[sudo-discuss] Fwd: [omni-consensus] Backspace Space proposal

[Jenny Ryan]

New Backspace proposal for Omni, please discuss!

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From: Sara Larsen <saralarsenyoga at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:26 PM
Subject: [omni-consensus] Backspace Space proposal
To: "consensus at lists.omnicommons.org" <consensus at lists.omnicommons.org>


Please find Backspace's space proposal below, and on the Omni riseup pad.
Skip to the section labeled "Space" if you don't want to reacquaint
yourself with our vision and mission. Thank you!


Backspace Wellness Collective


Vision

The Backspace Wellness is a worker-owned wellness network providing an
array of accessible, responsive, safe care, while elevating neighbors,
diverse communities and Oakland activists. Guided by an ethics of
decolonization and of difference, we believe that self-care and community
access to wellness resources is a radical act.

We encourage organizations and individuals committed to making our city a
more just, livable place to care for themselves and go about their work in
a sustainable way. We believe that abundance of resources is often linked
to good health and that abundance is possible through proper relations, and
so are mindful of the nuance of each relationship, gearing our exchanges
towards this mutual benefit and mutual aid of persons, land, community/s.
The Backspace Collective is also committed to facilitating a deepened,
educated community of learners and teachers of the healing arts, and to
explore in conversation what a healthy person, community and bioregion will
look like, and how they are intertwined.


Mission

Backspace Wellness Collective, a collective within the OMNI Commons, is a
worker-owned wellness collective encompassing a broad range of healing
modalities to make opportunities available for healing, wellness, care and
growth in the community.

We offer:

- Wellness center services via private practice(s).

- Regular donation-based clinics that provide wellness services to a
diversity of populations from a range of economic backgrounds.

- Regular events, talks, panels, teach-ins and classes in our space to
engage and empower the community on an educational and participatory level.

- Ongoing contemplative classes and workshops (e.g. meditation, yoga,
martial arts, etc.)


Space

Backspace proposes to move into the ADA accessible Storage Area on the
Shattuck Ave side (former TIL space), the small BDRM upstairs and the
upstair Den (re: the Den - Backspace plans to offer this room part of the
time as a Commons to other Omni collectives). See Appendix A.


Den:  Backspace is interested in the Den that overlooks La Commune (next to
TIL’s upstairs office). We will use this room in a multi-purpose way: for
use for yoga, martial arts, open affordable holistic clinic hours,
meditation, wellness special events, etc. We will offer this room as a
common space by reservation during the times when it is not reserved for
Backspace use.

A public calendar that Backspace would be very happy to administrate would
be set up for this room (alternately we can link to an existing calendar
but just need more info on how to do so).

Small BDRM upstairs: We need one small, private room for use as a small
studio space for practitioners, as well as for locked Backspace storage
(which will include herbs and tinctures that must be locked and not
available to the public).

ADA accessible Storage Area We envision this as a private ADA accessible
clinic room for Backspace (for massage appts, etc, where the practitioner
would need to lock the door behind them).

Governance/Structure

Backspace is a worker owned and operated collective. We make decisions via
modified consensus. Membership is obtained through a vote by all the
existing members.

We strive to be engaged with the larger Omni community and have been since
the very first delegates meeting.

We  rotate our voting delegates monthly and routinely participate in
working groups, other collectives, or other valuable projects relating to
the Omni.

Financials

We would pay $1000 per month starting in October.

Backspace founder Andrew Lowe put forward $6000 to the Omni for Backspace
in May 2014. This money was paid ahead as a commitment by Backspace to the
Omni and vice versa. We would like to allocate that money in the following
way:

$3000 for July Rent (first month, last month, deposit)

$1000 for Septemer

$1000 for October

$1000 for November

Our income will come from contributions from member practitioners. We plan
to use our profits to help keep our free/donation based clinics sustainable.

[image: FloorPlanProposal-page-001 (1).jpg]Appendix A: Rooms


-- 


Let us be together,
Let us eat together,
Let us be vital together,
Let us be radiating truth,
radiating the light of life,
Never shall we denounce anyone,
never entertain negativity.                                          -- The
Upanishads

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