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about shawn (old man who talks only nonsense)

by Jake

regarding https://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2014-November/008376.html [sudo-discuss] [omni-discuss] Strange man sleeping in eyeball room this is an email from my friend John who tries to take care of Shawn, the guy who has been coming to the omni and sometimes making trouble, to the point where people need to ask him to leave. I understand why people ask him to leave when they do, I just figured i would pass this along for context, both for him specifically, and for the kinds of situations people wind up in. -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:47:47 -0800 From: John Benson <followthatparade(a)gmail.com> To: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> Subject: Re: shawn squatting the omni Hi Jake, wish we were more regularly in touch... alas. on the Shawn front: over the last couple of years five of us. little by little were able to get Shawn a successful SSI claim which produced its first benefit check of 768$ we have a budget and a couple of folks helping out.... 200 of it is going to pay for the storage container at my shop where he sleeps and fills with garbage until i clean it all out. (which I have been paying for about two years now) In other news he has had his dad, Russel, his aunt Connie, Alrita, and a cousin, Darrel, each separately continue to threaten and harrass him these last couple of years. they have done various things such as call the city on the warehouse for code violations and sit infront of my house for hours and call me and shawn repeatedly and tell us that we are sinners going to hell and that they have lawers, ... etc. I don't know what their motivation is really could be the money, could be the christian thing to do , but the all seem to hate each other i am the one who found them in the ssi process and reached out to them. none have seen Shawn in the last 15 years but two had been payee's until 2004. so I suspect money.... this last year Shawn has been in three different Psychiatric facilities after being hospitalized by the police and i have three separate abuse claims with Berkeley police review/oversight committee with the emergency room reports (these actually helped in evaluation process of the ssi claim) he also has a ticket for not having a light on his bike which he refuses to give me any info on other than a photo of a crumbled up ticket which he sends in a text message some times. over the last six months and talks about aids, Chinese and ebola some how being related to this ticket. there is also a long string of cafe's he is no longer allowed into who at first, allowed me to run a tab for him. the YMCA revoked his membership after two appeals i requested and the purple house wont let him inside this is the recent stuff in a nutshell. Ill talk to him about not abusing the OMni, I LOVE that place a dream come true On Tue, Nov 25, 2014 at 12:00 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: hi john!!! i am writing to mention that Shawn is interacting with The Omni Collective in non-ideal ways, and i'm hoping you can offer some suggestions or do something to help... I know you're loath to hook him up with any social services that imply that he is not 100% competent, but given that friends of mine have declared themselves fully incompetent just to receive a salary from the state, i don't think it's a big deal for him to get a little professional help. especially as he gets older and the squats and other opportunities he has been depending on for years are starting to dry up, i think it would be good for him to have some sort of reliable backup plan. He can likely get an apartment and have a safe place to go at the end of each day. here's what happened at the omni: https://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2014-November/008379.html -- john benson

11 years, 4 months

Fwd: [dorkbotsf-blabber] Job openings at CCA: Studio Manager and Make(r) Space Resource Manager

by Ben Burke

Sharing these two interesting job listings at The California College of the Arts in SF. > Begin forwarded message: > > Date: November 27, 2014 at 7:43:35 PM PST > From: Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1010(a)gmail.com> > To: dorkbotsf-blabber(a)dorkbot.org > Subject: [dorkbotsf-blabber] Job openings at CCA: Studio Manager and Make(r) Space Resource Manager > > Two positions: > > Model Making Studio Manager > www.cca.edu/about/jobs/78775 > > Make(r) Space Resource Manager > https://www.cca.edu/about/jobs/80093 > > I enjoy working at CCA and you'd find many familiar faces. > > Let me know if you have questions; I'm not directly connected with these jobs > but I know who to ask. The one thing I won't be able to talk about is salary. > > Michael > ---------- > > dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity > http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsf/ > > SUBSCRIPTION AND UNSUBSCRIBE OPTIONS HERE: > http://dorkbot.org/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotsf-blabber > > ----------

11 years, 4 months

Fwd: The Commons documentary and the free content vs. copyright debate

by Bunker

Hi Sudo Room & Optikallusions filmmaker collective, As some of you may know, I'm working on a documentary about the commons. I'm reaching out to all of you in regard to our copyright proposal for the film: http://commonsfilm.com/fair-use-creative-commons-and-this-film/ Feel free to respond to me directly, thanks for your time and knowledgable input, -bunker +1-215-971-0837 mail(a)BunkerFilms.com skype: bunkof

11 years, 4 months

Happy Thanks giving Noisebridge Celebration

by Robert Chu

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!.There will be a impromptu THANKFUL for the BRIDGE Potluck & cleaning (as there is still a lot of it to do)-celebration day here at the Bridge,The cleaning will be all day, and the Potluck will be at 5:00pm, with HaXoR type movies following there after. Feel free to let people know!!! :D :D :D HaX tHe PlaNeT TOGHETER!!!!! Cheeeeeeeeerrrzzz Rayc

11 years, 4 months

anticolonial potluck at my house Thu 10/27 @ 4pm

by Matthew Senate

ya'll are welcome. should be plenty of food, mainly veggie, bring something if you can or like. thinking around 4pm or so 359 Bellevue Ave, Oakland - Matt

11 years, 4 months

Welcoming Committee: Omni's newest working group!

by Jenny Ryan

Hey all! As we prepare to open the Omni officially to the public, there's a clear and pressing need to organize around creating a welcoming and inclusive experience for newcomers and visitors to the project. The Welcoming Committee is nascent and ripe for co-constructing! Some of the ideas for activities include: * Scheduling volunteer shifts for the front door: 10am-2pm, 2pm-6pm, and 6pm-10pm * Monthly orientations to onboard committee members to the collectives, people, projects, events, policies etc they should know about to man the front desk. * Creating documentation (in tandem with the Communications WG) that we can hand out to guests - one-sheeters that make it clear and easy to see how you can volunteer and plug into the project. * Weekly potlucks (in tandem w/ Food Not Bombs Sunday leftovers). * Coordinating and assisting with Omni-wide events to bring in new folks from a diverse array of communities (eg; monthly neighborhood assemblies). The first official meeting will take place *Thursday, December 11th at 6pm in La Commune <https://omnicommons.org/calendar/events/welcoming-committee/>, *but you can join the conversation now by subscribing to the mailing list at https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/welcoming or by adding ideas to our wiki page: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Welcoming_Committee or by chatting directly with me or David Brazil! <3 Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "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 ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

11 years, 4 months

Fwd: [omni-discuss] Gaming Indiegogo for La Commune

by Vicky Knox

Donation swarm on December 1st so La Commune gets mentioned on the front page of Indiegogo! Mark your calendars!!!!!!!!! Donation size does not matter. Message: 1 Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 23:42:57 +0000 (UTC) From: DZ Brazil <dzbrazil(a)yahoo.com> To: Discuss Discussion <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org > Subject: [omni-discuss] Gaming Indiegogo for La Commune Message-ID: < 1653410191.381094.1417045377151.JavaMail.yahoo(a)jws10717.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dear Friends, Colleagues & Comrades : La Commune's fundraising campaign is going really well. Thanks so much for your support! Oakland's favorite commie bookstore is open Thursday through Sunday, 12-6pm and will be extending those hours soon. We're getting a great response from people in the neighborhood. So gratifying ! And our stock is growing--we're pricing and shelving some really nice books. Please stop by! So here's where we make yet another pitch. This one's pretty painless though: We've been told that a large, um, swarm of contributions on a single day will earn us a mention on the Indiegogo page, and that could lead to more donations. So, if you're willing and able, (mark your calendars now) please make a contribution (can be as little as a dollar) to La Commune on DECEMBER 1st. Everyone who does will get a free cup of house coffee when the cafe opens. Here's the link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/la-commune-cafe-and-bookstore--2 Thank you! David Brazil (on behalf of La Commune)

11 years, 4 months

mooltipass - open source offline password keeper

by J Clark

Looks interesting: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mooltipass-open-source-offline-password-… Anyone know any more about it than what's on that page? j.

11 years, 4 months

Fwd: [Noisebridge-discuss] Safe hackerspaces mailing list

by Torrie Fischer

Hi, sudoers. Noisebridge has been trying to figure out ways to circulate information within the space about folks who come to Noisebridge but are not welcome to stay for strong reasons. Here's our idea: ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Safe hackerspaces mailing list Date: Monday, November 24, 2014, 10:44:04 PM From: Patrick O'Doherty <p(a)trickod.com> To: noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net Hey all, In the interests of collaborating with other hackerspaces on safe space issues myself and Torrie have set up an inter-hackerspace mailing list to share information about folks that are not welcome in spaces as a potential warning to others. The address is safe-hackerspaces(a)lists.riseup.net. You can subscribe at riseup here: https://lists.riseup.net/www/info/safe-hackerspaces The list is *not* intended for interpersonal issues in spaces, rather it's meant for sharing notice of incidents where people have been asked to leave and not return. For this reason the list is moderated. We'd like others outside of Noisebridge to contribute to the moderation group. Happy hacking, P _______________________________________________ Noisebridge-discuss mailing list Noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss -----------------------------------------

11 years, 4 months

Fwd: Re: [omni-discuss] Strange man sleeping in eyeball room

by Eske Silver

Oops, sorry, I keep forgetting to cc everyone in the thread. Sending this in case not everyone is getting all of the replies. ~ Korl ---------- Forwarded: Okie doke. So. I spoke the alleged permissor, and according to them, the squatter indeed lied about having been given the go ahead, and dropped their name by way of a mutual friend or somesuch situation. I'm also very glad to say, that my worries were hasty and misinformed. The squatter in question is the bald and scruffled, 40-to-50-year-old black man, who often hangs out on the exterior steps of the ballroom entryway. It's unclear exactly how he got in, but what is clear is that we need to step up our game by discussing all the ideas offered above. Now I really am going to sleep. I hope to dream that all of you are my familial elms, that our trunks are made of space elevators, and that our roots are made of billions of microscopic hedgehogs. And the hedgehogs are rowing canoes, of course. ~ Korl ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Eske Silver" <eske.silver(a)gmail.com> Date: Nov 24, 2014 3:36 PM Subject: Re: [omni-discuss] Strange man sleeping in eyeball room To: "niki" <niki.shelley(a)gmail.com> Cc: "discuss" <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, "Jenny Ryan" < tunabananas(a)gmail.com> If the situation is what I think, I feel we ought to give as much support as we can to our friend. However, I do think we ought to be strict on our tolerance level for abuse of any kind; space, place, object, and of course person. Perhaps a breakout session is due for anyone who isn't already aware of how to deal with agressive or threatening people. Especially for lone situations. Perhaps we ought to even start spending ten mins of the delegates meeting, revisiting the table of contents of our spankin new Conflict Resolution guidelines, every few or four weeks? And it's semi-off-topic, but this quote really snapped me out of some lame situations, "Theres never a good reason to light yourself on fire in order to keep someone else warm". Just food for thought. Omni can be a place where everyone is welcome to exist, dance, hack, cook, heal, build, etc. But if we don't feel comfortable and safe with each other, that can't last long. I dunno. I'm exhausted and gufflebrained, and I've lost my train of thought. Good night everyone, Have a good day :) ~ Korl 500px.com/eskesilver 510.689.4484 On Nov 24, 2014 3:09 PM, "niki" <niki.shelley(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I appreciate your consideration and compassion. > > I also want our community to be aware of potentially aggressive > individuals - especially if they run into them alone, in the wee hours. > > It's a delicate balance, for sure, between respecting an individual's > privacy and ensuring the safety of the community. > > Thanks for being so awesome, Korl <3 > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Eske Silver <eske.silver(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I don't feel comfortable at this time describing the squatter, nor >> mentioning the alleged permissors name, until I've had a chance to gather >> info on said alleged permission. >> I feel that the situation is potentially an insight to a serious personal >> matter of one our members, and I want to make sure it's potential gravity >> is given due appreciation. >> As soon as I have the facts, I'll be sure to update the thread. >> But to be sure, no it was not Quickness. >> Thanks for your patience. >> >> ~ Korl >> >> 500px.com/eskesilver >> 510.689.4484 >> On Nov 24, 2014 2:52 PM, "Eske Silver" <eske.silver(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks guys. I often stay up ll night and occasionally use the solo >>> hours to get work done at sudo. I came in to do my and the omnis dishes, as >>> well as snag some wifi to download a hardware testing software. I was >>> certainly not expecting to find mr. rando there. >>> >>> I think you've got it spot on. The more collaboration we have between >>> last-outs and first-ins, respectively, the more effective we can be. I feel >>> like there's too much disconnect in areas like this, and so the process is >>> taken for granted. But if we look at whats already been discussed, >>> analyzed, and implimented, it's already all there. >>> >>> Ben has been so kind as to offer to add this to the delegates agenda, >>> and if I can make it to the meeting I'll certainly be there. >>> I honestly think the key is as simple as us Omnerds acting just a bit >>> more in sync with eachother. How we find the best pactice of preventing >>> issues like this one, is just a matter of getting everyone on the same >>> page, really. >>> Hive mentality! Buddy system! Robot super brain! Gaia info waves! >>> Et cetera and so forth. >>> ;) >>> >>> ~ Korl >>> >>> 500px.com/eskesilver >>> 510.689.4484 >>> On Nov 24, 2014 9:39 AM, "Jenny Ryan" <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> To be clear, I locked up with Marc, Matt, and Noemie last night and we >>>> went throughout the building asking non-members to leave and shutting off >>>> lights. I'm often among the last to leave with other sudoers and we always >>>> buddy up. Korl came back in the wee hours cuz she's a weirdo ;) >>>> >>>> Matt wrote this thing, we should update and improve it! >>>> https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Closing >>>> On Nov 24, 2014 9:28 AM, "Stephen Novotny" <novotny.stephen(a)gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, thanks so much, Korl. >>>>> >>>>> How do you think we could prevent this problem in the future? It's >>>>> going to happen more and more frequently, I'm afraid. >>>>> >>>>> Partly, we'll have to be more adamant about keeping our doors locked >>>>> "after-hours" and being certain that folks who are coming in are coming for >>>>> a specific purpose and not to just linger around and sleep. Also, we should >>>>> probably develop a more systematic closing-up procedure that must include >>>>> some sort of buddy-system for closing up. It seems foolish to leave one >>>>> person alone to confront someone and ask them to leave the space. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 9:22 AM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Darn, and we were so proud of getting everyone to leave and locking >>>>>> up Omni last night! Didn't think to check that little room, but will add it >>>>>> to the rounds. >>>>>> >>>>>> A good reminder for folks who leave Omni late to check in with other >>>>>> members before you go - it's best to coordinate leaving and lock down with >>>>>> a small pack of trusted friends. Thanks for taking care of this solo, Korl. >>>>>> It's no fun :/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Hugs, >>>>>> J >>>>>> On Nov 24, 2014 5:38 AM, "Eske Silver" <eske.silver(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> For the record, I'm fine. >>>>>>> I told him what the house rule on sleeping was, that it was >>>>>>> unfortunate that this person gave him false information, that I hoped he >>>>>>> found somewhere else to go, but not to come back to Omni looking or a place >>>>>>> to crash. >>>>>>> He was a little agro, made some fuss about a few things, and gave me >>>>>>> a bunch of gruffy attitude, but he left on his bike. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This was no big thing, but I'd like to resolve the cause of the >>>>>>> situation, and also bring my concern to the table on locked doors. >>>>>>> The squatter had locked himself in the eyeball room, and in any >>>>>>> case, anyone who locks up the building, half asleep or otherwise, might not >>>>>>> even bother to knock. >>>>>>> Or if a squatter simply stayed silent, the person locking up might >>>>>>> very well just pass it over and chalk it up to the room being locked by >>>>>>> it's steward. >>>>>>> Basically, if we want to keep this from happening again, the current >>>>>>> process isn't working. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ~ Korl >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 500px.com/eskesilver >>>>>>> 510.689.4484 >>>>>>> On Nov 24, 2014 5:11 AM, "Ben Burke" <benjaminburke(a)me.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Kicking out squatters at 4:30 am sounds potentially dangerous. Did >>>>>>>> it go ok? Did you have / do you need backup? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Nov 24, 2014, at 4:27 AM, Eske Silver <eske.silver(a)gmail.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> There is an older man whi has set camp in the eyeball room >>>>>>>> upstairs. He was quite upset when I told him he was not allowed to sleep >>>>>>>> here - that no one is, and that isnt what the omni is for. >>>>>>>> He claims hes been given permission to sleep here. I've asked him >>>>>>>> to leave and am now watching over while he gathers his things to leave. >>>>>>>> Does anyone know about this? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ~ Korl >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 500px.com/eskesilver >>>>>>>> 510.689.4484 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> discuss mailing list >>>>>>>> discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org >>>>>>>> https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> discuss mailing list >>>>>>> discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org >>>>>>> https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> discuss mailing list >>>>>> discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org >>>>>> https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >> discuss mailing list >> discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org >> https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss >> >> >

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