At the next delegates' meeting we will discuss renting storage to a group for a
bunch of riot shields. Hopefully this means we can get a bit more money coming
in to Omni each month and put some space to use that's presently just full of
clutter.
If anyone has feelings about this proposal we should talk about it. I am the
sudoroom delegate so sudoroom should tell me how it feels about this.
And also about the Cleanliness Accountability Committee proposal!
-jake
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 04:03:44 +0000
From: geraldoamador <geraldoamador(a)proton.me>
To: Jacqi Galea <jacqigalea(a)gmail.com>
Cc: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com>om>, consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org,
commons <events(a)lists.omnicommons.org>rg>, Banasidhe <banasidhe(a)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [omni-consensus] [omni-events] Fw: Oakland Defense Shield Storage
Hi y'all,
I appreciate all the work and brainstorming we have provided to discuss providing space. I
think it would be beneficial to discuss this at the next delegates meeting as it relates
to providing space for rent. It would be good to hear from other collectives about this
and see where we can provide the space.
Best,
Geraldo
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------- Original Message -------
On Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 at 8:35 PM, Jacqi Galea <jacqigalea(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hey everyone,
I think we can definitely create space for them, we’d need to move some stuff around like
Yar said but I feel like it’s definitely doable and would be happy to help.
Jacqi
On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 3:16 PM Yardena Cohen via events
<events(a)lists.omnicommons.org> wrote:
> How accessible do they need to be? Omni's got some pretty
> out-of-the-way areas which I think we could justify for $100/month or
> less. Like the far-southwest area under the stage, or some of the
> crawl spaces under the ticket booth. This could help pay for
> rat-proofing those spaces also, and we could carefully wrap them in
> bags to protect them from dust/etc. And of course we could display
> some of them too. Curious what other omni people think.
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 3:07 PM Banasidhe <banasidhe(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, but we're looking for storage. These are functional and were made to
give away for community self defense, not sell. It's also not just decorated shields.
Many are in various states of assembly, some need repair. There are also art and deco
supplies for builds. Stencils, paint, drop cloths, padding and rope. It's currently in
a 5x7x10 storage that's reasonably full.
>>
>> Happy to pay something, not looking for a free spot, but something cheaper than
$245/month. I could handle $140 a month, but they just almost doubled our rent, which is a
bit out of my budget.
>>
>>
>> With Love, Light, Laughter, Peace and Equity for All,
>>
>>
>> Banasidhe (BAN-shee)
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 14:18 Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Or what if we sold them? Do we think that people would buy any of
>>> these to display in their homes? Maybe the sales could go toward
>>> paying back the cost of 2 years of storage.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 10:18 PM Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 50 is a lot! I was hoping it was like, 10-15 or something. :/
>>>>
>>>> I think it's probably not practical to display all of them, and
I'd be
>>>> reluctant for Omni to commit to more storage that isn't related to
our
>>>> existing operations, which are already strapped for space for
>>>> essential tools and equipment. Especially if nobody wants to pay for
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe we can take some of them to display, and other spaces can take some
too?
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 12:35 PM Michaela Budde
>>>> <michaelabudde87(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> There are about 50 shields they’re all the same size the back has a
strap for a handles and that’s how you could hang it up on nails.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 2:23 AM Yardena Cohen
<yardenack(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How many shields total? Are they all the same size? What are the
backs
>>>>>> made of? In principle I'm in favor of displaying these on the
walls
>>>>>> for free, but would like more details so we can figure out the
best
>>>>>> place to put them and make sure it actually works.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 9, 2022 at 1:13 PM geraldoamador
<geraldoamador(a)proton.me> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> See forwarded message below! We should discuss this next week
at the delegates meeting and get back to them about providing space, etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ------- Original Message -------
>>>>>>> On Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 at 10:54 PM, Michaela Budde
via events <events(a)lists.omnicommons.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We're a part of a group that distributes and builds
defensive shields, mostly active during the height of protests. We have protective gear
and shields that need cheaper storage since the current space doubled the price and just
one of our members has been taking on the cost.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It sounds like all that is needed is 5 by 10 feet. The
shields are also beautifully painted and could be used as some rad decor on Omni's
walls. (image attached)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can we nail down which space could be designated for this
storage and a good day to move the things in? From my understanding, this storage would be
free of cost.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Micha
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Michaela Budde
>>>>>>> (they/she/he)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>> (they/she/he)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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