I propose that Sudoroom and Sudomesh take over the three (of four) basement
rooms being vacated by Village of Love, paying a combined $1500 for them.
In the past decade, Sudoroom has failed to scale its community to the size
required to pay for its current space. It's been perpetually in debt ever
since, never had any budget left over to invest in hacking, and had to ask
forgiveness from Omni many times, putting the building in greater jeopardy.
Besides its size, one of the nicest features of the current spot is natural
sunlight - but virtually all Sudo gatherings happen after dark. We are
paying for something we don't use.
Omni is coming under increasing community pressure over the fact that
majority-white collectives underpay for the biggest nicest spaces in the
building, while pushing more diverse collectives into less desirable
corners. This will be one way to make right.
Downsizing is good for us, good for omni, and good for the newer BIPOC-led
collectives that omni is trying to recruit.
If sudoers agree, maybe a good timeline would be to announce intention to
complete the move by February 1.
This artist is visiting town and wanted to know if he could speak at Sudo
Room or give away any art. I told him that we don't have anyone dedicated
to organizing this kind of event, but that I'd ask if anyone wants to.
If you'd like to host him during November, put it on the calendar and go
for it.
*Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Jared Sofoifa <j.a.sofoifa(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 10:44 AM
Subject: [sudo-info] An idea
To: <info(a)sudoroom.org>
Good Morning,
I am a Guatemalan Artist in Canada. I am wondering if your space would want
to be part of a project I've been Working on.
https://jaredarmandosofoifa.com/the-ocean-gives/
This is my largest painting to date. It spans roughly four feet by five
feet. I want to give it away in a raffle to anyone that shares a smile.
This year being in a position of comfort, it pained me greatly to see
everyone around me struggling with the rising costs of everything. Being
from Guatemala I have a deep knowledge of plants and how to cultivate them.
I volunteered my time at a giant garden in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
operated by the local food bank. I realized that I was focusing on the
wrong things, while it was great to feed people, as a painter I couldn't
stand by and not feed their souls. Given that fine Art is mostly out of
reach from the working class, I decided that I would rather "sell" my
painting for smiles. I want to provide people struggling for survival, to
have some kind of hope.
In our politicized world it is hard to be kind to others and not guarded.
What we need is community and unity. I feel like this project gets at the
core of what future artists will provide the world. If you would like I can
provide files for ready-to-print media including a poster with a QR code
and printable raffle tickets from anyone that does not have a 'smart'
telephone. As well as the poem about the painting.
I will be in the Bay Area during Nov.8th-Nov.23rd promoting my Art and the
seven works of writing I completed during COVID lockdowns in Canada, while
also working on my stand-up comedy and music at any open mics I can get
into.
I would be happy to give a brief Artists talk outlining the project and the
future role of Artists as we fight to stay relevant in a world where AI
threatens all our livelihoods.
Attached are some media provided to me from the Saskatoon food bank while
my painting was in their space.
It's not required, but as a working Artist I would greatly appreciate any
honorarium (if your organization can afford it) to help me with my travel
expenses and shipping cost for the painting.
Let me know your thoughts,
Sincerely,
Jared Armando Sofoifa
ps I'm the one in the pink hat. Also attached some additional paintings of
mine.
The Ocean Gives Promo 2.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NgnL99us5n177f1hw0iRpcO6htjGowsC/view?usp=…>
The Ocean Gives promo 3.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uourVkx_kbk6BbkOtQfPMZFSEJx8wIND/view?usp=…>
The Ocean Gives Promo.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hC_1IlgtTLOuxK1DCyVMHUEnneJePUMp/view?usp=…>
TheOceanGives-Testimonial.docx
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkL-JIBLIpL9BuicgypxjTTw_-TXNwVR/view?usp=…>
Construct Deconstruct Adjust Readjust.png
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1comztlfaDInSj4Z-xMfLN8LRYk6yLQry/view?usp=…>
Covid and the Seven Deadly Sins.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k-l_od_QFX20yZSEO91Q_jRD30CCh7fa/view?usp=…>
Our Tree of Life and Death.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ZkaeA3XiO96fqsHF-vU8tnSXrCL5Ig7/view?usp=…>
PXL_20221106_164346113.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xCcsE9kVE-Q4sN8cV0nJLQ7XBvAGZFt_/view?usp=…>
The birds, the lady, and the caterpillar.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-lWY91fz3M4Nl1f1Wx-xghCDk_8OA24/view?usp=…>
The Illusive Raven.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QkI8GaT4Sh5qkacd7NThJSQwSsPsURc3/view?usp=…>
The Moon and the Sun.JPG
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tLOvcNh0YR9g9PlDEt2ZBTauxXX96G5B/view?usp=…>
The Sunken Afterlife.jpg
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qUkfk34C5V-z03fiYcBwIFxeZOgUsdwf/view?usp=…>
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Hey everyone.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 4th at 8 PM is Sudo Room's October meeting.
You can attend in person or at http://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles
*Agenda:*
- Ideas to make Sudo Room more active and welcoming
- Show-and-tell
Let me know if you'd like to add anything to the agenda.
*Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2023 20:33:28 +0800
To: info(a)sudoroom.org
Subject: [sudo-info] Donate materials to Sudo Room?
Hey Sudo Room!
My name is Tiffany, I work at a healthcare materials startup Eztia and
we're giving away / disposing of some chemicals. I'm wondering if Sudo Room
may want to adopt the following?
Medical grade silicone, liquid Part A and Part B - Elkem Silbione Gel 4660 A E3
Thermoplastic elastomer (styrene-butadiene copolymer), Kraton D1116, 500 g
Please let me know! Thank you,
Tiffany
Hi there,
I need a couple of resistors and a capacitor for my Autumn Lights project,
and I suspect I can find them in our massive electronics parts bins.
Unfortunately, I don't have a working keycard. Is anyone around who can
let me into SudoRoom?
Thank you,
Anca.
--
-=-=-=-
Anca Mosoiu | Tech Liminal
anca(a)techliminal.com
Hey Sudo,
Below is Yar's proposal to eject Community Liberation Programs (CLP) from
Omni. The short version is that the active members of every other
collective have concluded that CLP has left Omni unable to function, and
that our last recourse is to eject them.
If you've followed along, I hope it's been clear that I've tried to mediate
compromise, and that I recognize that the events which have led here are a
damning collective failure. With that said, I think this is the appropriate
action.
Considering the dramatic nature of the proposal, everyone involved would
like to get the strongest, most unambiguous collective agreement on this
possible, both over email and at tomorrow's meeting (*Weds. Sept. 27th @ 8
PM,* in person and at http://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles).
If you've heard any of CLP's complaints, understand that supporting this
motion is NOT a dismissal of those criticisms. It isn't even an agreement
with the charges that their leadership has acted with ulterior motivations.
It is simply a recognition that CLP's presence is a barrier to Omni's
ability to address any of its existential problems..
*I hope everyone will join me in looking forward eagerly to actually
addressing the many problems that CLP has cited with Omni* after resolving
the state of ferocious, bitter paralysis we're in.
If you have any questions, I encourage you to call me or talk to me in
person. The email chains are endless, but I'm happy to answer any questions
and make the case for why this is necessary.
If you agree with the proposal to eject CLP, please include in your message *"I
endorse the proposal to eject CLP"* to sign onto it. Like this:
With great disappointment, *I endorse the proposal to eject CLP.*
*Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 11:01 AM
Subject: Proposal to remove CLP
To: consensus at omni <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>
With a heavy heart, I think CLP and Omni should part ways:
1) CLP act against omni's best interests. They blocked TANC for
months, giving shifting, dubious reasons, moving goalposts, and
outright lies. They sent their own people to TANC to vote against
omni. All this helped to alienate one of omni's last chances to
succeed.
TANC is critical to omni - we are desperate for new people and energy.
They are willing & ready to volunteer, even as the building's future
is so uncertain. Their mostly-BIPOC membership is a promising source
of new faces to carry omni well into the future. All the TANC people
I've met so far who belong to DSA, are part of the anti-zionist
faction within DSA. Their mission of building tenant power is
extremely aligned with all our values.
By sticking it out this long, TANC show more dedication and faith in
omni than probably any applicant ever. They don't want to rent - they
want to join, to share in the burden and the responsibility of
co-ownership, and we've had hardly any new member applications all
year. These opportunities are so rare and special, to work against
them is highly irresponsible, maybe a death blow.
2) CLP make omni less safe. the practice of singling people out for
bitter personal attacks, is adding invective to our meetings and is
actively driving more people away - BIPOC in particular. CLP is not
the only source of this, and other problematic behaviors from other
groups should also be dealt with, but they are a major one. If we
can't retain people, we are doomed.
The way they went after Silver is especially bad. Silver does some of
the most thankless and valuable work here, and got attacked over it.
They stalked Silver's housing, used private info given in confidence
at bogss interviews, combed through 7 years of social media looking
for dirt. What little they found was used in a series of targeted,
wildly disproportionate and unprincipled public call-outs. Silver now
feels unsafe at omni.
3) CLP engage in bad faith. they act as a "vanguard" who think they
know best and push others around. they send authoritative, one-sided
pronouncements which assert lies as facts, with no avenues for
dialogue to arrive at the real truth. their answers to present-day
conditions are to dredge up last year's fights. they reject the most
viable solutions in front of us while offering no realistic
alternatives. When challenged, they make threats, switch to rules
lawyering and change the subject. To function, omni decision making
must move like a ouija board, but CLP treat it like a dart board.
4) CLP sabotaged BOGSS. it should have been created as a vehicle for
all women, nonbinary & BIPOC, to connect and wield power. But it
didn't effectively mobilize anybody outside CLP, and it seems
increasingly likely this was by design. we should keep BOGSS but
seriously rethink the strategy, to increase broad participation.
5) CLP are a liability to getting a loan. their blog posts endorsing
terrorism, dictators and vanguardism - these are things loan officers
will immediately see as red flags. not because it offends bourgeoisie
tastes or the US state dept, but because they see a community that is
unstable, conflict-prone, less likely to be focused on business, and
more likely to drag them into a mess. it's not what we need right now.
6) CLP use people. They claim to care about our marginalized members,
but don't act like it. They abuse identity politics to consolidate
power.
They seem to attract decent well-meaning people with radical book
readings, legit associations and direct service work, but then groom
those members' good intentions to carry water in the vanguard's fights
with other leftists
They manipulate Palestinians, put words in their mouths, and endanger
them by openly celebrating Hamas. They misconstrue boycotts to confuse
people about the actual targets. They purposefully exposed young
people to a traumatizing spectacle to make them feel more isolated
than they are.
They abuse People's Programs' blog as a mouthpiece for the Iranian
regime. They brought conflict to other orgs in the past. It's what
they do. At omni, they gave us a "love bomb" of 6 months of hard work,
and now are doing the same.
7) CLP is toxic to the left. they seem bent to drive wedges between
groups, sow discord where none is warranted, keep people isolated and
scared by spreading rumors, and prevent a movement from coalescing
without them on top. the 9/21 meeting made this crystal clear. all the
groups at that meeting had common cause and shared goals & values, but
CLP used trolling and baiting to create a spectacle in which the
opposite felt true.
8) CLP support the Iranian regime, a position Iranian feminists in our
community so far universally describe as "like being a nazi" or worse.
Listening to them is not islamophobia or harassment based on national
origin, it's not "down with the Iranian" - it's "down with the enemy
of Iranians", siding with oppressed people against their oppressors.
If we heed the warnings of Iranian feminists about what kind of
character, judgement and worldview it takes to to side with that
regime, we see the through line connecting every other behavior above:
cynical, conniving, cruel.
I can think of only one compelling reason why CLP should not be
removed: they're a BIPOC-led group. This is important, especially for
Omni, and makes their removal a much tougher call. But it's the right
call. I truly believe that a white-dominated org doing the same things
listed above, would have already been removed sooner. The fact we gave
CLP benefit of the doubt for so long, is to Omni's credit, but there
is no more doubt, and it's time to do our duty to our project.
To get through the next few months, omni needs unity and clarity and
positivity. CLP has nothing to offer here. It's time to part ways. I
recommend the delegates:
1) delay the upcoming bogss congress
2) affirm by majority vote, that CLP cannot dominate bogss
3) vote by consensus minus one to remove CLP
4) vote unanimously to accept TANC
5) hold a new bogss congress including TANC members
Dear Sudo Room,
Just a reminder that we have not received a payment for this invoice yet. Let us know if you have questions.
Thanks for your business!
Omni Commons
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Invoice #: 3009
Date: 09/01/2023
Due Date: 09/25/2023
Terms: Net 25
Amount Due: $2,000.00
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08/01/2023 Balance Forward $1,850.00
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This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the
commons!
Love and solidarity,
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