6 May
2022
6 May
'22
12:57 a.m.
Eric seems to have unsubscribed from this list, which is good because it
doesn't seem like he is ready for the changes that are being proposed.
I believe that Eric's emotional response to this proposal highlights the need
for us to have these discussions.
If anyone has specific critiques of the proposal, or even fundamental
amendments they would like to make, they should make those suggestions and
participate in the larger discussion which will involve all active Omni
collectives. We have to work together to construct something we can all agree
on.
Saying that there is no problem to be solved is easy for people who are not
experiencing the problem, so please recognize that there is a problem and help
build a way to address it.
And for anyone who is thinking to themselves "i'm so tired of hearing about
racism" just imagine how tired are people of color, of having to live with it.
If you've lived your life enjoying the benefits of the white supremacy and
patriarchy that you were born into, now is a great time to start questioning
that, and making an effort to share the power and privilege you've taken for
granted.
-jake
On Thu, 5 May 2022, Eric O'Connor via sudo-discuss wrote:
It is not an
option to simply reject the proposal
Why is that not an option? This ultimatum is insane — not only is this the
most over the top bureaucratic structure I can imagine, they actually
document the format of the upcoming struggle sessions, er, “self critiques”.
And I thought they claimed to not be literal tankies?
Good luck with all that, I will be recommending that people stay far away
from the Omni, and taking my own advice, too.
Eric
On Thu, May 5, 2022, at 20:56, Jake via sudo-discuss wrote:
Dear Sudoroom,
Today I voted in behalf of Sudoroom in favor of the MOP proposal, and they are
now a member collective of Omni Commons. I emailed about them on April 20th
but didn't hear anything back, so I hope everyone is okay with that decision.
Today a proposal was introduced for a new committee to be formed at Omni
Commons to value and protect the safety and interests of BIPOC/Non-Men.
this is the original proposal in PDF form:
https://omnicommons.org/pipermail/consensus/attachments/20220505/ab900701/a…
this is an editable "cryptpad" and
we are requested to "please leave comments in red"
https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/edit/6IhZqwyXxN6CrEvtiljmnqTa/
actually this is a cryptpad copy of their document just for sudoroom, and I
will forward our discussion to Rafiq to integrate our input.
Other collectives are asking questions too, so if you want to be more engaged
in the discussion, please join the [omni-consensus] list! But definitely make
discussion here in the sudoroom list and get engaged.
If Sudoroom members have concerns or objections, we need to communicate them
promptly and work toward agreeable amedments. It is not an option to simply
reject the proposal, but rather if you have specific concerns then we need to
work with each other to address those concerns and come up with something
agreeable.
-jake
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com>
Hey all, I'm boosting this email with a new subject line so that it's
clear to readers - this contains an important new proposal!!!
Brief summary: this proposal forms a congress of BIPOC and non-men
from all Omni's groups, who then elect a small committee which has its
own seat on the board, its own delegate, and a few specific powers
related to addressing racism and sexism. This is an important step
towards making omni representative and accountable! This finally
begins to put our Statement of Solidarity into action!
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: rafiq.ali <rafiq.ali(a)protonmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 5, 2022 at 12:16 PM
To: <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>
I added a little note at the beginning on our proposal and the events
from 2 weeks ago. Happy to provide a short statement. In general, I
appreciate the apologies made and think this can be a growing
opportunity to forge a stronger collective. If it's possible, we can
open discussion on the proposal this week if enough delegates have had
a chance to review with the idea of approving at the next delegate
meeting (or worst case, the one after).
As mentioned earlier, we are proposing the creation of a safe space
Committee (see attached). We appreciate and accept all
feedback/comments/concerns.
In struggle,
Rafiq
CLP
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