12 Apr
2018
12 Apr
'18
3:42 p.m.
If at some point in the future Omni decides to re-donate those tools,
would that be a problem for ABCD? If the answer to that question is yes
then I think the correct word is "storage" not "donation."
Generally the less the basement is used as storage space the better and
we would all love to see better utilization of the basement in any way
valuable to the community.
On that topic I would love to consolidate woodworking equipment and wood
from elsewhere in the omni to the basement (with proper fire safety
provisions) and have a dedicated woodshop there serving the whole Omni
as well, only tying this in here because I hope there would be room for
both. We turned away alot of really great organizations toward the
beginning of the Omni because we didn't want to "balkanize" (DK's words)
the basement but I fear that has blunted alot of energy to transform the
space and sent collectives to other spots.
As with past such requests a floorplan showing proposed areas and
equipment would better help the member collectives make an informed
decision.
On 2018-04-12 09:26, Kazoo Studios wrote:
Hello Commoners,
As some of you know, ABDC has been having trouble paying rent since
the fall. We are currently behind on 4 months rent. This is due to
many Coop members leaving, and a shift in direction in the core
remaining: Lynsie, Kazoo, Tonia.
We have an opportunity to move into a store front where we would join
other radical screen printers and have a public facing, wheelchair
accessible space which we have wanted all along. The new space is much
bigger, cheaper, and offers us an opportunity to interact with the
public, not only by appointment.
Therefore, as Kazoo mentioned at a meeting in February, we would like
to propose that ABDC set up a Utility Print Station in the (currently
cluttered and under-utilized) basement space. Our proposal is to
create greater access to the tools for printing for anyone who is
interested, and run an training for newbies every other month. At this
point we have trained several Phat Beets members as well as several
Omni Commoners in the basics of screen printing. There are two screen
printers who have recently asked to join the Coop and we would like to
include them in this transition so that they might help facilitate the
new basement space. We would like to give them, and everyone at Omni
the opportunity to take up leadership in using and maintaining the
studio in the basement.
As we see it, Omni needs a screen printing space. All the collectives
want things printed, and it’s great to be able to do it in house. We
as a collective are not able (given all of our full-time jobs and
other obligations) to be as available as folks would like us to be.
Therefore, we would like to propose an open printing studio in the
basement with a locked supply closet that Omni members who have done a
training with us can have access too. Both Bria and Samuel (Phat
Beets) have trained with us enough to have keys to the closet. Also,
Marcus (former ABDC) Almaz, Jose, Daveron (former ABDC), Anka, and
we’re sure there are other people we’re forgetting, are already
capable enough with screen printing to have keys to the supply closet.
We would like to make this transition in May.
This transition allows the Ticket Booth room to be rented to someone
else bringing in valuable rent, and for the basement to become more
vital. To be clear, we, ABDC, will not be paying rent. Our proposal is
to leave our tools as a donation to the commons so that printing may
continue without us. We are happy to offer trainings every-other month
in order to help interested Omni members gain skill to fully take-over
maintainence of the Utility Print Studio.
Please share with your collectives so that we may vote on it next
meeting!
Thank you all for your dedication to collective process,
ABDC
www.abdc.work
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