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Fwd: [omni-consensus] Nominations Open for Officers of the Omni Commons

by Yardena Cohen

Hey Sudoers - anybody want to be Omni's treasurer, secretary or president? Or can you think of anybody who would be a good fit? These positions are unpaid, low on decision-making power and medium on responsibility. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: MaryAnn Tenuto-Sanchez <enapoyo(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 10:35 AM Subject: [omni-consensus] Nominations Open for Officers of the Omni Commons To: <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, discuss <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org> Dear Omni Collectives, At the Omni Delegate’s Assembly (Executive Board) meeting on Thursday, March 26, I agreed to act as Interim Secretary to initiate an election of officers; specifically, President, Treasurer and Secretary. To follow through on that responsibility, I am announcing that nominations are officially open for those 3 positions. All 3 positions have a 1-year term of office. Only members of Omni collectives and community members actively participating in Omni working groups are eligible to be nominated. Nominations will remain open until Noon on April 5. Please send nominations to me at: enapoyo(a)gmail.com and be sure to include the email address and phone number of the person you nominate so that we can reach them to verify acceptance. A number of people have already been nominated, and now the elections group (myself, Patrik and Matt) will contact them to find out if they accept the nomination. Meanwhile, nominations remain open until noon on April 5 to give the collectives time to nominate other folks if they wish. Delegates should forward this announcement to the internal list of members of your collectives because not all members of collectives are on the consensus list. Once we have determined who the candidates are we will send the names to the consensus list and delegates will inform their collectives, hold a meeting and determine for whom their delegate will vote at the annual meeting on April 23. My understanding of the process is that the delegate for each collective has one vote on each officer position. Candidates should submit a statement of why they want to be an officer and send it to the consensus list so everyone can read it before the collectives vote. No Negative campaigning; just statements of why you want to be an officer. I am also attaching the Omni Commons Bylaws, which spell out the duties of each office. In advance, I want to thank everyone for their cooperation in this process. In solidarity, Mary Ann _______________________________________________ consensus mailing list consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus

4 years, 9 months

Fwd: Tell everyone you know to fight the dangerous EARN IT Act

by Steve Phillips

Please sign this petition to help defeat *awful*, privacy-destroying legislation supported by the Trump administration, and tell others to do the same! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dayton, Fight for the Future <team(a)fightforthefuture.org> Date: Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 2:56 PM Subject: Tell everyone you know to fight the dangerous EARN IT Act Share this important message to support digital freedom Steve, First of all, *thank you* for signing our petition to fight the EARN IT Act. This dangerous new legislation would grant the Attorney General broad new powers to determine what we can and can’t do online. You’re one of more than 26,000 people who added their names to the petition. Now we want to double that number, and we need your help to do it. *Can you send an email to your friends and family or share on social media asking them to sign our petition, too?* <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/_wA/ni0YAA/t.30i/JbYh3dMLRiGy0QMamV…> <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Don't%20let%20Congress%20kill%20encryption!%20Sign%20the%20petition%20to%20tell…> We’ve added an email you can forward below, but feel free to write your own message telling the people you care about why the EARN IT Act is a threat to you. Regards, Dayton at Fight for the Future — Hi there. I’m writing to you today because I want to let you know about the EARN IT Act. This law pretends to help prevent the exploitation of children online, but in reality it threatens all of us by giving the Attorney General sweeping new powers to break encryption and censor speech online. That’s dangerous. I’ve signed a petition demanding that my lawmakers protect my digital freedom. I hope you’ll sign this petition, too: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/dont-let-congress-kill-encryption/ <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/_wA/ni0YAA/t.30i/JbYh3dMLRiGy0QMamV…> Thanks! Fight for the Future works to protect your rights in the digital age. - Click here to learn more <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/_wA/ni0YAA/t.30i/JbYh3dMLRiGy0QMamV…> - Donate $3 to keep us going <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/_wA/ni0YAA/t.30i/JbYh3dMLRiGy0QMamV…> - Click here to receive fewer emails from us <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/_wA/ni0YAA/t.30i/JbYh3dMLRiGy0QMamV…> PO Box 55071 #95005 Boston, MA 02205 Sent via ActionNetwork.org <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/_wA/ni0YAA/t.30i/JbYh3dMLRiGy0QMamV…> .

4 years, 9 months

WiFi for All, at OmniCommons

by danarauz＠gmail.com

In Fed'sBook, someone mentioned that will be going out of town (Oakland) to get WiFi access, so she can work from "home". I direct her to go Omni's main door, since that is the closes WiFi Access Point that we installed. It got me thinking that perhaps would be a good idea to bring an access point to the door, outside so the signal spreads out to the street. This can be put outside from the second floor window over the main door. It would pick up the power (PoE) and signal from the second floor switch. What do you folks think? Daniel

4 years, 9 months

Need help with broken phone screen repair.

by danarauz＠gmail.com

Hello Sudoroom, and NoiseBridge Folks, There is an activist that need help from someone to repair her broken phone screen. It seems that places where she can go are closed these days. Her location is in Oakland is "near Downtown, Chinatown, east or west is fine." Please let me know, if you are interested so I let her know. Many thanks in advance, Daniel Signal: 415.336.9143.

4 years, 9 months

Fwd: [omni-consensus] omni delegates meeting tmrw 3/26

by Jenny Ryan

Jenny Ryan *Nonprofit Bookkeeping and Technology Consulting* 315.292.4656 | jennyryan.net ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: robb <sf99er(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 7:12 PM Subject: [omni-consensus] omni delegates meeting tmrw 3/26 To: <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org> hi, just a reminder that the delegates decided to meet weekly at the last meeting if using a browser or mobile phone app, the address is: https://meet.jit.si/omninom if calling in from a POTS phone or using voice only dial: 1-512-402-2718 PIN: 5832 24366# _______________________________________________ consensus mailing list consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus

4 years, 9 months

Biohackers develop open source COVID-19 diagnostic kit

by Autonomous

Biohackers at BioFoundry in Australia are making their own experimental COVID-19 test kits, which purport to diagnose the disease in just 30 minutes, and which patients can potentially perform themselves. The open-source (OS) community proposes ditching the expensive capital > equipment in favor of a reaction that requires only a set of biological and > chemical reagents in a single tube that gives a reliable diagnosis. We are > currently sourcing the reagents to replicate the experiments being shared > within the community. BioFoundry proposes setting up the facilities to > synthesize the required biological reagents at scale, while collaborating > with our sister company Argent Scientific to source the required chemicals. > We would then focus on producing self-diagnosis kits to fill the diagnostic > gap in Australia, before moving our focus to Africa and South-East Asia to > help support their containment efforts as well. https://foundry.bio/coronavirus-covid-19/

4 years, 9 months

COVID-19 Live expectancy on surfaces: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973

by danarauz＠gmail.com

Hello folks, During the delegates meeting last week someone was asking about the COVID-19 live expectancy on surfaces. Here is a study regarding that: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2004973 Screenshot of the study results graphs: https://danielarauz.com/cv19/cv-19_on_surfaces.jpg Stay safe! Daniel

4 years, 9 months

Corona Virus Tech Handbook

by Hannah O'Rourke

Hi all! Hope you’re all safe and isolated - I found this, seems to be the best resource for organising efforts around Corona virus: www.coronavirustechhandbook.com <http://www.coronavirustechhandbook.com/?fbclid=IwAR3jkY_J_Zk8bdXyARGgL0xR_U…> All the data and graphs you could ever want, tips for remote working, tools for organising mutual aid groups, and crowdsourced specialist advice for doctors, teachers, charities, all kinds of things. Have a look.

4 years, 9 months

Invoice 2052 from Omni Commons

by Omni Commons

Dear Sudo Room, Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment. Thank you for stewarding the commons. Love and solidarity, Omni Commons ------------------------ Pledge Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 2052 Invoice Date: 04/01/2020 Due Date: 04/25/2020 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $4,000.00 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

4 years, 9 months

[URGENT] Omni Commons Response to Current Climate (was re: "Omni as a distribution point")

by Jenny Ryan

Hey all! While I'm replying to Roberto's message, I'm also cc'ing various Omni mailing lists (including member collectives): Yes, I think we should be a dropoff point - but only if the organizers will staff it *fully* and abide by *extremely high hygiene/sanitization standards*. We all need to be talking more about next steps as a community place-based organization. I've revived our Slack channel here so we can have real-time conversations: *Click Here To Join Chat! <https://join.slack.com/t/omnicommons/shared_invite/zt-coe108tt-rd~SdFHo_DN_…>* *Questions for the community:* - *Should we send a request to our mortgage lender to belay payments for a month or two?* We have $30K as bare-minimum operating reserves (which I'd rather not touch), and an additional $15K in the kitchen fund. Our checking account is currently at a little over $3K, with March mortgage and utilities paid, but we are not receiving ~$1K in member collective payments, and half our necessary monthly income (~$5K of ~$11K) comes from event rentals... that have all been cancelled... - *Builders/handypeoplez: *I have put out a call/request for someone to install the touchless soap dispenser i bought last year - it is powered by rechargeable C batteries and needs to be mounted onto tile with masonry drill bits - all materials (dispenser, batteries, charger, masonry bits and drill) are in the secure storage; foaming unscented hand soap is in massive quantities in the cleaning closet (please lock! but share combo lock code liberally with trusted folks who won't steal all the TP ;) - it could also be wired to existing electrical. I personally can't do it as I'm currently a probable asymptomatic vector of covid-19. At my home in W Oakland, we have a box of N95 masks (I believe CCL ordered more?) and lots of food as well as herbs and some meds, so ping me if you need and I will leave it outside our door for you <3 Can also order things online if anyone needs and doesn't have the resources right now. - Per requests from Robb, I have purchased 4 bottles of 70% Isopropyl alcohol with spritz bottles, as well as a dozen air filters. Who is currently regularly at Omni (Robb? Sierk? AB? anyone else?) that can be my point of contact for delivery updates? If you think of other things we need you can make a purchase request here: https://omnicommons.org/budgetrequest *Some relevant announcements:* - CCL has recently purchased various supplies for decontamination and cleanliness. Also a good resource for people with questions about the virus. Patrik, lmk if you need to go halfsies with Omni on the sanitizer dispensing station - if CCL is strapped, that is - cuz Omni will be in coming months. - *Please donate* to Omni <https://omnicommons.org/donate> and/or Sudo <https://sudoroom.org/donate> right now! Also, consider making a donation to CCL member (and my former beloved housemate!) Craig, who is working on a vaccine - he is currently trying to raise $1500: You can send PayPal donations to: finance(a)renegadex.bio - or Venmo: Craig-Rouskey <https://venmo.com/Craig-Rouskey> - I'll be sending out a financial report with coming-month prospectives by the end of March. This is one of my priorities right now, and I'm downshifting my full-time job and other gigs to do it and will not be charging my $25 bookkeeper contract rate for those hours. I am concerned about the lack of financial support from events (most all of which have been cancelled or postponed), as well as from Phat Beets (4 months unpaid rent, $2,518) and FYE (1.5 months unpaid rent, $525) - PB & FYE - please let us know how your orgs are doing and what we can do to best support you and in turn, Omni Commons as a whole! - Current costs and recurring income sources have been regularly updated on the Finance Wiki Page: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Finances *Additional Resources:* - COVID-19 Mutual Aid Resources- Huichin/Oakland <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1q8gPladEOi0vI8oU7Z37AYJQsy22SKd…> - https://bayrising.org/organizingduringcoronavirus/ - https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/ - https://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/alameda_county_food_banks.html - Alameda County Public Health Deptartment's COVID-19 resource hub <http://www.nikki4oakland.com/r?u=Qw7BN9spnH2-QGQihzneFoQv17feW3ezjwg15mnJvs…> - http://www.alamedacounty.info/content/housing-and-renting-aid - Bay Area Financial Solidarity <http://Tiny.cc/covidmutualaid> Mad love & solidarity - and hope to see you on the chat! (link above) <3 jnny On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 10:07 AM Roberto Martinez via commons < commons(a)lists.omnicommons.org> wrote: > Hello all, > > I got a request about using the Omni as a location for dropping off > donating goods. Are we doing something already? If not are we open to have > the Omni as a drop of place? > > I’ll ask them to submit a formal request and take it from there. > > Thanks, > RM > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From:* Cc Raye <viviraye(a)gmail.com> > *Date:* March 15, 2020 at 8:16:01 PM PDT > *To:* Margot Brennan <margot(a)seedsandstones.org> > *Cc:* Roberto Martinez <rcm00189(a)gmail.com> > *Subject:* *Re: Omni as a distribution point* > > > Hi Roberto, > Thanks Margot for connecting us. > Some of us are trying to coordinate some mutual aid and wanted to suggest > a centralized location for dropping off donated goods that could then be > redistributed. > Do you think Omni might be open to this for some period of time? > Would we need to have designated times? > Looking forward to being in touch if y'all are open to this. > Thanks! > Cici > > On Sun, Mar 15, 2020, 8:07 PM Margot Brennan <margot(a)seedsandstones.org> > wrote: > >> Hi Roberto, >> >> Cc'd on this email is Cici who has a question for you all about possibly >> using the space for something. Cici, this is Roberto my contact for the >> Omni. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Margot >> > _______________________________________________ > commons mailing list > commons(a)lists.omnicommons.org > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/commons >

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