[sudo-discuss] Fwd: Bryan Parker has invited you to First 700 Club Event

Tue Oct 1 17:57:29 PDT 2013

All,

This thread caught my eye, since I have been active in local politics
elsewhere, and am interested in the evolution of Sudo Room as a source of
awesome.

As a bit of more relevant background, as a volunteer I helped the Portland
organization Free Geek (similar to a hacker space, but focused on
electronics recycling and..well, "helping the needy get nerdy") to get
involved with and influence statewide policy on electronic waste recycling,
and achieve a certain gravitas among various government circles. Today Free
Geek is well known as a resource for knowledge and action relating to
electronics recycling and community technology, and I think stuff like
showing up to testify on legislation was a big key to that happening. I
strongly believe it is important for organizations like Sudo Room to
establish a voice in government and politics. I think this is a
different,and maybe more appropriate, way of looking at it than choosing
what candidates to support or oppose! This community has a wealth of
knowledge about a variety of issues, and it's a good thing for that
knowledge to be leveraged toward creating better laws and policies.

As of now, I am blissfully ignorant of the Oakland mayoral race, and of
this particular candidate, so please don't take anything I say here as
supporting or opposing any candidate.

Anyway: from what I read here, I think it would be great to invite the
candidate to a roundtable discussion about tech policy! To avoid
undesirable political associations, I'd do these things:

* Have one person, chosen for their neutrality, be the main point of
contact, and perhaps a moderator. This probably should not be Eddan, but
somebody who is not actively considering their vote yet.
* That person should contact the candidate and lay out some ground rules,
among them being that this is NOT an event in which he should actively
solicit support for his candidacy (no solicitation for money or votes) but
rather an opportunity for him to gather information about what is of
concern to his constituents.
* Establish a format that is guided by a Sudo Room person, in which the
candidate participates; do not put him in the position of leading or
shaping the discussion.
* Invite all, or at least several, candidates in the race to attend. Assure
them that they will all have equal opportunity to address the crowd (like
maybe a 5-10 minute talk about why they are running) but also reiterate
that it's uncool to explicitly seek money or votes!

I hope this is helpful. I, for one, would love to see Sudo Room doing stuff
like this!
Pete

On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 5:40 PM, Ryan Bethencourt <ryan.bethencourt at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Surely the act of Sudo Room existing is political, even if all of us don't
> fly under the same political flag we are all part of a movement, which
> makes us at least a political statement about shared resources, community
> and spaces?
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Gregg Horton <greggahorton at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  Involving sudoroom in politics sounds annoying, unless we decide to run
>> mchawking for mayor.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 10/1/13 5:27 PM, Marina Kukso wrote:
>>
>> more on bryan parker: http://oaklandwiki.org/Bryan_Parker
>>
>> learn about all the mayoral candidates:
>> http://oaklandwiki.org/2014_Mayoral_Election
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Eddan Katz <eddan at clear.net> wrote:
>>
>>>  Following the Sudo Room norms of transparency - a value I hold in high
>>> regard and try to practice to the best of my ability - I am forwarding the
>>> invitation I received below from the Bryan Parker 2014 Oakland mayoral race
>>> campaign.
>>>
>>>  I have spoken with the campaign previously about the importance of
>>> tech policy to the future of economic development in downtown oakland. i
>>> have not contributed financially to the campaign - but feel comfortable
>>> sharing at this point that I am seriously considering supporting his
>>> candidacy. the fact that Bryan Parker made history by being the first
>>> candidate to crowdsource his initial fundraising seems like a significant
>>> acknowledgement and suggests to me an awareness of the power of peer
>>> production.
>>>
>>>  they are interested in holding a roundtable discussion sometime within
>>> the next couple months on the subject of innovation and technology.
>>> i mentioned sudo room as a potential venue for this event and was
>>> planning on trying to move this discussion forward at the event tonight.
>>> it is my intention to make the case that oakland's edge could and should
>>> be openness and co-operation in the further development.
>>> i believe that there is a role municipal government can play in making
>>> this happen, in terms of both strategic investments and administrative
>>> regulations.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  *From: *"Bryan Parker" <host at invite.pingg.com>
>>>  *Subject: **Bryan Parker has invited you to First 700 Club Event*
>>>  *Date: *September 25, 2013 5:21:47 PM PDT
>>>  *To: *eddan <eddan at eddan.com>
>>>  *Reply-To: *Bryan Parker <usm at brightlineconsulting.com>
>>>
>>>   [image: Things not looking quite right? Try loading images in your
>>> email client.]
>>>
>>> You have been invited by Bryan Parker to First 700 Club Event.
>>>
>>>
>>>  Dear Friends,
>>>
>>> It is with deep appreciation that I thank you for your generous support
>>> of my campaign for Mayor of Oakland 2014. I am honored to welcome you to
>>> our 700 Club, a network of high-profile leaders in business, tech and
>>> philanthropy who share our vision for moving Oakland Forward. You are
>>> invited to attend first of the 700 Club event-series at my home 59 Bay
>>> Forest Drive, Oakland on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 from 6:30-8:00 PM.
>>>
>>> This 700 Club event will feature special guest speaker Phil Tagami who
>>> will lead our discussion around the theme of safety in Oakland. Enjoy the
>>> culinary delights of Chef Robert Dorsey III and engage our collective
>>> expertise to improve our city.
>>>
>>> Please feel free to invite a like-minded friend to attend and share in
>>> advancing Oakland Forward. Please RSVP to Danielle.Bersen at gmail.com.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *DATE*
>>>
>>> October 1st, 2013, 6:30pm
>>>
>>> *LOCATION*
>>>
>>> The home of Bryan Parker
>>>
>>> *ADDRESS*
>>>
>>> 59 Bay Forest Drive, Oakland
>>>
>>>
>>> This email has a unique link,
>>> *just* for you!
>>>
>>> Please *do not* forward it to others.
>>> If you would like to invite others to the event
>>> send a link instead!<?subject=FW:%20First%20%37%30%30%20Club%20Event&body=%0AFirst%20%37%30%30%20Club%20Event%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fevent%2Epingg%2Ecom%2FFirst%37%30%30ClubEvent>
>>>
>>>      [image: pingg.com, well sent]<http://www.pingg.com/login/guest_landing?partner=email_logo&guest=nhxkc2bz3ap88x35j>
>>>
>>> pingg corp. 36 East 20th Street,
>>> 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10003
>>>
>>> To block further invites from
>>> this sender please unsubscribe<http://www.pingg.com/rsvp/ZQZ0C7F-Z0kzu/remove_me/ZQZ0jPh-0a6lh>
>>> .
>>>
>>>
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