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[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 >

6 years, 5 months

Mesh Local Services Hackathon NOW IN-PROGRESS!

by Jenny Ryan

Join us this weekend to build local services for peoplesopen.net! People's Open Network endeavors to provide communication services, so that it offers value to its users beyond mere connectivity to the Internet. What can be done to help strengthen ties among Oakland residents, and to benefit the community? Services (such as maps, file-sharing, email, contacts, and calendar) should be provided based on existing free/open source software. See some ideas and examples here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Distributed_Services Chat with us here: https://peopleopen.net/chat Coordinate here: https://peoplesopen.net/pad/p/hackathon Post code here: https://github.com/sudomesh Learn more about deploying services on the network via this tutorial: https://github.com/sudomesh/babeld-lab/blob/master/services_guide.md This is a 48-hour ongoing hackathon - we welcome participation in any form, even if you don't code! Mad love and, as always, HACK THE PLANET! Jenny

6 years, 5 months

Free surgical masks with Seeed orders

by Morgan Allen

Seeed studios is offering free surgical masks with orders (to cover shipping). Get shut-in hacking supplies and donate masks! Win Win! https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2020/03/19/support-for-the-seeed-community…

6 years, 5 months

Vive base station

by devin chalmers

I discovered as I prepared to shelter-in-place that one of my Vive base stations is on the fritz. Anyone have one they're not using, to help a buddy quarantine in the metaverse?

6 years, 5 months

Open Source Tech Projects re: COVID-19

by Jenny Ryan

Some tech initiatives to combat the Covid-19 pandemic: - Wuhan2020 is an open source project similar to Covidbase. It was started in early Feb to help Wuhan. Some of the code base may be useful and the list of suppliers for various of hardware supply may come in handy. https://github.com/wuhan2020/wuhan2020/blob/master/README_EN.md - Project Open Air: Open Source COVID19 Medical Supplies: https://www.projectopenair.org/ (FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/670932227050506/) - https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/ - European effort to implement the Chinese health code with disposable IDs to balance between privacy and data collection: https://github.com/disposableidentities/healthcrisis/blob/master/README.md Stay safe and hack for good! <3 Jenny Ryan *Nonprofit Bookkeeping and Technology Consulting* 315.292.4656 | jennyryan.net

6 years, 5 months

Don't come in! Hardware Hacking Tuesdays in cyberspace!

by Jake

Since we all have to keep from leaving our homes except for safe and essential activities (including exercise) Don't come to sudoroom for Hardware Hacking Tuesdays until further notice! That said, we should try to get together on IRC chat in #sudoroom apparently you might be able to join by using this web portal that Adam wrote: http://civilpedia.org/c/?&channel=%23sudoroom you can also use freenode https://webchat.freenode.net if you are familiar with the terminal, you can run Irssi which is what I do, and I use mosh and tmux or screen to keep my session open even when my computer or phone is off and I can get into the same session from my phone or computer, so it's always the same experience see you in cyberspace! -jerkey (aka Jake in meatspace)

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Shutting Down the Omni?

by Carl Gorringe

Hi, Is anyone considering shutting down the Omni to protect spreading the coronavirus? -Carl

6 years, 5 months

Intent: Solar Punk meetup on Friday's

by Mark Perlin

Sudo Discuss List, A regular meetup on Fridays on solar punk is proposed. All of us are sick from the legacy dogmatic patterns that permeate all our mainstreams. This meetup will focus on design to realize the nearly forgotten promise of solar punk.

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Last Month's Income & Expenses

by Omni Commons

6 years, 6 months

Payment confirmation: Invoice 2006 (Omni Commons)

by QuickBooks Payments

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