[sudo-discuss] [BAPS-Organizing] Full Building Purchase Proposal & FAQ

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I’ve seen a sign on telegraph ave southbound of the 24 frwy over pass that says something like “east bay community sharing”  and I had the idea - 

If they are a registered 501c3 why not buy a nonprofit for the purchase of the Omni building - I think all you would have to do is change the names of the officers.

I apologize if this is a stupid idea

and I apologized for not getting to Wednesdays sudo meeting - but family happens

with love

Alice


> On Oct 13, 2016, at 12:18 PM, Yardena Cohen <yardenack at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> What if Omni shares ownership with Bay Area Community Land Trust? Last
> year the fundraising wg was leaning towards schemes like where BACLT
> owns the land and Omni owns the building. BACLT is a 501c3 and the
> kind of property stewardship we're assigning to "Omni2" is already
> their core mission.
> 
> I'm sorry to say, I don't think power balance issues can ever be
> eradicated while Sudo owns half the building. One of the most
> important powers at Omni is the power to reject or kick out another
> collective. Not that I foresee anybody actually kicking out Sudo, but
> over the past few years, Sudoroom has exercised its blocking power to
> prevent several new groups from joining or remaining in Omni (Creative
> Empowerment Project, Oakland Nights Live), and to prevent other Omni
> groups from making important operating decisions which affected their
> status - such as Buried Seeds decreasing their rent, Homes Not Jails
> being a member collective without paying rent, Black Hole using the
> basement, Backspace's various plans, etc. Who would be able to hold
> Sudoroom to similar standards it's held for other groups? It's not
> about whether we trust each other. If you have to say "trust me" then
> you don't just have a "perceived power imbalance", you have a real
> one.
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