[sudo-discuss] 4/8 Meeting Notes

Recorded for posterity at: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2015-04-08 Sudoroom Meeting April 8, 2015 =Intros= * remote-jenny * ryan * juul * wrought * st. nic * rachel * elliot Icebreaker: What have you broken recently? (the question is also broken) * Juul: I broke a server. It was bad. :) * Adam: I broke my self confidence again **ryan: aw * ryan: i managed to break one of the childproof pill bottle, apparently if you break them, they're not childproof anymore :) * rachel: i broke a cup. but there are other cups * remote-jenny: i broke up a shitton of great potting soil this morning and dumped it in a garden bed :)) * Matt: my patience is broken * Sean F: the last thing i remember breaking was a my lock, i lost my key and i had to break it to get into my backpack * elliot: i broke a nail :) that hurt :( * jebari (opal): probably the last thing i broke was a promise, i know that's kinda vague, but... **ryan: i was waiting for someone to say it * joel (late arrival): I broke the external battery charger for my cell phone * ben (late arrival): =Announcements= ? = Conflict updates = ==Rayc== * Ryan (mediator between rayc): rayc has not contacted Ryan. ==Nic== *Elliot does not want to share space with him, non-engagement with st.nic, would like the SSP to be enforced w/ the language he's used and people he's hurt in the space * juul: you are willing to do mediation as long as you don't have to meet with him in person? * elliot: yes, and with the temporary band that that mediation is done offsite, * matt: both people off-site? * elliot: it's my understandin that he's banned pending mediation * matt: it's not ambiguous, it's exactly what's happening, they're banned during mediation * rachel: here here ==Doc== *Rachel: Doc has not contacted and did not show up last time, but I was 15m late, though I notified people. I think it's worth calling, but the longer the more time there is to process and grow before going through with mediation. I will call again *elliot..... *matt: i think this is heresay and we should discuss it at the appropriate time *rachel: agreed *juul: okay * Does Doc have a Conflict Steward? We really need to have both roles filled. The Steward ensures conflict mediation meetings happen and that they're documented, and helps give updates * Not yet, does anyone volunteer? ==Darin and Elliot== * Joe from FnB is mediating (this is not a sudo conflict). * Who is conflict steward? Helen? ==Kwe and Darin== * not a sudo conflict * juul is mediating * matt is conflict steward =Finances= * $461.10/wk on Gratipay (needs to be $625 minimum) * $1,614.64 in Internet Credit Union acct * Rent has been paid for April, $184.27 * does everyone need to consent on a < $30 legal fees for taxes to get cleaned up? ** we don't have quorum but yeah: go ahead (juul) ** i don't think so, your call exchequer (juul) ==Gratipay/IACU Issue== * No deposits received for the month of March: 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26 =Sudo Proposals= ==Fundraiser party, already!!== * Suggested dates: May 1 (in tandem with SPAZ soundsystem in the basement and First Friday art in the ballroom [no performance planned though, we could do an open mic / 5 minutes of fame type of thing]) - sorry am now discussing the front desk proposal below * everyone: we should have it in actual sudo room, not ballroom * ryan: I can write an invitation * juul: we should request both cash donations and donations of time in the next two weeks to help with renovation/construction * hightechpyro(a)gmail.com has a canon pixma pro something printer than can print on thick things like tiles. If anyone wants to make things for the fundraiser, contact him! * Ryan suggests getting stickers for sudo and using the printer to make coasters. * 15th is deadline for party planning: https://pad.riseup.net/p/partypad ** FUCK YEAH PARTYPAD!!1 ==Sudo Proposal: Buy Stickers== * Get design from: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Logo * Responsibilibuddy :P - Jenny/juul =Omni Proposals= == Discussion of proposed mural designs == * General feedback discussion, remaining sensitive to everyone involved, not rushing the process. * Links / References for potential improvements: ** Possible to use brighter tones of the same/similar colors? *** e.g. refer to Tom Killion style (japanese coloring technique): http://tomkillion.com/gallery/show?keyword=tam ==Front Door Station Proposal== * pad.riseup.net/p/omninom - rachel - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8a4XV1TCQ8XTk5ra1RmY2tkWVhlUnVfZzBJVi1YX2… ** this is being rerouted to a preliminary conversation between Welcoming Committee and La Commune. it has been removed from the pad as it was not consensed to be there by Welcoming WG. - jenny **okay, everyone in welcoming seemed all behind do-acratically doing it, Niki at first, but then she alerted me to la commune's concerns ** i for one am totally behind it, that's not the point. we should operate by full consensus whenever possible, and bring things to delegates for consensus once it's fully vetted. **to work with la commune before posting it to the meeting? ** yeah! i just sent an email with your proposal to welcoming and la commune folks <3 **yeah, i wanted to send it to delegates for that reason, but you're totes right, this is smooter and specifically respectful ** btw i love that you made a fucking sketchup model ;) **thanks :) ==New Members== * https://sudoroom.org/membership * See emails to members =Action Items= * See partypad :) * Need conflict steward for Doc, Darin(omni not sudo), ** Doc and Darin or Elliot need to email mediation(a)omnicommons.org, can optionally suggest a preferred steward (they are not obligated to commit) * get taxes cleaned up * remove Newbie Night - jenny - just edited it to end today (4/8) -- Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://sudomesh.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 ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`