Event:2016/11/30 Communications

Omni Comms/Org Wg - 30 November 2016

= attendees =
 * Julian, David, Niki, Rilke, Julio, Daniel

= announcements / updates =


 * there was confusion about organize vs. occupy booking; it seems clear now (?): thanks Niki, Joe, others


 * any others?
 * Rilke: aaahhh, ooooo. ehhh ah.
 * David: friend wants to have a knitting group to make things for Standing Rock
 * Steve Zolno wants to have an event here based on his book "The Future of Democracy" - maybe Baps or David could meet him?
 * Julio: people have been having get togethers @ home and i directed them to the organize page

= event/meeting requests =


 * requests/suggests
 * Sunflower Alliance – for next week Dec 5th-9th - postponed / cancelled
 * human rights documentation workshop with the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights *** Jenny emailed them.
 * Women's Self Defense Workshop
 * Jenny emailed Paradox Self Defense. They are down to do a workshop here
 * Sid wants to have martial arts practice. Should probably work that into insurance.


 * already planned
 * LGBTQ townhall
 * what are support roles and who will fill them?
 * in advance:David
 * day of: David
 * Legal Observer Training Dec 4 11am-1pm
 * what are support roles and who will fill them?
 * in advance:Jenny
 * day of: Mia, Lynn and Robb said they will facilitate
 * Peoples Community Medics Training Dec 4 6:30pm-7:30pm
 * what are support roles and who will fill them?
 * in advance:
 * day of:
 * Cryptoparty / Digital Security Workshop (Not scheduled)
 * what are support roles and who will fill them?
 * in advance:
 * day of:

= discussions =
 * already/just happened
 * spokescouncil for MLK week of action?
 * Transgender Health & Medicine Working Group


 * ICE Raid rapid response team
 * does this already exist here? if so, who to ask / how to support?
 * Julian has connections to a RI based community organization that had a rapid response team called Red de Defensa
 * Julian will ask Causa Justa if something exists and if they'd like the Omni's help
 * set up like a phone tree


 * new condo in the neighborhood - neighborhood meeting?
 * If anyone wants to go to meetings: http://temescaldistrict.org/contact
 * Julio will ask Shifra if a public meeting is scheduled
 * Robb suggested we hold a community meeting @ Omni
 * David will email planner and ask about scheduled meetings
 * Planner is Jason Madani 510-238-4790 jmadani@oaklandnet.com
 * Applicant is Megan Low (possibly key player in Santa Fe School)
 * Some prophylactic measures we can take: (ie: informing them that we will have loud shows, etc.)


 * D.A. Trainings
 * for YBCA youth
 * Omni monthly
 * where is this at? what can we do to make it happen?
 * getting the slides, etc for sharing
 * Niki will post Margaretha's notes to event page
 * training for trainers?


 * publicizing material resources / the organizing corner
 * Niki said she would make a list. She forgot. She will do it this week.
 * other things that would be good to have:
 * strong rolls of fabric (depot)
 * rolls of black tape
 * move a couple of movable walls to entrance hall? create some kind of barrier? pull down screens?


 * newsletter
 * at delegates mtg we encouraged folks to send stories; have we received stories? should we formally solicit?
 * Dear Member Collective / Working Group, We of the communications working group are putting together the next issue of our newsletter. We'd love for you to submit a story of [e.g.] 250-500 words by December 10th. The scope of your story may be large or small, telling us where you're at overall or something you've done recently, or may be about the big by way of the small, etc.
 * do we want to set deadlines and intended release date?
 * 10th + 17th?
 * distro day/s? who? how?


 * manifesto
 * draft/notes for here - https://pad.riseup.net/p/omnistatement

= ideas =
 * how to: add stuff to calendar; wiki

= parking lot =
 * antifa reading group - via the new inquiry "a time for treason"
 * faraday safe?
 * Challenging Dominant Culture proposal?
 * resurrect front desk shifts? https://omnicommons.org/frontdesk
 * regular community dinners
 * have folks regularly attend meetings of other groups/collectives
 * "Solidarty SF Bay" - Jenny's map project, not disimilar to Solidarity NYC http://solidaritynyc.org/