Re: [sudo-discuss] Kickstarter for Patrick's Collaborative Art/Hackerspace in Berkeley!

Hi all, marina, thanks for helping. I thought I had to do the book thing as kickstarter only does "finishable projects". also I wrote it in a way for the general public can understand and identify with the hacker concept. (as i believe everybody is/was a hacker deep down inside before the system made us to consumers and robots to comply to the rules of this creazy system) did not really work out so far, but I am working on it, wanna write a blog post explaining what this thing is really about. So what is it really about? we created a space embracing diversity, open and accessible, everybody can join and participate at art shows, use the space, have Meetups, work on projects, etc. on a regular basis we have great art shows, community events, potlucks, meetups, classes, always very divers and awesome. (April 13th, Community Art Show on "networks" / "transitions", you can still join and show art work) in this world where everything is about the money, we are trying to keep this space open, free and donation based, from the community for the community... as soon as the doors open its a public space where people from the streets walk in and we can educate them about our movement. The inauguration party last week symbolizes our community acclaiming the "storage room of the oaks theatre", and I strongly believe that if our community stands united we can not only reclaim the whole vacant oaks theatre building (to make it a BACH-Hacker-University or whatever we want), but build hacker-schools, hospitals, and further down the road save the world. (I really need that hacker hospital, got a cavity not taken care of) I put everything i have into the space as i believe in the big potential it has, all my savings, energy and even my health. we live in a time where all our awesme community spaces face financial shortcomings, and we have to fight for them to stay open. in berkeley we all together gave birth to a new kind of space, a hackerspace gone public, reaching main street and showing to the public that another kind of education is possible. I think it is quite revolutionary what we did, and I dont take any credits of it, I only copied inspiring people around me. I know many of us are struggeling in this financial system, (i myself decided not to play "the money game" and live a life in storage rooms with bad air, without shower and kitchen, putting all i have in this space which I believe is worth fighting for) So if you can, please support the campeign by any amount you can, you can become co-founder of hack the gallery or the Nyan cat University (which empowers everybody to be a teacher/professor). Other ways to support is to spread the word, give feedback, i am thinking about edititing the text in the kickstarter so it speaks to people within our community and not the general public. Also you can help out to give a hackerspace feeling to the space, come hang out, fill it with life, bring artwork to leave there forever on the collaborative wall or to sell at art show, work on projects, schedule classes, help to set up a wiki, help with the website... of course I could just give up, tell my mom to send me money for a flight ticket to germany where there is universal health care and i can recover, get my teeth fixed... but its more exciting to stay here with you guys, fight this battle. Buckminster Fuller said “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” I think thats what we are doing here, its not really a fight, we are birthing a new society, post racism, post sexism, post separation (and money is a big seperator),... So this "fight" in reality is the birthing of something new, which is very painful. But it is worth it, we have a bright future ahead on this planet, if all people in the world can be makers and hackers, work on collaborative projects to make the life in the community better, we would have no war. have a great day y'all, patrick http://kck.st/YSnenO 2013/4/2, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso(a)gmail.com>om>: