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<blockquote>''Sudo Room is an open membership, non-hierarchical, collaborative community of people who are interested in working towards social change. Our goal is to create an inclusive, dedicated hackerspace in downtown Oakland, and to collaborate on 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 good. Sudoers have a great diversity of interests and we emphasize respect and solidarity among ourselves and with others.''</blockquote>


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<big>''Learn more about the space, meet awesome people, and participate in our emergent community!
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[http://sudoroom.org/calendar Check our calendar] or drop by for a casual visit (especially evenings and weekend afternoons), or come to our weekly general meetings (caution: some topics are boring or arduous, but we try to keep the meeting length down as much as possible).
[[Welcome|Welcome to '''Sudo Room''']], a ''free'' hackerspace located at '''[[Directions|549 48th Street]]''' in north Oakland, CA!


Meetings taking 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><br \><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>
Our slogan is: '''''HACK THE PLANET!''''' Read more ''[[About|About Sudo Room's vision, values, mission, and code of conduct]]''.  
==The people==
(''See main: [[Organism Portal]]'') <br \>
We are a hackerspace committed to being openly accessible to anyone and everyone. Visit the Organism Portal to learn about our organizational structure and methodologies, and contribute to our evolution as an organization. Or just delve right into the details of how Sudo Room is run by reading our [[Articles of Association]] and [[Sudo_room/methodology|methodology]] (under construction). <br \>


==Money and Yenom==
We use and share '''technology''' to promote '''social justice''', '''sustainability''', '''education''' and '''solidarity'''.  
(''See main: [[Money portal]]'') for $$$-related things!!!
===Donating stuff===
We feed off free things.
(''See main: [[Wishlist]]'') for info on our desired donations. Pretty please?


==The space==
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 have a [[Sudo_room/room|sweet room]] with access to a large common space. With enough funds, we may seek renting out adjacent rooms connected to the same common space.
==Projects, Meetups and Events==
==='''Today I Learned''' series===
Every Saturday, Sudo Room hosts suuuper fascinating workshops and classes!
<blockquote>This Saturday's event is an '''ice cream workshop''' put on by '''Ray the Ice Cream Man''', a professional ice cream-maker. He will be teaching us the history and botany of the vanilla plant, and the chemistry behind a special type of vanilla extraction technique. '''Participants will be able to sample a very special ice cream and take home a pint of the ice cream they make during the class.'''</blockquote>
''Read details at the main [[Today I Learned|TiL page]]!''


===Projects and Meetups===
We are exclusively '''volunteer-run''' and supported through [https://sudoroom.org/membership donations]!
(''See main: '''[[Projects|Projects]]''''') for a list of regular meetups, active projects and dream projects.
*(''Merge with [[infrastructure]]'')
===2012 State of the Room===
The [[State of the Room]] was the event we held introducing our new space! Yay! :D


==Mood Board==
== Get involved! ==
We're [http://pinterest.com/wrought/sudo-room-mood-board/ moody].
* Email us at info [at] sudoroom [dot] org
==Promo==
* Stop by any event on our [https://sudoroom.org/calendar/ calendar]
<blockquote>"''I'M ADDICTED TO SUDO ROOM!''" <br \>
* Join our [https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ discussion email list]
--Vicky</blockquote>
* Join our [https://discord.gg/zmEzQuzCWX Discord server]
==Our frendzz==
* Follow us on social media
Here's a list of other maker/hackerspaces...
** Mastodon: [https://sfba.social/@sudoroom @sudoroom@sfba.social]
*[https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge Noisebridge]
** YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/@sudoroomhackerspace @sudoroomHackerspace]
*[http://acemonstertoys.org/ Ace Monster Toys]
** Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/sudo.room/ @sudo.room]
*[http://www.hackerdojo.com/ HackerDojo]
* Check out [[Projects|some of the '''Cool Projects''' we are working on]], or look at our available [[Work Stations|tools and work stations]]
*[http://biocurious.org/ BioCurious]
* [[Membership | Become a member! ]]
*[http://techliminal.com/ Tech Liminal]
* Join a [[Working_Groups|working group]]!
*[http://mothership.hackermoms.org/ Mothership HackerMoms]
*[http://oaklandmakerspace.wordpress.com/ LOLspace]
*[http://www.thecrucible.org/ The Crucible]
*[http://coyotecounter.tumblr.com/ Coyote Counter Collective]
*[http://theholdout.org/ The Holdout]
*Your group / space?


==Contacting us in the real life and the non-Internet life==
== Regular Events ==
* Here are [[Getting there|directions]] to Sudo Room for the visually-oriented.
{{:Recurring_Meetings}}
* Join our mailing list! It can be found..........................[http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/sudoroom here]. (Minute-long applause to hackerspaces.org for our initial email list!)
''Edit this list here: [[Recurring_Meetings]]''
* [[Users|Wiki users]]
 
== Work Stations ==
Check out the tools and [[Work Stations]] we have at Sudo Room and learn how to incorporate them into your next project
 
{{:Cool Projects}}
 
''Edit this list here: [[Cool Projects]]''

Latest revision as of 18:58, 26 December 2025


SudoMesh Node.png
Graph theory lesson.JPG
Cyberwizard Institute Version 2 Flyer.png
Sudo room remix raster.png
human beings visit SudoRoom along with small animals
Sudo-intro-comic.jpg

Welcome to Sudo Room, a free hackerspace located at 549 48th Street 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!

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. This is also Fixit Clinic night. and if you can't make it there physically, we have an ONLINE JITSI PORTAL

Radio Wednesdays

Wednesdays (6:30pm - 9pm)

Wednesdays are for p2p decentralized communications for emergency preparedness and anti-surveillance! We talk ham and Meshtastic and other protocols. See also: https://leftyrad.io & https://bayme.sh
Darkmode

Monthly Event on Weekend Evenings

Enter the world of audio visuals, light projections and TouchDesigner workshops.

Meetings

second Thursdays at 7:00p, last Sundays at 4:00p

Sudoroom's official meetings are twice a month (second Thursdays at 7pm, and last Sundays at 4pm).. 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.

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


Current Projects

  • Working Groups Our big project of 2026 is to create working groups to make things run more creatively
  • Fix-It Clinic for the right to repair, fixing all variety of old things and new things, and learning how things work!
  • 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.
  • 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.

Older Projects

Edit this list here: Cool Projects

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