Re: [sudo-discuss] last night was awesome

So we never made it out to First Friday. It was sorta rainy, a lot of us were burned out, Marc had spent 48 hours straight trying to fix a sudomesh bug, and I was focused on the TWAC show. But that's really ok because I don't know if FF could have compared to the quantity and quality of outreach we got from TWAC. The space was totally packed with rad queer women, a lot of whom were very excited about what we're doing and want to get involved. We had 3D printers running the whole time, did a bunch of impromptu tours and 5-minute speed classes in printing, coding, etc. Sudo provided a nice low-key hacking environment as an outlet during show intermissions. They raised over $1k for the camp - which, to reiterate, will be an entirely free event for women, trans & genderqueer people to learn and skill-share about activism and all kinds of life-hacking and other hacking. They don't use the word hacking but that's totally what it is. Sudo built hella good will with a community of great folks last night. Also for such a huge event (at least 200 people came through) cleanup went really well. We only had to do a little bit this morning - collect bathroom trash, take trash & recycling downstairs and some light vacuuming. Things we still need to do better: * have extra toilet paper ready ahead of time, do regular bathroom checks * bag/rebag all trash cans ahead of time * Make sure the air control system actually works - things get uncomfortable with that many people and no ventilation. Don't be afraid of pressuring George to actually go on the roof and double-check that the power switch is actually on. When we introduce Sudoroom to the audience, remember don't stray too far off message. Some major bullet points need to be: * we're entirely free, volunteer-run and always accept (need) donations to keep us open * we're a community space for everybody, you don't have to identify as an artist/activist/hacker * we do awesome projects that benefit the community * we are open and welcoming and always want more members - we tend to shut the doors when the show gets loud, which is understandable as we're trying to hack/concentrate, but it also can make people feel intimidated. So it helps a lot to just give specific strong invitations for people to come in and join. A few people suggested a large sign on our door saying as much. * please respect the space as our guests - please recycle your beer cans, please clean up spills, please never write graffiti on the walls or bathrooms - as tempting or legit as the message may be, Sudoers are accountable to the landlord and have to pay the price for it. _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss