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==Plan== | |||
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| | ===='''Current Critical Momentum'''==== | ||
| | We are now: | ||
| | * '''Forging a [[Sudo_room/Compact|Compact]].''' | ||
| | We made headway with: | ||
* How we make [[Sudo_room/decisions|decisions]]. | |||
* Developing our [[Sudo_room/Governance_Structure|Governance Structure]] | |||
* How we create [[Sudo_room/income|income]]. | |||
== | * How we define [[Sudo_room/membership|membership]]. | ||
* | * We have a [[Sudo_room/room|room]], are seeking more room? | ||
==Next Steps== | |||
As per discussions and polling, we are moving toward these steps: | |||
* August 10th - [[Sudo room/banking|Get bank account]] | |||
* August 24th - Expand membership, get a sense of paying members | |||
* August 31st - Get first payment | |||
* September 3rd - Rent for Space | |||
===Research=== | |||
* Conduct [[Sudo_room/research|research on other hackerspaces]], exploring their models of community, governance and funding. | |||
* Create a list of [[open knowledge ecosystem|open knowledge ecosystem]] organizations in the Bay Area. | |||
* Examine potential [[Sudo room/Tax Structure Research|tax structures]] | |||
'''''Needs to be Updated''''' | |||
===Goals=== | ===Goals=== | ||
* To | * To found a creative community hacker space in the East Bay, specifically in Oakland, CA. | ||
* | * Establish a platform and space committed to: | ||
** Citizen science | |||
* | ** Democratic Culture | ||
* | ** Access to Knowledge | ||
* | ** Freedom to Connect | ||
** Non-technical (humanities, social science, the environment/ environmental justice, arts, crafts, all the squishy stuff!) and technical knowledge (including transitions and bridges between the two) -- | |||
*** the useful arts & sciences? | |||
*** information, data, knowledge, wisdom? | |||
*** memes, genes, bits, and atoms? | |||
*** Non-technical knowledge includes but is not limited to expertise in fields or disciplines that can be largely independent of technology. Also includes non-academic realms of knowledge. | |||
** Digital/Online Citizenship - Netizen Rights & Freedoms | |||
** Doing stuff to make our community openly accessible. | |||
**: ''...to do something more with digital and network technology'' | |||
** Environmental sustainability | |||
** Education and mentorship | |||
** Community engagement | |||
** Public access | |||
* To become a center for active hacking projects but also a destination where speakers on the areas listed above may be hosted, and where folks may go for skill sharing classes | |||
For examples, check out our list of potential [[Sudo room/projects|projects]] or read about ones we've shared on [http://sudoroom.org/category/projects/ our website]. | |||
===Approaches=== | ===Approaches=== | ||
* Build a community and group of members, grow our ideas together, and open a space | * Build a community and group of members, grow our ideas together, and [[Sudo room/open a space|open a space]] before the end of 2012. | ||
* Create online presence and communications infrastructure | * Create online presence and communications infrastructure | ||
* Hold weekly | ** Utilize our [http://sudoroom.org/ website and blog] more effectively! | ||
* Collect membership dues to start building a budget. | ** Beg our artsy friends to fulfill our [[sudo room/design needs|design needs]]. | ||
* Apply to relevant grants, fellowships, and various funding opportunities. | ** Make a video for [[Sudo room/funding opportunities#Crowd-funding|crowd-funding opportunities]] | ||
* Hold weekly meetup / salon. | |||
* Collect membership dues to start building a budget as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_association Voluntary <nowiki>[</nowiki>membership<nowiki>]</nowiki> Association]. | |||
* Apply to relevant [[sudo room/funding opportunities|grants, fellowships, and various funding opportunities]]. | |||
==Projects== | |||
*Read (and contribute to) our [[Sudo room/projects|list of projects]] to see (and inform) what kinds of projects we will be able to do in this space! You can also see projects we've featured on [http://sudoroom.org/category/projects/ our website]. | |||
==Mood Board== | |||
* [http://pinterest.com/wrought/sudo-room-mood-board/ Mood at pinterest.com] | |||
[[Category:SudoRoom Organization]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:42, 1 September 2014
Plan
Current Critical Momentum
We are now:
- Forging a Compact.
We made headway with:
- How we make decisions.
- Developing our Governance Structure
- How we create income.
- How we define membership.
- We have a room, are seeking more room?
Next Steps
As per discussions and polling, we are moving toward these steps:
- August 10th - Get bank account
- August 24th - Expand membership, get a sense of paying members
- August 31st - Get first payment
- September 3rd - Rent for Space
Research
- Conduct research on other hackerspaces, exploring their models of community, governance and funding.
- Create a list of open knowledge ecosystem organizations in the Bay Area.
- Examine potential tax structures
Needs to be Updated
Goals
- To found a creative community hacker space in the East Bay, specifically in Oakland, CA.
- Establish a platform and space committed to:
- Citizen science
- Democratic Culture
- Access to Knowledge
- Freedom to Connect
- Non-technical (humanities, social science, the environment/ environmental justice, arts, crafts, all the squishy stuff!) and technical knowledge (including transitions and bridges between the two) --
- the useful arts & sciences?
- information, data, knowledge, wisdom?
- memes, genes, bits, and atoms?
- Non-technical knowledge includes but is not limited to expertise in fields or disciplines that can be largely independent of technology. Also includes non-academic realms of knowledge.
- Digital/Online Citizenship - Netizen Rights & Freedoms
- Doing stuff to make our community openly accessible.
- ...to do something more with digital and network technology
- Environmental sustainability
- Education and mentorship
- Community engagement
- Public access
- To become a center for active hacking projects but also a destination where speakers on the areas listed above may be hosted, and where folks may go for skill sharing classes
For examples, check out our list of potential projects or read about ones we've shared on our website.
Approaches
- Build a community and group of members, grow our ideas together, and open a space before the end of 2012.
- Create online presence and communications infrastructure
- Utilize our website and blog more effectively!
- Beg our artsy friends to fulfill our design needs.
- Make a video for crowd-funding opportunities
- Hold weekly meetup / salon.
- Collect membership dues to start building a budget as a Voluntary [membership] Association.
- Apply to relevant grants, fellowships, and various funding opportunities.
Projects
- Read (and contribute to) our list of projects to see (and inform) what kinds of projects we will be able to do in this space! You can also see projects we've featured on our website.