Greetings sudoers!
A reminder that it's a second Wednesday, which means our weekly party is
meeting-flavored. Two Omni proposals are on the agenda pad, which you can
add to / participate remotely here: https://peoplesopen.net/pad/p/sudomtg
Perhaps food and chatting from 7-8, then do an officialish meeting?
<3
Jenny
Help open a professional kitchen at the Omni Commons in Oakland!
https://omnicommons.org/kitchen
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"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"
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Omnifolk!
There is a cool film showing on Wednesday in the ballroom. Unfortunately,
I can't be there, but Robb will be in case you have questions.
Thanks,
Julio
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From: Mateo Hinojosa <mateo(a)nativeland.org>
Date: Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: Spectacular Movements screening
The film, *Spectacular Movements* follows the young indigenous and mestizo
actors of Teatro Trono in Bolivia, who stir up collective memories of the
social movements that sparked the latest revolution, and create
performances for their itinerant theater-truck and the street, manifesting
the spirits of the dead themselves to seek delayed justice and creative
transformation.
Here's the trailer: https://vimeo.com/110611251. We are delighted to have
Iván, the founder of Teatro Trono, present for a Q&A along with director
Mateo Hinojosa. This is a film that was collaboratively made with Bolivian
theater- and movement-makers, about social, political and identity
movements, and so it is a film to see in community—hope to see you there!
WHEN: Wed, June 13, 6:30-9pm, projection beginning at 7pm
WHERE: Omni Commons, 4799 Shattuck, Oakland
Please spread the word!
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Maybe Lifewire's "503 Service Unavailable How to fix a 503 Service
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here?
Could be all that's required is something relatively straightforward like
a router reboot or reloading of the webserver.
Omni Commons's omnicommons.org loads well enough.
Hi all,
Does anyone have one of those pop-up canopies that we could borrow for our
CCL booth at the Temescal Street Fair this Sunday?
I believe I've seen one in the basement at one point, but I don't know if
it's still there, or who it belongs to...
Thanks!
Patrik
Let's have a meetup to discuss visions, values, and available resources to
build out a community media lab in Omni's basement!
Tonight, the Omni consensed on Art Bison Design Coop's move to the basement
and transition to becoming a community screenprinting studio! Perhaps an
ABDC member could speak to what that might entail for the basement and what
would be needed wrt renovations/improvements?
Afterwards, we initiated a conversation about ongoing ideas over the past
many months to build out a truly inter-collective community media lab for
creating rad propaganda, zines, banners etc:
* Over the past 9 months, there have been many discussions about, and a
> good deal of work put into, the basement area formerly known as Material
> Print Machine as a potential inter-collective media lab for printing,
> copying, button-making, screenprinting, banner-making, zine-making,
> newspapers etc. Interested folks who've discussed the idea and/or worked on
> cleaning and clearing out that space include Jenny, Robb, Abe, Julian,
> Needa Bee, Marcus, and others I'm probably forgetting right now.
> ** The structure that seems most fitting is that of a working group, open
> to anyone to join and help steward and maintain the resources we already
> have available. The idea would be to lock valuable materials / supplies in
> a cabinet and host workshops, media-making sessions and offer access based
> on sliding-scale donations to cover materials/supplies/maintenance costs.
>
** For more info on the resources we already have available as well as a
> proposed layout, see: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Basement#Media_Lab
>
Continued discussion in the meeting notes at
https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom ... maybe not mentioned: the lighting
ballasts need to be replaced. There are some interim lighting solution
tee'd up beneath the bench dat robb built.
*I'd like to propose an initial meetup of folks interested in working on
this project for the afternoon of Saturday, May 19th or, alternatively, the
Friday evening before it. Here is a Doodle for all y'all busy-ass folks:
https://doodle.com/poll/ag7er35pqkac5b2a
<https://doodle.com/poll/ag7er35pqkac5b2a>*
An initial agenda draft lives here:
https://peoplesopen.net/pad/p/omnimedialab - please add to it as you see
fit! and invite people whom you think may be interested...
<3
Jenny
Help open a professional kitchen at the Omni Commons in Oakland!
https://omnicommons.org/kitchen
`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
"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"
~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
Please contribute if you can to help Global Women's Strike send another
Freedom Train to Sacramento for Poor People's Campaign Week 5 next Monday!
Next week's theme is on living wages. This crew is 100% awe-inspiring
humans doing incredibly important work.
<3
Jenny
Help open a professional kitchen at the Omni Commons in Oakland!
https://omnicommons.org/kitchen
`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
"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"
~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`
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From: Global Women's Strike/Bay Area <sf(a)allwomencount.net>
Date: Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 8:36 AM
Subject: URGENT: Help grassroots women return to Sacramento for Poor
People's Campaign week 5
To: jenny(a)omnicommons.org
*URGENT FUNDRAISING APPEAL! SUPPORT GLOBAL WOMEN’S STRIKE NETWORK
DELEGATION TO SACRAMENTO TO TAKE PART IN WEEK 5 OF THE POOR PEOPLE’S
CAMPAIGN*
*Everybody’s Got the Right To Live: Living Wages, Jobs, Income, Housing,
Education!*
On June 11th, multi-racial grassroots campaigners with the Global Women’s
Strike Northern and SoCal and International Women’s Strike/LA networks will
again travel to Sacramento, joining thousands of others across the U.S for
the Week 5 action called by The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for
a Moral Revival. On June 11th, in over 30 state capitols people will rise
up around the theme *Everybody’s Got the Right To Live: Living Wages, Jobs,
Income, Housing, Education*. In California a rally and press conference at
the State Capitol in Sacramento will begin at 12:30, followed by a civil
disobedience direct action.
*Our deep appreciation to those who donated to help get our grassroots
delegation to the May 14**th action *– our 40 member multiracial delegation
of women, men and 2 children (above) joined hundreds of other Californians
taking action, along with people in other state capitols, to end the
poverty of women, children and people with disabilities. We were also part
of the powerful PPC Week 3 action on May 29th protesting* The War Economy,
Militarism and the Proliferation of Gun Violence. *
We urgently need your help to raise an additional $1000 to cover our costs
to return to Sacramento for the June 11*th action, *including
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and rally materials (i.e. flyers, poster board, markers). We’re committed
to making it possible for all who want to take part in our delegation to
again come to Sacramento no matter their financial situation.
The Poor People’s Campaign carries forward the work of Dr. Martin Luther
King, please support our effort to take part in this historic national
movement bringing people together to end poverty, racism, the war economy
and ecological devastation. If any funds raised are left over, they will
help delegation members participate in the last weeks of the 40 days of
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Thank you for your support and solidarity!
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Hey,
I see mention of Matrix chat for Sudo room in their february discussions.
Any interest in setting something up with Noisebridge? We could combine
forces to host channels for Sudo Room and Noisebridge on same server... We
are looking into possible colo and hosting options.
-James
Hey sudoers!
Hoping this can pass on Thursday, but just saw that it hadn't been
forwarded to sudo-discuss. Could folks discuss @ meeting-party tonight?
If current delegate(s) could please remember to forward omni 'consensus'
proposals to sudo-discuss, that would be raaaad!
FYI - we are having a basement cleanout/work party on Thursday, June 7th
from 12-6pm. There will indubitably be delicious foods and cold drinks for
volunteers!
<3
Jenny
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From: Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net>
Date: Thu, May 17, 2018 at 2:43 PM
Subject: [omni-consensus] Media Lab Proposal
To: "consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ebaHkaSeCWHKKEjbg6u-
VvDzifF-eFuBX_b_HmdDv0E/edit#heading=h.r94oqxqphwnu
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consensus mailing list
consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org
https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus
Ungoogled:
Overview
We propose to build a community media laboratory for the production of
propaganda and educational materials for campaigns and projects. Our
mission is to transform the most neglected space in Omni Commons into a
place for creative production available to Omni members, and, eventually,
local artists, activists, organizers, and members of the general public
(either supervised or trained), sustained through sliding-scale donations,
grants, mutual aid, and creative reuse. A new working group will steward
supplies, tools, and resources, as well as host educational hands-on
workshops. Approval of this proposal means the formation of an official
committee of the Board to manage a Media Lab, and acceptance of the
following general plan.
Resources
We have currently:
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A large-format plotter
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A vinyl cutter
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A Tecre button-maker and supplies
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Screenprinting equipment and press (ABDC)
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Digital duplicator
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Several Xerox copiers
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Various printers
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Laminator
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Ream paper cutter (2)
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Book scanner (current under development in sudo)
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Miscellaneous crafting supplies and materials
Proposed Services
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Community media lab with regular open hours (TBD) and services rendered
by appointment;
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An archive of art and media produced in the lab, including historical
propaganda produced for past events, causes, and actions in the community;
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Regular, public workshops on topics such as zine-making, button-making,
screen printing, banner-making, printing, graphic design and illustration.
WG Members
Attendees of our first meeting on May 11th were: Anka (LibLens/FNB), Ken
(CCL), Robb (Sudo/LibLens), Jenny (Sudo), Laura, Sierk (Sudo), and Phil
(FNB).
Interested potential members include Kazoo (ABDC), Marcus (ABDC), Vienna
(ABDC), Sara (ABDC), Julian (BAPS), Abe, Gerald (LibLens/FNB), and Rayc
(Sudo)
Media Lab Structure Governance
The Media Lab Working Group will be modeled on the structure of the Commons
Working Group. Members will receive formal training that will: familiarize
them with Omni and Medial Lab policies and procedures; provide them with
the skills to maintain Media Lab equipment, and supervise others’ use of
the equipment; prepare them to share in management of incoming requests for
Media Lab usage. The WG will collectively develop the policies and
procedures with final approval by the Delegates, and maintain and manage
the Lab. This will include maintaining financial records in collaboration
with the Finance WG and making regular reports to the Board.
Operations
Supplies and equipment will be labeled with suggested donation for use.
Donations will go toward supplies and machine maintenance (estimated at
approximately $200-500/month, depending on amount of use). Individual WG
members may contract with outside groups to fill orders for a fee (as with
our AV techs) with approval of the WG. Over time, we expect the medialab to
become capable of regular contributions to the Omni as a whole for space
and utilities usage, and propose a check in approximately 6 months after
move-in (June 1st, with check in on Dec. 1st).
Users who are not part of the Media Lab WG will need to make an appointment
to use the equipment or come during regular open hours, which are yet to be
determined. This is to help ensure that equipment is not damaged and supply
use is monitored. When not in use, supplies and equipment will be either
stored in a locked cabinet or secured in place. If possible, electronics
will require some kind of electronic code to function. The best way to do
this is under discussion.
We will submit a second proposal after build-out is complete to formalize
the process for how collectives, members, and eventually outside folks will
access.
Intended Users
Intended users of the Omni Media Lab include, by priority:
1.
Omni Media Lab Working Group members (free)
2.
Omni Member Collectives and collective members (free some set # of times
/ year, sliding scale donation)
3.
Aligned community groups and organizations (by sliding-scale donation,
or negotiated rate)
4.
General public (by sliding-scale fee, or negotiated rate)
Floor Plan
Lab will be located in the Old Material Print Machine area (550 sq ft):
Current conditions:
Before cleanup
After cleanup
Future possibilities!
Building Plan and Estimated Construction Budget
The designated area will be cleared out. We will give TIL once more
opportunity to remove the broken offset printer, and if they can’t, we will
break it down and remove it. Old fluorescent lights will be removed and
replaced with energy efficient and inexpensive LED tube lights (see link
below). Missing ceiling tiles will be replaced. Floor will be primed and
painted with concrete paint. Walls and ceiling will be painted. In the
future, additional electrical outlets may be added if needed.
Item
Link to actual item
Unit price
Total cost
Wall/ceiling primer
https://www.amazon.com/True-Value-EZW1-QT-EasyCare-Interior/dp/B000BZX4RA/
<https://www.amazon.com/True-Value-EZW1-QT-EasyCare-Interior/dp/B000BZX4RA/r…>
1gal @ $33.14
$66.28
Cement paint,
550sqft
https://www.amazon.com/KILZ-L377711-Interior-Exterior-Concrete/dp/B01M9IQH1…
<https://www.amazon.com/KILZ-L377711-Interior-Exterior-Concrete/dp/B01M9IQH1…>
2gal @ $32.98
$66
Cement primer, 550 sqft
https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-Garage-Concrete-Primer-Quarts/dp/B06WGLJ8…
2 @ $52.94 or
$31.46
$106
$62.92
Lights
https://www.amazon.com/Barrina-Integrated-Fixture-Utility-electric/dp/B01HB…
<https://www.amazon.com/Barrina-Integrated-Fixture-Utility-electric/dp/B01HB…>
8 4ft lights x 59.99
$240.00
Floor cleaner
TSP (We may have)
$3.57
$3.57
Wall/ceiling paint
5 gallon x $129-139
$129
SUBTOTAL
$568-711
TOTAL w/ Tax
$616-771
Additional Sources
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https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Basement#Media_Lab
Join freeCodeCamp this Saturday at Noisebridge from 1pm - 4pm to learn all
about code. No experience necessary. All are welcome!
https://www.meetup.com/Free-Code-Camp-SF/events/250932428/
What we'll do
freeCodeCamp is a non-profit organization teaching anyone to code. Learn
full-stack web development with our online curriculum:
http://www.freecodecamp.com/
At our meet-up, campers can collaborate and meet other learners in our
community. Come with your projects and questions! Our host, Noisebridge, is
a non-profit hackerspace and educational institution intended for public
benefit.
https://noisebridge.net/
We will also have Lightning Talks given by Campers during the first hour
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Let's code together! Everyone is welcome! Beginners, especially!