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<blockquote>''Sudo Room is an open membership, non-hierarchical, collaborative community 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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[[Welcome|Welcome to '''Sudo Room''']], a ''free'' hackerspace located at '''[[Directions|4799 Shattuck]]''' in north Oakland, CA!
<big>''Learn more about the space, meet awesome people, and participate in our emergent community!


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


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://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Minutes Meeting Minutes]. <br><br>
We use and share '''technology''' to promote '''social justice''', '''sustainability''', '''education''' and '''solidarity'''.  
==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 \>


==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==
We are exclusively '''volunteer-run''' and supported through [https://sudoroom.org/membership donations]!
==='''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===
== Get involved! ==
(''See main: '''[[Projects|Projects]]''''') for a list of regular meetups, active projects and dream projects.
* Email us at info [at] sudoroom [dot] org
*(''Merge with [[infrastructure]]'')
* Stop by any event on our [https://sudoroom.org/calendar/ calendar]
===2012 State of the Room===
* Join our [https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ discussion email list]
The [[State of the Room]] was the event we held introducing our new space! Yay! :D
* Follow us on Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/sudo.room/ @sudo.room]
==Money and Yenom==
* Check out [[Projects|some of the '''Cool Projects''' we are working on]], or look at our available [[Work Stations|tools and work stations]]
(''See main: [[Money portal|Money/Yenom Portal]]'') for $$$- and ($$$)-related things!!!
* Join a [[Working_Groups|working group]]!
<blockquote>''Money''=Money <br \>
''Yenom''=Anti-money</blockquote>


==Mood Board==
== Regular Events ==
We're [http://pinterest.com/wrought/sudo-room-mood-board/ moody].
{{:Recurring_Meetings}}
==Promo==
''Edit this list here: [[Recurring_Meetings]]''
<blockquote>"''I'M ADDICTED TO SUDO ROOM!''" <br \>
--Vicky</blockquote>
==Our frendzz==
Here's a list of other maker/hackerspaces...
*[https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge Noisebridge]
*[http://acemonstertoys.org/ Ace Monster Toys]
*[http://www.hackerdojo.com/ HackerDojo]
*[http://biocurious.org/ BioCurious]
*[http://techliminal.com/ Tech Liminal]
*[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==
== Work Stations ==
* Here are [[Getting there|directions]] to Sudo Room for the visually-oriented.
Check out the tools and [[Work Stations]] we have at Sudo Room and learn how to incorporate them into your next project
* 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!)
 
* [[Users|Wiki users]]
== Active Projects ==
Get inspired! Here's what members are working on:
{{:Projects}}
 
''Edit this list here: [[Cool Projects]]''

Latest revision as of 21:14, 8 February 2023

SudoMesh over Oakland
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 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!

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

  • 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


  • 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