[sudo-discuss] Meeting Notes

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hey sudoers, Here's the tl;dr version of tonight's meeting. Thanks for everyone who showed up, paid attention and participated. We had a lot to wade through! * OMNI ACCESS: More caution around access to the Omni during these transitionary summer months is needed. If you open the door for someone, make sure you either know they're a member, or if they're a guest, take accountability for them. Give tours. Perhaps end the tour back at the door if you feel that's wise. ** Suggestions to the issue of access included signage both outside the door (that we're not yet open to the public) and inside (process for dealing with visitors); designated 'open hours' or a 'Newbie Night' with designated greeters; clarification/accessibility of membership list, otherwise non-members should be sponsored by a member or leave. * CONSENSUS WROUGHT: Sudo Room agrees to pay into Omni's standing funds for July (we would otherwise not have had to pay rent for July, but decided to contribute to the Omni Collective's near-term resilience and operating expenses. (10 unanimous yays) * CONSENSUS WROUGHT: Sudo Room agrees that the Omni should pay our lawyer ($816), though the larger bill's invoice should be documented transparently prior to consensus. (10 unanimous yays) * OMNI VOTING PROCEDURE PROPOSAL: A general sense expressed that the current proposal is overly simplistic and dangerously susceptible to manipulation by interested parties who block a vote to turn it toward majority rule. Suggestion that the Omni delineate the kinds of decisions it makes and how to go about voting for them (for example, Sudo Room's process calls for a 2/3 majority vote in conflict resolution procedures, full consensus for changes to our Articles, etc;) * CONSENSUS PROPOSAL: "If the Omni Oakland Collective or any of its member collectives bans a person from its space for reasons of safety,that person is immediately and automatically banned from Sudoroom." (10 unanimous yays by 8 members and 2 provisional members) * NEW MEMBERS: ** Liz finally voted in after 2 weeks without quorum! hooray!! ** Whitney: Civil engineer, working on a public art piece, working with electronics, want to learn, contribute, share tools; working on a property access gate and wants to learn more about hardware and wiring. Daniel says Whitney has shown his interest in Sudo. ** Torrie Fischer: Ohioan, started Synhack hackerspace. Came to Bay Area and was inspired by Noisebridge to start Synhack. C, python, linux, machinist, construction; helping w/ noisebridge reboot; wants to participate in a variety of communities. Torrie helped a member with soldering. ** TJ Mosely: Electrical engineer, nuclear engineering. Interested in power systems, embedded systems. Based in Oak / San Leandro, etc; wants to build a doggie treadmill. TJ volunteered today for hours on Omni construction. * CONFLICT RESOLUTION: Accusation that Phil is complicit with state surveillance. This is not necessarily a two-party situation, as Daniel is speaking for the safety and livelihood of others. Call for solidarity. ** Conflict Steward: Whitney ** Mediator: Hol Notes recorded for posterity at: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014-07-23 - -- 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 ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`