Hey all,
Tensions have been running high for some at sudo room these days.
*EVERYONE* should celebrate the love and support that truly flows from and
through the sudo community. This spirit is real and deserves designation,
vindication.
In this regard, please hear these sentiments from a discussion at our
weekly meeting this evening:
1. Let us be explicit: we have problems, including as of late the
over-use and abuse of our space by merely a small number of opportunistic
individuals, in spite and in the face of our community.
2. Together, let us raise our standards of expectation for use of the
sudo room space, for members and non-members alike! Let us make these
standards clear and known!
3. The time is nigh to organize and pack our things; we are moving, let
us leave this place with grace and arrive refreshed, prepared.
// Matt
On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 9:52 AM, sky <scroeser(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I've been talking to Yar about having an introductory talk/workshop on anarchist approaches to feminism at the Sudo Room on 22nd June. It would be aimed at a 101 level - my plan for this was primarily to fill a gap that I often see with many people coming to feminism through dissatisfaction with the tech community, and therefore not having access to some of the radical histories and frameworks that might be useful.
I think this would be a great event to have at Sudo, and an
opportunity for our community to have more conversations about our
approach to activism and politics, and ways we can support everybody
in our communities. Sky is open to tailoring a facilitated discussion
specifically for us, but it would help a lot if people interested
could say so in advance and let us know what questions and subjects
are most relevant to them. Either way I look forward to seeing you all
there. Thanks and yay!
On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 5:20 AM, sky <scroeser(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> There seems to be a decent amount of enthusiasm for this, and no-one opposed to the idea or wanting serious modifications. Would it be okay to put it in for 3pm on Sunday 22nd of June so that people can start sharing details? Will someone put it in the Sudo Room calendar event listing? Or are there further processes required to get the go-ahead?
There was even more enthusiasm on the omni logistics list!
I will add it to the calendar. What copy should I use?
These are the proposed changes brought up at the current sudo room meeting.
We will attempt to consense on this at the sudo room meeting on Wednesday
the 21st of May at 7 pm in sudo room.
===Section 2.1 Qualifications for Membership===
[...]
* Successfully completing the process for becoming a member, below:
====Section 2.1.0 Process for becoming a member====
#'''Declaration of Intent to Join'''
#* To become a member, a person must submit a brief written or spoken
"Declaration
of Intent to Join" where they answer the following questions:
#** What is your (pseudo)nym and/or name?
#** Why do you want to be a member of sudo room?
#** What are you excited about hacking at sudo room?
#** What are you excited about sharing with sudo room?
#'''Initial Pondering'''
#* It is only possible to become a member at the weekly sudo room meeting.
Prospective members should attend if possible but can submit a written
declaration if they are not able to attend in person.
#* At the sudo room weekly meeting, every prospective member must leave the
room while the existing members have a chance to bring up any concerns or
reasons why the prospective member(s) should not be allowed membership
(referred to as the "Initial Pondering").
#** The intent is for it to be very easy for new members to join, so only
very serious concerns should be brought up.
#** If any existing member objects to a prospective new member becoming a
member, and this cannot be resolved through discussion, then the
prospective member will not be allowed membership.
#** Unreasonable or frequent blocking of new members by an existing member
is grounds for immediate termination of membership based on a 2/3 vote.
#* Upon completing the "Initial Pondering", such prospective members must
be communicated to the sudo room mailing list within 24 hours, including
their "Declaration of Intent to Join".
#'''Extended Pondering'''
#* After the Initial Pondering, if there are no objections, there will be
one week for sudo room members to raise objections as to why the
prospective member should not be allowed to join (referred to as the
"Extended Pondering").
#* If there are no objections raised during the "Extended Pondering",
the prospective
member will become a member.
#** The intention is to provide sufficient time to ensure all concerns of
those unable to attend the meeting may be heard.
#* The new member will be added to the membership list and given access to
desired and relevant assets and services of sudo room.
#* No announcement of this change of status after the "Extended
Pondering"is necessary
.
Last week, our Gittip dropped by over $100/week. It seems like they
were purging expired cards, or made some other changes to their
system? Either way, please log into Gittip and confirm that you are
actually still giving the amount you originally signed up for. And
thanks for funding Sudo!
We got this message asking if we wanted 96 hours of effort from some bright
young talents. BAVC pays, we just mentor them. Clearly this is good for us.
Only, I can't see an obvious way that their skills fit with our current
projects. Does a budding 3d-animator/web-designer, or a Java/security
expert intrigue anyone?
Best
Max Klein
‽ http://notconfusing.com/
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Carrie Leilam Love <carrie(a)bavc.org>
Date: Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:35 PM
Subject: [sudo-info] BAVC Interns @ Sudo Room?
To: info(a)sudoroom.org
Hi There!
I have two young motivated coders looking for a place to hack and learn
this summer! Check out their profiles below.
Ibo Ghania
<https://sites.google.com/a/bavc.org/bridges-y3/pods-spring-2014/code-design…>
Yukai Gong
<https://sites.google.com/a/bavc.org/bridges-y3/pods-spring-2014/code-design…>
BAVC pays the interns for up to 96 of work. Seems like it could be a
fantastic opportunity to join and support the Sudo community while building
skills. Let me know what you think!
Best,
Carrie
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