Hey Omninoms,

Bahiya Movement's rehearsal in the Ballroom was interrupted again tonight. Since it is apparently not clear to everyone, I will spell out how not to be rude to people who are renting space at the Omni.

Part of sharing a space is respecting people's need for privacy sometimes.

If there is a meeting or rehearsal going on in a room with the doors closed, DO NOT GO IN THE ROOM. If you don't know there is a meeting/rehearsal and enter accidentally, leave as unobtrusively as possible. Apologize if you disturb the event.  Before you spontaneously occupy a space, especially at prime rental times, check the calendar to see if it has been reserved.

If for some IMPORTANT reason you have to go into the room, when you enter, apologize to the occupants and ask if it is ok to do whatever it is you have to do. If they say no, then just leave.

Afia is going to make signs that say Private Rehearsal, Do Not Enter. Please respect them when they are posted.

Laura

Whoops - Bahiya Movement is evidently currently rehearsing in the ballroom on Monday nights, not the Disco Room (where they used to have their rehearsals). Same messaging applies.

Jenny

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-Laurie Anderson

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On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 11:22 AM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas@gmail.com> wrote:

Omni's booking working group was just informed by a longtime renter of repeated rude and aggressive behavior from people occupying the Disco Room some of the past Monday evenings, when it is booked for their dance rehearsals, as well as repeated interruptions.

Since sudoers are among the most regular inhabitants of the building, I'm writing the list to ask if anyone knows who these people might be and to inquire if there's been any "territorialization" of the Disco Room over the past month or two.

Please reply off-list and/or speak to these people directly about respectful use of the commons (use of which should also be scheduled via the Commons Working Group, even if you're a member of a collective).

<3

Jenny

Help open a professional kitchen at the Omni Commons in Oakland!

https://omnicommons.org/kitchen

`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

"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

"Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon."
--Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark"

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