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=Bay Area Cooperatives & Collectives= | =Bay Area Cooperatives & Collectives= | ||
The | The following list compromises of collectives and cooperatives or groups that promote non-hierarchical economies. | ||
== Education == | == Education == | ||
*[http://bayareapublicschool.org Bay Area Public School (BAPS) | *[http://bayareapublicschool.org Bay Area Public School (BAPS)] (omni compact) - Radical pedagogy, open classes on topics ranging from Foucault to languages to poetry! | ||
*[http://oaklandwiki.org Oakland Wiki | *[http://oaklandwiki.org Oakland Wiki] - A website about Oakland that anyone can edit <3 | ||
*[http://thelonghaul.org/ The Long Haul] + - "a combination of a lending library, computer room, zine making space, activist reading room, and a social gathering space." They have an anarchist study group that meets weekly on Tuesdays. The Berkeley Liberation Radio meets every other Thursday. Also they publish [http://slingshot.tao.ca/ Slingshot!]. | *[http://thelonghaul.org/ The Long Haul] + - "a combination of a lending library, computer room, zine making space, activist reading room, and a social gathering space." They have an anarchist study group that meets weekly on Tuesdays. The Berkeley Liberation Radio meets every other Thursday. Also they publish [http://slingshot.tao.ca/ Slingshot!]. | ||
*[http://bayareadancesafe.org Bay Area DanceSafe] | *[http://bayareadancesafe.org Bay Area DanceSafe] - Drug education and testing at parties / festivals / events. | ||
== Law == | == Law == | ||
*[http://www.theselc.org Sustainable Economies Law Center] | *[http://www.theselc.org Sustainable Economies Law Center] | ||
*[http://eff.org The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)] | *[http://eff.org The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)] | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
*[http://timebank.sfbace.org/ Bay Area Community Exchange (BACE)] | *[http://timebank.sfbace.org/ Bay Area Community Exchange (BACE)] (omni compact, unconfirmed) - Local timebank, friends of Sudo. | ||
*[https://bealocalist.org/ Business Alliance for Local Living Economies] - Building local economies - Co-hosting a conference in Oakland in June with | *[https://bealocalist.org/ Business Alliance for Local Living Economies] - Building local economies - Co-hosting a conference in Oakland in June with | ||
*[http://oaklandgrown.org/ Oakland Grown] - Supportive network of local Oakland businesses. | *[http://oaklandgrown.org/ Oakland Grown] - Supportive network of local Oakland businesses. | ||
*[http://sustainablebusinessalliance.org/ Sustainable Business Alliance] - " | *[http://sustainablebusinessalliance.org/ Sustainable Business Alliance] - "a business association committed to building a vibrant community of locally-owned, sustainably-minded businesses in the East Bay." | ||
== Hacker / Makerspaces == | == Hacker / Makerspaces == | ||
*[https://sudoroom.org Sudo Room] (omni compact) - self-explan. | *[https://sudoroom.org Sudo Room] (omni compact) - self-explan. | ||
*[https://www.noisebridge.net/ Noisebridge | *[https://www.noisebridge.net/ Noisebridge] - Hackerspace in San Francisco! | ||
*[https://oaklandmakerspace.wordpress.com/ Liberating Ourselves Locally (LOL)] | *[https://oaklandmakerspace.wordpress.com/ Liberating Ourselves Locally (LOL)] - A makerspace in East Oakland for and led by people of color. | ||
*[http://thecrucible.org/ The Crucible] | *[http://thecrucible.org/ The Crucible] - Located near the West Oakland BART, The Crucible hosts industrial art classes and workshops. | ||
*[http://acemonstertoys.org Ace Monster Toys] | *[http://acemonstertoys.org Ace Monster Toys] - Hackerspace in Oakland with some very nice tools! | ||
*[http://mothership.hackermoms.org/ HackerMoms] | *[http://mothership.hackermoms.org/ HackerMoms] - Hackerspace in Berkeley with on-site childcare! | ||
*[http://www.hackerdojo.com/ Hacker Dojo] - Hackerspace in the South Bay of San Francisco. | *[http://www.hackerdojo.com/ Hacker Dojo] - Hackerspace in the South Bay of San Francisco. | ||
*[http://www.doubleunion.com/ Double Union] (forming) | *[http://www.doubleunion.com/ Double Union] (forming) - Hackerspace in San Francisco for women. | ||
*[http://ebmakerlabs.com/ East Bay Maker Labs] (forming) | *[http://ebmakerlabs.com/ East Bay Maker Labs] (forming) - Makerspace forming in San Leandro! | ||
*[http://hayhackers.org/ Hay Hackers] (forming) | *[http://hayhackers.org/ Hay Hackers] (forming) - Family-oriented hackerspace in Hayward. | ||
==Energy== | ==Energy== | ||
*[http://sfuncube.com Sfun Cube: Solar for Universal Need] - Incubator/accelerator for solar energy startups, based in Oakland. Supports all of the organizations below. | *[http://sfuncube.com Sfun Cube: Solar for Universal Need] - Incubator/accelerator for solar energy startups, based in Oakland. Supports all of the organizations below. | ||
*[http://sunsynchrony.com/ Sun Synchrony] | *[http://sunsynchrony.com/ Sun Synchrony] - Talk to Rock! "Sun Synchrony develops innovative concentrating photovoltaic solar panels to provide clean, safe, and reliable energy using a fraction of the space of conventional silicon products, while lowering materials and energy inputs to manufacturing." | ||
*[http://energy-coop.com/ Energy Solidarity Cooperative] - "ESC is committed to building a movement of energy resilience and economic justice. We democratize financing and ownership of renewable energy through partnerships in traditionally disenfranchised communities. We do so through a localized approach in cooperative governance and community empowerment that combines member equity, community investment and knowledge transfer services to spread community-led clean power projects." | *[http://energy-coop.com/ Energy Solidarity Cooperative] - "ESC is committed to building a movement of energy resilience and economic justice. We democratize financing and ownership of renewable energy through partnerships in traditionally disenfranchised communities. We do so through a localized approach in cooperative governance and community empowerment that combines member equity, community investment and knowledge transfer services to spread community-led clean power projects." | ||
==Biology/Environment== | ==Biology/Environment== | ||
*[https://counterculturelabs.org/ Counter Culture Labs] | *[https://counterculturelabs.org/ Counter Culture Labs] (omni compact, unconfirmed) - "We are a community of citizen scientists furthering innovation through hands-on projects and education in the East Bay." | ||
*[http://nerdsfornature.org/ Nerds for Nature] | *[http://nerdsfornature.org/ Nerds for Nature] (omni compact, unconfirmed) - "Nerds for Nature is bringing together environmental professionals with technologists and designers, first in dialogue and then to collaboratively create awesome new tools to help people discover, protect, and understand the world around them." | ||
*[http://www.kijanigrows.com/ Kijani Grows] | *[http://www.kijanigrows.com/ Kijani Grows] - an aquaponics project based in West Oakland! | ||
*[https://www.backtotheroots.com/ Back to the Roots] - Home aquaponics systems and mushroom grow kits - based in West Oakland. | *[https://www.backtotheroots.com/ Back to the Roots] - Home aquaponics systems and mushroom grow kits - based in West Oakland. | ||
*[http://biocurious.org/ BioCurious] - | *[http://biocurious.org/ BioCurious] - "a complete working laboratory and technical library for entrepreneurs to cheaply access equipment, materials, and co-working space" | ||
==Art== | ==Art== | ||
*[http://www.saltadance.info/ SALTA] | *[http://www.saltadance.info/ SALTA] (omni compact) - "In addition to putting together a monthly dance series, SALTA works on various projects to promote dance and performance in the east bay with generous support from the Yellow House Fund." | ||
*[http://rpscollective.org/ Rock Paper Scissors] | *[http://rpscollective.org/ Rock Paper Scissors] - An art collective with a gallery and zine library. They have meetings on Monday nights at 7PM and they have a lot happening during First Friday. They have zine reading nights, workshops, and they're actively involved in the community. And they're only a block away from us! | ||
*[http://www.needles-pens.com Needles and Pens] - "An emporium of zines, books, handmade goods, and an art gallery. Located in San Francisco's Mission District since 2003, the space aims to provide an affordable place where like minded people from the community can display and sell their own home-made goods, home-published zines, and artwork." | *[http://www.needles-pens.com Needles and Pens] - "An emporium of zines, books, handmade goods, and an art gallery. Located in San Francisco's Mission District since 2003, the space aims to provide an affordable place where like minded people from the community can display and sell their own home-made goods, home-published zines, and artwork." | ||
*[http://www.924gilman.org/ 924 Gilman (Berkeley)] - "Volunteer Run, Not-For-Profit, Music & Art Community Space Since 1986." They have a lot of musical performances, anything from Hip Hop to Punk. | *[http://www.924gilman.org/ 924 Gilman (Berkeley)] - "Volunteer Run, Not-For-Profit, Music & Art Community Space Since 1986." They have a lot of musical performances, anything from Hip Hop to Punk. | ||
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==Food / Health== | ==Food / Health== | ||
*[http://localflavor.info/ Local Flavor] ++ (omni compact) - "We are a 10 year sole proprietorship business that is stable and currently renting kitchen space in Hunter Point shipyard in SF. We are converting into a worker cooperative with [http://theselc.org SELC] and planning to relocate our kitchen to the EB. We are currently finalizing our legal entity and bringing on new members. We would be interested in managing kitchen space in the EB and offering support to worker cooperatives and other grassroots food ventures. Especially in undeserved communities of color. We are still brainstorming ways to make this part of the DNA of our structure. As an example we have discussed making ourselves a community owned organization who's goals and mission would include the needs and environment of all stakeholders." Contact: contact@localflavor.info | *[http://localflavor.info/ Local Flavor] ++ (omni compact) - "We are a 10 year sole proprietorship business that is stable and currently renting kitchen space in Hunter Point shipyard in SF. We are converting into a worker cooperative with [http://theselc.org SELC] and planning to relocate our kitchen to the EB. We are currently finalizing our legal entity and bringing on new members. We would be interested in managing kitchen space in the EB and offering support to worker cooperatives and other grassroots food ventures. Especially in undeserved communities of color. We are still brainstorming ways to make this part of the DNA of our structure. As an example we have discussed making ourselves a community owned organization who's goals and mission would include the needs and environment of all stakeholders." Contact: contact@localflavor.info | ||
*Vegan Coop | *Vegan Coop (omni compact) - Talk to Jeremy | ||
*[http://www.peoplescommunitymedics.org/ People's Community Medics] - Grassroots org that teaches free first aid skills. | *[http://www.peoplescommunitymedics.org/ People's Community Medics] - Grassroots org that teaches free first aid skills. | ||
*[https://twitter.com/RADBRAINS4LYFE RAD Brains] | *[https://twitter.com/RADBRAINS4LYFE RAD Brains] - Radical mental health collective. Maybe they are looking for a space? | ||
*[http://oaklandwiki.org/Sustaining_Ourselves_Locally Sustaining Ourselves Locally (SOL)]+ - Food justice coop located in the same building as Liberating Ourselves Locally. | *[http://oaklandwiki.org/Sustaining_Ourselves_Locally Sustaining Ourselves Locally (SOL)]+ - Food justice coop located in the same building as Liberating Ourselves Locally. | ||
*[http://ebfnb.org/ Food Not Bombs (East Bay)] | *[http://ebfnb.org/ Food Not Bombs (East Bay)] - Rescuing food and bringing it to the people <3 Meetings every First Wednesday @ [http://thelonghaul.org The Long Haul] | ||
*[http://www.peopleskitchen510.org/ People's Kitchen] - "The People's Kitchen is a sliding-scale, local, organic, community restaurant project that engages, builds and nourishes community through shared-food events and sexy, social and cultural programming." - They work with a different grassroots political project / social justice | *[http://www.peopleskitchen510.org/ People's Kitchen] - "The People's Kitchen is a sliding-scale, local, organic, community restaurant project that engages, builds and nourishes community through shared-food events and sexy, social and cultural programming." - They work with a different grassroots political project / social justice organization each month and put on a dinner, the proceeds of which support the org! | ||
*[http://arizmendibakery.com/ Arizmendi] | *[http://arizmendibakery.com/ Arizmendi] - a worker owned pizza store | ||
*[http://cheeseboardcollective.coop/ The Cheese Board Collective] - a worker-owned cheese and pizza store | |||
*[http://www.mandelafoods.com/ Mandela Food Cooperative] | *[http://www.mandelafoods.com/ Mandela Food Cooperative] | ||
*[http://www.phatbeetsproduce.org Phat Beets] | *[http://www.phatbeetsproduce.org Phat Beets] | ||
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==Housing== | ==Housing== | ||
*[http://www.ebcoho.org/ East Bay Cohousing] | *[http://www.ebcoho.org/ East Bay Cohousing] | ||
*[http://www.land-action.org/ Land Action] | |||
*[http://www.land-action.org/ Land Action] | |||
*[http://coopnetwork.net/home/housing_coops CoopNetwork] | *[http://coopnetwork.net/home/housing_coops CoopNetwork] | ||
==Transportation== | ==Transportation== | ||
*Wobbly Wheels ++ (omni compact) - Pedicab union! Talk to Matt or Elliot. | *Wobbly Wheels ++ (omni compact) - Pedicab union! Talk to Matt or Elliot. | ||
*[http://www.spokeland.org/ Spokeland] | *[http://www.spokeland.org/ Spokeland] - Bike collective - are looking for a new space, perhaps? | ||
*[http://www.cupidcourier.com/ Cupid Courier Collective] - A San Francisco messenger service | *[http://www.cupidcourier.com/ Cupid Courier Collective] - A San Francisco messenger service | ||
*[http://www.boxdogbikes.com Box Dog Cooperative] | *[http://www.boxdogbikes.com Box Dog Cooperative] | ||
*[http://bikekitchen.org/ Bike Kitchen] - San Francisco - diy bike repair: "affordable ways to acquire and maintain a bike" | *[http://bikekitchen.org/ Bike Kitchen] - San Francisco - diy bike repair: "affordable ways to acquire and maintain a bike" | ||
*[http://http://www.missinglink.org/ Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative] - Worker-owned collective in Berkeley for bikes, parts, clothing, repair, classes, and public workspace | *[http://http://www.missinglink.org/ Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative] - Worker-owned collective in Berkeley for bikes, parts, clothing, repair, classes, and public workspace | ||
==Government/Activism== | ==Government/Activism== | ||
*[http://www.corpwatch.org/ Corp Watch] | *[http://www.corpwatch.org/ Corp Watch] (omni compact) - Accountability for large corporations, looking for a space in the range of ~$100/month. Talk to marc/juul, matt or jenny. | ||
*[http://communitydemocracyproject.org Community Democracy Project (CDP)] | *[http://communitydemocracyproject.org Community Democracy Project (CDP)] (omni compact, unconfirmed) - Participatory budgeting in Oakland, often meeting at Sudo Room. Soon running a crowdfunding campaign - potential to rent a small space. Talk to Matt, Troy, Alexa or Shawn. | ||
*[http://www.berkeleycopwatch.org/ Cop Watch (Berkeley)] | *[http://www.berkeleycopwatch.org/ Cop Watch (Berkeley)] - Sudo Room has hosted a documentary screening of a film produced by Jacob Crawford of http://wecopwatch.org: [https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/the-battle-for-oscar-grant-plaza-screening-and-discussion-on-police-accountability/?instance_id=75333 The Battle for Oscar Grant Plaza]. | ||
*[http://openoakland.org/ Open Oakland] | *[http://openoakland.org/ Open Oakland] - Open government initiative that meets weekly (Tuesdays) at City Hall to hack on civic technology projects. | ||
*[https://www.facebook.com/oakprivacy Oakland Privacy] | *[https://www.facebook.com/oakprivacy Oakland Privacy] - Meets weekly at Sudo Room. | ||
*[http://restorethefourthsf.com/ Restore the Fourth SF Bay Area] | *[http://restorethefourthsf.com/ Restore the Fourth SF Bay Area] | ||
*[http://occupyoakland.org Occupy Oakland] | *[http://occupyoakland.org Occupy Oakland] - Meets every week on Sundays at Sudo Room. | ||
==Misc== | ==Misc== | ||
*[https://sudomesh.org Sudo Mesh] | *[https://sudomesh.org Sudo Mesh] (omni compact) - Building a free and open wireless network in the East Bay. | ||
*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/hackerspacollective/ Hacker Spa] | *[https://www.facebook.com/groups/hackerspacollective/ Hacker Spa] (omni compact) - Hackers + hot tubs + Coworking + massage! Contact Andrew. | ||
*[http://strike-debt-bay-area.tumblr.com/ Bay Area Strike Debt] - A movement to stop paying back debt | |||
*[http://www.bookzoo.net/ Book Zoo] | |||
*[http://strike-debt-bay-area.tumblr.com/ Bay Area Strike Debt] | |||
*[http://www.bookzoo.net/ Book Zoo] | |||
=Resources= | =Resources= | ||