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Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2024 22:53:59 -0800
From: Scott Scheraga <scottscheraga(a)gmail.com>
Cc: robots-on-ice-team-2024(a)googlegroups.com
Subject: [sudo-info] Robots On Ice 2024 - Sudo Room
Hello Sudo Room Members,
I’m Scott Scheraga, a board member for the Robots on Ice event. Since 2020,
Robots on Ice has hosted (Human) Skating and Robotics exhibitions on ice.
While the robotics aspect of Robots on Ice is focused more on the
demonstrations of robots, we will have casual robot races and sumo.
https://www.robotsonice.org/
This year, we will be hosting the event at the Yerba Buena Ice Skating &
Bowling Center in San Francisco, 3:45-7:45pm on April 21st. Would your
organization be interested in hosting a booth/table to promote your
makerspace, and demo some of the projects made at your space?
(family-friendly only, please!). We are offering two price structures for
booths.
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Booth that will be selling items: $300, which includes 5 tickets. ($25
for anyone additional)
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Booth that will not be selling anything: $25 per person.
Lastly, we are aware that this year’s Robots on Ice will be taking place on
the same weekend as RoboGames. Our event was booked a few weeks before the
RoboGames dates were announced. RoboGames runs until 5pm on that Sunday,
so while there is some overlap, we feel that it is likely that around the
time Robots on Ice starts, Robogames will be winding down.
Let us know what you think!
Thank you,
Scott Scheraga
One week after we approved Silver's collective and they're already attacking
us for making decisions they don't agree with, describing our members as
"resistant to collective collaboration" and complaining about our delegates
turnover.
Why is Silver blaming Sudoroom for delegate turnover that started with CLP
targeting me in September, and includes Jamal targeting Eric last week?
Why should closed delegate's meetings have an exception for "working group
leads"? Because Silver is a working group lead? The delegates meetings can
be closed for only delegates, that was actually a proposal I made a few weeks
ago, but I don't see why self-appointed "working group leads" should be
treaded as if they're delegates.
This is unfortunately more politicking and is really tiresome. Either have
the delegates meetings be delegates only, or keep letting whomever wants to
show up, but don't try to carve out exceptions for yourself to be there.
-jake
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:06:25 -0800
From: Z Silver Zahn <natashazahn27(a)gmail.com>
To: consensus <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>
Subject: [omni-consensus] report back
Omni Commons has missed the deadline for repaying the $870,000 balloon
payment to Mulberry Trust, due on December 31, 2023. In light of this, Omni
delegates and working groups have been actively exploring various proposal
options to avert an immediate foreclosure. We had emailed our lawyer to
request a few months extension. Still waiting to hear back.
People Program has put forth a proposal aimed at paying off the remaining
debt. The proposal suggests offering shared or full ownership of the
building, allowing Omni collectives to continue their operations and rent
their existing spaces.
people program original proposal
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lCoi6BJX9F1jgkIJI5eCQg1Aw0X-hs2v/view?usp=…>
People Program presented their proposal during three consecutive delegate
meetings held on December 7, 15, and 21. Initial discussions began to
establish a rapport, but due to differing opinions among delegates, Jamal
was engaged on December 21 to facilitate conversations with People Program
and other stakeholders proposing alternative ideas.
Regrettably, the delegates have struggled to reach a consensus on which
proposal to prioritize. Various proposals have been submitted, including a
brief mention of an LLC proposal energized by Sudo Room on December 15.
Additionally, there is interest in the concept of land trusts, but no
specific proposal is currently being led or developed.
suggested proposals
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wDzotx3D07brWXLkylRlSb9r_alI8fqaBFUDxki…>
On January 4, 2024, Phil Bell submitted a proposal suggesting the repayment
of a loan for partial ownership of the building, as city in motion. phil
bell proposal
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ina3NPu4fDUdUDeyVDdNaNraDvhcViRK/view?usp=…>
Recognizing the challenges faced by Omni delegates in making collective
decisions, a two-day meeting was held on January 5 and 6, facilitated by
Jamal. At the conclusion of this meeting, the proposal's most popular
option was still to acquire a new loan, People's Programs and Phil Bell's
proposal were deemed the most realistic options on the table currently. Yar
and Patrik drafted a counter proposal for People Program, and Jamal
proposed the hiring of an interim Executive Director (ED) to streamline
actions and decision-making. Jamal volunteered for this role and committed
to self-funding their payroll, considering Omni's financial constraints.
Tentative approval was granted for Jamal's offer during the subsequent
delegate meeting on January 11. However, concerns raised by Sudo Room
members resistant to collective collaboration prompted a reevaluation. In
the same meeting, People Program suggested joining as a collective to
foster relationships, but delegates did not feel ready to proceed.
Despite over two months of weekly delegate meetings and a two-day
accountability retreat, we find ourselves without a clear plan or
functioning working groups. The decision-making process has been a
longstanding challenge, and the time has come for a focused approach. With
Sudo Room changing delegates four times in two months and the addition of
two new delegates from Sketchboard and Media Lab, there is a pressing need
to define delegate duties, establish rules and regulations, and ensure
active participation in working groups to prevent crucial decisions from
slipping through the cracks. Each collective should only have 1 delegate
present at the meeting.
At the January 11 delegate meeting, there were conflicts among old and new
Omni members, derailing the focus of the work. We propose temporarily
closing delegate meetings to only delegates and working group leads. This
measure aims to address conflicts and streamline the decision-making
process.
For those who don't know - Jamal has set a clear boundary with us. He is
not willing to be ED as long as Eric remains a sudoroom delegate, due to
concerns about Eric telling lies about him, treating him with disrespect,
and normalizing or tolerating anti-Black attitudes and behaviors.
I am personally not interested in escalating any conflicts with Eric. I do
have concerns as well about Eric's ability to navigate power differentials
or represent marginalized members. I voted against him last week, but I
didn't block because I think saving Omni will require us to focus on bigger
things. But now he's become a direct obstacle. I think that it would be
best for Omni if we honor Jamal's boundary and ask Eric to step down as
delegate.
Sudoroom meeting tonight at 7PM, we're having weekly meetings since a lot of
fundamental issues to Omni and Sudoroom are being discussed every week.
Please show up, there will be important discussions which will have an effect
on Sudoroom's survival as well as what Sudoroom stands for going forward.
Most of us meet in person, some join the meeting remotely through our Jitsi
video link at this address:
https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles
-jake
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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:35:19 -0800
From: Andrew Werby via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org>
Reply-To: Andrew Werby <awerby(a)juxtamorph.com>
To: sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org
Subject: [sudo-discuss] Re: Retaining our executive director
I think we can safely let Jamal go. I really don't see what he is really able
to do for us, and he seemed mainly interested in banning or sidelining people
he saw as obstacles, using spurious arguments as justification. More clarity in
leadership would be a good thing, but eliminating our delegate seems like a
step backward. I do think we need to institute some kind of governing body,
like a board, that can make decisions without long, tedious, and
counterproductive general meetings. It needs to focus on saving the space, or
if that's not possible, saving the equity built up for the benefit of the
existing stakeholders.
AW
On 1/17/2024 3:02 PM, Yardena Cohen via sudo-discuss wrote:
> For those who don't know - Jamal has set a clear boundary with us. He is not
> willing to be ED as long as Eric remains a sudoroom delegate, due to concerns
> about Eric telling lies about him, treating him with disrespect, and
> normalizing or tolerating anti-Black attitudes and behaviors.
>
> I am personally not interested in escalating any conflicts with Eric. I do
> have concerns as well about Eric's ability to navigate power differentials or
> represent marginalized members. I voted against him last week, but I didn't
> block because I think saving Omni will require us to focus on bigger things.
> But now he's become a direct obstacle. I think that it would be best for Omni
> if we honor Jamal's boundary and ask Eric to step down as delegate.
>
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From guerilla:
anyone here have CAD/CAM & cnc experience?
i work with a tq/bipoc team of artists building the first platform for
community-owned distribution networks to sustainably support music Artists.
right now we're producing a tool for sharing music that involves cnc
metalwork. we're looking for someone experienced who's looking for
short-term work and is down to hop on the project for a couple weeks! we
will offer a contract to compensate you :-)
https://recurrent.org/
Please contact guerrilla(a)currents.fm
Hi everyone,
You're getting this email either because 1) you're on the sudoroom discuss
email list, or 2) because I BCC'd you directly.
Tonight I'll be hosting Sudoroom for those who want to come hack on whatever,
in person, or through telepresence (see the last link in this email)
in the past few weeks, we've had about 5-15 people over the course of the
evening, not including remote participants who logged in through telepresence
Here it is on the sudoroom page:
https://sudoroom.org/events/categories/sudo-room-events/
I am usually there by 8PM but people do show up before me!
if you get to the door (at the corner of 48th and shattuck) and you can't get
in, call me or someone else who's there to let you in! Email me if you don't
have my phone number. Actually a great way to get our attention is to join the
video chat link at the end of this email!
We don't always hear the doorbell and I don't answer it anyway!
You should get on this sudoroom discuss mailinglist! click here:
https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/
and you should donate monthly to sudoroom, monthly, by signing up here:
https://sudoroom.org/humans
and if you want to make a one-time donation, you can go here:
https://sudoroom.org/donate
if you can't make it in person: join the jitsi videochat with the room, and
chat with each other as well as a giant TV screen/speakerphone on the wall:
https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles
Sudoroom/The Omni needs help! Contact me directly to learn more.
We'll be having a Sudoroom meeting tomorrow night (Wednesday) at 7PM.
Show up!
see you soon!
-jake
Hello all,
We are having a winter market fundraiser this Saturday 3pm to 10pm and
would to confirm a booth for Sudo room to share some cool projects going
on! Can folks confirm to set something up?
Great way to spread the word of Sudo room to the community!
Hi everyone, please try and show up close to on time! So we dont waste so
much time sitting around.
Would be great if we could get a volunteer for facilitator and agenda but I
am not able to make that today. Two obvious discussions are ED position and
how to move past recent conflicts.
Paige
