Sudo room

Sudo room
File:Sudoroom.png
Status	Hackerspace status::planned
Country	Country::United States
State or District	State::California
City	City::Oakland
Date of founding	Date of founding::2011/11/14
Last Updated	Last Updated::2012-05-14
Website	Website::http://sudoroom.org
Twitter	Twitter::http://twitter.com/sudoroom
E-mail	Email::sudoroom@citizensciencequarterly.com
Mailinglist	Mailinglist::http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/sudoroom
Snail mail	postal-code:: Oakland United States
Members	{{#ask: member of::Sudo room}}
Location	Location::

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, so that ideas and projects in areas such as citizen science, digital/online citizenship and literacy, community engagement, and government transparency may be exchanged and grow.

Sudo Room is committed to access, transparency, and public/social good. Sudoers have a great diversity of interests and we emphasize respect and solidarity among ourselves and with others.

Read and Inform a potential methodology for Sudo Room.

Contact

Many thanks to hackerspaces.org for our initial email list: sign up here.

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.

Plan

Current Critical Crisis

We need to decide:

How we make decisions.
How we create income.

The legacy (needs updating) plan below is composed of: goals (early mission/vision), constraints, and approaches.

Goals

To create a creative community hacker space in the East Bay Area, specifically in Oakland, CA.
Establish a platform and space committed to:
- Citizen science
- 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)
  - 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
  ...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.

Towards Opening a Space: Considerations

BART train proximity and disability access are crucial location constraints.
Areas of preferred location are: Temescal, Downtown, Lake Merritt, and West Oakland areas.
Open to consider warehouse spaces and office spaces.
Business address, to get chemicals, supplies, etc.
There are a few hackerspaces in the East Bay, some tied to Maker Culture, but there are various virtual and software emphases. Existent spaces:
- Ace Monster Toys - cool hackerspace with lots of tools and infrastructure. Definitely friends in the East Bay!
- The Crucible
- Ponoko
- Tech Liminal (technology salon / coworking space; hosts Make:SF meetups)
- Who is NIMBY space?
- Who is The Holdout? (related to Occupy Oakland)
  - 2313 San Pablo Big green building (tag: no set feature)
  - Opportunity for "Collectives" to apply to share the space.
- Who is Blue Door Co-working Space?

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.

Mood Board

Mood at pinterest.com

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