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Beehive Design Collective – event at Omni, Oct 21

by Danny Spitzberg

Hey Omni booking folks + Sudo and friends, The Beehive Collective was told by UC to relocate their Tuesday, Oct 21 event. They reached out to Omni through friends at the Gill Tract (see occupythefarm.org). I know it's last minute, but there doesn't seem to be anything on the calendar, so I put a hold for them. Their request is to show their giant, portable murals about global issues of all kinds at Omni, 6:30–9pm Tuesday, with appx. 25–50 guests. They are an all-volunteer group on tour but can chip in some $ to Omni. Before I confirm it this event I want to ask, *Does anyone have any blocking concerns about this event?* For more details, here's the blurb: Based out of small-town Machias across the country in rural Maine, the Beehive Design Collective is an all-volunteer organization of activists, artists, educators and organizers. Our main focus is creating and presenting graphic works about global issues internationally. These portable murals are teeming with intricate images of plants and animals, illustrating surreal but meticulously researched scenes of sociocultural realities in the modern world. Not only are our graphics detailed, beautiful works of art, but they also are tools in understanding the big picture of a region's struggles. Thanks, Danny On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 5:38 PM, Danny Spitzberg <stationaery(a)gmail.com> wrote: > PS folks from the Gill Tract and Occupy the Farm (separate groups with > some overlapping members) intended to host the Beehive folks but ran into > unfounded blocking from UC campus. > > April, might you be open to talking with them about possible collaboration > for an event of some sort? > > Danny > > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 11:55 AM, april glaser <april.glaser(a)riseup.net> > wrote: > >> I'd be happy to coordinate them doing a teaching at sudo. I think it'd >> be a wonderful and edcuational gathering. Let me look at the calendar >> and get back. >> On 10/14/14 11:11 AM, yar wrote: >> > On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 5:12 PM, april glaser <april.glaser(a)riseup.net> >> wrote: >> >> http://store.beehivecollective.org/ >> > Who wants to invite them to Sudo? :) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> > > this is happening! a great example of empowered people using creativity to solve problems. The bees do intense research on subjects like mountaintop removal coal mining and now, California Water Politics (which i haven't seen yet) and then they make a giant poster with compelling artwork that makes it easy to see the big picture. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:37:47 -0700 From: Sakura Saunders <sakura.saunders(a)gmail.com> To: Beehive Design Collective <pollinators(a)beehivecollective.org> Subject: Bees swarm Bay Area with new graphic and tour! Oct 19-21 PLEASE FORWARD! We have some exciting news: the Bees will be swarming the Bay Area with a new graphic and tour focused on California water politics in the midst of a massive drought. Sucked Dry: Examining Drought and Privatization from Mesoamérica to California, draws inspiration from struggles against large-scale infrastructure projects throughout MesoAmerica, connecting local and the global struggle for control and protection of water. Oct 19: 2pm Dolores Park, SF Oct 20: 6:30pm Greenpeace warehouse, 955 7th St., W. Oakland co-sponsored by Rising Tide Oct 21: 5:30pm Gill Tract Farm, Albany (at the intersection of Marin & San Pablo) co-sponsored by Food & Water Watch & California Student Sustainability Coalition About the tour: California is in the midst of a historical drought, the most severe the region has had in the last 500 years. This water crisis has devastated resources, with several communities facing the prospect of running dry. A number of projects advocating infrastructure development such as the BDCP and Prop 1 have been proposed as solutions for the state, but are they truly in the interests for all? What are their impacts to our drying rivers and reservoirs? Fisheries and communities? Drawing inspiration from struggles against large-scale infrastructure projects throughout MesoAmerica, the Bees will take you on a visual journey touching on the local and the global struggle for control and protection of water. We will also be introducing a *brand new graphic* (still in draft form) that deals specifically with the fight to stop the Tunnel project that threatens the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta About the Bees Based out of small-town Machias across the country in rural Maine, the Beehive Design Collective is an all-volunteer organization of activists, artists, educators and organizers. Our main focus is creating and presenting graphic works about global issues internationally. These portable murals are teeming with intricate images of plants and animals, illustrating surreal but meticulously researched scenes of sociocultural realities in the modern world. Not only are our graphics detailed, beautiful works of art, but they also are tools in understanding the big picture of a region's struggles. More on the Bees (VIDEO): http://www.upworthy.com/the-poster-is-mesmerizing- the-story-it-tells-is-electrifying-have-you-seen More on MesoAmérica Resisté (graphic): http://beehivecollective.org/beehive_ poster/mesoamerica-resiste/ with honey, the bees" *thanks to the Center for Biological Diversity and the Story of Stuff for help spreading the word!

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OLPC-SF Summit and TurtleArt Day

by Hilary Naylor

Hey SudoRoomers, One Laptop Per Child San Francisco (OLPC-SF)[1] is a volunteer group here in San Francisco. This weekend we're hosting our FREE annual Community Summit[2]. Learn about the intersection of education and technology in this global movement. We'll have folks from Sugar Labs[3] presenting, the creators of the Sugar Learning Environment, the free/libre open source software that powers the iconic XO laptop. Following the Summit, we'll be hosting Turtle Art Day[4]! Turtle Art is an application which teaches programming and design by moving a turtle with a pen around the screen. This event is happening around the world throughout October. Turtle Artists are gathering to teach and learn together and celebrate Turtle Art. The event is geared towards 6-12+ year-olds but no one is too old for Turtle Art! It's free to attend, no hardware required -- just bring your creativity! Location: San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue @ 19th Ave Business Building 2nd floor, room 202 San Francisco, CA When: Saturday October 18th OLPC-SF Community Summit Sunday October 19th Turtle Art Day [1] http://www.olpcsf.org [2] http://www.olpcsf.org/CommunitySummit2014 [3] http://www.sugarlabs.org [4] http://www.olpcsf.org/TurtleArtDay2014 --- Hilary Naylor, Ph.D. www.a2zed.us Oakland CA

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [backspace] Re: Backspace Space proposal

by yar

At tonight's Sudoroom meeting, there were no major objections to BDRM2 ("the eyeball room") becoming dedicated and lockable for Backspace, or to the DEN and STORAGE1 being schedulable commons where Backspace gets priority. The biggest concern is that the Public School would still have room for its evening classes, but we don't have enough info to speak for them obviously. Just curious - even though we all seem to be converging on a pattern of scheduled multi-use space, there's still this distinction between these rooms being "administered by Backspace" and "administered by the commons working group." I know Backspace prefers the former, but can you say a little about why, and what is the meaningful difference for you? Is it the worry about being scheduled out? Is it the desire for veto power over the layout and aesthetic of the spaces? Thanks. Lastly, Matt pointed out some issues with how the money is being framed: > We would pay $1000 per month starting in October. Is this a typo? It seems to contradict the next section. > Backspace founder Andrew Lowe put forward $6000 to the Omni for Backspace in May 2014. This money was paid ahead as a commitment by Backspace to the Omni and vice versa. We would like to allocate that money in the following way: > > $3000 for July Rent (first month, last month, deposit) > $1000 for Septemer > $1000 for October > $1000 for November Except what actually happened, was Backspace paid $2k for first month, $2k for last month, and $2k for deposit, and then realized later that they couldn't continue paying that much per month. It's not just a semantic problem - that $2k deposit went to the landlord, and not to the Omni. This pretends that Omni saw $1k that we didn't actually see. Also, IANAL (I Am Not A Lawyer) but it's a scary legal grey area for a landlord to redefine deposit money as rent money. It might be better to be honest about what happened instead of retconning it, and just say that Omni is now giving Backspace a second chance to exist at Omni with a grace period and a new "lease on life." Just a thought.

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [omni-consensus] Fwd: Backspace Space proposal

by yar

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> wrote: > The tension happening right now will be significantly reduced. We should > keep the support of the future calendar in mind as we make our decisions > about space. > > So, Yar and Jenny, thank you so much for working on this! Is there any way > we non-tech people can help you? Any estimate of how long it will take? It will take as long as it takes, somewhere between a day and a week perhaps. The absolutely most helpful thing that people can do in the meantime is to be extra nice to us and to each other and to themselves. <3

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Backspace Space proposal

by yar

On Thursday, October 16, 2014, Scott Nanos <scott.nanos(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Crazy idea but I'm also a little worried that BAPS and commons >> Wg don't have the labor power to handle all this commoning (pragmatically >> speaking, in the form of scheduling and organizing)... >> >> What if Baps, backspace, and commons wg all teamed up on these common >> spaces, granting *x* amount of privileged hours in specific areas for >> collectives? On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Sara Larsen <saralarsenyoga(a)gmail.com> wrote: > However, I feel like your suggestion is exactly what I was trying to move > forward with the BAPS backspace proposal that BAPS recently voted against > moving forward with! Is that what happened? I didn't go to every single meeting but my understanding was that BAPS were still open to it but needed more time to talk about it and make up their minds, and Backspace just doesn't want to wait any longer. It seemed (from the outside) like this urgency and time pressure for Backspace was the biggest reason why things didn't work out that way. It's not that I blame you. I can imagine how frustrating it is to try to organize a bunch of skeptical bodyworkers to do their work at Omni, this weird building full of construction debris, contentious politics, dysfunctional processes and so on. Trying to create a wellness collective at Omni at this time is an ambitious goal and I fully recognize and respect all the emotional labor that I've seen you and other Backspace folks put into it, Sara, and I want it to succeed too. I think the new energy and people you guys bring in will be an especially valuable thing for all of us and our communities. I only hope that you can try not to blame the rest of us either for the difficult situation. We've all been working very hard with what we have. I feel like we're reaching at each other through a fog of fear, uncertainty and doubt, trying to make high-stakes decisions that might affect us all years into the future, when we only have a few months or even weeks of experience being in some of our spaces and learning to know and trust all the people. There are so many rooms with different names. It's been 24 hours since your proposal and it's taken us this long just to be sure exactly which rooms you're talking about. There's confusion over what commoning means (the commons wg only started meeting 2 weeks ago), what scheduling will feel like (we're still developing the calendar system), what the rooms will look and feel like, whether people will clean up their messes like they say they will, and any number of hypothetical scarcities and disasters that we have no idea if the future might bring. It's not your fault, it's not anybody else's fault either. I really hope the confusion isn't interpreted as bad faith or a lack of support. We all need to get better at that, of course, but also get better at forgiving each others' mistakes, in the spirit of jubilee. Sorry for the rant, but thanks for listening. <3

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Come join us for our first Biohacker Social this evening!

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Counter Culture Labs is starting a weekly Biohacker Social, Tuesdays at 7pm. We'll have some free pizza and beer, some fun projects to ogle, maybe even some hardware to disassemble and/or fix - and of course, your fellow biohackers to socialize and brainstorm with! http://www.meetup.com/Counter-Culture-Labs/events/209528582/ See you there! Patrik

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [omni-consensus] Fwd: Backspace Space proposal

by yar

On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Is Backspace interested in sole use of that room, or open to the current >> proposal of it being a dedicated Kids Room as well? On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 3:52 PM, yar <yardenack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > You're thinking of a different room - we've been calling the former > TIL office the "Kids Room." Backspace is talking about the other room > across from that one, under the staircase, which has BAPS books in it > now. Sorry about this. Jenny was right, I was wrong. Looks like Backspace does want STORAGE2, the former TIL office. I'm not sure if it's ADA accessible, haven't been in there since June. This makes it sort of ambiguous since at Sudoroom meeting discussion we assumed it was STORAGE1. Will need more time to make sure we are all still ok with this. Sorry again. Also, to address other concerns in this thread, IMO a good software setup will solve a *lot* of the issues around space sharing and scheduling. If we make it easy to schedule events and easy to see what's scheduled, that could go a very long way. Jenny and I are still working on that new calendar system and plan to put some good hacking hours into it in the next few days.

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SolaRPi update!

by hol＠gaskill.com

OK folks sorry for the late follow up, but I finally got a chance to tinker with this some more and was able to serve up a website from the raspberry pi using node.js, running of course on a battery rather than solar panels as it was about midnight by that time. Big thanks to The Doctor who recompiled node on his B+ over the better part of a day. I recommend following this link and using this package if you want to set node up on your RPi. Once I get a bit further along in terms of functionality, I'll share my whole B+ image and power electronics schematic for other people to use. forwarded from the good doctor a few weeks ago: >in a bit of a pickle here. trying to get node working on a >raspberry pi B+ for a lightweight solar powered server. anyone >accomplished this? Yes, but not easily. I followed the tutorial you linked to later in your post, but was unable to get it to work reliably. What did work was compiling libv8 and node.js manually and building .deb packages, a process that took most of a day on a RasPi model B. If you want to give the package a try, here's the link to our public repo: http://svn.virtadpt.net/byzantium/v0.5b/armel/node_0.10.18-1_armhf.deb - -- The Doctor [412/724/301/703] [ZS] Developer, Project Byzantium: http://project-byzantium.org/

11 years, 10 months

Roaches.

by David Keenan

Hi all, While I was there to meet with Ben, matt S. and I saw our first roach in the corridor kitchen. The garbage area and kitchen must be kept super clean.. If an inspector sees this = bad.

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Fwd: [omni-consensus] proposal for an Omni Rental Policy and Fee Structure

by Jenny Ryan

Up for consenso at next week's sudo meeting! Please share feedback, suggestions, concerns et al - keep in mind that events sponsored by any member-group in the Omni receive priority and that the fees are for for unsponsored events. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Danny Spitzberg <stationaery(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 10:31 PM Subject: [omni-consensus] proposal for an Omni Rental Policy and Fee Structure To: "consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org> Hey all, over the past week I drafted a rental policy and fee structure for Omni. It puts our political vision and values up front. You can see the 1-page doc here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-7iXSl8oMmNRdeLFfUQ8uSy85FXUccMr09zfpGu…> and below. This is a two-part proposal because it introduces a loose rental fee structure as well as a statement about how we prioritize events aligned with our vision and values. For context, this doc builds on shared experiences in booking events (with Scott, on specific discussions about what Omni is all about prompted by an event request addressed to Sudo Room from a venture capital firm, and after researching rates and policies among a half-dozen local venues. humbly submitted, Danny --------- Omni Rental Policy and Fee Structure The Omni Oakland Commons (“the Omni”) is a collective space to share and create. Omni rents our ballroom, basement, and other common area for performances, celebrations, and other events. Rental revenue funds go towards structural and logistical improvements of the Omni Commons. Our rental process and fee structure are intended to make our space available and accessible to all of Oakland. Rental Policy Omni is a political project with clear vision and values. Our vision is an equitable commoning of resources and meeting of human needs over private interests or corporate profit. Our values include radical commoning of space and resources, liberation of knowledge, and transformative justice. We stand in solidarity with struggles against capitalism, racism, transmisogyny, and other forms of violence. As Omni is a commons, we dedicate the majority of the monthly calendar to events that build our communities. For event rentals, we prioritize requests from individuals/groups aligned with our vision and values, and we reserve the right to decline requests from groups that oppose our vision and values. Omni considers all event inquiries and booking requests submitted. In situations where a member group in Omni voices a concern about an event, we work in good faith with individuals/groups making the booking request to address any concerns in a mutually-satisfactory way before confirming events. Fee Structure We offer competitive rates for various groups. The fee structure below is provided as a summary. We evaluate the final fee for each event on a case-by-case basis, depending on impact on the space. $300–1,000 per 4 hour rental, Monday through Thursday $400–1,200 per 4 hour rental, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Rental time includes setup and cleanup. Additional time adds a fee of $75–200 per hour. We are open to exploring custom arrangements for complex events. Generally, Omni determines rental fees based on the principle “from each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs.” Specific factors we consider for each event fee include: - attendance - public benefit - ability to pay and charitable/nonprofit status - needs for setup, cleanup, and other assistance - needs for audio/visual equipment, chairs, tables, etc. - relationship with Omni and/or member groups We require a 50% deposit three weeks prior to any event. Refund and other terms are outlined in a separate facility use agreement document. _______________________________________________ consensus mailing list consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus

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