Agreed with Hol & Keenan - what Matt's proposing is a push toward collectivizing now through bringing together groups that need space but can't afford it on their own. Given the crunched time we have for such efforts to coalesce (if we do go for the Omni) and the amount of coordination involved, it would be great to start working together asap. This could also take the form of coordinating on projects and events, like the event Jeremy is organizing.

Hol and others, I've added extensive notes re: the omni to https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni - including notes from the first two 'collective of collectives' meetings. Thanks to Juul for putting together the bulk of these :)

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I think Matt's proposal has legs - for sure, it would be great to try to get a critical mass of collectives together regardless of the Omni or where we end up collectively moving.

On the negative side there is mostly only the potentially dissonant messaging of BAPS & Sudo trying to get out of 2141 because of all the reasons we already know, while at the same time trying to get new folks into 2141. Also the reality that paying rent at 2141 for new groups will invariably cut down on their potential initial investment capital going into another, new space. But, if the lease is month-to-month, and there are currently space-less groups willing to put down in there, heck why not? I don't think new groups will get too excited about an office off the main room per se as a space to work in, but the benefits being proximal to BAPS and Sudo, and actually having a space for those who are currently nomadic, and most importantly not waiting to start actually forming the collective of collectives now, to the extent that we can, definitely makes sense to me.

David




On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey all,

I have a proposal I'd like some feedback on and to discuss at the next meeting at the public school this Thursday (7pm right?)

Proposal: 
Out of the attendees of these meetings (including folks on the list below), to find some number of interested collectives, individuals, organizations, small businesses, etc to rent the $900-$950 / mo. office adjacent to the Bay Area Public School (BAPS), sharing the common space with BAPS and the Sudo Room at 2141 Broadway in Oakland. For instance, at ~18 equal parties, this room can be rented for $50 / mo. I am personally interested in coordinating several folks to use part of the space as "sudo coworking" with a few small desks for individual work. The intention of this rental is multiple-fold:

* To no longer delay in solidifying collaboration between various groups--i.e. for other folks to join BAPS and the Sudo Room by sharing space now.
* To commit to investing (minimally) financially in a venture that requires communication, collaboration, and sharing.
* To engage in a learning experience about our ability to co-operate and grow.
* To provide an opportunity to groups that currently do not have a space to galvanize their community.
* To be able to fruitfully engage in a comparison between various group rental options including The Omni, 8th and Alice, and even 2141 Broadway.  



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