[sudo-discuss] Help Keep Sudo Room Alive!

[Mari M.]

I am (was) a member of Sudo Room but I have specifically stayed away
because when I tried to come forward and talk about a harassment issue I
had, I was called names and basically told that my experience with
harassment ultimately didn't matter by one of your founders.

I have heard that my harasser has not been coming to Sudo Room, but the
disrespect I was treated to was enough to keep me away probably forever.
Because of this mishap, I never actually came back to Sudo Room after the
day I became a member to get a key and start paying monthly dues (I am also
homeless and have C-PTSD after years of sexual abuse violence, even
currently dealing with sexual assault in a situation I am unfortunately
in).

I'm just saying, if you guys want more people to contribute and donate,
perhaps have a much more compassionate an humanitarian approach to people
when they come forward about important matters despite being terrified to
do so. I would have happily given any money I had PLUS time to help, clean
and sort, etc. But I was pushed away and insulted instead.

For the last couple of months I have debated whether or not I wanted to
cancel my membership to Sudo Room. I don't feel right giving money and time
to a place and a community that I was pretty much laughed out of because no
one believed I was being harassed and stalked.

If you want to cancel my membership on your end because of this email, go
ahead and do it. Like I said, I don't feel right giving what little hard
earned money I have to a place that not only feel disrespected, but
purposely put me in harm's way and in front of my harasser and stalker.

I'm sorry for putting this out there on the mailling list, but I have held
this in for months and I feel I need to let people know.

Do whatever you want, ban me, cancel my membership, call me "hateful" for
being afraid of my harasser.


I don't care, anymore.

-Mari


On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Karissa McKelvey <
karissa.mckelvey at gmail.com> wrote:

> [image: Inline image 1]
> Sudo Room <https://sudoroom.org/>
> *Creative community and hackerspace*
>
> *Help Keep Sudo Room Alive*
>
> Sudo Room is continuously short on rent, so any contributions will really
> help! As a member, we suggest a monthly due of $60, and accept non-monetary
> contributions such as delicious snacks brought to our Wednesday night
> meetings.
>
> We are on the collaborative hacker honor system. If you are doing well
> monetarily, feel free to pitch in a bit more than $60 so that someone else
> can pay less and still enjoy the hack. If you have any problems making a
> recurring donation, please let substack or juul know in IRC (#sudoroom on
> freenode) for a quick fix.
>
> Sudo Room is very close to becoming an official non-profit. We're excited
> to become a non-profit because it will mean that all donations to Sudo Room
> will be retroactively tax-deductible with the IRS. However, we need to
> raise $400 filing fee for our IRS 501(c)3 application. If you want to help
> with this process in any way, please contact info at sudoroom.org.
>
> DONATE NOW <https://sudoroom.org/donate/>
>
> You can also help keep Sudo Room alive by reaching out to your workplace,
> other organizations, philanthropists, and grant funders. These folks can
> help bring in one-time donations or matching donations that really help!
> Applying to grants is easier than you'd think, and anyone who would like to
> will be supported in their efforts.
>
> *Short on cash? Help with Stuff!*
> Sudo room is seeking a boat-load of organizing tools--like clear bins,
> shelving, label-makers, and other materials. If you have any of these
> things, drop a note to info at sudoroom.org or
> sudo-discuss at lists.sudoroom.org! AND if you can donate $$$ to help
> purchase and pick up these supplies, it would be a high return on your
> investment!
>
> Thank you for everything.
>
>
>
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