, effectively communicate technology priorities across the organization and provide excellent customer service. Responsibilities *ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES* The following reflects OMCA’s definition of essential functions for this position, but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. OMCA may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. *INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES* - Support the Museum’s mission, values, vision, and core commitment to the visitor experience, community engagement, and institutional relevancy for the future - Contribute to and support the OMCA strategic plan, annual priorities, and institutional initiatives such as diversity advancement - Contribute to a positive organizational culture based on mutual respect, a spirit of collegiality, cooperation, and openness to many perspectives - Participate in a culture of ongoing learning, collaboration, innovation, creativity, and community engagement - All positions will have core functional responsibilities, cross functional team activation and learning and development as a core function of each role. - As a supervisor of union employees, be aware of and uphold OMCA’s obligations and commitments to being a responsible and respectful union employer. *POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES* *Information Systems Management & Administration* - Responsible for the technology vision, strategy and planning process that will regularly evaluate existing technology, information systems, and staffing in support of a data-rich decision-making culture - Actively engage in and maintain an awareness of emerging technologies, trends and challenges that will shape the future of the museum. Consistently maintain and refresh the multi-year roadmap and budget for technology investments, maintenance, and project priorities in collaboration with key stakeholders - Partner in the evaluation of business processes to assess how technology can improve company workflows, decrease manual labor, and reduce human error - Complete requests for proposals, evaluate, purchase and implement technology systems as needed - Lead ongoing and future large-scale technology projects, such as CRM. - Ensure the security of all technology systems against threats of viruses/malware, theft or loss of customer data. Successfully maintain PCI compliance - Evaluate effectiveness and economy of existing system architecture and applications. Develop and maintain organization-wide systems architecture, defining standards and protocols for data exchange, data security, communications, software and interconnection of information systems - Ensure the proper and consistent functionality of backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity systems, including conducting periodic scenario testing or tabletop drills - Create and maintain documented IT policies and departmental systems, standards and protocols, including but not limited to data security, data backup and retention, network performance monitoring, change management and acceptable use - Ensure appropriate onboarding and off-boarding for all OMCA staff with respect to technology *Management and Administration * - Lead and serve on cross-functional teams and internal committees priority setting, and strategic and annual business planning - Act as the primary subject matter liaison to the OMCA Board’s Technology Task Force - Direct and supervise the day-to-day activities of the technology staff including priority setting, coaching, professional development and performance management - Participate in OMCA’s performance management and staff development programs - Develop, negotiate, and monitor professional services contracts - Balance multiple projects and priorities in support of the museum’s mission and goals - Deliver excellent customer service from the entire technology team, including vendors - Develop and effectively manage the Museum’s annual technology budget - Work with the Chief Financial Officer and other constituents to plan for long-term equipment and other capital purchases Qualifications *EXPERIENCE* - Ability to display the competencies of strategic thinking, development of self and others and ability to deploy and align organizational strategies and objectives - 10+ years of related technology experience with progressive growth towards senior leadership - 5+ years of supervisory experience - B.A. degree in related field such as Computer Science, Information Technology, or Management Information Systems preferred - English language proficiency in both spoken and written form - Demonstrated ability to manage, maintain and support Windows Servers, Linux, VMWare, Active Directory, MSSQL SERVER, MySQL, Postgres, Sybase, Filemaker, Google Apps, cyber security technology and protocols, and VOIP systems - Knowledge of office/business applications (e.g., Google Suite) - Familiarity with CRM, s, financial/accounting, . Museum Ticketing/Admissions, Nonprofit Fundraising, Digital Asset Management and Museum Collections Management systems. - Excellent problem solving, customer service and communication skills - Passion for staying current in the field - Knowledge of project management, asset management, and vendor relationship management including ability to negotiate contracts - Highly organized with respect to documentation, processes and physical spaces - Experience in strategic planning and execution - Commitment to providing quality data to the organization to enhance decision-making - Desire to drive positive and progressive change via technology in a non-profit environment - Ability to motivate teams - Ability to transfer knowledge and train others in the use of both complex and non-complex technologies - Ability to effectively communicate with those charged with governance - Budget and inventory planning abilities - Ability to initiate and manage organizational change and create cross organization buy in *WORK ENVIRONMENT* The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The environment may include: - Museum environment involves both indoor and outdoor working conditions - Ability to travel between OMCA locations, and other travel as required by position responsibilities - Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends - Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. - Requires strenuous physical work including lifting, pushing and pulling - Exposure to dirt, dust and fumes *EEO STATEMENT* The Oakland Museum of California is dedicated to diversity, inclusion, accessibility and equity. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ability/disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We highly encourage our diverse community to apply for available employment, internship, fellowship and volunteer positions at the Museum, as we aim to ensure our staff reflects the diversity of our visitors and surrounding community. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, OMCA will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. COMPENSATION: $158,300 - $158,300 annually Apply for this job online <https://careers-museumca.icims.com/jobs/1472/director-of-technology/job?mod…> Email this job to a friend <https://careers-museumca.icims.com/jobs/1472/director-of-technology/referra…> Share on your newsfeed <https://careers-museumca.icims.com/jobs/1472/director-of-technology/job?in_…> <https://careers-museumca.icims.com/jobs/1472/director-of-technology/job?in_…> <https://careers-museumca.icims.com/jobs/1472/director-of-technology/job?in_…> Socialize this job opportunity to a friend, colleague, or family member: ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Sat. Event: Privacy Self-Defense & Immigration Know Your Rights

by danarauz

Hello folks, I thought some of you may know someone that could be interested in this event. It’s happening this Saturday April 12, registration is free, but required: https://secure-justice.org/events *Privacy Self-Defense & Immigration Know Your Rights* <https://secure-justice.org/donate> *Registration is open - secure your seat **HERE* <https://forms.gle/eRzERVkXT7TeTwb99>*. * (Regístrate Aquí <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdlYJW50eOPYvy4fuIAAQZQbtXHknn-2kk…> ) Secure Justice invites you to participate in our east bay regional Privacy Self-Defense Workshop and Immigration Resource Fair, in Oakland. This important event will provide participants with practical resources and strategies to protect digital privacy rights, particularly for immigrants, Muslims, individuals seeking reproductive care, and the LGBTQ+ community. *If you bring your smartphone and/or laptop with you, we’ll help you install and setup our recommended privacy protecting products.* *Event Details:* - *What:* Privacy Self-Defense Workshop and Immigration Resource Fair - *When:* April 12, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM - *Where:* Oakstop, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612 - *Who:* Open to the general public (Max capacity: 150) - *Cost:* Free* *Extras:* Coffee, tea, lunch, childcare, and translators provided Translators in Spanish, Mandarin, Farsi, Dari, Pashto confirmed so far (more to come) *Questions?* Send an email to events(a)secure-justice.org *This event is free thanks to generous funding received from the: <https://sff.org/> *About the Event:* Secure Justice, with assistance from the organizations listed below, will provide practical privacy tools and immigration legal guidance, including: - Privacy workshops covering smartphone, laptop, online, and vehicle data security and easy-to-understand technical privacy-protecting product recommendations and solutions. (*Electronic Frontier Foundation* <https://www.eff.org/>*, Secure Justice*) - Know Your Rights (KYR) training on immigration law, including the impact of recent federal policy changes for refugees and those with past criminal records, along with how to create a step-by-step family preparedness plan. (*Centro Legal de la Raza* <https://www.centrolegal.org/>*, **Alameda County Public Defender’s Unit* <https://publicdefender.acgov.org/Immigration.page?>*, **Law Office of Spojmie Nasiri* <https://www.nasirilaw.com/>*, **Council on American-Islamic Relations SF Bay Area* <https://ca.cair.com/sfba/>) - Contact information for local rapid response networks and hotlines, mutual aid organizations, legal aid groups. (*Centro Legal de la Raza, Alameda County Public Defender’s Unit, Law Office of Spojmie Nasiri, Council on American-Islamic Relations SF Bay Area*) - Legal assistance with gender name and documentation changes. Attorney onsite from 1:30-3:30pm. (*Identity Affirmation Workshop* <https://www.identityaffirmation.org/>) This event will begin with remarks from invited elected officials, followed by privacy and KYR workshops to empower attendees with actionable knowledge and technical assistance” Thanks!

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status of 3d printing at sudoroom?

by Kirk Smith

Hi all, I am new sudoroom/CCL member and trying to do some FDM printing here for an open-source project <https://fbrc.dev/>. I'm writing to ask the status of 3D printing at sudoroom - the sudo-prints listserv looked dead on the mailing list manager. Right now it seems only the Artillery Sidewinder is operational, and it takes 1.75 mm filament. There are a lot of other printers in the images attached, but they don't seem to be in use. There is also a lot of filament around, but it is all 2.85mm. 1. Is the Artillery Sidewinder the only working printer? 2. Are there plans for the other printers in various states of repair? 3. Is there any collective purchasing of filament/nozzles etc. for printing at sudoroom? 4. Is there any interest in collectively purchasing a faster/more reliable printer for the space? 😇 Cheers and thanks! Kirk

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Any idea what's going on with the SudoRoom website? It seems to be down!

by Romy Ilano

https://www.sudoroom.org Any ideas how to get the sudoroom website up again? ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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April 2025 Newsletter – Sudo Room

by Romy Ilano

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Article: “India’s repair culture gives new life to dead tech”

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: India’s repair culture gives new life to dead tech: the rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in New Delhi’s repair markets “...We need to encourage such reuse of materials. These repaired or new hybrid devices minimize waste by extending a product’s lifespan and reducing overall market waste. Reusing components cuts down on the need for new materials, lowering energy use, resource extraction, and environmental impact,...”” https://www.theverge.com/tech/639126/india-frankenstein-laptops Doesn’t this seem like what we’re doing at Sudo Room? Sincerely, -Peter

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Hardware Hacking Tuesday / Fixit Clinic is tonight

by Jake

Tonight we'll open Sudoroom for those who want to come hack on whatever, or fix things you bring, or help people fix things, as part of Fix-It Clinic in the past few weeks, we've had about 10-20 people over the course of the evening Here it is on the sudoroom page: https://sudoroom.org/events/categories/sudo-room-events/ I am usually there by 8PM but people do show up before me! if you get to the door (at the corner of 48th and shattuck) and you can't get in, call our telephone to get someone to let you in! You can also come to the double doors on 48th street, this will be our "front door" in the future, and this is where members are supposed to be coming in. (442)252-8386 is our phone number, which spells "I HACK AT FUN" We don't always the doorbell so please just call! You should get on this sudoroom discuss mailing list! click here: https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ It's easy to become a member! Just fill out this form, sign up for monthly payments, and join the above mailing list. https://sudoroom.org/membership see you soon! -jake

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Tools for a Not-for-Profit from Friends of the Oakland Tool Lending Library

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: See the message below from our dear friend Jack at the Friends of the Oakland Tool Lending Library: can you help them find a home for this windfall? Email Jack directly. Great seeing everyone at last night's visioning exercise, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Passthrough Donation of Tools? Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2025 19:23:54 +0000 (UTC) From: Jack Soares <jacksoares(a)sbcglobal.net> Peter-- FOTLL has come into a large tool donation in Kensington. It includes a table saw, router table, and bench grinder. FOTLL's storage space is already overflowing. We'd be happy to pass some of this windfall along to another nonprofit. The East Bay German International School has first dibs for their planned Makers Space. Do any of the aforementioned tools strike your fancy for immediate delivery -- today or tomorrow? Onward and upward... --Jack.

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Fwd: Two New Shows and Two Free Admission Opportunities

by Romy Ilano

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Fwd: Non Stop Bhangra This Friday at Oakland Museum

by Romy Ilano

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Omni Gathering Rescheduled + Reminder of Request for Input

by Valerie Jameson

Happy Monday everyone! I want to provide an update that we will be pushing back tomorrows building gathering to the following Tuesday, April 1st from 5:30-7 pm (see the attached flyer) Please encourage as many past and present Omni members to attend! In light of this change, I will also be extending office hours [SIGN UP HERE <https://calendly.com/valerie-thecalli/30min>] for this week so that we can get as much input on the Building Rules as possible. If those times lots don't work for you but you are interested in meeting or going over the document via phone I am amenable to that. Please tell all of your participants and group members to submit a response through the FEEDBACK FORM <https://forms.gle/hEJhREnduWD4im8L8>. You do not have to submit your name and email address if you don't feel comfortable and would prefer to be anonymous. I welcome feedback in all forms and want to help meet people where they are. If there are opportunities to outreach about the feedback form and upcoming gathering at your groups upcoming events please let me know. Note that after this review process once any updated edits are made, the Building Rules will be going into effect. While there will be annual reviews and edits may arise when major changes come up, this is still the ideal timeframe to voice your perspective and engage with the content before it starts getting implemented. I look forward to hearing and seeing more input come through. Take care, -- *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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Are we having any monthly sudoRoom meetings? I'd like to propose one before our super late Tuesday events-- it can be short and sweet!

by Romy Ilano

Are we having any monthly sudoRoom meetings? I'd like to propose one before our super late Tuesday events-- it can be short and sweet! we could have a "tea" or a potluck and it could be cut short to about an hour. For me I'd prefer anything that isn't sitting and something as in person and not remotely run as possible! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Posted the April 22nd creative reuse event on the blog -> we should theme our April 22 hardware hack night around it

by Romy Mimi Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/neighborly-event-how-to-start-a-reuse-center/ I posted the April 22nd creative reuse event on the. blog. We should theme our April 22nd hardware hack night around the creative reuse event! Maybe even hand out flyers to those who are attending at Creative reuse and invite them ! *Romy Mimi Ilano* *romy.ilano(a)gmail.com <romy.ilano(a)gmail.com>*

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Monday night ideas - Persian AI Tea - Women don't -have- to use AI but a lot fewer are knowledgeable about it than men!

by Romy Ilano

I have been reading articles that women in general use AI tools much less than men. I don't think that people =have= to use it, but at AI meetups, unless people are already research scientists, I'm just seeing a lot fewer women and non-binary folks. I guess this would be a good theme for a casual, non stressful "let's catch up with AI" (again it is not something to push people ot use these tool but to be aware) I will try to schedule some during the women and non-binary night or right before the SudoRoom Hardware Hack night (a 6:30-7:45pm session would be really great for us early risers) - https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/women-are-avoiding-using-arti… <https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/women-are-avoiding-using-arti…> - Why are fewer women using AI? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67217915 ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving

by Romy Ilano

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Capacity Building Grants from the Kauffman Foundation

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: FYI: the Kauffman Foundation offers these capacity-building grants from $100,000–$250,000 https://www.kauffman.org/funding/grants/capacity-building/ Here's their grant cycle calendar: https://www.kauffman.org/funding/grants/#timeline Sincerely, -Peter

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Fwd: Looking for someone to repair an interesting machine

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: See below: anyone here interested in taking on this scientific instrument repair request for pay? Or as a group project for Sudoroom? Cheers, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: Looking for someone to repair an interesting machinee Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:39:58 -0700 From: Steve Berl <steveberl(a)gmail.com> To: Ben Burress <bburress(a)chabotspace.org>, Adam Tobin <atobin(a)chabotspace.org>, Peter Mui <petermui(a)gmail.com>, Alan Roche <alan(a)enterprisetel.com> Adding Alan Roche On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM Steve Berl <steveberl(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello folks, > > I just got a call from an old friend and he has a repair problem. > His partner works at a lab that runs a "superconducting magnetometer", > an instrument for measuring very weak magnetic fields, typically in > rock samples. It was build in the 1990's. > > It stopped working and the guy who built it has died. It is a critical > piece of gear for this lab and their future is at risk if they can't > get it working. > > So do you guys have any ideas on someone who might be interested in > looking at this machine and figuring it out? I imagine this would be a > paying gig. > > Ben, I was thinking about that big machine that we had in one of the > exhibit halls that did some sort of plasma, or something demo. It was > full of electronics, and gas cylinders and other plumbing. Do you > remember who built that and if they are still around? > > Adam, any thoughts on ex Exploratorium people? > > Peter, any of the Fixit Folk? > > Anyone else that might know someone? > > Thanks in advance, > Steve > -- > -steve -- -steve

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Damaged usb thumb drive tonight at SoftWEAR and Hardware Hacking Night

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: Jon from SF is coming to tonight’s SoftWEAR and Hardware Hacking Night with a Broken usb thumb drive with his taxes on it so it’s kind of an emergency for him: Broken usb thumb drive Sandisk Ultra Laptop fell over while in use, bending drive and making internal contacts disconnect Needs soldering, but I don't have much experience with things this small. Can those with good soldering skills help him tonight? Sincerely, -Peter Subject: Re: Thanks for the help with the USB drive - coming to sudo room Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:20:19 -0700 From: To: fixitclinic(a)gmail.com Hi, I'm planning to come to the Sudo Room tomorrow (Tuesday) night. Thank you again for your help. See you there? - Jon On Sun, March 16, 2025 8:42 pm, Jonathan wrote: Thanks for helping with the USB drive the other day! I appreciate your attempt. I can't come to Oakland this Tuesday, but will try next Tuesday. Thanks, Jon

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Suggestions for programmable display

by Juliana A

Hey Sudo Room! I'm in search of some suggestions, I'd like to build something that would give me a visual cue for when to water my plants (I have other similar needs as well, all related to how bad my memory is😂). You could say I could set an alarm on my phone, but I'd like to set a tiny display near my plants, that would go red when it's time to water my plants and green when I reset it after watering my plants. Probably need to code it to go red after 3 days or so. Need something small, I thought maybe this MicroBit can be a good option https://microbit.org/ Do we have one of these available at SudoRoom by chance? Anyways, open to other ideas as well before I commit to that! -- julianaferreira(a)gmail.com she/her

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New blog post: our second darkmode - everything old is new again!

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/second-darkmode-whats-old-is-new-again/ go tot he website to see the videos! OUR SECOND DARKMODE FRIDAY WAS QUIETER AND MORE INTIMATE, FOCUSING ON “TRADITIONAL” ART FORMS OF DANCE AND PUPPETRY WITH BALINESE MUSIC, INDIAN ODISSI, AND THE ALVIN AILEY DANCE TROUPE We had a more chill second DarkMode this March with projectors set up, but it was pretty cool to focus on smaller themes with a smaller group of people. What happened in this version was less anime, weird LEDs, and instead chose more “traditional” performances to project onto the walls. It’s interesting how different the psychological effect is when the screens are less “square” and dancers appear all over the space on top of graffiti and equipment instead of a big white rectangle. We got chills down our spines projecting the classic “Revelations” <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDXerubF4I4> by the Alvin Ailey Dance Company. <https://ailey.org/> We would like to also bring more involvement with the dance community, and viewing dance at SudoRoom! There is something special about watching Odissi performed by the talented Sujata Mohapatra <https://sujatamohapatra.org/> on the walls we usually weld, solder and program in. <https://sudoroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7124.jpeg> What happens when your hackerspace becomes the stage in itself and absorbs the spirituality of the dancers before you? <https://sudoroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7186-1.jpeg> Alvin Ailey is soooo good! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Hey folks thinking of another Persian AI tea coming up now that DeepSeek has done another release!

by Romy Ilano

Sitting around and rubber ducking while downloading deepseek on our machines was really fun last time. I'll probably schedule a Deepseek persian tea session again! https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1jip611/deepseek_releases_new_… Anyone interesting? ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Hey folks should we do another pre east bay bike party April 11th (Friday)?

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/events/east-bay-bike-party-2025-04-11/ What do you think? we could chill out with some beers and non alcoholic drinks, prep up our costumes and bike lights or even coordinate with the Crucible for a bike light event the night before on Thursday? ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Sorry folks! I have the women and Non-binary nights back in the official SudoRoom Calendar

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/events/categories/sudo-room-events/women-nonbinary-cod… The mondays have been in Lu.ma/sudoroom all along but as someone mentioned they weren't showing up! https://sudoroom.org/events/women-non-binary-folks-hack-and-do-whatever-nig… ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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wifi troubles for mac users? help requested

by Jake Watters

I don't have a Mac but two people have reported something like "I'm experiencing a 5 second complete connection loss every several minutes on Omni" I can look in the router's logs but it doesn't do the wifi, that's a separate "ruckus controller" So if anyone has a mac, and is technical, please try to gather some info and figure out what's going on. Probably most people affected by this are just assuming our wifi is crappy but there is probably something specific that we might be able to fix? -jake

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DarkMode tonight 7-9PM (or longer?) 3/21/25

by Romy Ilano

hey folks, the first darkmode was a success! Come tonight for the second round - bring interesting videos to project on our walls - bring headlamps - experience sudoRoom in the dark! -Perform opera lighting experiments from the mezzanine https://lu.ma/alsuay20 projectionists and musicians welcome - bring your equipment - play with ours too - head lamps recommended - glimmering - coworking party Bring your art one and all!!!! Some videos of the last event https://youtube.com/shorts/OoyqMlwQ2sI?si=RIjdBEFk3mpqnXNS https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OoyqMlwQ2sI Snapshots Dang I forgot to add these to the main sudoroom website! will do https://www.flickr.com/gp/miromi/4fgW8HA65V ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Fwd: Want $5,000+ to support your photography?

by Romy Ilano

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“How to Start a Reuse Center” at East Bay Depot

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: Our neighbors at East Bay Depot are hosting this “How to Start a Reuse Center” event Tues Apr 22, some here might be interested in attending: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-start-a-reuse-center-tickets-1286854920… Sincerely, -Peter

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Made a fresh March 2025 newsletter - send any suggestions my way

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/march-2025-newsletter-happy-womens-month/ This Friday (march 21) we are having our second dark mode event! Come check it out! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Fwd: 🌟 ONE NIGHT ONLY! Get your tickets for the Night of Ideas

by Romy Ilano

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