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Re: [sudo-discuss] [omni-consensus] Agenda Item: ABDC Transition

by hol＠gaskill.com

If at some point in the future Omni decides to re-donate those tools, would that be a problem for ABCD? If the answer to that question is yes then I think the correct word is "storage" not "donation." Generally the less the basement is used as storage space the better and we would all love to see better utilization of the basement in any way valuable to the community. On that topic I would love to consolidate woodworking equipment and wood from elsewhere in the omni to the basement (with proper fire safety provisions) and have a dedicated woodshop there serving the whole Omni as well, only tying this in here because I hope there would be room for both. We turned away alot of really great organizations toward the beginning of the Omni because we didn't want to "balkanize" (DK's words) the basement but I fear that has blunted alot of energy to transform the space and sent collectives to other spots. As with past such requests a floorplan showing proposed areas and equipment would better help the member collectives make an informed decision. On 2018-04-12 09:26, Kazoo Studios wrote: > Hello Commoners, > > As some of you know, ABDC has been having trouble paying rent since > the fall. We are currently behind on 4 months rent. This is due to > many Coop members leaving, and a shift in direction in the core > remaining: Lynsie, Kazoo, Tonia. > > We have an opportunity to move into a store front where we would join > other radical screen printers and have a public facing, wheelchair > accessible space which we have wanted all along. The new space is much > bigger, cheaper, and offers us an opportunity to interact with the > public, not only by appointment. > > Therefore, as Kazoo mentioned at a meeting in February, we would like > to propose that ABDC set up a Utility Print Station in the (currently > cluttered and under-utilized) basement space. Our proposal is to > create greater access to the tools for printing for anyone who is > interested, and run an training for newbies every other month. At this > point we have trained several Phat Beets members as well as several > Omni Commoners in the basics of screen printing. There are two screen > printers who have recently asked to join the Coop and we would like to > include them in this transition so that they might help facilitate the > new basement space. We would like to give them, and everyone at Omni > the opportunity to take up leadership in using and maintaining the > studio in the basement. > > As we see it, Omni needs a screen printing space. All the collectives > want things printed, and it’s great to be able to do it in house. We > as a collective are not able (given all of our full-time jobs and > other obligations) to be as available as folks would like us to be. > Therefore, we would like to propose an open printing studio in the > basement with a locked supply closet that Omni members who have done a > training with us can have access too. Both Bria and Samuel (Phat > Beets) have trained with us enough to have keys to the closet. Also, > Marcus (former ABDC) Almaz, Jose, Daveron (former ABDC), Anka, and > we’re sure there are other people we’re forgetting, are already > capable enough with screen printing to have keys to the supply closet. > > We would like to make this transition in May. > > This transition allows the Ticket Booth room to be rented to someone > else bringing in valuable rent, and for the basement to become more > vital. To be clear, we, ABDC, will not be paying rent. Our proposal is > to leave our tools as a donation to the commons so that printing may > continue without us. We are happy to offer trainings every-other month > in order to help interested Omni members gain skill to fully take-over > maintainence of the Utility Print Studio. > > Please share with your collectives so that we may vote on it next > meeting! > > Thank you all for your dedication to collective process, > ABDC > www.abdc.work > _______________________________________________ > consensus mailing list > consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus

7 years, 10 months

Microscope Hack-a-thon one week away!

by Allen, Jessica

Microscope Hack-a-thon, April 21st at Counter Culture Labs SEP and the Center for Cellular Construction will be hosting a Microscope Hack-a-thon at Counter Culture Labs in Oakland on Saturday, April 21st from 10am – 6pm. Collaborate with scientists, programmers, and biologsists to create new ways to explore “Life in a Drop of Water.” Event is free! Counter Culture Labs located at 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland (11 minute walk from the MacArthur BART Station). Learn more at www.hackccc.org<http://www.hackccc.org/> or see the attached flyer. Participants must RSVP to ensure a spot at the event. RSVP at: https://www.tfaforms.com/4660910 If you have any questions or concerns about this event, please contact Jessica at jessica.allen(a)ucsf.edu<mailto:jessica.allen@ucsf.edu>

7 years, 10 months

Upstairs Printer is Fritzing

by Jason Eads

A fellow named Bobby says the printer upstairs in Jennifer's office is not working and they really need someone to help them so they can print pamphlets. He is saying it is really important.

7 years, 10 months

CCL survey

by Cere Davis

Hey Folks, I was talking to Ramy yesterday about how we need a survey to send out to our members and begin to quantify our impact on the surrounding community, better position ourselves as the valuable institution that we are, and better understanding ourselves and communicate that to other sources of $$. I know this funding and self-quantification issue badly needs to be addressed at other hackspaces, so I have cc’d them here as well. So here it is as a prototype! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/101yPvEzT3M6JGympcJojaUdDvBBtupY0CzuwDIGQnJ… ONLY 5 QUESTIONS!! Here’s the spreadsheet that it creates. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BkSDcypuUiuLxmRXTNRS2Fxl5iq0G2C99X0… Keep in mind that google forms is super limited in what formatting structures it will allow, so it limits us a bit on what level of precision we can get in response data. Don’t hate, it’s free. Survey Monkey isn’t much better from what I can tell. Feel free to copy/edit/comment as needed. -Cere <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkKy5SXYwxZutBR_Bb2EHS31qa88bCpjV…> -- *Cere Davis* Science-Art | Kinetic Sculpture CereDavis.com @ceremona <http://Twitter.com/Ceremona>

7 years, 10 months

steve asked to leave at tuesdays meeting

by Jake

at last nights' meeting we talked about Steve at a meeting again, because i brought it up because we hadn't properly discussed it originally. Since the first time we talked about this at a meeting, Dante was picked to be Dante was picked to be a conflict steward for this issue. At the meeting last night, a safe space ban was initiated for Steve to have to leave until mediation achieves an alternative arrangement. If no mediation takes place, the ban will stay in effect.

7 years, 10 months

wrote payment failed email code need some text and feedback

by Noah Glaser

Hello, Hope you are well. I just wrote some cheap node code to email people when payments fail. https://github.com/omnicoders/stripe-failed-payment I volunteered to do this at the last meeting. I was wondering if someone would be willing to volunteer some text for the body of the email and subject. I tested this with my fake stripe account. Thank you Noah PS Not trying to step on people's toes, if you feel that way please let me know so I can adjust.

7 years, 10 months

Rapping about wood

by Captain Chesapeake

Hi all, Are there are woodworkers in the house? I have some questions about a wooden frame I’d like to build for a large illuminated matrix. I have some basic questions about types of wood and CAD software for working in wood. Anybody out there? Thanks. The Cap’n

7 years, 10 months

reminder: sudo room monthly meeting tonight!

by Marc Juul

7 pm Thing to potentially talk about: * organizing spring cleaning * how's the new membership process working * how can we get more funding * ? -- marc/juul

7 years, 10 months

Donation

by Samir Faci

I've been a lurker for a while and was a member for a bit as well and I thought of you guys since I have a few electronics to get ride of. I'm not sure if sudo room can use this or has the room for it (no pun intended), but I have an almost 10 year old 46" TV i'm getting rid of. It's functional besides a bit spotty sound when there is a lot of base. Would that be useful you to anyone at SudoRoom / Omnicon or would it turn into a giant dust collector? -- Thank you Samir Faci https://keybase.io/csgeek

7 years, 10 months

John Perry Barlow memorial event at Internet Archive streaming now

by Marc Juul

John Perry Barlow memorial event happening at Internet Archive right now. Here's the stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oaci9vlg_Sc Speaker list: • Edward Snowden, noted whistleblower and President of Freedom of the Press Foundation • Cindy Cohn, Executive Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation • Cory Doctorow, celebrated scifi author and Editor in Chief of Boing Boing • Joi Ito, Director of the MIT Media Lab • John Gilmore, EFF Co-founder, Board Member, entrepreneur and technologist • Trevor Timm, Executive Director of Freedom of the Press Foundation • Shari Steele, Executive Director of the Tor Project and former EFF Executive Director • Mitch Kapor, Co-founder of EFF and Co-chair of the Kapor Center for Social Impact • Pam Samuelson, *Richard M. Sherman Distinguished Professor of Law and Information* at the University of California, Berkeley • Steven Levy, Wired Senior Writer, and author of Hackers, In the Plex, and other books • Amelia and Anna Barlow, daughters of John Perry Barlow -- marc/juul

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