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= About sudo room = | = About sudo room = | ||
sudo room is a | sudo room is a hackerspace and community of people in Oakland, CA established during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_movement Occupy movement]. | ||
We are into technology where it intersects with social justice, resilience, decentralization, sustainability, art, education and solidarity. | We are into technology where it intersects with social justice, resilience, decentralization, sustainability, art, education and solidarity. | ||
We care about co-learning, co-organizing and co-creating more open, equitable and decentralized structures in the realms of technology, education, science, art, law and beyond. | We care about co-learning, co-organizing and co-creating more open, equitable and decentralized structures in the realms of technology, education, infrastructure, science, art, law and beyond. | ||
We strive to be an open, transparent, horizontal and welcoming community where all are supported and free to learn, create, gather, collaborate, hack, play and more! | We strive to be an open, transparent, horizontal and welcoming community where all are supported and free to learn, create, gather, collaborate, hack, play and more! | ||
sudo room is co-homed with [https://www.counterculturelabs.org/ Counter Culture Labs], a biohackerspace, in the [https://omnicommons.org/ Omni Commons] building. | |||
== Vision == | == Vision == | ||
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We strive to be a supportive '''open''', '''transparent''', '''horizontal''', '''diverse''' and '''welcoming''' community, where people are free to learn, create, gather, collaborate, work, play and develop new interests! | We strive to be a supportive '''open''', '''transparent''', '''horizontal''', '''diverse''' and '''welcoming''' community, where people are free to learn, create, gather, collaborate, work, play and develop new interests! | ||
We begin from a point of respect and trust and openness. We believe this builds a strong communal foundation which can foster collaboration and sustain future efforts aimed to improve social relationships and our collective social conditions. Specific guidelines describing expected behavior are outlined in our Code of Conduct | We begin from a point of respect and trust and openness. We believe this builds a strong communal foundation which can foster collaboration and sustain future efforts aimed to improve social relationships and our collective social conditions. Specific guidelines describing expected behavior are outlined in our Code of Conduct and the [https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Safer_Space_Policy Omni Commons' Safer Spaces Policy] which is shared by sudo room. | ||
== Mission == | == Mission == | ||
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==== Interacting with people ==== | ==== Interacting with people ==== | ||
* ''Be respectful of others' desire not to be bothered.'' If someone wants to focus or finds conversation to be unwanted either typically or on just a given day, we recognize that and enthusiastically accommodate that. We make an effort to directly communicate our wishes, and we also each make an effort to be mindful of body language. If we're uncertain of someone's wishes, we ask. | * ''Be respectful of others' desire not to be bothered.'' If someone wants to focus or finds conversation to be unwanted either typically or on just a given day, we recognize that and enthusiastically accommodate that. We make an effort to directly communicate our wishes, and we also each make an effort to be mindful of body language. If we're uncertain of someone's wishes, we ask. | ||