[sudo-discuss] My plan to organize space and become solvent

[niki]

Sorry for the typos - I'm sure you can grok my general sentiment. Xo

On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 10:05 PM niki <niki.shelley at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't think this is something that can be immediately manifested into a
> workable structure which is one of the most difficult challenges of trying
> to build alternatives to existing systems. We're hardwired, within this
> system to believe that having the right set of systems or guild lines or
> processes or rules or principles in place will shape up the ship but the
> reality is: the playing field isn't level, we don't all speak the same
> language, we don't al sharenthe same experiences, we don't all have the
> same values or priorities or needs.
>
> And so, we must start from of a place of, " How can I learn?", "What can I
> do?", and really work with others on a very personal level. Rules and
> guidelines are all well and good and valuable but nothingness can replace
> trust and love and those things take time to build.
>
> So I urge you to maintain your enthusiasm and to throw your shoulder to
> the wheel, metaphorically speaking, and to know you're entering into a
> powerful and loving community that needs all hands on the actual deck more
> than they need more brilliant ideas.
>
> I'm glad you're here and I'm not around much myself these days but please
> know this is not a message intended to discourage you - we're building a
> new world and we need you and all of the help we can get!
>
> N
>
> On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 3:15 PM Captain Chesapeake <daro120sudo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> :)
>>
>> > On Jan 26, 2018, at 3:12 PM, Yardena Cohen <yardenack at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 3:05 PM, Captain Chesapeake
>> > <daro120sudo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Or perhaps what I’m suggesting is not possible given our
>> structure/governance. I’m absolutely open to that as well. Seems like
>> committees work..
>> >
>> > It's totally possible. You just have to figure out specific jobs to be
>> > done, and specific people with the skills and capacity to do them.
>> > Which requires being familiar with both.
>> >
>> > I personally think Sudoroom should run a census of all the people who
>> > use the space. This could include a catalog of what people need, what
>> > people have to offer. It could also include things like diversity
>> > statistics, which is something we've always been bad at keeping track
>> > of.
>> >
>> > Out of curiosity, I thought I'd run these commands on sudoroom.org:
>> >
>> > $ sudo grep -c 'sudoroom should'
>> > /var/lib/mailman/archives/private/sudo-discuss.mbox/sudo-discuss.mbox
>> > 52
>> > $ sudo grep -c 'sudoroom needs'
>> > /var/lib/mailman/archives/private/sudo-discuss.mbox/sudo-discuss.mbox
>> > 23
>> >
>> > :)
>>
>
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