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Welcome to Sudo Room, a free hackerspace located at 4799 Shattuck in north Oakland, CA!

Our slogan is: HACK THE PLANET! Read more About Sudo Room's vision, values, mission, and code of conduct.

We use and share technology to promote social justice, sustainability, education and solidarity.

We strive to be an open, transparent, horizontal and welcoming community where all are supported and free to learn, create, gather, collaborate, work, play and more!

We are exclusively volunteer-run and supported through donations!

Get involved!

Email us at info [at] sudoroom [dot] org
Stop by any event on our calendar
Join our discussion email list
Follow us on Instagram: @sudo.room
Check out some of the Cool Projects we are working on, or look at our available tools and work stations
Join a working group!

Regular Events

For the most recently-updated list of upcoming events, see: Sudo Room Calendar and Omni Commons Global Calendar

Women / NonBinary Coding nights Mondays (7pm-9pm or even later)	The Sudo Room, a creative community and hackerspace at Omni Commons, invites all Women/NB people for “Coding Owls – A WNB Coding Night”: bring your computer and a coding project and have fun! We can help each other if you have coding related questions/bugs or just keep company while hacking! and if you can't make it there physically, we have an ONLINE JITSI PORTAL
HardwareHackNight Tuesdays (7pm-11pm or even later)	Come hack on hardware. build stuff! take apart small robotic animals, electronics & make things. There's also a Multimediaspace downstairs with a silkscreen lab, sewing machines and more so you can make totally non sexist swimwear for women and men! and if you can't make it there physically, we have an ONLINE JITSI PORTAL
Meetings & Parties (Wednesdays 7:00p)	Every Wednesday at 7PM are official meetings of organization, bureaucracy and fun. They are hybrid, remote option is here ONLINE JITSI PORTAL We keep our agenda on an etherpad and then archive the meeting minutes. We're a California non-profit. See our Articles of Association.
Javascript study group (Thursdays 7:00p)	Learn, chat and hack on node.js, frontend, or whatever! Oakland is javascript city.

Edit this list here: Recurring_Meetings

Work Stations

Check out the tools and Work Stations we have at Sudo Room and learn how to incorporate them into your next project

Active Projects

Get inspired! Here's what members are working on:

Current

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LearningToLearn - How to learn effectively in an increasingly distraction crowded world?
Rust we have a Rust Salon going on!
Shaders Shaders learning group
SudoMesh or the people's network the balcony above SudoRoom has been renovated and SudoMesh is active and going again! Or is it the people's network now?
Fix-It Clinic for the right to repair, fixing all variety of old things and new things, and learning how things work!

XR Augmented reality, WebXR and virtual reality (basically all XR) at SudoRoom.
3D Printing at SudoRoom (ongoing as of April 2022, multiple contributors)
There are a set of maintained 3D printers that members use to create cool objects.
Light Projector Art (April 2022, User:Romyilano)
Projection Mapping uses everyday video projectors, but instead of projecting on a flat screen, light is mapped onto any surface, turning common objects of any 3D shape into interactive displays.

Older Projects

SudoRoom History
Chromebook Unlocking / Laptop De-branding putting new life into chromebooks soon to be EOL'd, and decorating/cleaning up our collection of Dell Latitudes
Computer keyboards campaign (April 2023, User:Invictvs) Donate keyboards to SudoRoom!
Working Groups Our big project of 2023 is to create working groups to make things run more creatively
Hack-o-mat (ongoing as of January 2023) we're rebooting the sudoroom hack-o-mat, with this refresh adding more art and zines as well as fashion!
Feminist Swimwear
Learning Blender We'd like to learn blender in conjunction with the (now defunct) Blender nights at Noisebridge
Juggling Club starting up a juggling club held at the Tuesday hardware hack nights!

Hammond Organ (ongoing as of March 2022, User:kent, multiple contributors)
First brought to Omni in 2015. Ongoing restoration of a Hammond organ and Leslie speaker.

Edit this list here: Cool Projects

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-Welcome to the Sudo Room wiki! Please make a user name and contribute to the conversation!
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-<blockquote>''Sudo Room is an open, non-hierarchical, collaborative community of humans, including tech developers, citizen scientists, activists, artists--and all combinations in between and beyond!--who are interested in and working towards social change. Our goal is to create the first inclusive, dedicated hackerspace in downtown Oakland, to share ideas and projects in citizen science, digital citizenship and literacy, environmental sustainability, community engagement, and self-government. Sudo Room is committed to access, empowerment, transparency, and public/social good. Sudoers have a great diversity of interests and we emphasize respect and solidarity among ourselves and with others.''</blockquote>
+[[Welcome|Welcome to '''Sudo Room''']], a ''free'' hackerspace located at '''[[Directions|4799 Shattuck]]''' in north Oakland, CA!
-Want to learn more about Sudo Room? Check out our [[Welcome|FAQ]] or read about [[Access]]. You are welcome to drop by (we try to be open as much as possible), or attend our weekly meetings to learn more about the space, meet awesome people, and participate in our emergent community.<br><br>
+Our slogan is: '''''HACK THE PLANET!'''''  Read more ''[[About|About Sudo Room's vision, values, mission, and code of conduct]]''.
-<blockquote><big>''Our weekly planning meetings take place every '''Wednesday''' from '''7-9pm''' at [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=2141+Broadway+St,+oakland,+ca 2141 Broadway St., Oakland, CA] (near 19th St BART).''</big></blockquote><br>Can't attend? Read our [http://wonder-tonic.com/geocitiesizer/content.php?theme=2&music=6&url=http://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Minutes Meeting Minutes]. <br><br>
-Interested in how we run things? Check out our [[Articles of Association]] and then come to a meeting on Wednesdays At 7:00pm
+We use and share '''technology''' to promote '''social justice''', '''sustainability''', '''education''' and '''solidarity'''.
-<br><br>
-==Goals==
+We strive to be an '''open''', '''transparent''', '''horizontal''' and '''welcoming''' community where all are supported and free to ''learn'', ''create'', ''gather'', ''collaborate'', ''work'', ''play'' and ''more!''
-[[Sudo_room/methodology|Read and Inform a potential methodology for Sudo Room.]]
-* 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].
+We are exclusively '''volunteer-run''' and supported through [https://sudoroom.org/membership donations]!
-===Approaches===
+== Get involved! ==
-* 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.
+* Email us at info [at] sudoroom [dot] org
-* Create online presence and communications infrastructure
+* Stop by any event on our [https://sudoroom.org/calendar/ calendar]
-** Utilize our [http://sudoroom.org/ website and blog] more effectively!
+* Join our [https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ discussion email list]
-** Beg our artsy friends to fulfill our [[sudo room/design needs|design needs]].
+* Follow us on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/sudo.room/ @sudo.room]
-** Make a video for [[Sudo room/funding opportunities#Crowd-funding|crowd-funding opportunities]]
+* Check out [[Projects|some of the '''Cool Projects''' we are working on]], or look at our available [[Work Stations|tools and work stations]]
-* Hold weekly meetup / salon.
+* Join a [[Working_Groups|working group]]!
-* 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]].
-==Events==
+== Regular Events ==
-===2012 State of the Room===
+{{:Recurring_Meetings}}
-[[State of the Room]]
+''Edit this list here: [[Recurring_Meetings]]''
-==Sudo Room '''to-do'''==
+== Work Stations ==
-===Projects===
+Check out the tools and [[Work Stations]] we have at Sudo Room and learn how to incorporate them into your next project
-<blockquote><big>''Read (and contribute to) our active '''[[projects]]'''.''</big></blockquote>
-*Fix the templates on/from: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Sudo_room
-*Work on [[SudoSuite]] (software tools for decision-making, budgeting, membership, etc;)
-*Browse and contribute to our [[Projects|Active Projects]]
-*[[3D fabrication]] for hacking, community and profit. (brainstorm page)
-*Read (and contribute to) our [[Sudo room/projects|list of proposed 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].
-===Donations===
+== Active Projects ==
-====Electronics Donations====
+Get inspired! Here's what members are working on:
-* Sudo Room is reviewing its policy on electronics donations, and will be compiling a list of recyclable goods/costs before Wednesday, Dec. 5th. so that we can form a policy around material electronics donations, and other electronics in the space.
+{{:Projects}}
-* This is still under advisement until our next meeting where it will be an agenda item, and then there may be temporary action or continued advisement.
-===Wishlist===
-[[Wishlist|Stuff sudoroom needs]]
-=='''Current Critical Momentum''' (''merge with "Projects"'')==
+''Edit this list here: [[Cool Projects]]''
-We are now:
-* '''Working on the space [[infrastructure]].'''
-* '''Forging a [[Sudo_room/Compact|Compact]].'''
-** Please refer to [[Articles of Association]] from now on
-* '''Resolving [[Sudo_room/Conflicts|Conflicts]].'''
-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'''''
-==Mood Board==
-* [http://pinterest.com/wrought/sudo-room-mood-board/ Mood at pinterest.com]
-==Our friends==
-*[[Noisebridge]]
-*[[Ace Monster Toys]]
-*[[HackerDojo]]
-*[[BioCurious]]
-*[[Tech Liminal]]
-*[[Mothership HackerMoms]]
-*[[LOLspace|LOLspace (Oakland Makerspace)]]
-*[[The Crucible]]
-*[[Coyote Counter Collective]]
-*[[The Holdout]]
-*Your group / space?
-==Contact==
-* [[Getting there|Here]] is a map with directions.
-* Join our mailing list! It can be found [http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/sudoroom here]. Many thanks to hackerspaces.org for our initial email list!
-* [[Users|list of users]]