Event:2016/01/23 Building Bloc

Building Bloc meeting #8 Saturday January 23, 2016

intros
Meeting notes & poems here: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Building_Bloc
 * if you don't want your comments in the meeting notes, just say so at any time!

who's here
name, pronoun, a hope you have for omni, what you think BB's role is
 * yar, she/her, i hope it'll be full of people all the time; volunteer fair!
 * mary, she/her, still be here & similar to this (but better) in 20 years, bringing new fresh ideas & faces
 * matt g, he/him, hope it never dies, getting people involved to volunteer
 * shirin, she/her, still figuring it out, but a good starting point to omni for me. hope it is for others too!
 * matt s, he/him, fly on the wall
 * abe, he/him, that is stays, exists, doesn't close down; to introduce new people to the space. people who don't know where to fit, a good way to start
 * dragon, he, do more artwork / expression, dunno

new members
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Building_Bloc#New_Members

matt g

 * are you a member of other collectives?
 * finance wg, sort of the public school. they're having a crisis now, but still a member
 * talk about groups having a crisis and losing energy after occupy
 * What name should we call you?
 * matt
 * Why are you at omni?
 * i think omni is great. i help out with finance.
 * What do you do here?
 * i'm the treasurer
 * What struggles do you face at omni or in general?
 * lack of resources
 * What do omni's values mean to you?
 * idk, i mean, i think they're important and the space is important in oakland.
 * What do you need from us?
 * just your love and friendship!
 * What do you have to offer?
 * i'm not really sure what i can do for the group, but i do what i can
 * What are you grateful for?
 * being here and being well
 * will you follow & share with omni on social media?
 * i already do!
 * Do you consent to being in photographs?
 * yes
 * do you want us to add you to any mailing lists?
 * i think i'm already on them
 * what's the best way to contact you?
 * email
 * do you want a key card?
 * already have a key
 * what's your schedule like? when are you usually available for volunteer hours?
 * i work m-f until 6pm and surf on weekends. evenings best
 * how far away do you live?
 * down the street
 * does anyone else have questions?
 * matt: not sure what you guys do
 * mary: we're getting started, figuring out what we're gonna do

kloyne court

 * shirin did a screening, lots of people are interested in helping with omni. not much money, but lots of time!

volunteer fair

 * saturday march 12 has nothing going on in ballroom
 * step 1: send a feeler email to omni-discuss to confirm it's a good date. let's do this today
 * save the date
 * looking for at least 1 member from each collective & working group
 * birdhouse
 * offer free computer classes from sudoroom
 * FNB fundraiser happening february 14
 * not too many hours.
 * someone walks up and asks about buildingbloc, asks about the event, says she is teaching genetic classes thursday 28th from 7-9 pm, every other thursday lecture, every other sunday basic lab skills, counterculture labs
 * shirin: who needs most volunteers?
 * commons working group
 * fundraising working group
 * conflict mediation
 * public school needs people to teach classes
 * contact each working group & collective

future meeting times

 * weekends are better
 * weekly or every other week? yar prefers every other week
 * maybe online poll is more democratic
 * next meeting is 2 weeks from now - sat feb 6 4pm?
 * we'll consult others before setting a regular time

party

 * just for us, for now. in january?
 * when? after our next meeting! potluck.

being a member collective

 * first ask delegates for permission to make key cards for our members
 * then ask to be a member collective
 * do we want to do that? everybody nods.
 * yar can go to delegates meetings for the next couple months. matt g and mary can do some too.
 * are we a working group?
 * maybe we're functioning as one
 * we sort of inherited our reason for existing from welcoming committee & CDC
 * we'll draft our member collective application here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/bbapp