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<div>Omni Delegates Meeting - 5 February 2015<br />
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The meeting begins promptly at 7pm, every Thursday, and ends promptly at 9pm, unless delegates agree to continuation.<br />
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= Attendees =<br />
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* Facilitator/s: ryan, matt<br />
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* Introduction to the Omni Commons & our values<br />
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* Explanation of hand signals: <br />
** "Deaf applause," "raised hand," "point of process," "direct response," "time's up," "stop and reflect," "kermit" (wildcard), etc.<br />
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* Stacktaker: Mary<br />
** Explanation of progressive stack: Raise your hand and make eye contact with the stack taker. Please wait your turn, and try not to interupt or speak over others. Direct responses are allowed only as Points Of Information/ Clarifications, etc (use hand signal). For everything else, please raise your hand and wait your turn.<br />
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* Timekeeper: MG<br />
** Reminder to keep comments brief.<br />
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* Notetaker/s: Rachel<br />
** URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom<br />
* Vibe Reader: Brandon<br />
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* Facilitator/s for next week: Jes & Rachel<br />
** Encourage someone who hasn't facilitated before. If they'd like support, someone who has facilitated before can join them to facilitate together! If they'd like to know how the agenda works, here's a page outlining the different parts of our agenda: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Facilitating_General_Meetings_Tips_and_Info <br />
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== Delegates ==<br />
** Black Hole : David<br />
** CCL: Mary<br />
** FNB: Joe<br />
** La Commune: Steve<br />
** MPM: Hannah<br />
** Sudo Room: Matt<br />
** TIL: MG<br />
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* Quorum: WE HAVE POWER (revocable accountable power) <br />
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== Introductions ==<br />
Time: 15 min<br />
5 min - Make pairs! Ask your partner "Who have you appreciated lately?"<br />
5 min - Sharing time! Prepare to share your partner's answer to the question...<br />
Share: Your Name; Your Affiliation; Your Preferred Pronoun; Your Partner's Answer<br />
* Matt: Sudo Room - Hacker... <br />
* Ryan: Partner appreciates Johaan who found grocery carts. <br />
* Steve: La Commune appreciates a toilet paper fairy. (Jenny and Liz fairies)<br />
* Lindsay: Loose affiliation, spoke with Rayc<br />
* Emji: Spoke with Matt who appreciates our lawyer. <br />
* Mary: With CCL who spoke with Leon who appreciates his family. Brian also appreciates his coworkers<br />
* Rayc: Spoke with Lindsay who appreciates her accupunture-person-hero. <br />
* Darren: FNB who spoke with someone who appreciates a volunteer manager with school gardens. <br />
* Ory: Loose affiliation, spoke with Darren who appreciates Sand with FNB doin' work in People's Park. <br />
* Dusty: spoke with Jessie appreciates her housemate<br />
* Jessie: Affiliated with CCL and others spoke with Dusty who appreciates his students for pushing him to be a decent person. <br />
* Leon: Spoke with Brian who appreciates his coworker and Mary appreciates education. <br />
* Brian: with Berkeley Liberation Radio who spoke with Mary who appreciates folks trying to change education and Leon who appreciates family. <br />
* David messed up. He really appreciates Grace who, at the East Bay Anarchist fair, gave him food because he was hungry. She suggested that FNB be a part of Omni, and they said yes and all was well. <br />
* Grace appreciates David because he's cool and her advisor at school who let's her cry in the office. <br />
* Joe: FNB spoke with Naomi who couldn't think of anybody. She appreciates Joel for some frames. <br />
* Naomi: Spoke with Joel who appreciates Anka from FNB appreciates appreciates Hallihammer <br />
* Michael: he is from Berkeley Liberation Radio spoke with Hanna who appreciates some people who sometimes appear as egyptian goddes of justice, then you can call me she<br />
* Brandon: Spoke with ______ Appreciates Drag Queens for the work that they put in. <br />
* Rachel: affiliated with the entirety of existence. Brendan appreciates his co-worker for sharing motivational words and messages!<br />
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= Announcements =<br />
Time: 1 min per announcement (under 10 min total)<br />
Reminder: Working Groups are NEXT, please save your wg announcements for later<br />
* Emji - Event w/ publisher ____________ in Omni!<br />
* Mary - bike racks are coming soon. mary is handling this sh!t. City employee came to mark the sidewalk where the city plans to install the bike racks (that's right, for free $.$)<br />
* Ory - interview series, launch youtube channel, talk to ppl engaged in their passion, how they learned what they know, how they got to be pursuing what they're doing now, Would love to talk to anyone interested in an interview!<br />
* Jesse - interested in sharing piece of her life here, another one, aerial silks, would like to hang one at the omni, (put away when not in use), waivers signed (liability), has a way of getting mats, etc., easy to fold up, Disco Room? Maybe Ballroom for shows<br />
* Matt: "Commons working group is a good place to get more info on this"<br />
* Rayc -Mapping omni electrical, detailed, circuits, rather than hiring an electrician, saves time/etc., start Electrical Working Group (collaborating with experiences persons)<br />
* Michael ~Interested in being a part of the omni, relaying info between his collective and this collective [twinkle fingers in the room] <br />
* Brandon - present a new collective called oakland next to the omni, sent an email to discuss list and consensus list, we would like to be affiliated with the omni<br />
* Matt:"Someone to follow up with you at the last meeting"?<br />
* Brandon:yes, they got back to me and I answered<br />
* Ryan- More time to just listen and appreicate each toher's words, empathetic listening circle tomorrow, friday , 6-8pm<br />
* David - Structural engineer access load rating of beams in ballroom, mostly for things like speakers, etc., if you have questions about things to hang, talk to me :) <br />
** upstairs kitchen no high amp loads! Electrician on their way<br />
* ELECTRICAL ISSUE - Upstairs kitchen circuit.<br />
** Breaker #7 (used to be #8) tripping constantly: Leave off pending electrician visit<br />
** All electrical kitchen appliances have been temporarily moved to Sudo Room for now. Until the electrical is resolved, please do not use appliances in the kitchen or anywhere upstairs.. <br />
** The Space heater from upstairs 'treatment room' has also been removed to bunker room.<br />
** Until electrical issue is resolved, request that the use of space heaters stop in the building, and definitely NO space heaters upstairs until this is resovled <br />
* Gym equip in basement got unpacked - must be repacked, & removed Gym Equip from building.<br />
** Proposal URL: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Proposal_to_Remove_Gym_Equip<br />
** Due to liability, permitting & consensus issues it cannot be set up in a way that can be used.<br />
** ASAP it needs to be re-consolidated and covered with a tarp.<br />
** The equipment has been stored at omni without consent and not moved for months. Voluntary proposal below to remove it from the building by Weds 2/11<br />
* Request that large trike needs to be moved from where it is chained up on 48th. <br />
** Unfo trike is impeding foot traffic, we could be cited, has been locked up there for weeks. <br />
** Can trike be parked on street and locked to pole at least so this does not happen?<br />
** Also a request for trike to moved in advance of bike parking for Saturday event. <br />
* Michael of BLR: Looking to become part of the collective, get a sense of how we operate. Collaboratation between collectives. <br />
* Ryan: empathtic listening circle tomorrow from six to eight. <br />
* David brings up that folks must submit new proposals five days in advance. <br />
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= Working Group Report-Backs=<br />
Time: 2 min per announcement (under 20 min total)<br />
Check for what working groups have updates; take stack.<br />
* Naomi: Lava: toying with names like "omni wellness league". we're moving forward with de-coupling with "Backspace" entity. We are indeed working on the meditation proposal, in more detail, working on commons, fee strucutre, bottomlining on the calendars, not sure if since we're not tech a collective if I have to bring information to this meeting, or put that long updated proposal so everyone can see it and comment on it. <br />
* RyanSubmit through wiki, give time for consensus<br />
* Naomi/Lava: didn't know, thought it had to be in by tuesday<br />
* Ryan: At least a week<br />
* Matt: Put it on next week's right now<br />
* N?L: Also do that with the backspace proposal?<br />
* ANDREW: bring it into a larger meeting than just cwg so people know what is going on with backspace<br />
* Ryan: mis-placed in order of agenda items, but I appreciate that you're bringing it<br />
* Matt: Make room for it next week, post it to discussion<br />
* Joel: Last time I heard anything official about backspace, .....?<br />
* Ryan: Please take this to the email list, thread going on right now, we'd like to come back to this and get through the working groups<br />
* Matt: We're desperate to make this a 2hr meeting for you :)<br />
* Naomi/Lava: What you're considering a working group? what that even means?<br />
* Matt explains wg's, suggests announcements, discuss, etc., appreciate your work , which we can all come to a conclusion to in the meeting<br />
* Emji: That would be a good commons working group update<br />
* David where?<br />
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== Commons ==<br />
* Meets Saturdays at 1 in Meetspace / BAPS classroom<br />
* Responsibilibuddy: Jenny<br />
* Need more paid events, most are free<br />
* At the least, ask event organizers to pass the hat for Omni and/or announce our funding campaign (omnicommons.org/donate)<br />
== Building and Facilities ==<br />
Responsibilibuddy: DK<br />
* Stuff is happening in this area, i just want to let people know that , but rather than go into details I'll just ask folks to contact me off-meeting/list as it may not be super interesting to everyone. <br />
== Challenging Dominant Culture (CDC) ==<br />
Meets Sundays at 12<br />
Responsibilibuddy:taller Ryan (Rising)<br />
* conflict resolution in the space, going well, balancing safe space against access, people who are not in any of the collectives here come in and participate in conflicts, and we have to engage what to do in the space<br />
* non-engagement, non-escalation of conflict agreement in the space has been well received<br />
* shorter Ryan:"Non action is not covered in the safe space policy, if someone is a bystander, they cannot be banned for that" <br />
== Communications / SysAdmins ==<br />
Responsibilibuddy: <br />
== Finance ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
== Fundraising ==<br />
Meets Mondays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
* Matt: Fundraising wg, raised 80k, go a long way, need a lot more, uphill battle, try to make do, launched next fundraising campaing, 1.95 million to buy the building, sponsor a square ft, $100/sqft (1k for sq m), from my point of view the reason to do this is to do your projects, incredible wonderful, valuable, get to the stage where we can be connected to enough people to buy this building, please send anyone to fundraising wg, we already have folks applying to grants, run events, once open to pub make smaller moneys, let's talk<br />
== How We Organize ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
== Kitchen ==<br />
Meets when?<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
== Welcoming ==<br />
Meets Thursdays at 6, where?<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
* Ryan: Ice cream social 2 the reckoning! 5-7pm SUnday!!!! <br />
** please go back to your collectives and tell people we need them on doors! join welcoming mailing list or <br />
** use this link:https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk<br />
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= Discussion =<br />
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== Visioning Activity ==<br />
10 min<br />
What do you see for Omni Commons in 5 years?<br />
Write some of your thoughts, even a few words, a drawing, or whatever on a sticky note, and place it on the wall labeled "Teh Futur3!!1"<br />
After the meeting, walk past the future and iiiiimmmmmaaaaaggggggiiiiiinnnnnnnneee...<br />
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== Bans ==<br />
* "Perry" - 2015-02-03 - <br />
** An olderish musician (guitarist & uke-player), claiming to be a member of FNB but who was verified to be not, who has been discovered to be wandering drunk around the space, and in so being transgressing boundaries of personal space, private dance rehearsals, and disrupting meetings. Has been asked not to come to the space drunk, agreed, but did so again anyway. Therefore, in response to the last instance where an Omnier's space was violated while he was drunk, he is provisionally banned pending conflict resolution with Omni, which he should arrange. <br />
* David T - Indefinitely banned from the sudo room physical space pending mediation 2015-01-08 <br />
** The collective/community they were identified with: sudo room<br />
** David T asked someone in Sudo to borrow headphones. This went into overborrowing teritory; he left omni with them. The headphones were someone's property, a discussion about this occured, culminated into a physical and verbal confrontation.<br />
** Jenny talked with david T and said he's not welcome at sudo room until he engages in conflict resolution.<br />
* Chris - Indefinitely banned from the Omni physical space 2015-02-04 <br />
** The collective/community they were identified with: Food Not Bombs <br />
** Sleeping in the space and getting aggressive when told it wasn't appropriate<br />
** Food Not Bombs contacted Chris about this and he has agreed to stay away from the Omni. He has refused mediation.<br />
* Rus (Aerosonic) - Indefinitely banned from the sudo room physical space 2015-01-28 <br />
** Adam was working in Sudo, Rus stuck his hand into workbox and area; Adam noticed vaporizor gone. Adam confronted Rus. Rus admitted to going into Adam's stuff, but said that he then put the vape on the table. soon after Rus and his friends left Omni. Rus came back and was asked to leave. Jake offered to contact him via IRC, there Rus aka Aerosonic asked to do conflict mediation, Jake is uninterested in doing this. Jake spoke to three other people. Noisebridge says, Rus has no idea why anyone thinks he took the vape, maybe someone just saw him touch it, fails to acknowledge evidence<br />
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== Thefts in the Space ==<br />
Tabled for 1 week.<br />
* Darin: Missing 2 travel flash drives, would like my stuff back :-/<br />
** What do they look like; Where were they last seen; etc?<br />
* Jes: Should there bw signage for this?<br />
Matt: about to add this to the agenda for next week, a lot has been lifted, DON'T LEAVE ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL POSSESSIONS UNATTENDED AT ANY TIME WHEN YOU'RE IN THE OMNI, PERIOD. +1<br />
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== How we treat each other ==<br />
Time: 30 min<br />
* tone policing vs non-violent communication?<br />
* acculturates us to not assert ourselves<br />
* emotional labor<br />
* all voices being heard<br />
* https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk<br />
* Ryan: Aggressions, micro-aggressions, it's really important to talk about how we treat each other, in general, and at meetings. He's been receiving microaggressions from a lot of people, access in the space is tiring me out, only way to deal is to kick things over--am often tone policed for it, the way we treat the space is how we treat each other, people having reactions to how i react- if we had signs that didn't let certain genders or skin colors into a space, it would not be acceptable, having to deal with bans and work, feels it's everyone's job to take care of everyone else in this space. is the most visible but not the only wheel chair user, most mobile one, <br />
* mary direct response: group SATURCDAY 4 O'CLOCK, IF YOU HAVE IDEAS OF HOW TO MOTIVATE, (important to me aat CCL to make is accessible) IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME, I WILL BE THERE, AT DISABILITY HACK NIGHT! +1!!<br />
* Joel: Are there access pads laid out at all the doors?<br />
* Ryan: they get removed<br />
* Rayc:(Access should be a priority and should be included in design<br />
** I feel that I am currently being "Tone policed right now." - Rayc<br />
* Ryan: it's about the tone policing and the way we treat each other<br />
* Mary: this comes to a core issue of trust, taking people's word for it, trusting people have good intentions, so that things can et done, we call come from a variety of different backgrounds, that's why we're here, mechanisms of getting out of that hardship, which a lot of us have gone through try to trust people in this space, people here are usually here for a reason<br />
* ??: it's a core issue<br />
* Rachel seconds this<br />
* joel: neon tape, make paths<br />
* ryan: it's not about ada access, it's about tone policing, want to focus on how we're treating each other in general<br />
* joel: you might not have to be mistreated if it was clearer<br />
* Rachel thinks this will help, even if it doesn't solve it<br />
* ryan: it's a bigger issue in the larger community<br />
* matt: let's just wait, we're rushing into longer conversation<br />
* ??: people wait<br />
* Emji: creating signage, about everything, if there are other ideas, we welcome them<br />
* Jes: safe space thing? i'm confused about signage for it, if we're having issues with that<br />
* emji: more in terms of oppression than property<br />
* ryan: lgbtu places specifically started this trend, since become a larger trend for marginilized ppl in general, our safe space policy is on the wiki<br />
* ??: "A place where anyone can relax and be fully self-expressed, without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or unsafe on account of biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, age, or physical or mental ability; a place where the rules guard each person's self-respect and dignity and strongly encourage everyone to respect others." — Advocates for Youth via Wikipedia.<3<br />
* Nick: Kitchen issue of ppl using spices, someone else's kitchen product wihtout asking<br />
* joel: i don't think that's safe space<br />
* mary explains it, interpersonal dilemmas and triumphs around the space<br />
* Joel: epidemic, terrible 2 weeks, in terms of how ppl have been treating each other, don't want to go into it, talking a lot, not getting anywhere<br />
* Rachel has also noticed this cosmic trend<br />
* Mary : probably apply that to every body<br />
* Ryan: that's why this conversation is so important right now, so we don't get to that pt again<br />
* ORY?: collective house, built trust over 3 yrs, irreplacable, begin with intention "i feel cared for when/if..." created a list, started interacting this way about a yr ago, something im going to try to do in every collective space i'm in, also don'ts<br />
* Ryan: being nice cripple 24/7, if we could get to place where we have nice interactions, perfect, but ppl can't always phrase their statements perfectly<br />
* ORY?: not how we speak all the time, get angry at eaqch other often at my house, it's what we choose to bring up in broader snense, have space to be nice, that's not what i mean to say<br />
* matt: leave room and time for folks who haven't had time to speak, STEP BACK MOMENT, STEP UP ANYONE?<br />
**hannah:: being in omni, common open space, lots of ppl coing through, can understand how welcoming, door ppl, signage, those things that are everpresent helps it feel like the space is being held, understand that's a lot of labor/energy/time, when i've been in strong ocllectives, big, diffuse, those elements are what helped me feel like it was knit together those are the things i feel i might do to contribute to welcoming committee, etc., signs, those things<br />
* nick: what is working? nurturing that, pt out when someone does something to respect your boundary, you appreciate, whatever the issue may be, <br />
* mary: being thankful<br />
* nick: being thankful<br />
* matt: let's take a few min to think of osmething you can DO actiVEly, this week, one thing tangibly, you want to do/participate in, that you think could help us treat each other better, collaborate, find the things we find important and value<br />
* Ryan: 8 mnutes for people who want to share, you can always pass <br />
* rachel: mrewow<br />
* Ryan: 30 more seconds to think in your heads <br />
* ryan: he'll start..what we can do the most is take responsibility for the core group of community organizers who are more likely to be snippy and take on too much work, we need to all step up and put a hand in, so they can feel like they can let go, all have self-care, they can have self-care<br />
* Steve?: respecting each others time (when i don't do what i came to do, i hate being here)<br />
* lindsay : feels overwhelming to me, i'm sensitive to this stuff, feel anxious just being here and my body starts to hurt, i'm really glad these conversations are happening, energetic shift, one thing i try to do is remember to breathe, stay grouded, it's pretty awesome that you guys have a vibe reader<br />
* Mary: would like to set aside time for people in this space, sitting down, saying thankyou, if theyll allow it give them a hug, touches can be very healing to a lot of ppl<br />
* ory?????don;t know name: introduce myself, look them in the eye, to ppl, share name, build relationships, beginning of trust, keep my eyes open to what's around me and who's around<br />
* Jes: looking fwd to this week resolveing/helping to resolve my part in some of the drama that has unfolded in the sunday cook house, details omitting, solution will be right whre the problem is, it's going to happen this week, she's looking forward to it<br />
* rayc: definition, community, altruism, empathy, camradierie<br />
* emji: almost a yr, burnt out, at this pt, tired<br />
* rayc: not sustainable feeling<br />
* ???: new would like to get the chance to meet ppl, following on the discussion, hear l who have been in this for yr, really want to know what's happened, how it's got to this pt, want t plug in in some way, want to know the story, incredible ppl here to have poured their heart and soul more positively<br />
* remote-jenny: 20:43 I'm going to actively set boundaries when people come to me complaining and ask that they return when they can communicate more positively and i encourage others to do the same :)<br />
* grace: mural artist, in den, this week design you guys a fucking awesome mural design [crowd cheers] in general tangentially connected to omni, never really had the space in my life to do more than that, but some space has opened up in my life recently, ut on my sched, figure out what people NEED FROM ME the most, what fresh energy is needed most urgently<br />
* Joe: Agrees with Jenny and wants to come to the Omni when he is willing and ready, not when it feels like he really has to come to the Omni. will tell people when they';re not being constructive, be more direct, that i learned this week with a few things<br />
* Hannah: <<THANKS being more direct, she comes to collective spaces pretty defensive, bad experiences, jaded, focus on projects, introduce myself, one new person every time she comes, a stretch but a good one, getting hurt happens a lot in spaces like this, she has a short temper for it, working on confronting that directly instead of just not coming, <br />
* Michael: Valuable to know whats going on especially since there is a plan to join the collectives. Been the cranky person, this happens at all collectives, my job is what we do in peoples park, keeping the peace (not security), we're all responsible for this, generally know my folks, know who i could potentially have to try to resolve, not let it go, when ppl are calmer, esp when its not heated, if he gets involved in this collective, could help you with this. <br />
* [Time Check: 10 minutes left]<br />
* Nick: focus on making ppl here aware of all the resources omni has for catharsis, conversations, places to go, empathetic listening, movement, yoga, people should take advantage of that, and participate in what we have available, it's very important that you're able to have that cathardic moment out of your focus. focusing on making ppl aware of the cathardic, [healing rachel says], resources we have, helping people relate to others and in life in general.<br />
* Brandon: constantly keep thinking about, how much i appreciate the intellectuals in the omni, everyone here is pretty smart, has a lot to offer in terms of knowledge space and equipment, can't take my head off of is there should be something to protect what we have, excited about this new project, CYBER SECURITY, we're all techno savvy, we're smart enought o put together an intricate system of cameras to know what's going on at all times (discussion tabled)<br />
* Rachel: echoes security (brandon), really echoes self-healing, centering and grounding ourselves with those cathardic resources (echoes nick).....what i'm going to do this week is give ANYONE who is spoken of in third person and not ther eto defend themselves, give them the benefit of the doubt, even if i do trust the speaker's judgment to begin with, just do it<br />
* Matt: time i should go to yoga, but x, y, z come before me and yoga. invite eveyrone to !!!!CROSS POLLINATE COLLECTIVES!!!!!!!!<br />
* Matt: FIGHT PATRIARCHY, make more resources available about fighting domination in any form.<br />
* MARY: post to discuss?<br />
* Matt: any media, including that<br />
* Mary: no more stack<br />
* Ryan: reflect, it's awesome we were able to have this conversation, if anyone feels hurt, burned out, etc, please come tomorrow, just to sit and listen, not fix problems, but just be there for each other, it's hard not to prob solve, but let's solve the problem of too much problem solving <br />
* DONE 3 MINUTES EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOTTTT!!!<br />
* sTEVE says la commune will not be here next week, <br />
* RAYC: Vacation Time for La Commune next week, they will not be here. <br />
* ryan: encourages everyone to check out the wall AFTER the meeting<br />
* IT IS OVER, THE END, LOVE <3<br />
= Proposals =<br />
= Tabled =<br />
== Backspace ==<br />
== Quiet Rooms===<br />
* Creation of a "Quiet" Room as an intentional space for people to decompress or mark themselves as "Not Available" for other reasons. - Ryan deilann 2/3<br />
== Mural Proposal (Den / Meditation Room) ==<br />
== Oakland Next ==<br />
= Action Items =<br />
Time: 5 min<br />
(Review):<br />
* MOVE THE GYM</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2015/02/05_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2931Event:2015/02/05 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2015-02-06T07:25:24Z<p>Eske: </p>
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<div>Omni Delegates Meeting - 5 February 2015<br />
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The meeting begins promptly at 7pm, every Thursday, and ends promptly at 9pm, unless delegates agree to continuation.<br />
Contents:<br />
* Introductions<br />
* Announcements<br />
* Working Group Report-Backs<br />
* Proposals<br />
* Discussions<br />
* Action Items<br />
* Tabled<br />
* Optional Breakout Session<br />
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= Attendees =<br />
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* Facilitator/s: ryan, matt<br />
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* Introduction to the Omni Commons & our values<br />
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* Explanation of hand signals: <br />
** "Deaf applause," "raised hand," "point of process," "direct response," "time's up," "stop and reflect," "kermit" (wildcard), etc.<br />
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* Stacktaker: Mary<br />
** Explanation of progressive stack: Raise your hand and make eye contact with the stack taker. Please wait your turn, and try not to interupt or speak over others. Direct responses are allowed only as Points Of Information/ Clarifications, etc (use hand signal). For everything else, please raise your hand and wait your turn.<br />
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* Timekeeper: MG<br />
** Reminder to keep comments brief.<br />
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* Notetaker/s: Rachel<br />
** URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom<br />
* Vibe Reader: Brandon<br />
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* Facilitator/s for next week: Jes & Rachel<br />
** Encourage someone who hasn't facilitated before. If they'd like support, someone who has facilitated before can join them to facilitate together! If they'd like to know how the agenda works, here's a page outlining the different parts of our agenda: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Facilitating_General_Meetings_Tips_and_Info <br />
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== Delegates ==<br />
** Black Hole : David<br />
** CCL: Mary<br />
** FNB: Joe<br />
** La Commune: Steve<br />
** MPM: Hannah<br />
** Sudo Room: Matt<br />
** TIL: MG<br />
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* Quorum: WE HAVE POWER (revocable accountable power) <br />
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<br />
== Introductions ==<br />
Time: 15 min<br />
5 min - Make pairs! Ask your partner "Who have you appreciated lately?"<br />
5 min - Sharing time! Prepare to share your partner's answer to the question...<br />
Share: Your Name; Your Affiliation; Your Preferred Pronoun; Your Partner's Answer<br />
* Matt: Sudo Room - Hacker... <br />
* Ryan: Partner appreciates Johaan who found grocery carts. <br />
* Steve: La Commune appreciates a toilet paper fairy. (Jenny and Liz fairies)<br />
* Lindsay: Loose affiliation, spoke with Rayc<br />
* Emji: Spoke with Matt who appreciates our lawyer. <br />
* Mary: With CCL who spoke with Leon who appreciates his family. Brian also appreciates his coworkers<br />
* Rayc: Spoke with Lindsay who appreciates her accupunture-person-hero. <br />
* Darren: FNB who spoke with someone who appreciates a volunteer manager with school gardens. <br />
* Ory: Loose affiliation, spoke with Darren who appreciates Sand with FNB doin' work in People's Park. <br />
* Dusty: spoke with Jessie appreciates her housemate<br />
* Jessie: Affiliated with CCL and others spoke with Dusty who appreciates his students for pushing him to be a decent person. <br />
* Leon: Spoke with Brian who appreciates his coworker and Mary appreciates education. <br />
* Brian: with Berkeley Liberation Radio who spoke with Mary who appreciates folks trying to change education and Leon who appreciates family. <br />
* David messed up. He really appreciates Grace who, at the East Bay Anarchist fair, gave him food because he was hungry. She suggested that FNB be a part of Omni, and they said yes and all was well. <br />
* Grace appreciates David because he's cool and her advisor at school who let's her cry in the office. <br />
* Joe: FNB spoke with Naomi who couldn't think of anybody. She appreciates Joel for some frames. <br />
* Naomi: Spoke with Joel who appreciates Anka from FNB appreciates appreciates Hallihammer <br />
* Michael: he is from Berkeley Liberation Radio spoke with Hanna who appreciates some people who sometimes appear as egyptian goddes of justice, then you can call me she<br />
* Brandon: Spoke with ______ Appreciates Drag Queens for the work that they put in. <br />
* Rachel: affiliated with the entirety of existence. Brendan appreciates his co-worker for sharing motivational words and messages!<br />
<br />
= Announcements =<br />
Time: 1 min per announcement (under 10 min total)<br />
Reminder: Working Groups are NEXT, please save your wg announcements for later<br />
* Emji - Event w/ publisher ____________ in Omni!<br />
* Mary - bike racks are coming soon. mary is handling this sh!t. City employee came to mark the sidewalk where the city plans to install the bike racks (that's right, for free $.$)<br />
* Ory - interview series, launch youtube channel, talk to ppl engaged in their passion, how they learned what they know, how they got to be pursuing what they're doing now, Would love to talk to anyone interested in an interview!<br />
* Jesse - interested in sharing piece of her life here, another one, aerial silks, would like to hang one at the omni, (put away when not in use), waivers signed (liability), has a way of getting mats, etc., easy to fold up, Disco Room? Maybe Ballroom for shows<br />
* Matt: "Commons working group is a good place to get more info on this"<br />
* Rayc -Mapping omni electrical, detailed, circuits, rather than hiring an electrician, saves time/etc., start Electrical Working Group (collaborating with experiences persons)<br />
* Michael ~Interested in being a part of the omni, relaying info between his collective and this collective [twinkle fingers in the room] <br />
* Brandon - present a new collective called oakland next to the omni, sent an email to discuss list and consensus list, we would like to be affiliated with the omni<br />
* Matt:"Someone to follow up with you at the last meeting"?<br />
* Brandon:yes, they got back to me and I answered<br />
* Ryan- More time to just listen and appreicate each toher's words, empathetic listening circle tomorrow, friday , 6-8pm<br />
* David - Structural engineer access load rating of beams in ballroom, mostly for things like speakers, etc., if you have questions about things to hang, talk to me :) <br />
** upstairs kitchen no high amp loads! Electrician on their way<br />
* ELECTRICAL ISSUE - Upstairs kitchen circuit.<br />
** Breaker #7 (used to be #8) tripping constantly: Leave off pending electrician visit<br />
** All electrical kitchen appliances have been temporarily moved to Sudo Room for now. Until the electrical is resolved, please do not use appliances in the kitchen or anywhere upstairs.. <br />
** The Space heater from upstairs 'treatment room' has also been removed to bunker room.<br />
** Until electrical issue is resolved, request that the use of space heaters stop in the building, and definitely NO space heaters upstairs until this is resovled <br />
* Gym equip in basement got unpacked - must be repacked, & removed Gym Equip from building.<br />
** Proposal URL: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Proposal_to_Remove_Gym_Equip<br />
** Due to liability, permitting & consensus issues it cannot be set up in a way that can be used.<br />
** ASAP it needs to be re-consolidated and covered with a tarp.<br />
** The equipment has been stored at omni without consent and not moved for months. Voluntary proposal below to remove it from the building by Weds 2/11<br />
* Request that large trike needs to be moved from where it is chained up on 48th. <br />
** Unfo trike is impeding foot traffic, we could be cited, has been locked up there for weeks. <br />
** Can trike be parked on street and locked to pole at least so this does not happen?<br />
** Also a request for trike to moved in advance of bike parking for Saturday event. <br />
* Michael of BLR: Looking to become part of the collective, get a sense of how we operate. Collaboratation between collectives. <br />
* Ryan: empathtic listening circle tomorrow from six to eight. <br />
* David brings up that folks must submit new proposals five days in advance. <br />
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= Working Group Report-Backs=<br />
Time: 2 min per announcement (under 20 min total)<br />
Check for what working groups have updates; take stack.<br />
* Naomi: Lava: toying with names like "omni wellness league". we're moving forward with de-coupling with "Backspace" entity. We are indeed working on the meditation proposal, in more detail, working on commons, fee strucutre, bottomlining on the calendars, not sure if since we're not tech a collective if I have to bring information to this meeting, or put that long updated proposal so everyone can see it and comment on it. <br />
* RyanSubmit through wiki, give time for consensus<br />
* Naomi/Lava: didn't know, thought it had to be in by tuesday<br />
* Ryan: At least a week<br />
* Matt: Put it on next week's right now<br />
* N?L: Also do that with the backspace proposal?<br />
* ANDREW: bring it into a larger meeting than just cwg so people know what is going on with backspace<br />
* Ryan: mis-placed in order of agenda items, but I appreciate that you're bringing it<br />
* Matt: Make room for it next week, post it to discussion<br />
* Joel: Last time I heard anything official about backspace, .....?<br />
* Ryan: Please take this to the email list, thread going on right now, we'd like to come back to this and get through the working groups<br />
* Matt: We're desperate to make this a 2hr meeting for you :)<br />
* Naomi/Lava: What you're considering a working group? what that even means?<br />
* Matt explains wg's, suggests announcements, discuss, etc., appreciate your work , which we can all come to a conclusion to in the meeting<br />
* Emji: That would be a good commons working group update<br />
* David where?<br />
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== Commons ==<br />
* Meets Saturdays at 1 in Meetspace / BAPS classroom<br />
* Responsibilibuddy: Jenny<br />
* Need more paid events, most are free<br />
* At the least, ask event organizers to pass the hat for Omni and/or announce our funding campaign (omnicommons.org/donate)<br />
== Building and Facilities ==<br />
Responsibilibuddy: DK<br />
* Stuff is happening in this area, i just want to let people know that , but rather than go into details I'll just ask folks to contact me off-meeting/list as it may not be super interesting to everyone. <br />
== Challenging Dominant Culture (CDC) ==<br />
Meets Sundays at 12<br />
Responsibilibuddy:taller Ryan (Rising)<br />
* conflict resolution in the space, going well, balancing safe space against access, people who are not in any of the collectives here come in and participate in conflicts, and we have to engage what to do in the space<br />
* non-engagement, non-escalation of conflict agreement in the space has been well received<br />
* shorter Ryan:"Non action is not covered in the safe space policy, if someone is a bystander, they cannot be banned for that" <br />
== Communications / SysAdmins ==<br />
Responsibilibuddy: <br />
== Finance ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
== Fundraising ==<br />
Meets Mondays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
* Matt: Fundraising wg, raised 80k, go a long way, need a lot more, uphill battle, try to make do, launched next fundraising campaing, 1.95 million to buy the building, sponsor a square ft, $100/sqft (1k for sq m), from my point of view the reason to do this is to do your projects, incredible wonderful, valuable, get to the stage where we can be connected to enough people to buy this building, please send anyone to fundraising wg, we already have folks applying to grants, run events, once open to pub make smaller moneys, let's talk<br />
== How We Organize ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
== Kitchen ==<br />
Meets when?<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
== Welcoming ==<br />
Meets Thursdays at 6, where?<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
* Ryan: Ice cream social 2 the reckoning! 5-7pm SUnday!!!! <br />
** please go back to your collectives and tell people we need them on doors! join welcoming mailing list or <br />
** use this link:https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk<br />
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= Discussion =<br />
<br />
== Visioning Activity ==<br />
10 min<br />
What do you see for Omni Commons in 5 years?<br />
Write some of your thoughts, even a few words, a drawing, or whatever on a sticky note, and place it on the wall labeled "Teh Futur3!!1"<br />
After the meeting, walk past the future and iiiiimmmmmaaaaaggggggiiiiiinnnnnnnneee...<br />
<br />
== Bans ==<br />
* "Perry" - 2015-02-03 - <br />
** An olderish musician (guitarist & uke-player), claiming to be a member of FNB but who was verified to be not, who has been discovered to be wandering drunk around the space, and in so being transgressing boundaries of personal space, private dance rehearsals, and disrupting meetings. Has been asked not to come to the space drunk, agreed, but did so again anyway. Therefore, in response to the last instance where an Omnier's space was violated while he was drunk, he is provisionally banned pending conflict resolution with Omni, which he should arrange. <br />
* David T - Indefinitely banned from the sudo room physical space pending mediation 2015-01-08 <br />
** The collective/community they were identified with: sudo room<br />
** David T asked someone in Sudo to borrow headphones. This went into overborrowing teritory; he left omni with them. The headphones were someone's property, a discussion about this occured, culminated into a physical and verbal confrontation.<br />
** Jenny talked with david T and said he's not welcome at sudo room until he engages in conflict resolution.<br />
* Chris - Indefinitely banned from the Omni physical space 2015-02-04 <br />
** The collective/community they were identified with: Food Not Bombs <br />
** Sleeping in the space and getting aggressive when told it wasn't appropriate<br />
** Food Not Bombs contacted Chris about this and he has agreed to stay away from the Omni. He has refused mediation.<br />
* Rus (Aerosonic) - Indefinitely banned from the sudo room physical space 2015-01-28 <br />
** Adam was working in Sudo, Rus stuck his hand into workbox and area; Adam noticed vaporizor gone. Adam confronted Rus. Rus admitted to going into Adam's stuff, but said that he then put the vape on the table. soon after Rus and his friends left Omni. Rus came back and was asked to leave. Jake offered to contact him via IRC, there Rus aka Aerosonic asked to do conflict mediation, Jake is uninterested in doing this. Jake spoke to three other people. Noisebridge says, Rus has no idea why anyone thinks he took the vape, maybe someone just saw him touch it, fails to acknowledge evidence<br />
<br />
== Thefts in the Space ==<br />
Tabled for 1 week.<br />
* Darin: Missing 2 travel flash drives, would like my stuff back :-/<br />
** What do they look like; Where were they last seen; etc?<br />
* Jes: Should there bw signage for this?<br />
Matt: about to add this to the agenda for next week, a lot has been lifted, DON'T LEAVE ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL POSSESSIONS UNATTENDED AT ANY TIME WHEN YOU'RE IN THE OMNI, PERIOD. +1<br />
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== How we treat each other ==<br />
Time: 30 min<br />
* tone policing vs non-violent communication?<br />
* acculturates us to not assert ourselves<br />
* emotional labor<br />
* all voices being heard<br />
* https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk<br />
* Ryan: Aggressions, micro-aggressions, it's really important to talk about how we treat each other, in general, and at meetings. He's been receiving microaggressions from a lot of people, access in the space is tiring me out, only way to deal is to kick things over--am often tone policed for it, the way we treat the space is how we treat each other, people having reactions to how i react- if we had signs that didn't let certain genders or skin colors into a space, it would not be acceptable, having to deal with bans and work, feels it's everyone's job to take care of everyone else in this space. is the most visible but not the only wheel chair user, most mobile one, <br />
* mary direct response: group SATURCDAY 4 O'CLOCK, IF YOU HAVE IDEAS OF HOW TO MOTIVATE, (important to me aat CCL to make is accessible) IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME, I WILL BE THERE, AT DISABILITY HACK NIGHT! +1!!<br />
* Joel: Are there access pads laid out at all the doors?<br />
* Ryan: they get removed<br />
* Rayc:(Access should be a priority and should be included in design<br />
** I feel that I am currently being "Tone policed right now." - Rayc<br />
* Ryan: it's about the tone policing and the way we treat each other<br />
* Mary: this comes to a core issue of trust, taking people's word for it, trusting people have good intentions, so that things can et done, we call come from a variety of different backgrounds, that's why we're here, mechanisms of getting out of that hardship, which a lot of us have gone through try to trust people in this space, people here are usually here for a reason<br />
* ??: it's a core issue<br />
* Rachel seconds this<br />
* joel: neon tape, make paths<br />
* ryan: it's not about ada access, it's about tone policing, want to focus on how we're treating each other in general<br />
* joel: you might not have to be mistreated if it was clearer<br />
* Rachel thinks this will help, even if it doesn't solve it<br />
* ryan: it's a bigger issue in the larger community<br />
* matt: let's just wait, we're rushing into longer conversation<br />
* ??: people wait<br />
* Emji: creating signage, about everything, if there are other ideas, we welcome them<br />
* Jes: safe space thing? i'm confused about signage for it, if we're having issues with that<br />
* emji: more in terms of oppression than property<br />
* ryan: lgbtu places specifically started this trend, since become a larger trend for marginilized ppl in general, our safe space policy is on the wiki<br />
* ??: "A place where anyone can relax and be fully self-expressed, without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or unsafe on account of biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, age, or physical or mental ability; a place where the rules guard each person's self-respect and dignity and strongly encourage everyone to respect others." — Advocates for Youth via Wikipedia.<3<br />
* Nick: Kitchen issue of ppl using spices, someone else's kitchen product wihtout asking<br />
* joel: i don't think that's safe space<br />
* mary explains it, interpersonal dilemmas and triumphs around the space<br />
* Joel: epidemic, terrible 2 weeks, in terms of how ppl have been treating each other, don't want to go into it, talking a lot, not getting anywhere<br />
* Rachel has also noticed this cosmic trend<br />
* Mary : probably apply that to every body<br />
* Ryan: that's why this conversation is so important right now, so we don't get to that pt again<br />
* ORY?: collective house, built trust over 3 yrs, irreplacable, begin with intention "i feel cared for when/if..." created a list, started interacting this way about a yr ago, something im going to try to do in every collective space i'm in, also don'ts<br />
* Ryan: being nice cripple 24/7, if we could get to place where we have nice interactions, perfect, but ppl can't always phrase their statements perfectly<br />
* ORY?: not how we speak all the time, get angry at eaqch other often at my house, it's what we choose to bring up in broader snense, have space to be nice, that's not what i mean to say<br />
* matt: leave room and time for folks who haven't had time to speak, STEP BACK MOMENT, STEP UP ANYONE?<br />
**hannah:: being in omni, common open space, lots of ppl coing through, can understand how welcoming, door ppl, signage, those things that are everpresent helps it feel like the space is being held, understand that's a lot of labor/energy/time, when i've been in strong ocllectives, big, diffuse, those elements are what helped me feel like it was knit together those are the things i feel i might do to contribute to welcoming committee, etc., signs, those things<br />
* nick: what is working? nurturing that, pt out when someone does something to respect your boundary, you appreciate, whatever the issue may be, <br />
* mary: being thankful<br />
* nick: being thankful<br />
* matt: let's take a few min to think of osmething you can DO actiVEly, this week, one thing tangibly, you want to do/participate in, that you think could help us treat each other better, collaborate, find the things we find important and value<br />
* Ryan: 8 mnutes for people who want to share, you can always pass <br />
* rachel: mrewow<br />
* Ryan: 30 more seconds to think in your heads <br />
* ryan: he'll start..what we can do the most is take responsibility for the core group of community organizers who are more likely to be snippy and take on too much work, we need to all step up and put a hand in, so they can feel like they can let go, all have self-care, they can have self-care<br />
* Steve?: respecting each others time (when i don't do what i came to do, i hate being here)<br />
* lindsay : feels overwhelming to me, i'm sensitive to this stuff, feel anxious just being here and my body starts to hurt, i'm really glad these conversations are happening, energetic shift, one thing i try to do is remember to breathe, stay grouded, it's pretty awesome that you guys have a vibe reader<br />
* Mary: would like to set aside time for people in this space, sitting down, saying thankyou, if theyll allow it give them a hug, touches can be very healing to a lot of ppl<br />
* ory?????don;t know name: introduce myself, look them in the eye, to ppl, share name, build relationships, beginning of trust, keep my eyes open to what's around me and who's around<br />
* Jes: looking fwd to this week resolveing/helping to resolve my part in some of the drama that has unfolded in the sunday cook house, details omitting, solution will be right whre the problem is, it's going to happen this week, she's looking forward to it<br />
* rayc: definition, community, altruism, empathy, camradierie<br />
* emji: almost a yr, burnt out, at this pt, tired<br />
* rayc: not sustainable feeling<br />
* ???: new would like to get the chance to meet ppl, following on the discussion, hear l who have been in this for yr, really want to know what's happened, how it's got to this pt, want t plug in in some way, want to know the story, incredible ppl here to have poured their heart and soul more positively<br />
* remote-jenny: 20:43 I'm going to actively set boundaries when people come to me complaining and ask that they return when they can communicate more positively and i encourage others to do the same :)<br />
* grace: mural artist, in den, this week design you guys a fucking awesome mural design [crowd cheers] in general tangentially connected to omni, never really had the space in my life to do more than that, but some space has opened up in my life recently, ut on my sched, figure out what people NEED FROM ME the most, what fresh energy is needed most urgently<br />
* Joe: Agrees with Jenny and wants to come to the Omni when he is willing and ready, not when it feels like he really has to come to the Omni. will tell people when they';re not being constructive, be more direct, that i learned this week with a few things<br />
* Hannah: <<THANKS being more direct, she comes to collective spaces pretty defensive, bad experiences, jaded, focus on projects, introduce myself, one new person every time she comes, a stretch but a good one, getting hurt happens a lot in spaces like this, she has a short temper for it, working on confronting that directly instead of just not coming, <br />
* Michael: Valuable to know whats going on especially since there is a plan to join the collectives. Been the cranky person, this happens at all collectives, my job is what we do in peoples park, keeping the peace (not security), we're all responsible for this, generally know my folks, know who i could potentially have to try to resolve, not let it go, when ppl are calmer, esp when its not heated, if he gets involved in this collective, could help you with this. <br />
* [Time Check: 10 minutes left]<br />
* Nick: focus on making ppl here aware of all the resources omni has for catharsis, conversations, places to go, empathetic listening, movement, yoga, people should take advantage of that, and participate in what we have available, it's very important that you're able to have that cathardic moment out of your focus. focusing on making ppl aware of the cathardic, [healing rachel says], resources we have, helping people relate to others and in life in general.<br />
* Brandon: constantly keep thinking about, how much i appreciate the intellectuals in the omni, everyone here is pretty smart, has a lot to offer in terms of knowledge space and equipment, can't take my head off of is there should be something to protect what we have, excited about this new project, CYBER SECURITY, we're all techno savvy, we're smart enought o put together an intricate system of cameras to know what's going on at all times (discussion tabled)<br />
* Rachel: echoes security (brandon), really echoes self-healing, centering and grounding ourselves with those cathardic resources (echoes nick).....what i'm going to do this week is give ANYONE who is spoken of in third person and not ther eto defend themselves, give them the benefit of the doubt, even if i do trust the speaker's judgment to begin with, just do it<br />
* Matt: time i should go to yoga, but x, y, z come before me and yoga. invite eveyrone to !!!!CROSS POLLINATE COLLECTIVES!!!!!!!!<br />
* Matt: FIGHT PATRIARCHY, make more resources available about fighting domination in any form.<br />
* MARY: post to discuss?<br />
* Matt: any media, including that<br />
* Mary: no more stack<br />
* Ryan: reflect, it's awesome we were able to have this conversation, if anyone feels hurt, burned out, etc, please come tomorrow, just to sit and listen, not fix problems, but just be there for each other, it's hard not to prob solve, but let's solve the problem of too much problem solving <br />
* DONE 3 MINUTES EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOTTTT!!!<br />
* sTEVE says la commune will not be here next week, <br />
* RAYC: Vacation Time for La Commune next week, they will not be here. <br />
* ryan: encourages everyone to check out the wall AFTER the meeting<br />
* IT IS OVER, THE END, LOVE <3<br />
= Proposals =<br />
= Tabled =<br />
== Backspace ==<br />
== Quiet Rooms===<br />
* Creation of a "Quiet" Room as an intentional space for people to decompress or mark themselves as "Not Available" for other reasons. - Ryan deilann 2/3<br />
== Mural Proposal (Den / Meditation Room) ==<br />
== Oakland Next ==<br />
= Action Items =<br />
Time: 5 min<br />
(Review):<br />
* MOVE THE GYM</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2015/02/05_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2930Event:2015/02/05 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2015-02-06T07:09:19Z<p>Eske: structure</p>
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<div>Delegates Meeting - February 5th, 2015<br />
David: Black Hole Collective <br />
Mary: CCL<br />
Matt: Sudo Room<br />
Joe: Food Not Bombs<br />
MG: TIL<br />
Hannah: MPM<br />
Steve: La Commune<br />
Goal: 2 hours (end at 9pm sharp)<br />
Tally: 95 min (~1 1/2 hours)<br />
= Attendees =<br />
Time: 5 min<br />
* Facilitator/s: ryan, matt<br />
* Introduction to the Omni Commons & our values<br />
* Explanation of hand signals: "Deaf applause," "raised hand," "point of process," "direct response," "time's up," "stop and reflect," "kermit" (wildcard), etc.<br />
* Stacktaker: Mary<br />
** Explanation of Progressive Stack: Raise your hand, make eye contact with the stack taker.<br />
* Timekeeper: MG<br />
** Reminder to keep comments brief.<br />
* Notetaker/s: Rachel<br />
** URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom<br />
* Vibe Reader: Brandon<br />
* Delegates: Sudo, CCL, BAPS, la commune, FNB?, TIL, BHC<br />
* Quorum: WE HAVE POWER (revocable accountable power) <br />
* Facilitator/s for next week: Jes & Rachel<br />
** Encourage someone who hasn't facilitated before. If they'd like support, someone who has facilitated before can join them to facilitate together! If they'd like to know how the agenda works, here's a page outlining the different parts of our agenda: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Facilitating_General_Meetings_Tips_and_Info <br />
== Introductions ==<br />
Time: 15 min<br />
5 min - Make pairs! Ask your partner "Who have you appreciated lately?"<br />
5 min - Sharing time! Prepare to share your partner's answer to the question...<br />
Share: Your Name; Your Affiliation; Your Prefered Pronoun; Your Partner's Answer<br />
* Mattt: Sudo Room - Hacker... <br />
* Ryan: Partner appreciates Johaan who found grocery carts. <br />
* Steve: La Commune appreciates a toilet paper fairy. (Jenny and Liz fairies)<br />
* Lindsay: Loose affiliation, spoke with Rayc<br />
* Emji: Spoke with Matt who appreciates our lawyer. <br />
* Mary: With CCL who spoke with Leon who appreciates his family. Brian also appreciates his coworkers<br />
* Rayc: Spoke with Lindsay who appreciates her accupunture-person-hero. <br />
* Darren: FNB who spoke with someone who appreciates a volunteer manager with school gardens. <br />
* Ory: Loose affiliation, spoke with Darren who appreciates Sand with FNB doin' work in People's Park. <br />
* Dusty: spoke with Jessie appreciates her housemate<br />
* Jessie: Affiliated with CCL and others spoke with Dusty who appreciates his students for pushing him to be a decent person. <br />
* Leon: Spoke with Brian who appreciates his coworker and Mary appreciates education. <br />
* Brian: with Berkeley Liberation Radio who spoke with Mary who appreciates folks trying to change education and Leon who appreciates family. <br />
* David messed up. He really appreciates Grace who, at the East Bay Anarchist fair, gave him food because he was hungry. She suggested that FNB be a part of Omni, and they said yes and all was well. <br />
* Grace appreciates David because he's cool and her advisor at school who let's her cry in the office. <br />
* Joe: FNB spoke with Naomi who couldn't think of anybody. She appreciates Joel for some frames. <br />
* Naomi: Spoke with Joel who appreciates Anka from FNB appreciates appreciates Hallihammer <br />
* Michael: he is from Berkeley Liberation Radio spoke with Hanna who appreciates some people who sometimes appear as egyptian goddes of justice, then you can call me she<br />
* Brandon: Spoke with ______ Appreciates Drag Queens for the work that they put in. <br />
* Rachel: affiliated with the entirety of existence. Brendan appreciates his co-worker for sharing motivational words and messages!<br />
= Announcements =<br />
Time: 1 min per announcement (under 10 min total)<br />
Reminder: Working Groups are NEXT, please save your wg announcements for later<br />
* Emji - Event w/ publisher ____________ in Omni!<br />
* Mary - bike racks are coming soon. mary is handling this sh!t. City employee came to mark the sidewalk where the city plans to install the bike racks (that's right, for free $.$)<br />
* Ory - interview series, launch youtube channel, talk to ppl engaged in their passion, how they learned what they know, how they got to be pursuing what they're doing now, Would love to talk to anyone interested in an interview!<br />
* Jesse - interested in sharing piece of her life here, another one, aerial silks, would like to hang one at the omni, (put away when not in use), waivers signed (liability), has a way of getting mats, etc., easy to fold up, Disco Room? Maybe Ballroom for shows<br />
* Matt: "Commons working group is a good place to get more info on this"<br />
* Rayc -Mapping omni electrical, detailed, circuits, rather than hiring an electrician, saves time/etc., start Electrical Working Group (collaborating with experiences persons)<br />
* Michael ~Interested in being a part of the omni, relaying info between his collective and this collective [twinkle fingers in the room] <br />
* Brandon - present a new collective called oakland next to the omni, sent an email to discuss list and consensus list, we would like to be affiliated with the omni<br />
* Matt:"Someone to follow up with you at the last meeting"?<br />
* Brandon:yes, they got back to me and I answered<br />
* Ryan- More time to just listen and appreicate each toher's words, empathetic listening circle tomorrow, friday , 6-8pm<br />
* David - Structural engineer access load rating of beams in ballroom, mostly for things like speakers, etc., if you have questions about things to hang, talk to me :) <br />
** upstairs kitchen no high amp loads! Electrician on their way<br />
* ELECTRICAL ISSUE - Upstairs kitchen circuit.<br />
** Breaker #7 (used to be #8) tripping constantly: Leave off pending electrician visit<br />
** All electrical kitchen appliances have been temporarily moved to Sudo Room for now. Until the electrical is resolved, please do not use appliances in the kitchen or anywhere upstairs.. <br />
** The Space heater from upstairs 'treatment room' has also been removed to bunker room.<br />
** Until electrical issue is resolved, request that the use of space heaters stop in the building, and definitely NO space heaters upstairs until this is resovled <br />
* Gym equip in basement got unpacked - must be repacked, & removed Gym Equip from building.<br />
** Proposal URL: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Proposal_to_Remove_Gym_Equip<br />
** Due to liability, permitting & consensus issues it cannot be set up in a way that can be used.<br />
** ASAP it needs to be re-consolidated and covered with a tarp.<br />
** The equipment has been stored at omni without consent and not moved for months. Voluntary proposal below to remove it from the building by Weds 2/11<br />
* Request that large trike needs to be moved from where it is chained up on 48th. <br />
** Unfo trike is impeding foot traffic, we could be cited, has been locked up there for weeks. <br />
** Can trike be parked on street and locked to pole at least so this does not happen?<br />
** Also a request for trike to moved in advance of bike parking for Saturday event. <br />
* Michael of BLR: Looking to become part of the collective, get a sense of how we operate. Collaboratation between collectives. <br />
* Ryan: empathtic listening circle tomorrow from six to eight. <br />
* David brings up that folks must submit new proposals five days in advance. <br />
= Working Group Report-Backs=<br />
Time: 2 min per announcement (under 20 min total)<br />
Check for what working groups have updates; take stack.<br />
* Naomi: Lava: toying with names like "omni wellness league". we're moving forward with de-coupling with "Backspace" entity. We are indeed working on the meditation proposal, in more detail, working on commons, fee strucutre, bottomlining on the calendars, not sure if since we're not tech a collective if I have to bring information to this meeting, or put that long updated proposal so everyone can see it and comment on it. <br />
* RyanSubmit through wiki, give time for consensus<br />
* Naomi/Lava: didn't know, thought it had to be in by tuesday<br />
* Ryan: At least a week<br />
* Matt: Put it on next week's right now<br />
* N?L: Also do that with the backspace proposal?<br />
* ANDREW: bring it into a larger meeting than just cwg so people know what is going on with backspace<br />
* Ryan: mis-placed in order of agenda items, but I appreciate that you're bringing it<br />
* Matt: Make room for it next week, post it to discussion<br />
* Joel: Last time I heard anything official about backspace, .....?<br />
* Ryan: Please take this to the email list, thread going on right now, we'd like to come back to this and get through the working groups<br />
* Matt: We're desperate to make this a 2hr meeting for you :)<br />
* Naomi/Lava: What you're considering a working group? what that even means?<br />
* Matt explains wg's, suggests announcements, discuss, etc., appreciate your work , which we can all come to a conclusion to in the meeting<br />
* Emji: That would be a good commons working group update<br />
* David where?<br />
== Commons ==<br />
* Meets Saturdays at 1 in Meetspace / BAPS classroom<br />
* Responsibilibuddy: Jenny<br />
* Need more paid events, most are free<br />
* At the least, ask event organizers to pass the hat for Omni and/or announce our funding campaign (omnicommons.org/donate)<br />
== Building and Facilities ==<br />
Responsibilibuddy: DK<br />
* Stuff is happening in this area, i just want to let people know that , but rather than go into details I'll just ask folks to contact me off-meeting/list as it may not be super interesting to everyone. <br />
== Communications / SysAdmins ==<br />
Responsibilibuddy: <br />
== Challenging Dominant Culture (CDC) ==<br />
Meets Sundays at 12<br />
Responsibilibuddy:taller Ryan (Rising)<br />
conflict resolution in the space, going well, balancing safe space against access, people who are not in any of the collectives here come in and participate in conflicts, and we have to engage what to do in the space<br />
non-engagement, non-escalation of conflict agreement in the space has been well received<br />
shorter Ryan:"Non action is not covered in the safe space policy, if someone is a bystander, they cannot be banned for that" <br />
== Finance ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
== Fundraising ==<br />
Meets Mondays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
* Matt: Fundraising wg, raised 80k, go a long way, need a lot more, uphill battle, try to make do, launched next fundraising campaing, 1.95 million to buy the building, sponsor a square ft, $100/sqft (1k for sq m), from my point of view the reason to do this is to do your projects, incredible wonderful, valuable, get to the stage where we can be connected to enough people to buy this building, please send anyone to fundraising wg, we already have folks applying to grants, run events, once open to pub make smaller moneys, let's talk<br />
== How We Organize ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
== Kitchen ==<br />
Meets when?<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
== Welcoming ==<br />
Meets Thursdays at 6, where?<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
* Ryan: Ice cream social 2 the reckoning! 5-7pm SUnday!!!! <br />
** please go back to your collectives and tell people we need them on doors! join welcoming mailing list or <br />
** use this link:https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk<br />
= Discussion =<br />
== Backspace ==<br />
== Visioning Activity ==<br />
10 min<br />
What do you see for Omni Commons in 5 years?<br />
Write some of your thoughts, even a few words, a drawing, or whatever on a sticky note, and place it on the wall labeled "Teh Futur3!!1"<br />
After the meeting, walk past the future and iiiiimmmmmaaaaaggggggiiiiiinnnnnnnneee...<br />
== Bans ==<br />
* "Perry" - 2015-02-03 - <br />
** An olderish musician (guitarist & uke-player), claiming to be a member of FNB but who was verified to be not, who has been discovered to be wandering drunk around the space, and in so being transgressing boundaries of personal space, private dance rehearsals, and disrupting meetings. Has been asked not to come to the space drunk, agreed, but did so again anyway. Therefore, in response to the last instance where an Omnier's space was violated while he was drunk, he is provisionally banned pending conflict resolution with Omni, which he should arrange. <br />
* David T - Indefinitely banned from the sudo room physical space pending mediation 2015-01-08 <br />
** The collective/community they were identified with: sudo room<br />
** David T asked someone in Sudo to borrow headphones. This went into overborrowing teritory; he left omni with them. The headphones were someone's property, a discussion about this occured, culminated into a physical and verbal confrontation.<br />
** Jenny talked with david T and said he's not welcome at sudo room until he engages in conflict resolution.<br />
* Chris - Indefinitely banned from the Omni physical space 2015-02-04 <br />
** The collective/community they were identified with: Food Not Bombs <br />
** Sleeping in the space and getting aggressive when told it wasn't appropriate<br />
** Food Not Bombs contacted Chris about this and he has agreed to stay away from the Omni. He has refused mediation.<br />
* Rus (Aerosonic) - Indefinitely banned from the sudo room physical space 2015-01-28 <br />
** Adam was working in Sudo, Rus stuck his hand into workbox and area; Adam noticed vaporizor gone. Adam confronted Rus. Rus admitted to going into Adam's stuff, but said that he then put the vape on the table. soon after Rus and his friends left Omni. Rus came back and was asked to leave. Jake offered to contact him via IRC, there Rus aka Aerosonic asked to do conflict mediation, Jake is uninterested in doing this. Jake spoke to three other people. Noisebridge says, Rus has no idea why anyone thinks he took the vape, maybe someone just saw him touch it, fails to acknowledge evidence<br />
== Thefts in the Space ==<br />
Tabled for 1 week.<br />
* Darin: Missing 2 travel flash drives, would like my stuff back :-/<br />
** What do they look like; Where were they last seen; etc?<br />
* Jes: Should there bw signage for this?<br />
Matt: about to add this to the agenda for next week, a lot has been lifted, DON'T LEAVE ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL POSSESSIONS UNATTENDED AT ANY TIME WHEN YOU'RE IN THE OMNI, PERIOD. +1<br />
== How we treat each other ==<br />
Time: 30 min<br />
* tone policing vs non-violent communication?<br />
* acculturates us to not assert ourselves<br />
* emotional labor<br />
* all voices being heard<br />
https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk<br />
* Ryan: Aggressions, micro-aggressions, it's really important to talk about how we treat each other, in general, and at meetings. He's been receiving microaggressions from a lot of people, access in the space is tiring me out, only way to deal is to kick things over--am often tone policed for it, the way we treat the space is how we treat each other, people having reactions to how i react- if we had signs that didn't let certain genders or skin colors into a space, it would not be acceptable, having to deal with bans and work, feels it's everyone's job to take care of everyone else in this space. is the most visible but not the only wheel chair user, most mobile one, <br />
mary direct response: group SATURCDAY 4 O'CLOCK, IF YOU HAVE IDEAS OF HOW TO MOTIVATE, (important to me aat CCL to make is accessible) IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME, I WILL BE THERE, AT DISABILITY HACK NIGHT! +1!!<br />
* Joel: Are there access pads laid out at all the doors?<br />
* Ryan: they get removed<br />
* Rayc:(Access should be a priority and should be included in design<br />
** I feel that I am currently being "Tone policed right now." - Rayc<br />
* Ryan: it's about the tone policing and the way we treat each other<br />
* Mary: this comes to a core issue of trust, taking people's word for it, trusting people have good intentions, so that things can et done, we call come from a variety of different backgrounds, that's why we're here, mechanisms of getting out of that hardship, which a lot of us have gone through try to trust people in this space, people here are usually here for a reason<br />
it's a core issue<br />
* Rachel seconds this<br />
* joel: neon tape, make paths<br />
* ryan: it's not about ada access, it's about tone policing, want to focus on how we're treating each other in general<br />
* joel: you might not have to be mistreated if it was clearer<br />
* Rachel thinks this will help, even if it doesn't solve it<br />
* ryan: it's a bigger issue in the larger community<br />
* matt: let's just wait, we're rushing into longer conversation<br />
people wait<br />
* Emji: creating signage, about everything, if there are other ideas, we welcome them<br />
* Jes: safe space thing? i'm confused about signage for it, if we're having issues with that<br />
* emji: more in terms of oppression than property<br />
* ryan: lgbtu places specifically started this trend, since become a larger trend for marginilized ppl in general, our safe space policy is on the wiki<br />
* ??: "A place where anyone can relax and be fully self-expressed, without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or unsafe on account of biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, age, or physical or mental ability; a place where the rules guard each person's self-respect and dignity and strongly encourage everyone to respect others." — Advocates for Youth via Wikipedia.<3<br />
* Nick: Kitchen issue of ppl using spices, someone else's kitchen product wihtout asking<br />
* joel: i don't think that's safe space<br />
* mary explains it, interpersonal dilemmas and triumphs around the space<br />
* Joel: epidemic, terrible 2 weeks, in terms of how ppl have been treating each other, don't want to go into it, talking a lot, not getting anywhere<br />
* Rachel has also noticed this cosmic trend<br />
* Mary : probably apply that to every body<br />
* Ryan: that's why this conversation is so important right now, so we don't get to that pt again<br />
* ORY?: collective house, built trust over 3 yrs, irreplacable, begin with intention "i feel cared for when/if..." created a list, started interacting this way about a yr ago, something im going to try to do in every collective space i'm in, also don'ts<br />
* Ryan: being nice cripple 24/7, if we could get to place where we have nice interactions, perfect, but ppl can't always phrase their statements perfectly<br />
* ORY?: not how we speak all the time, get angry at eaqch other often at my house, it's what we choose to bring up in broader snense, have space to be nice, that's not what i mean to say<br />
* matt: leave room and time for folks who haven't had time to speak, STEP BACK MOMENT, STEP UP ANYONE?<br />
**hannah:: being in omni, common open space, lots of ppl coing through, can understand how welcoming, door ppl, signage, those things that are everpresent helps it feel like the space is being held, understand that's a lot of labor/energy/time, when i've been in strong ocllectives, big, diffuse, those elements are what helped me feel like it was knit together those are the things i feel i might do to contribute to welcoming committee, etc., signs, those things<br />
* nick: what is working? nurturing that, pt out when someone does something to respect your boundary, you appreciate, whatever the issue may be, <br />
* mary: being thankful<br />
* nick: being thankful<br />
* matt: let's take a few min to think of osmething you can DO actiVEly, this week, one thing tangibly, you want to do/participate in, that you think could help us treat each other better, collaborate, find the things we find important and value<br />
* Ryan: 8 mnutes for people who want to share, you can always pass <br />
* rachel: mrewow<br />
* Ryan: 30 more seconds to think in your heads <br />
* ryan: he'll start..what we can do the most is take responsibility for the core group of community organizers who are more likely to be snippy and take on too much work, we need to all step up and put a hand in, so they can feel like they can let go, all have self-care, they can have self-care<br />
* Steve?: respecting each others time (when i don't do what i came to do, i hate being here)<br />
* lindsay : feels overwhelming to me, i'm sensitive to this stuff, feel anxious just being here and my body starts to hurt, i'm really glad these conversations are happening, energetic shift, one thing i try to do is remember to breathe, stay grouded, it's pretty awesome that you guys have a vibe reader<br />
* Mary: would like to set aside time for people in this space, sitting down, saying thankyou, if theyll allow it give them a hug, touches can be very healing to a lot of ppl<br />
* ory?????don;t know name: introduce myself, look them in the eye, to ppl, share name, build relationships, beginning of trust, keep my eyes open to what's around me and who's around<br />
* Jes: looking fwd to this week resolveing/helping to resolve my part in some of the drama that has unfolded in the sunday cook house, details omitting, solution will be right whre the problem is, it's going to happen this week, she's looking forward to it<br />
* rayc: definition, community, altruism, empathy, camradierie<br />
* emji: almost a yr, burnt out, at this pt, tired<br />
* rayc: not sustainable feeling<br />
* ???: new would like to get the chance to meet ppl, following on the discussion, hear l who have been in this for yr, really want to know what's happened, how it's got to this pt, want t plug in in some way, want to know the story, incredible ppl here to have poured their heart and soul more positively<br />
* remote-jenny: 20:43 I'm going to actively set boundaries when people come to me complaining and ask that they return when they can communicate more positively and i encourage others to do the same :)<br />
* grace: mural artist, in den, this week design you guys a fucking awesome mural design [crowd cheers] in general tangentially connected to omni, never really had the space in my life to do more than that, but some space has opened up in my life recently, ut on my sched, figure out what people NEED FROM ME the most, what fresh energy is needed most urgently<br />
* Joe: Agrees with Jenny and wants to come to the Omni when he is willing and ready, not when it feels like he really has to come to the Omni. will tell people when they';re not being constructive, be more direct, that i learned this week with a few things<br />
* Hannah: <<THANKS being more direct, she comes to collective spaces pretty defensive, bad experiences, jaded, focus on projects, introduce myself, one new person every time she comes, a stretch but a good one, getting hurt happens a lot in spaces like this, she has a short temper for it, working on confronting that directly instead of just not coming, <br />
* Michael: Valuable to know whats going on especially since there is a plan to join the collectives. Been the cranky person, this happens at all collectives, my job is what we do in peoples park, keeping the peace (not security), we're all responsible for this, generally know my folks, know who i could potentially have to try to resolve, not let it go, when ppl are calmer, esp when its not heated, if he gets involved in this collective, could help you with this. <br />
* [Time Check: 10 minutes left]<br />
* Nick: focus on making ppl here aware of all the resources omni has for catharsis, conversations, places to go, empathetic listening, movement, yoga, people should take advantage of that, and participate in what we have available, it's very important that you're able to have that cathardic moment out of your focus. focusing on making ppl aware of the cathardic, [healing rachel says], resources we have, helping people relate to others and in life in general.<br />
* Brandon: constantly keep thinking about, how much i appreciate the intellectuals in the omni, everyone here is pretty smart, has a lot to offer in terms of knowledge space and equipment, can't take my head off of is there should be something to protect what we have, excited about this new project, CYBER SECURITY, we're all techno savvy, we're smart enought o put together an intricate system of cameras to know what's going on at all times (discussion tabled)<br />
* Rachel: echoes security (brandon), really echoes self-healing, centering and grounding ourselves with those cathardic resources (echoes nick).....what i'm going to do this week is give ANYONE who is spoken of in third person and not ther eto defend themselves, give them the benefit of the doubt, even if i do trust the speaker's judgment to begin with, just do it<br />
* Matt: time i should go to yoga, but x, y, z come before me and yoga. invite eveyrone to !!!!CROSS POLLINATE COLLECTIVES!!!!!!!!<br />
* Matt: FIGHT PATRIARCHY, make more resources available about fighting domination in any form.<br />
* MARY: post to discuss?<br />
* Matt: any media, including that<br />
* Mary: no more stack<br />
* Ryan: reflect, it's awesome we were able to have this conversation, if anyone feels hurt, burned out, etc, please come tomorrow, just to sit and listen, not fix problems, but just be there for each other, it's hard not to prob solve, but let's solve the problem of too much problem solving <br />
* DONE 3 MINUTES EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOTTTT!!!<br />
* sTEVE says la commune will not be here next week, <br />
* RAYC: Vacation Time for La Commune next week, they will not be here. <br />
* ryan: encourages everyone to check out the wall AFTER the meeting<br />
* IT IS OVER, THE END, LOVE <3<br />
= Proposals =<br />
*<br />
= Tabled =<br />
== Quiet Rooms===<br />
* Creation of a "Quiet" Room as an intentional space for people to decompress or mark themselves as "Not Available" for other reasons. - Ryan deilann 2/3<br />
== Mural Proposal (Den / Meditation Room) ==<br />
== Oakland Next ==<br />
= Action Items =<br />
Time: 5 min<br />
(Review):<br />
* MOVE THE GYM</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2015/02/05_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2929Event:2015/02/05 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2015-02-06T07:07:22Z<p>Eske: omninom!</p>
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<div>Delegates Meeting - February 5th, 2015<br />
David: Black Hole Collective <br />
Mary: CCL<br />
Matt: Sudo Room<br />
Joe: Food Not Bombs<br />
MG: TIL<br />
Hannah: MPM<br />
Steve: La Commune<br />
Goal: 2 hours (end at 9pm sharp)<br />
Tally: 95 min (~1 1/2 hours)<br />
= Attendees =<br />
Time: 5 min<br />
* Facilitator/s: ryan, matt<br />
* Introduction to the Omni Commons & our values<br />
* Explanation of hand signals: "Deaf applause," "raised hand," "point of process," "direct response," "time's up," "stop and reflect," "kermit" (wildcard), etc.<br />
* Stacktaker: Mary<br />
** Explanation of Progressive Stack: Raise your hand, make eye contact with the stack taker.<br />
* Timekeeper: MG<br />
** Reminder to keep comments brief.<br />
* Notetaker/s: Rachel<br />
** URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom<br />
* Vibe Reader: Brandon<br />
* Delegates: Sudo, CCL, BAPS, la commune, FNB?, TIL, BHC<br />
* Quorum: WE HAVE POWER (revocable accountable power) <br />
* Facilitator/s for next week: Jes & Rachel<br />
** Encourage someone who hasn't facilitated before. If they'd like support, someone who has facilitated before can join them to facilitate together! If they'd like to know how the agenda works, here's a page outlining the different parts of our agenda: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Facilitating_General_Meetings_Tips_and_Info <br />
== Introductions ==<br />
Time: 15 min<br />
5 min - Make pairs! Ask your partner "Who have you appreciated lately?"<br />
5 min - Sharing time! Prepare to share your partner's answer to the question...<br />
Share: Your Name; Your Affiliation; Your Prefered Pronoun; Your Partner's Answer<br />
* Mattt: Sudo Room - Hacker... <br />
* Ryan: Partner appreciates Johaan who found grocery carts. <br />
* Steve: La Commune appreciates a toilet paper fairy. (Jenny and Liz fairies)<br />
* Lindsay: Loose affiliation, spoke with Rayc<br />
* Emji: Spoke with Matt who appreciates our lawyer. <br />
* Mary: With CCL who spoke with Leon who appreciates his family. Brian also appreciates his coworkers<br />
* Rayc: Spoke with Lindsay who appreciates her accupunture-person-hero. <br />
* Darren: FNB who spoke with someone who appreciates a volunteer manager with school gardens. <br />
* Ory: Loose affiliation, spoke with Darren who appreciates Sand with FNB doin' work in People's Park. <br />
* Dusty: spoke with Jessie appreciates her housemate<br />
* Jessie: Affiliated with CCL and others spoke with Dusty who appreciates his students for pushing him to be a decent person. <br />
* Leon: Spoke with Brian who appreciates his coworker and Mary appreciates education. <br />
* Brian: with Berkeley Liberation Radio who spoke with Mary who appreciates folks trying to change education and Leon who appreciates family. <br />
* David messed up. He really appreciates Grace who, at the East Bay Anarchist fair, gave him food because he was hungry. She suggested that FNB be a part of Omni, and they said yes and all was well. <br />
* Grace appreciates David because he's cool and her advisor at school who let's her cry in the office. <br />
* Joe: FNB spoke with Naomi who couldn't think of anybody. She appreciates Joel for some frames. <br />
* Naomi: Spoke with Joel who appreciates Anka from FNB appreciates appreciates Hallihammer <br />
* Michael: he is from Berkeley Liberation Radio spoke with Hanna who appreciates some people who sometimes appear as egyptian goddes of justice, then you can call me she<br />
* Brandon: Spoke with ______ Appreciates Drag Queens for the work that they put in. <br />
* Rachel: affiliated with the entirety of existence. Brendan appreciates his co-worker for sharing motivational words and messages!<br />
= Announcements =<br />
Time: 1 min per announcement (under 10 min total)<br />
Reminder: Working Groups are NEXT, please save your wg announcements for later<br />
* Emji - Event w/ publisher ____________ in Omni!<br />
* Mary - bike racks are coming soon. mary is handling this sh!t. City employee came to mark the sidewalk where the city plans to install the bike racks (that's right, for free $.$)<br />
* Ory - interview series, launch youtube channel, talk to ppl engaged in their passion, how they learned what they know, how they got to be pursuing what they're doing now, Would love to talk to anyone interested in an interview!<br />
* Jesse - interested in sharing piece of her life here, another one, aerial silks, would like to hang one at the omni, (put away when not in use), waivers signed (liability), has a way of getting mats, etc., easy to fold up, Disco Room? Maybe Ballroom for shows<br />
Matt: "Commons working group is a good place to get more info on this"<br />
* Rayc -Mapping omni electrical, detailed, circuits, rather than hiring an electrician, saves time/etc., start Electrical Working Group (collaborating with experiences persons)<br />
* Michael ~Interested in being a part of the omni, relaying info between his collective and this collective [twinkle fingers in the room] <br />
* Brandon - present a new collective called oakland next to the omni, sent an email to discuss list and consensus list, we would like to be affiliated with the omni<br />
Matt:"Someone to follow up with you at the last meeting"?<br />
Brandon:yes, they got back to me and I answered<br />
* Ryan- More time to just listen and appreicate each toher's words, empathetic listening circle tomorrow, friday , 6-8pm<br />
* David - Structural engineer access load rating of beams in ballroom, mostly for things like speakers, etc., if you have questions about things to hang, talk to me :) <br />
**upstairs kitchen no high amp loads! Electrician on their way<br />
* ELECTRICAL ISSUE - Upstairs kitchen circuit.<br />
** Breaker #7 (used to be #8) tripping constantly: Leave off pending electrician visit<br />
**All electrical kitchen appliances have been temporarily moved to Sudo Room for now. Until the electrical is resolved, please do not use appliances in the kitchen or anywhere upstairs.. <br />
** The Space heater from upstairs 'treatment room' has also been removed to bunker room.<br />
** Until electrical issue is resolved, request that the use of space heaters stop in the building, and definitely NO space heaters upstairs until this is resovled <br />
* Gym equip in basement got unpacked - must be repacked, & removed Gym Equip from building.<br />
** Proposal URL: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Proposal_to_Remove_Gym_Equip<br />
** Due to liability, permitting & consensus issues it cannot be set up in a way that can be used.<br />
** ASAP it needs to be re-consolidated and covered with a tarp.<br />
** The equipment has been stored at omni without consent and not moved for months. Voluntary proposal below to remove it from the building by Weds 2/11<br />
* Request that large trike needs to be moved from where it is chained up on 48th. <br />
** Unfo trike is impeding foot traffic, we could be cited, has been locked up there for weeks. <br />
** Can trike be parked on street and locked to pole at least so this does not happen?<br />
** Also a request for trike to moved in advance of bike parking for Saturday event. <br />
* Michael of BLR: Looking to become part of the collective, get a sense of how we operate. Collaboratation between collectives. <br />
* Ryan: empathtic listening circle tomorrow from six to eight. <br />
* David brings up that folks must submit new proposals five days in advance. <br />
= Working Group Report-Backs=<br />
Time: 2 min per announcement (under 20 min total)<br />
Check for what working groups have updates; take stack.<br />
* Naomi: Lava: toying with names like "omni wellness league". we're moving forward with de-coupling with "Backspace" entity. We are indeed working on the meditation proposal, in more detail, working on commons, fee strucutre, bottomlining on the calendars, not sure if since we're not tech a collective if I have to bring information to this meeting, or put that long updated proposal so everyone can see it and comment on it. <br />
* RyanSubmit through wiki, give time for consensus<br />
* Naomi/Lava: didn't know, thought it had to be in by tuesday<br />
* Ryan: At least a week<br />
* Matt: Put it on next week's right now<br />
* N?L: Also do that with the backspace proposal?<br />
* ANDREW: bring it into a larger meeting than just cwg so people know what is going on with backspace<br />
* Ryan: mis-placed in order of agenda items, but I appreciate that you're bringing it<br />
* Matt: Make room for it next week, post it to discussion<br />
* Joel: Last time I heard anything official about backspace, .....?<br />
* Ryan: Please take this to the email list, thread going on right now, we'd like to come back to this and get through the working groups<br />
* Matt: We're desperate to make this a 2hr meeting for you :)<br />
* Naomi/Lava: What you're considering a working group? what that even means?<br />
* Matt explains wg's, suggests announcements, discuss, etc., appreciate your work , which we can all come to a conclusion to in the meeting<br />
* Emji: That would be a good commons working group update<br />
* David where?<br />
== Commons ==<br />
* Meets Saturdays at 1 in Meetspace / BAPS classroom<br />
* Responsibilibuddy: Jenny<br />
* Need more paid events, most are free<br />
* At the least, ask event organizers to pass the hat for Omni and/or announce our funding campaign (omnicommons.org/donate)<br />
== Building and Facilities ==<br />
Responsibilibuddy: DK<br />
* Stuff is happening in this area, i just want to let people know that , but rather than go into details I'll just ask folks to contact me off-meeting/list as it may not be super interesting to everyone. <br />
== Communications / SysAdmins ==<br />
Responsibilibuddy: <br />
== Challenging Dominant Culture (CDC) ==<br />
Meets Sundays at 12<br />
Responsibilibuddy:taller Ryan (Rising)<br />
conflict resolution in the space, going well, balancing safe space against access, people who are not in any of the collectives here come in and participate in conflicts, and we have to engage what to do in the space<br />
non-engagement, non-escalation of conflict agreement in the space has been well received<br />
shorter Ryan:"Non action is not covered in the safe space policy, if someone is a bystander, they cannot be banned for that" <br />
== Finance ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
== Fundraising ==<br />
Meets Mondays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
* Matt: Fundraising wg, raised 80k, go a long way, need a lot more, uphill battle, try to make do, launched next fundraising campaing, 1.95 million to buy the building, sponsor a square ft, $100/sqft (1k for sq m), from my point of view the reason to do this is to do your projects, incredible wonderful, valuable, get to the stage where we can be connected to enough people to buy this building, please send anyone to fundraising wg, we already have folks applying to grants, run events, once open to pub make smaller moneys, let's talk<br />
== How We Organize ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
== Kitchen ==<br />
Meets when?<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
== Welcoming ==<br />
Meets Thursdays at 6, where?<br />
Responsibilibuddy:<br />
* Ryan: Ice cream social 2 the reckoning! 5-7pm SUnday!!!! <br />
** please go back to your collectives and tell people we need them on doors! join welcoming mailing list or <br />
** use this link:https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk<br />
= Discussion =<br />
== Backspace ==<br />
== Visioning Activity ==<br />
10 min<br />
What do you see for Omni Commons in 5 years?<br />
Write some of your thoughts, even a few words, a drawing, or whatever on a sticky note, and place it on the wall labeled "Teh Futur3!!1"<br />
After the meeting, walk past the future and iiiiimmmmmaaaaaggggggiiiiiinnnnnnnneee...<br />
== Bans ==<br />
* "Perry" - 2015-02-03 - <br />
** An olderish musician (guitarist & uke-player), claiming to be a member of FNB but who was verified to be not, who has been discovered to be wandering drunk around the space, and in so being transgressing boundaries of personal space, private dance rehearsals, and disrupting meetings. Has been asked not to come to the space drunk, agreed, but did so again anyway. Therefore, in response to the last instance where an Omnier's space was violated while he was drunk, he is provisionally banned pending conflict resolution with Omni, which he should arrange. <br />
* David T - Indefinitely banned from the sudo room physical space pending mediation 2015-01-08 <br />
** The collective/community they were identified with: sudo room<br />
** David T asked someone in Sudo to borrow headphones. This went into overborrowing teritory; he left omni with them. The headphones were someone's property, a discussion about this occured, culminated into a physical and verbal confrontation.<br />
** Jenny talked with david T and said he's not welcome at sudo room until he engages in conflict resolution.<br />
* Chris - Indefinitely banned from the Omni physical space 2015-02-04 <br />
** The collective/community they were identified with: Food Not Bombs <br />
** Sleeping in the space and getting aggressive when told it wasn't appropriate<br />
** Food Not Bombs contacted Chris about this and he has agreed to stay away from the Omni. He has refused mediation.<br />
* Rus (Aerosonic) - Indefinitely banned from the sudo room physical space 2015-01-28 <br />
** Adam was working in Sudo, Rus stuck his hand into workbox and area; Adam noticed vaporizor gone. Adam confronted Rus. Rus admitted to going into Adam's stuff, but said that he then put the vape on the table. soon after Rus and his friends left Omni. Rus came back and was asked to leave. Jake offered to contact him via IRC, there Rus aka Aerosonic asked to do conflict mediation, Jake is uninterested in doing this. Jake spoke to three other people. Noisebridge says, Rus has no idea why anyone thinks he took the vape, maybe someone just saw him touch it, fails to acknowledge evidence<br />
== Thefts in the Space ==<br />
Tabled for 1 week.<br />
* Darin: Missing 2 travel flash drives, would like my stuff back :-/<br />
** What do they look like; Where were they last seen; etc?<br />
* Jes: Should there bw signage for this?<br />
Matt: about to add this to the agenda for next week, a lot has been lifted, DON'T LEAVE ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL POSSESSIONS UNATTENDED AT ANY TIME WHEN YOU'RE IN THE OMNI, PERIOD. +1<br />
== How we treat each other ==<br />
Time: 30 min<br />
* tone policing vs non-violent communication?<br />
* acculturates us to not assert ourselves<br />
* emotional labor<br />
* all voices being heard<br />
https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk<br />
* Ryan: Aggressions, micro-aggressions, it's really important to talk about how we treat each other, in general, and at meetings. He's been receiving microaggressions from a lot of people, access in the space is tiring me out, only way to deal is to kick things over--am often tone policed for it, the way we treat the space is how we treat each other, people having reactions to how i react- if we had signs that didn't let certain genders or skin colors into a space, it would not be acceptable, having to deal with bans and work, feels it's everyone's job to take care of everyone else in this space. is the most visible but not the only wheel chair user, most mobile one, <br />
mary direct response: group SATURCDAY 4 O'CLOCK, IF YOU HAVE IDEAS OF HOW TO MOTIVATE, (important to me aat CCL to make is accessible) IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME, I WILL BE THERE, AT DISABILITY HACK NIGHT! +1!!<br />
* Joel: Are there access pads laid out at all the doors?<br />
* Ryan: they get removed<br />
* Rayc:(Access should be a priority and should be included in design<br />
** I feel that I am currently being "Tone policed right now." - Rayc<br />
* Ryan: it's about the tone policing and the way we treat each other<br />
* Mary: this comes to a core issue of trust, taking people's word for it, trusting people have good intentions, so that things can et done, we call come from a variety of different backgrounds, that's why we're here, mechanisms of getting out of that hardship, which a lot of us have gone through try to trust people in this space, people here are usually here for a reason<br />
it's a core issue<br />
* Rachel seconds this<br />
* joel: neon tape, make paths<br />
* ryan: it's not about ada access, it's about tone policing, want to focus on how we're treating each other in general<br />
* joel: you might not have to be mistreated if it was clearer<br />
* Rachel thinks this will help, even if it doesn't solve it<br />
* ryan: it's a bigger issue in the larger community<br />
* matt: let's just wait, we're rushing into longer conversation<br />
people wait<br />
* Emji: creating signage, about everything, if there are other ideas, we welcome them<br />
* Jes: safe space thing? i'm confused about signage for it, if we're having issues with that<br />
* emji: more in terms of oppression than property<br />
* ryan: lgbtu places specifically started this trend, since become a larger trend for marginilized ppl in general, our safe space policy is on the wiki<br />
* ??: "A place where anyone can relax and be fully self-expressed, without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome, or unsafe on account of biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background, age, or physical or mental ability; a place where the rules guard each person's self-respect and dignity and strongly encourage everyone to respect others." — Advocates for Youth via Wikipedia.<3<br />
* Nick: Kitchen issue of ppl using spices, someone else's kitchen product wihtout asking<br />
* joel: i don't think that's safe space<br />
* mary explains it, interpersonal dilemmas and triumphs around the space<br />
* Joel: epidemic, terrible 2 weeks, in terms of how ppl have been treating each other, don't want to go into it, talking a lot, not getting anywhere<br />
* Rachel has also noticed this cosmic trend<br />
* Mary : probably apply that to every body<br />
* Ryan: that's why this conversation is so important right now, so we don't get to that pt again<br />
* ORY?: collective house, built trust over 3 yrs, irreplacable, begin with intention "i feel cared for when/if..." created a list, started interacting this way about a yr ago, something im going to try to do in every collective space i'm in, also don'ts<br />
* Ryan: being nice cripple 24/7, if we could get to place where we have nice interactions, perfect, but ppl can't always phrase their statements perfectly<br />
* ORY?: not how we speak all the time, get angry at eaqch other often at my house, it's what we choose to bring up in broader snense, have space to be nice, that's not what i mean to say<br />
* matt: leave room and time for folks who haven't had time to speak, STEP BACK MOMENT, STEP UP ANYONE?<br />
**hannah:: being in omni, common open space, lots of ppl coing through, can understand how welcoming, door ppl, signage, those things that are everpresent helps it feel like the space is being held, understand that's a lot of labor/energy/time, when i've been in strong ocllectives, big, diffuse, those elements are what helped me feel like it was knit together those are the things i feel i might do to contribute to welcoming committee, etc., signs, those things<br />
* nick: what is working? nurturing that, pt out when someone does something to respect your boundary, you appreciate, whatever the issue may be, <br />
* mary: being thankful<br />
* nick: being thankful<br />
* matt: let's take a few min to think of osmething you can DO actiVEly, this week, one thing tangibly, you want to do/participate in, that you think could help us treat each other better, collaborate, find the things we find important and value<br />
* Ryan: 8 mnutes for people who want to share, you can always pass <br />
* rachel: mrewow<br />
* Ryan: 30 more seconds to think in your heads <br />
* ryan: he'll start..what we can do the most is take responsibility for the core group of community organizers who are more likely to be snippy and take on too much work, we need to all step up and put a hand in, so they can feel like they can let go, all have self-care, they can have self-care<br />
* Steve?: respecting each others time (when i don't do what i came to do, i hate being here)<br />
* lindsay : feels overwhelming to me, i'm sensitive to this stuff, feel anxious just being here and my body starts to hurt, i'm really glad these conversations are happening, energetic shift, one thing i try to do is remember to breathe, stay grouded, it's pretty awesome that you guys have a vibe reader<br />
* Mary: would like to set aside time for people in this space, sitting down, saying thankyou, if theyll allow it give them a hug, touches can be very healing to a lot of ppl<br />
* ory?????don;t know name: introduce myself, look them in the eye, to ppl, share name, build relationships, beginning of trust, keep my eyes open to what's around me and who's around<br />
* Jes: looking fwd to this week resolveing/helping to resolve my part in some of the drama that has unfolded in the sunday cook house, details omitting, solution will be right whre the problem is, it's going to happen this week, she's looking forward to it<br />
* rayc: definition, community, altruism, empathy, camradierie<br />
* emji: almost a yr, burnt out, at this pt, tired<br />
* rayc: not sustainable feeling<br />
* ???: new would like to get the chance to meet ppl, following on the discussion, hear l who have been in this for yr, really want to know what's happened, how it's got to this pt, want t plug in in some way, want to know the story, incredible ppl here to have poured their heart and soul more positively<br />
* remote-jenny: 20:43 I'm going to actively set boundaries when people come to me complaining and ask that they return when they can communicate more positively and i encourage others to do the same :)<br />
* grace: mural artist, in den, this week design you guys a fucking awesome mural design [crowd cheers] in general tangentially connected to omni, never really had the space in my life to do more than that, but some space has opened up in my life recently, ut on my sched, figure out what people NEED FROM ME the most, what fresh energy is needed most urgently<br />
* Joe: Agrees with Jenny and wants to come to the Omni when he is willing and ready, not when it feels like he really has to come to the Omni. will tell people when they';re not being constructive, be more direct, that i learned this week with a few things<br />
* Hannah: <<THANKS being more direct, she comes to collective spaces pretty defensive, bad experiences, jaded, focus on projects, introduce myself, one new person every time she comes, a stretch but a good one, getting hurt happens a lot in spaces like this, she has a short temper for it, working on confronting that directly instead of just not coming, <br />
* Michael: Valuable to know whats going on especially since there is a plan to join the collectives. Been the cranky person, this happens at all collectives, my job is what we do in peoples park, keeping the peace (not security), we're all responsible for this, generally know my folks, know who i could potentially have to try to resolve, not let it go, when ppl are calmer, esp when its not heated, if he gets involved in this collective, could help you with this. <br />
* [Time Check: 10 minutes left]<br />
* Nick: focus on making ppl here aware of all the resources omni has for catharsis, conversations, places to go, empathetic listening, movement, yoga, people should take advantage of that, and participate in what we have available, it's very important that you're able to have that cathardic moment out of your focus. focusing on making ppl aware of the cathardic, [healing rachel says], resources we have, helping people relate to others and in life in general.<br />
* Brandon: constantly keep thinking about, how much i appreciate the intellectuals in the omni, everyone here is pretty smart, has a lot to offer in terms of knowledge space and equipment, can't take my head off of is there should be something to protect what we have, excited about this new project, CYBER SECURITY, we're all techno savvy, we're smart enought o put together an intricate system of cameras to know what's going on at all times (discussion tabled)<br />
* Rachel: echoes security (brandon), really echoes self-healing, centering and grounding ourselves with those cathardic resources (echoes nick).....what i'm going to do this week is give ANYONE who is spoken of in third person and not ther eto defend themselves, give them the benefit of the doubt, even if i do trust the speaker's judgment to begin with, just do it<br />
* Matt: time i should go to yoga, but x, y, z come before me and yoga. invite eveyrone to !!!!CROSS POLLINATE COLLECTIVES!!!!!!!!<br />
* Matt: FIGHT PATRIARCHY, make more resources available about fighting domination in any form.<br />
* MARY: post to discuss?<br />
* Matt: any media, including that<br />
* Mary: no more stack<br />
* Ryan: reflect, it's awesome we were able to have this conversation, if anyone feels hurt, burned out, etc, please come tomorrow, just to sit and listen, not fix problems, but just be there for each other, it's hard not to prob solve, but let's solve the problem of too much problem solving <br />
* DONE 3 MINUTES EARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOTTTT!!!<br />
* sTEVE says la commune will not be here next week, <br />
* RAYC: Vacation Time for La Commune next week, they will not be here. <br />
* ryan: encourages everyone to check out the wall AFTER the meeting<br />
* IT IS OVER, THE END, LOVE <3<br />
= Proposals =<br />
*<br />
= Tabled =<br />
== Quiet Rooms===<br />
* Creation of a "Quiet" Room as an intentional space for people to decompress or mark themselves as "Not Available" for other reasons. - Ryan deilann 2/3<br />
== Mural Proposal (Den / Meditation Room) ==<br />
== Oakland Next ==<br />
= Action Items =<br />
Time: 5 min<br />
(Review):<br />
* MOVE THE GYM</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2015/01/29_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2928Event:2015/01/29 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2015-02-06T06:32:31Z<p>Eske: Template</p>
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<div>Delegates Meeting - January 29th, 2015<br />
The meeting will begin promptly at 7pm, and end at 9pm; unless consensed upon to go beyond 9pm.<br />
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= Attendees =<br />
* Facilitator/s: yar, rayc<br />
* Introduction to the Omni Commons & our values<br />
* Explanation of hand signals: "deaf applause", "raised hand", "point of process", "direct response", "time's up", etc.<br />
* Stacktaker: mary<br />
** Explanation of Progressive Stack: Raise your hand, make eye contact with the stack taker.<br />
* Timekeeper: ryan<br />
** Reminder to keep comments brief.<br />
* Notetaker/s: niki, jenny, matt<br />
** URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom<br />
* Vibe Reader: brandon<br />
* Delegates: mary (ccl), ryan (sudo), pam (la commune), emji (til), niki (baps)<br />
* Quorum: naw<br />
* Facilitator/s for next week: ryan and matt<br />
** Encourage someone who hasn't facilitated before. If they'd like support, someone who has facilitated before can join them to facilitate together! If they'd like to know how the agenda works, here's a page outlining the different parts of our agenda: <br />
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Facilitating_General_Meetings_Tips_and_Info<br />
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== Introductions (10 mins) ==<br />
Name; Affiliation; Prefered Pronoun; If you are new, one thing that brought you here.<br />
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* yar (sudo), omni is super important and needs lots of love<br />
* mary (ccl), <br />
* brandon (oakland next), place to improve oakland peoples' lives<br />
* sarah p (omni), here to talk about conflict<br />
* niki (baps/sudo), because people are doing hard work to dismantle oppression<br />
* noemie (sudo), i'm involved!<br />
* nicholas (unaffiliated/everything), grassroots activism, promotions<br />
* matt (sudo), oh yeah we raised 80k<br />
* emji (til/mpm), to be a delegate<br />
* pam (lc), to catch up on wider omni biz<br />
* jenny (sudo), revolution of everyday life<br />
* ryan (sudo), vaporizing lasers filling room with smoke<br />
* kim (bay area radical mycology) - part of counter culture labs - has more equipment if anyone's interested!<br />
* kevin (how we organize), complete dedication to the success of our alternative to capitalism<br />
* patrick (sudo), wants to observe more meetings, start attending again<br />
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= Announcements 15 =<br />
Any Omni-related announcements.<br />
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* We raised $81,014+! More info from the fundraising working group report-back below.<br />
* Ban of Rus / Aerosonic from sudo room for reasons of theft<br />
* Reminder about bans:<br />
** Pirate Mike, wears fatigues and has an elaborate bicycle<br />
*** NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Pirate Matt, who is awesome and helped with the sudo room move into omni commons ;)<br />
** <br />
* ongoing conflict resolution processes<br />
** a small group wrote a statement. see next section.<br />
* this sunday night social from 5-7 is TRY SOMETHING NEW! bring food, experiences, ideas, or other stuff people might not have experieend<br />
* fermentation group reactivated - Mondays at 7pm<br />
* come see Keith Hennessey Friday and / or Saturday! <br />
* your microbiome and your health<br />
* Oakland Next: Geared towards improving technological & intellectual improvement of Oakland residents. Creating a network for and by organizer, teachers, artists, performers, planners. Projects include but are not limited to: cyber-security, marketing training, talent scouting, music production, construction, cleaning, media projects, fundraising, outdoor educational trips.<br />
** Started by Brandon & Shake who have been organizing together for several years<br />
** Any affiliations with existing groups or collectives? Just starting now with two people. Drawing partly on Shake's experience in local politics. Next meeting is a closed meeting.<br />
** Are you intending to become an Omni collective? Yes. Excellent!<br />
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== statement on conflict resolution ==<br />
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Realizing that conflicts and oppressive patterns of behavior will emerge over the course of this project and that we will encounter difficulties in resolving them, we feel it is important to reaffirm our commitment to making the Omni a safer space.<br />
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We acknowledge that we live in a culture of intersecting forms of oppression and that these intersections complicate our ability to connect with one another and to confront the various power dynamics and privileges at play in our relationships.<br />
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We are committed to continuing to engage in the work of dismantling systems of oppression both inside and outside of ourselves in order to build stronger relationships and a more resilient community. This will require us to acknowledge and engage in conflict and to take seriously the process of conflict resolution.<br />
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Acts of violence, abuse, intimidation and other forms of oppression can not be tolerated within this community. In the event that a member or members of our community feel that they are the victim of violence, abuse, intimidation or other forms of oppression, we expect all involved to pursue conflict resolution in good faith.<br />
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We are all complicit in the perpetration of acts of violence in our communities and can all take responsibility for building the culture we would like to see here at the Omni. We should feel empowered to hold both ourselves and one another accountable. Every one of us has room to learn, to grow and to heal.<br />
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We don’t believe in using pressure and threats to force rushing to reach resolution. We entreat the community to have patience with the healing process and to recognize that confronting systems of oppression and engaging in the unavoidable conflicts that will arise as a result is the real work of this project.<br />
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== Oakland Next ==<br />
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improving the technological and intellectual development of people of oakland through art and trade<br />
hub & network for & by artists, performers, planners<br />
creating training for ... i can't keep up<br />
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= Working Group Report-Backs =<br />
5 minutess per WG; 40 minutess max, total. (Alphabetical - All WG are equally important!)<br />
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== Commons ==<br />
Meets Saturdays at 1, where?<br />
* At this point, getting so many requests for use of the space that we are considering not taking requests for a week in order to catch up / streamline our process.<br />
* Need more volunteers to participate in Commons WG; need help streamlining our process<br />
** If people can't make the meeting, how can they be involved?<br />
*** Email the list, we're going to schedule an orientation<br />
** As money comes in, we might be doing a lot of construction, might want to put a freeze on a block of time for construction<br />
* Proposal: to close down events for some period in march to do ballroom renovations<br />
* Would be great to get a monthly report back on how much revenue we're bringing in from rentals<br />
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== Building and Facilities ==<br />
Meets when, where?<br />
* I wish I was meeting with this group, but please see this wiki page for an overall task list to ready the Omni Commons:<br />
** https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Omni-readiness<br />
* Rhetorical note: try using phrase of "making omni commons safe and accessible" rather than other ways of phrasing concerns about regulations, zoning, code, etc.<br />
* Reach out to David K if you want to help organize work parties or help out with our permits<br />
<br />
== Communications / SysAdmins ==<br />
* Joel and Emji have been working on signs! <br />
* yar is doing stuff, so is jenny<br />
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== Challenging Dominant Culture (CDC) ==<br />
Meets Sundays at 12<br />
* We have never as part of a General Meeting set expectations or intentions for how we want to communicate and treat each other in these meetings.<br />
** Like it when people don't use negative hand signals<br />
** Like the idea of presuming good faith<br />
** <br />
** (move up move back is less ablist)<br />
** When people stay on topic out of respect for other people's time<br />
** Expect the facilitator to make decisions that prioritize voices and participation that are silenced, ignored, or overridden.<br />
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== Finance ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7<br />
* Mary is helping now! <br />
* Working on a system for keeping track of invoices, contracts, payments. Want to make a technology free version.<br />
* Working on identifying what kind of 501 organization we should be! <br />
* 2 months of reserve bills should be put aside from fundraising campaign<br />
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* ".csv" me, please! ;)<br />
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== Fundraising ==<br />
Meets Mondays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
<br />
* Completed our first crowdfunding campaign: raised $81,014 ($40,000 in external grants + $41,014 from crowdfunding website)<br />
* What we're going to do with this money is an issue.<br />
* Our strategy is the Hydra: with one head cut off, 8 more spring up in its heads<br />
** Running multiple, concurrent campaigns.<br />
* Next Generation of Fundraising:<br />
** We need to raise $1.9 million. We need a different strategy:<br />
*** Be yourselves, grow and thrive!<br />
*** Connect to folks who have access to large contributions, build trusting relationships, ensure a positive experience that enables receipt of a substantial contribution to purhcase the building.<br />
*** Talk to Laura Turiano about any large donors you may know or be willing to introduce. We can follow up with progress, supply materials or support, and also speak with anyone directly.<br />
** Buy the Building! https://omnicommons.tilt.com<br />
** "Friends of Omni Commons" donor circle: https://omnicommons.org/friends.html<br />
** Next up (hopefully) is "Commercial Kitchen" fundraiser<br />
* The link for our fundraiser now directs you to the purchase campaign: https://omnicommons.org/donate<br />
<br />
== How We Organize ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
* 6-month Review of Collectives - we're just approaching our sixth month mark for occupying the building: does it feel necessary for us to engage in some sort of review process of the function and relationships of all the collectives in regards to their participation, shortcomings, transformations, etc.<br />
* Next Tues. 7-8pm and next Thurs. 6-7pm we'll convene general meetings around the conversation of holding a Strategic Planning Retreat for the OOC participants, members and organizers or whatever else you identify as towards the planning of our building<br />
* considering dissolving?<br />
* they could liaise with new prospective collectives, or with existing collectives that are behind on rent<br />
* clerical work<br />
* omni summit for long-term vision<br />
<br />
== Kitchen ==<br />
* took out the old water heater<br />
* gonna use noisebridge sink<br />
* knocking down wall?<br />
<br />
== Welcoming ==<br />
Meets Thursdays at 6, where?<br />
* filling front-door shifts to help out la commune and answer questions from newbs<br />
* link: https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk<br />
* discussing "open to the public" proposal<br />
* can't announce public open hours until shifts are filled<br />
* we might need to consent on which part of the buildings are public?<br />
* posting ground rules<br />
* expulsion - floating proposal to adopt sudo's "member can kick out non-member" rule<br />
* bathrooms - will always be gender neutral forever even if it takes guerilla action<br />
* cops<br />
<br />
= Discussions = <br />
<br />
== Visioning and Strategic or Tactical Planning ==<br />
<br />
5 minutes?<br />
<br />
* Brief summary of state of affairs, aim to come to simple consensus about what needs to be done.<br />
* Plan to meet in some regular(ish) fashion regularly starting next week<br />
* Plan to host a singular "Strategic Planning" meeting facilitated by Laura Turiano and an open "working group" or informal facilitation group:<br />
** e.g. "Planning" working group<br />
* Plan to also meet in regular(ish) fashion after "Strategic Planning" meeting as well.<br />
* some concern that power could be concentrated in this meeting but it's not very accessible<br />
* niki encourages this conversation happening in all different forms<br />
* amgo excited because this is a way for people who might not want to come to the Thursday meeting to get involved. Would like to hear more positive ideas about visioning, less negative ideas<br />
* nicholas suggests submitting concerns via email <br />
* ryan counters that that's not the same thing as being present and participating. a planning retreat is much different than a conference<br />
* let's call it a conference then! <br />
* vibe reader thinks the conversation is not going anywhere. people don't seem aligned.<br />
* sensing and feeling some fear because we just came off of intense work w/the crowdfunding campaign. the imperative to define the next 5 years could be perceived as aggressive. this could be so formative for the future of the omni, the way that it's being organized is a break from what's normal for people who have been organizing<br />
* when we're organizing something so big and important, we should be extra sensitive to that perception when we're communicating to the group<br />
* we can have plurality of means. when we worked on getting into this meeting we organized a hack-a-thon in which we got an enormous amount of work done. was by no means the place in which all things were decided w/ finality.<br />
* a hack-a-thon is not a retreat<br />
* is it supposed to be for a small group of people and is it supposed to not be here?<br />
* just trying to get some feedback, suggesting a localized event, open to everyone <br />
* exicted about a positive, social, visionary place where we can all talk about what we want to do. maybe even monthly<br />
* interested in engaging in difficult things; our vision is not clear to everyone. not sure how to move forward necessarily. also welcome to stepping back completely.<br />
* ryan felt hurt by amgo's statements about positivity. they felt shaming.<br />
* in re: fears that we're drafting some kind of legal document<br />
* the reason why we want to have a one-time event is because it's hard to have a long indepth conversation. also want to respect laura's time and skills. it could be on the web, we have the technology<br />
* would like to ask that we recognize that we don't all speak the same language and may mean different things when we use certain words<br />
* kim got the sense that the "retreat" would happen here<br />
* could see how this could be viewed as a very negative thing. was kicked out of a hackerspace because a small group of people made decisions. <br />
* visioning fear not of visioning but of an offsite retreat<br />
* sarah feels excited about a chance to have visioning conversations given a culture of overwork and burnout at the omni<br />
* visioning process is a process of positive reinforcement<br />
* apologize if anyone else was triggered by their emphasis on positivity<br />
* trust the good faith of the people who brought the proposal<br />
<br />
<br />
== discussion of conflicts ==<br />
* Yar seeing a need to address NVC as well as tone policing<br />
* <br />
<br />
<br />
= Tabled =<br />
<br />
* How was conflict handled when you were growing up?<br />
<br />
* How is the way that you handle conflict now the same / different?<br />
<br />
* What do we do when conflict becomes painful that works well?<br />
<br />
* What do we do when conflict becomes painful that doesn't work so well?<br />
<br />
* How do we dream it could be?<br />
<br />
* hand rubbing noise<br />
** can be overstimulating<br />
<br />
* how we treat each other at these meetings<br />
** tone policing vs non-violent communication?<br />
** acculturates us to not assert ourselves<br />
<br />
= Proposals =<br />
Proposals brought to the delegates for discussion and vote.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
= BreakOut Session (Optional) =<br />
A 20-minute sessions of open group discussion about various topics, concerning Omni, Culture, Health, Activism, and more.<br />
<br />
* <br />
<br />
== Ideas ==<br />
* How do/should we ineract with unwelcome (abusive/hostile/drunk/etc) guests (Especially if you are alone!) and diffuse/solve the situation?<br />
* OMNI Finances: How can move toward more transparency about how much the Omni costs? And more comfort talking about money within the Omni and its members?<br />
* Kindness, Forgiveness, Self care, Debt and Jubilee<br />
* Friendships, Relationships, and Organizing<br />
* What is your 50 year vision for The Omni? The year is 2064: What is the Omni? Who/What makes up its membership? How has it changed Oakland, the rest of the world, and the word "community"?</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2015/01/29_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2927Event:2015/01/29 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2015-02-06T06:29:32Z<p>Eske: Structure</p>
<hr />
<div>Delegates Meeting - January 29th, 2015<br />
The meeting will begin promptly at 7pm, and end at 9pm; unless consensed upon to go beyond 9pm.<br />
<br />
= Attendees =<br />
* Facilitator/s: yar, rayc<br />
* Introduction to the Omni Commons & our values<br />
* Explanation of hand signals: "deaf applause", "raised hand", "point of process", "direct response", "time's up", etc.<br />
* Stacktaker: mary<br />
** Explanation of Progressive Stack: Raise your hand, make eye contact with the stack taker.<br />
* Timekeeper: ryan<br />
** Reminder to keep comments brief.<br />
* Notetaker/s: niki, jenny, matt<br />
** URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom<br />
* Vibe Reader: brandon<br />
* Delegates: mary (ccl), ryan (sudo), pam (la commune), emji (til), niki (baps)<br />
* Quorum: naw<br />
* Facilitator/s for next week: ryan and matt<br />
** Encourage someone who hasn't facilitated before. If they'd like support, someone who has facilitated before can join them to facilitate together! If they'd like to know how the agenda works, here's a page outlining the different parts of our agenda: <br />
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Facilitating_General_Meetings_Tips_and_Info<br />
<br />
<br />
== Introductions (10 mins) ==<br />
Name; Affiliation; Prefered Pronoun; If you are new, one thing that brought you here.<br />
<br />
* yar (sudo), omni is super important and needs lots of love<br />
* mary (ccl), <br />
* brandon (oakland next), place to improve oakland peoples' lives<br />
* sarah p (omni), here to talk about conflict<br />
* niki (baps/sudo), because people are doing hard work to dismantle oppression<br />
* noemie (sudo), i'm involved!<br />
* nicholas (unaffiliated/everything), grassroots activism, promotions<br />
* matt (sudo), oh yeah we raised 80k<br />
* emji (til/mpm), to be a delegate<br />
* pam (lc), to catch up on wider omni biz<br />
* jenny (sudo), revolution of everyday life<br />
* ryan (sudo), vaporizing lasers filling room with smoke<br />
* kim (bay area radical mycology) - part of counter culture labs - has more equipment if anyone's interested!<br />
* kevin (how we organize), complete dedication to the success of our alternative to capitalism<br />
* patrick (sudo), wants to observe more meetings, start attending again<br />
<br />
= Announcements 15 =<br />
Any Omni-related announcements.<br />
<br />
* We raised $81,014+! More info from the fundraising working group report-back below.<br />
* Ban of Rus / Aerosonic from sudo room for reasons of theft<br />
* Reminder about bans:<br />
** Pirate Mike, wears fatigues and has an elaborate bicycle<br />
*** NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Pirate Matt, who is awesome and helped with the sudo room move into omni commons ;)<br />
** <br />
* ongoing conflict resolution processes<br />
** a small group wrote a statement. see next section.<br />
* this sunday night social from 5-7 is TRY SOMETHING NEW! bring food, experiences, ideas, or other stuff people might not have experieend<br />
* fermentation group reactivated - Mondays at 7pm<br />
* come see Keith Hennessey Friday and / or Saturday! <br />
* your microbiome and your health<br />
* Oakland Next: Geared towards improving technological & intellectual improvement of Oakland residents. Creating a network for and by organizer, teachers, artists, performers, planners. Projects include but are not limited to: cyber-security, marketing training, talent scouting, music production, construction, cleaning, media projects, fundraising, outdoor educational trips.<br />
** Started by Brandon & Shake who have been organizing together for several years<br />
** Any affiliations with existing groups or collectives? Just starting now with two people. Drawing partly on Shake's experience in local politics. Next meeting is a closed meeting.<br />
** Are you intending to become an Omni collective? Yes. Excellent!<br />
<br />
<br />
== statement on conflict resolution ==<br />
<br />
Realizing that conflicts and oppressive patterns of behavior will emerge over the course of this project and that we will encounter difficulties in resolving them, we feel it is important to reaffirm our commitment to making the Omni a safer space.<br />
<br />
We acknowledge that we live in a culture of intersecting forms of oppression and that these intersections complicate our ability to connect with one another and to confront the various power dynamics and privileges at play in our relationships.<br />
<br />
We are committed to continuing to engage in the work of dismantling systems of oppression both inside and outside of ourselves in order to build stronger relationships and a more resilient community. This will require us to acknowledge and engage in conflict and to take seriously the process of conflict resolution.<br />
<br />
Acts of violence, abuse, intimidation and other forms of oppression can not be tolerated within this community. In the event that a member or members of our community feel that they are the victim of violence, abuse, intimidation or other forms of oppression, we expect all involved to pursue conflict resolution in good faith.<br />
<br />
We are all complicit in the perpetration of acts of violence in our communities and can all take responsibility for building the culture we would like to see here at the Omni. We should feel empowered to hold both ourselves and one another accountable. Every one of us has room to learn, to grow and to heal.<br />
<br />
We don’t believe in using pressure and threats to force rushing to reach resolution. We entreat the community to have patience with the healing process and to recognize that confronting systems of oppression and engaging in the unavoidable conflicts that will arise as a result is the real work of this project.<br />
<br />
== Oakland Next ==<br />
<br />
improving the technological and intellectual development of people of oakland through art and trade<br />
hub & network for & by artists, performers, planners<br />
creating training for ... i can't keep up<br />
<br />
<br />
= Working Group Report-Backs =<br />
5 minutess per WG; 40 minutess max, total. (Alphabetical - All WG are equally important!)<br />
<br />
== Commons ==<br />
Meets Saturdays at 1, where?<br />
* At this point, getting so many requests for use of the space that we are considering not taking requests for a week in order to catch up / streamline our process.<br />
* Need more volunteers to participate in Commons WG; need help streamlining our process<br />
** If people can't make the meeting, how can they be involved?<br />
*** Email the list, we're going to schedule an orientation<br />
** As money comes in, we might be doing a lot of construction, might want to put a freeze on a block of time for construction<br />
* Proposal: to close down events for some period in march to do ballroom renovations<br />
* Would be great to get a monthly report back on how much revenue we're bringing in from rentals<br />
<br />
== Building and Facilities ==<br />
Meets when, where?<br />
* I wish I was meeting with this group, but please see this wiki page for an overall task list to ready the Omni Commons:<br />
** https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Omni-readiness<br />
* Rhetorical note: try using phrase of "making omni commons safe and accessible" rather than other ways of phrasing concerns about regulations, zoning, code, etc.<br />
* Reach out to David K if you want to help organize work parties or help out with our permits<br />
<br />
== Communications / SysAdmins ==<br />
* Joel and Emji have been working on signs! <br />
* yar is doing stuff, so is jenny<br />
<br />
== Challenging Dominant Culture (CDC) ==<br />
Meets Sundays at 12<br />
* We have never as part of a General Meeting set expectations or intentions for how we want to communicate and treat each other in these meetings.<br />
** Like it when people don't use negative hand signals<br />
** Like the idea of presuming good faith<br />
** <br />
** (move up move back is less ablist)<br />
** When people stay on topic out of respect for other people's time<br />
** Expect the facilitator to make decisions that prioritize voices and participation that are silenced, ignored, or overridden.<br />
<br />
== Finance ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7<br />
* Mary is helping now! <br />
* Working on a system for keeping track of invoices, contracts, payments. Want to make a technology free version.<br />
* Working on identifying what kind of 501 organization we should be! <br />
* 2 months of reserve bills should be put aside from fundraising campaign<br />
<br />
* ".csv" me, please! ;)<br />
<br />
== Fundraising ==<br />
Meets Mondays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
<br />
* Completed our first crowdfunding campaign: raised $81,014 ($40,000 in external grants + $41,014 from crowdfunding website)<br />
* What we're going to do with this money is an issue.<br />
* Our strategy is the Hydra: with one head cut off, 8 more spring up in its heads<br />
** Running multiple, concurrent campaigns.<br />
* Next Generation of Fundraising:<br />
** We need to raise $1.9 million. We need a different strategy:<br />
*** Be yourselves, grow and thrive!<br />
*** Connect to folks who have access to large contributions, build trusting relationships, ensure a positive experience that enables receipt of a substantial contribution to purhcase the building.<br />
*** Talk to Laura Turiano about any large donors you may know or be willing to introduce. We can follow up with progress, supply materials or support, and also speak with anyone directly.<br />
** Buy the Building! https://omnicommons.tilt.com<br />
** "Friends of Omni Commons" donor circle: https://omnicommons.org/friends.html<br />
** Next up (hopefully) is "Commercial Kitchen" fundraiser<br />
* The link for our fundraiser now directs you to the purchase campaign: https://omnicommons.org/donate<br />
<br />
== How We Organize ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
* 6-month Review of Collectives - we're just approaching our sixth month mark for occupying the building: does it feel necessary for us to engage in some sort of review process of the function and relationships of all the collectives in regards to their participation, shortcomings, transformations, etc.<br />
* Next Tues. 7-8pm and next Thurs. 6-7pm we'll convene general meetings around the conversation of holding a Strategic Planning Retreat for the OOC participants, members and organizers or whatever else you identify as towards the planning of our building<br />
* considering dissolving?<br />
* they could liaise with new prospective collectives, or with existing collectives that are behind on rent<br />
* clerical work<br />
* omni summit for long-term vision<br />
<br />
== Kitchen ==<br />
* took out the old water heater<br />
* gonna use noisebridge sink<br />
* knocking down wall?<br />
<br />
== Welcoming ==<br />
Meets Thursdays at 6, where?<br />
* filling front-door shifts to help out la commune and answer questions from newbs<br />
* link: https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk<br />
* discussing "open to the public" proposal<br />
* can't announce public open hours until shifts are filled<br />
* we might need to consent on which part of the buildings are public?<br />
* posting ground rules<br />
* expulsion - floating proposal to adopt sudo's "member can kick out non-member" rule<br />
* bathrooms - will always be gender neutral forever even if it takes guerilla action<br />
* cops<br />
<br />
= Discussions = <br />
<br />
== Visioning and Strategic or Tactical Planning ==<br />
<br />
5 minutes?<br />
<br />
* Brief summary of state of affairs, aim to come to simple consensus about what needs to be done.<br />
* Plan to meet in some regular(ish) fashion regularly starting next week<br />
* Plan to host a singular "Strategic Planning" meeting facilitated by Laura Turiano and an open "working group" or informal facilitation group:<br />
** e.g. "Planning" working group<br />
* Plan to also meet in regular(ish) fashion after "Strategic Planning" meeting as well.<br />
* some concern that power could be concentrated in this meeting but it's not very accessible<br />
* niki encourages this conversation happening in all different forms<br />
* amgo excited because this is a way for people who might not want to come to the Thursday meeting to get involved. Would like to hear more positive ideas about visioning, less negative ideas<br />
* nicholas suggests submitting concerns via email <br />
* ryan counters that that's not the same thing as being present and participating. a planning retreat is much different than a conference<br />
* let's call it a conference then! <br />
* vibe reader thinks the conversation is not going anywhere. people don't seem aligned.<br />
* sensing and feeling some fear because we just came off of intense work w/the crowdfunding campaign. the imperative to define the next 5 years could be perceived as aggressive. this could be so formative for the future of the omni, the way that it's being organized is a break from what's normal for people who have been organizing<br />
* when we're organizing something so big and important, we should be extra sensitive to that perception when we're communicating to the group<br />
* we can have plurality of means. when we worked on getting into this meeting we organized a hack-a-thon in which we got an enormous amount of work done. was by no means the place in which all things were decided w/ finality.<br />
* a hack-a-thon is not a retreat<br />
* is it supposed to be for a small group of people and is it supposed to not be here?<br />
* just trying to get some feedback, suggesting a localized event, open to everyone <br />
* exicted about a positive, social, visionary place where we can all talk about what we want to do. maybe even monthly<br />
* interested in engaging in difficult things; our vision is not clear to everyone. not sure how to move forward necessarily. also welcome to stepping back completely.<br />
* ryan felt hurt by amgo's statements about positivity. they felt shaming.<br />
* in re: fears that we're drafting some kind of legal document<br />
* the reason why we want to have a one-time event is because it's hard to have a long indepth conversation. also want to respect laura's time and skills. it could be on the web, we have the technology<br />
* would like to ask that we recognize that we don't all speak the same language and may mean different things when we use certain words<br />
* kim got the sense that the "retreat" would happen here<br />
* could see how this could be viewed as a very negative thing. was kicked out of a hackerspace because a small group of people made decisions. <br />
* visioning fear not of visioning but of an offsite retreat<br />
* sarah feels excited about a chance to have visioning conversations given a culture of overwork and burnout at the omni<br />
* visioning process is a process of positive reinforcement<br />
* apologize if anyone else was triggered by their emphasis on positivity<br />
* trust the good faith of the people who brought the proposal<br />
<br />
<br />
== discussion of conflicts ==<br />
* Yar seeing a need to address NVC as well as tone policing<br />
* <br />
<br />
<br />
== Tabled ==<br />
<br />
= How was conflict handled when you were growing up? =<br />
<br />
= How is the way that you handle conflict now the same / different? =<br />
<br />
= What do we do when conflict becomes painful that works well? =<br />
<br />
= What do we do when conflict becomes painful that doesn't work so well? =<br />
<br />
= How do we dream it could be? =<br />
<br />
<br />
= hand rubbing noise =<br />
* can be overstimulating<br />
<br />
= how we treat each other at these meetings =<br />
* tone policing vs non-violent communication?<br />
* acculturates us to not assert ourselves<br />
<br />
== Proposals ==<br />
Proposals brought to the delegates for discussion and vote.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== BreakOut Session (Optional) ==<br />
A 20-minute sessions of open group discussion about various topics, concerning Omni, Culture, Health, Activism, and more.<br />
<br />
* <br />
<br />
= Ideas =<br />
*</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2015/01/29_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2926Event:2015/01/29 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2015-02-06T06:26:29Z<p>Eske: Structure</p>
<hr />
<div>Delegates Meeting - January 29th, 2015<br />
The meeting will begin promptly at 7pm, and end at 9pm; unless consensed upon to go beyond 9pm.<br />
<br />
= Attendees =<br />
* Facilitator/s: yar, rayc<br />
* Introduction to the Omni Commons & our values<br />
* Explanation of hand signals: "deaf applause", "raised hand", "point of process", "direct response", "time's up", etc.<br />
* Stacktaker: mary<br />
** Explanation of Progressive Stack: Raise your hand, make eye contact with the stack taker.<br />
* Timekeeper: ryan<br />
** Reminder to keep comments brief.<br />
* Notetaker/s: niki, jenny, matt<br />
** URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom<br />
* Vibe Reader: brandon<br />
* Delegates: mary (ccl), ryan (sudo), pam (la commune), emji (til), niki (baps)<br />
* Quorum: naw<br />
* Facilitator/s for next week: ryan and matt<br />
** Encourage someone who hasn't facilitated before. If they'd like support, someone who has facilitated before can join them to facilitate together! If they'd like to know how the agenda works, here's a page outlining the different parts of our agenda: <br />
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Facilitating_General_Meetings_Tips_and_Info<br />
<br />
<br />
= Introductions (10 mins) =<br />
Name; Affiliation; Prefered Pronoun; If you are new, one thing that brought you here.<br />
<br />
* yar (sudo), omni is super important and needs lots of love<br />
* mary (ccl), <br />
* brandon (oakland next), place to improve oakland peoples' lives<br />
* sarah p (omni), here to talk about conflict<br />
* niki (baps/sudo), because people are doing hard work to dismantle oppression<br />
* noemie (sudo), i'm involved!<br />
* nicholas (unaffiliated/everything), grassroots activism, promotions<br />
* matt (sudo), oh yeah we raised 80k<br />
* emji (til/mpm), to be a delegate<br />
* pam (lc), to catch up on wider omni biz<br />
* jenny (sudo), revolution of everyday life<br />
* ryan (sudo), vaporizing lasers filling room with smoke<br />
* kim (bay area radical mycology) - part of counter culture labs - has more equipment if anyone's interested!<br />
* kevin (how we organize), complete dedication to the success of our alternative to capitalism<br />
* patrick (sudo), wants to observe more meetings, start attending again<br />
<br />
= Announcements 15 =<br />
Any Omni-related announcements.<br />
<br />
* We raised $81,014+! More info from the fundraising working group report-back below.<br />
* Ban of Rus / Aerosonic from sudo room for reasons of theft<br />
* Reminder about bans:<br />
** Pirate Mike, wears fatigues and has an elaborate bicycle<br />
*** NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Pirate Matt, who is awesome and helped with the sudo room move into omni commons ;)<br />
** <br />
* ongoing conflict resolution processes<br />
** a small group wrote a statement. see next section.<br />
* this sunday night social from 5-7 is TRY SOMETHING NEW! bring food, experiences, ideas, or other stuff people might not have experieend<br />
* fermentation group reactivated - Mondays at 7pm<br />
* come see Keith Hennessey Friday and / or Saturday! <br />
* your microbiome and your health<br />
* Oakland Next: Geared towards improving technological & intellectual improvement of Oakland residents. Creating a network for and by organizer, teachers, artists, performers, planners. Projects include but are not limited to: cyber-security, marketing training, talent scouting, music production, construction, cleaning, media projects, fundraising, outdoor educational trips.<br />
** Started by Brandon & Shake who have been organizing together for several years<br />
** Any affiliations with existing groups or collectives? Just starting now with two people. Drawing partly on Shake's experience in local politics. Next meeting is a closed meeting.<br />
** Are you intending to become an Omni collective? Yes. Excellent!<br />
<br />
<br />
== statement on conflict resolution ==<br />
<br />
Realizing that conflicts and oppressive patterns of behavior will emerge over the course of this project and that we will encounter difficulties in resolving them, we feel it is important to reaffirm our commitment to making the Omni a safer space.<br />
<br />
We acknowledge that we live in a culture of intersecting forms of oppression and that these intersections complicate our ability to connect with one another and to confront the various power dynamics and privileges at play in our relationships.<br />
<br />
We are committed to continuing to engage in the work of dismantling systems of oppression both inside and outside of ourselves in order to build stronger relationships and a more resilient community. This will require us to acknowledge and engage in conflict and to take seriously the process of conflict resolution.<br />
<br />
Acts of violence, abuse, intimidation and other forms of oppression can not be tolerated within this community. In the event that a member or members of our community feel that they are the victim of violence, abuse, intimidation or other forms of oppression, we expect all involved to pursue conflict resolution in good faith.<br />
<br />
We are all complicit in the perpetration of acts of violence in our communities and can all take responsibility for building the culture we would like to see here at the Omni. We should feel empowered to hold both ourselves and one another accountable. Every one of us has room to learn, to grow and to heal.<br />
<br />
We don’t believe in using pressure and threats to force rushing to reach resolution. We entreat the community to have patience with the healing process and to recognize that confronting systems of oppression and engaging in the unavoidable conflicts that will arise as a result is the real work of this project.<br />
<br />
== Oakland Next ==<br />
<br />
improving the technological and intellectual development of people of oakland through art and trade<br />
hub & network for & by artists, performers, planners<br />
creating training for ... i can't keep up<br />
<br />
<br />
= Working Group Report-Backs =<br />
5 minutess per WG; 40 minutess max, total. (Alphabetical - All WG are equally important!)<br />
<br />
== Commons ==<br />
Meets Saturdays at 1, where?<br />
* At this point, getting so many requests for use of the space that we are considering not taking requests for a week in order to catch up / streamline our process.<br />
* Need more volunteers to participate in Commons WG; need help streamlining our process<br />
** If people can't make the meeting, how can they be involved?<br />
*** Email the list, we're going to schedule an orientation<br />
** As money comes in, we might be doing a lot of construction, might want to put a freeze on a block of time for construction<br />
* Proposal: to close down events for some period in march to do ballroom renovations<br />
* Would be great to get a monthly report back on how much revenue we're bringing in from rentals<br />
<br />
== Building and Facilities ==<br />
Meets when, where?<br />
* I wish I was meeting with this group, but please see this wiki page for an overall task list to ready the Omni Commons:<br />
** https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Omni-readiness<br />
* Rhetorical note: try using phrase of "making omni commons safe and accessible" rather than other ways of phrasing concerns about regulations, zoning, code, etc.<br />
* Reach out to David K if you want to help organize work parties or help out with our permits<br />
<br />
== Communications / SysAdmins ==<br />
* Joel and Emji have been working on signs! <br />
* yar is doing stuff, so is jenny<br />
<br />
== Challenging Dominant Culture (CDC) ==<br />
Meets Sundays at 12<br />
* We have never as part of a General Meeting set expectations or intentions for how we want to communicate and treat each other in these meetings.<br />
** Like it when people don't use negative hand signals<br />
** Like the idea of presuming good faith<br />
** <br />
** (move up move back is less ablist)<br />
** When people stay on topic out of respect for other people's time<br />
** Expect the facilitator to make decisions that prioritize voices and participation that are silenced, ignored, or overridden.<br />
<br />
== Finance ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7<br />
* Mary is helping now! <br />
* Working on a system for keeping track of invoices, contracts, payments. Want to make a technology free version.<br />
* Working on identifying what kind of 501 organization we should be! <br />
* 2 months of reserve bills should be put aside from fundraising campaign<br />
<br />
* ".csv" me, please! ;)<br />
<br />
== Fundraising ==<br />
Meets Mondays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
<br />
* Completed our first crowdfunding campaign: raised $81,014 ($40,000 in external grants + $41,014 from crowdfunding website)<br />
* What we're going to do with this money is an issue.<br />
* Our strategy is the Hydra: with one head cut off, 8 more spring up in its heads<br />
** Running multiple, concurrent campaigns.<br />
* Next Generation of Fundraising:<br />
** We need to raise $1.9 million. We need a different strategy:<br />
*** Be yourselves, grow and thrive!<br />
*** Connect to folks who have access to large contributions, build trusting relationships, ensure a positive experience that enables receipt of a substantial contribution to purhcase the building.<br />
*** Talk to Laura Turiano about any large donors you may know or be willing to introduce. We can follow up with progress, supply materials or support, and also speak with anyone directly.<br />
** Buy the Building! https://omnicommons.tilt.com<br />
** "Friends of Omni Commons" donor circle: https://omnicommons.org/friends.html<br />
** Next up (hopefully) is "Commercial Kitchen" fundraiser<br />
* The link for our fundraiser now directs you to the purchase campaign: https://omnicommons.org/donate<br />
<br />
== How We Organize ==<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
* 6-month Review of Collectives - we're just approaching our sixth month mark for occupying the building: does it feel necessary for us to engage in some sort of review process of the function and relationships of all the collectives in regards to their participation, shortcomings, transformations, etc.<br />
* Next Tues. 7-8pm and next Thurs. 6-7pm we'll convene general meetings around the conversation of holding a Strategic Planning Retreat for the OOC participants, members and organizers or whatever else you identify as towards the planning of our building<br />
* considering dissolving?<br />
* they could liaise with new prospective collectives, or with existing collectives that are behind on rent<br />
* clerical work<br />
* omni summit for long-term vision<br />
<br />
== Kitchen ==<br />
* took out the old water heater<br />
* gonna use noisebridge sink<br />
* knocking down wall?<br />
<br />
== Welcoming ==<br />
Meets Thursdays at 6, where?<br />
* filling front-door shifts to help out la commune and answer questions from newbs<br />
* link: https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk<br />
* discussing "open to the public" proposal<br />
* can't announce public open hours until shifts are filled<br />
* we might need to consent on which part of the buildings are public?<br />
* posting ground rules<br />
* expulsion - floating proposal to adopt sudo's "member can kick out non-member" rule<br />
* bathrooms - will always be gender neutral forever even if it takes guerilla action<br />
* cops<br />
<br />
= Discussions = <br />
<br />
== Visioning and Strategic or Tactical Planning ==<br />
<br />
5 minutes?<br />
<br />
* Brief summary of state of affairs, aim to come to simple consensus about what needs to be done.<br />
* Plan to meet in some regular(ish) fashion regularly starting next week<br />
* Plan to host a singular "Strategic Planning" meeting facilitated by Laura Turiano and an open "working group" or informal facilitation group:<br />
** e.g. "Planning" working group<br />
* Plan to also meet in regular(ish) fashion after "Strategic Planning" meeting as well.<br />
* some concern that power could be concentrated in this meeting but it's not very accessible<br />
* niki encourages this conversation happening in all different forms<br />
* amgo excited because this is a way for people who might not want to come to the Thursday meeting to get involved. Would like to hear more positive ideas about visioning, less negative ideas<br />
* nicholas suggests submitting concerns via email <br />
* ryan counters that that's not the same thing as being present and participating. a planning retreat is much different than a conference<br />
* let's call it a conference then! <br />
* vibe reader thinks the conversation is not going anywhere. people don't seem aligned.<br />
* sensing and feeling some fear because we just came off of intense work w/the crowdfunding campaign. the imperative to define the next 5 years could be perceived as aggressive. this could be so formative for the future of the omni, the way that it's being organized is a break from what's normal for people who have been organizing<br />
* when we're organizing something so big and important, we should be extra sensitive to that perception when we're communicating to the group<br />
* we can have plurality of means. when we worked on getting into this meeting we organized a hack-a-thon in which we got an enormous amount of work done. was by no means the place in which all things were decided w/ finality.<br />
* a hack-a-thon is not a retreat<br />
* is it supposed to be for a small group of people and is it supposed to not be here?<br />
* just trying to get some feedback, suggesting a localized event, open to everyone <br />
* exicted about a positive, social, visionary place where we can all talk about what we want to do. maybe even monthly<br />
* interested in engaging in difficult things; our vision is not clear to everyone. not sure how to move forward necessarily. also welcome to stepping back completely.<br />
* ryan felt hurt by amgo's statements about positivity. they felt shaming.<br />
* in re: fears that we're drafting some kind of legal document<br />
* the reason why we want to have a one-time event is because it's hard to have a long indepth conversation. also want to respect laura's time and skills. it could be on the web, we have the technology<br />
* would like to ask that we recognize that we don't all speak the same language and may mean different things when we use certain words<br />
* kim got the sense that the "retreat" would happen here<br />
* could see how this could be viewed as a very negative thing. was kicked out of a hackerspace because a small group of people made decisions. <br />
* visioning fear not of visioning but of an offsite retreat<br />
* sarah feels excited about a chance to have visioning conversations given a culture of overwork and burnout at the omni<br />
* visioning process is a process of positive reinforcement<br />
* apologize if anyone else was triggered by their emphasis on positivity<br />
* trust the good faith of the people who brought the proposal<br />
<br />
<br />
== discussion of conflicts ==<br />
* Yar seeing a need to address NVC as well as tone policing<br />
* <br />
<br />
<br />
== Tabled ==<br />
<br />
= How was conflict handled when you were growing up? =<br />
<br />
= How is the way that you handle conflict now the same / different? =<br />
<br />
= What do we do when conflict becomes painful that works well? =<br />
<br />
= What do we do when conflict becomes painful that doesn't work so well? =<br />
<br />
= How do we dream it could be? =<br />
<br />
<br />
= hand rubbing noise =<br />
* can be overstimulating<br />
<br />
= how we treat each other at these meetings =<br />
* tone policing vs non-violent communication?<br />
* acculturates us to not assert ourselves<br />
<br />
== Proposals ==<br />
Proposals brought to the delegates for discussion and vote.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== BreakOut Session (Optional) ==<br />
A 20-minute sessions of open group discussion about various topics, concerning Omni, Culture, Health, Activism, and more.<br />
<br />
* <br />
<br />
= Ideas =<br />
*</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2015/01/29_Weekly_Delegate%27s_Meeting&diff=2925Event:2015/01/29 Weekly Delegate's Meeting2015-02-06T06:23:39Z<p>Eske: Structure</p>
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<div>Delegates Meeting - January 29th, 2015<br />
The meeting will begin promptly at 7pm, and end at 9pm; unless consensed upon to go beyond 9pm.<br />
<br />
== Attendees ==<br />
* Facilitator/s: yar, rayc<br />
* Introduction to the Omni Commons & our values<br />
* Explanation of hand signals: "deaf applause", "raised hand", "point of process", "direct response", "time's up", etc.<br />
* Stacktaker: mary<br />
** Explanation of Progressive Stack: Raise your hand, make eye contact with the stack taker.<br />
* Timekeeper: ryan<br />
** Reminder to keep comments brief.<br />
* Notetaker/s: niki, jenny, matt<br />
** URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom<br />
* Vibe Reader: brandon<br />
* Delegates: mary (ccl), ryan (sudo), pam (la commune), emji (til), niki (baps)<br />
* Quorum: naw<br />
* Facilitator/s for next week: ryan and matt<br />
** Encourage someone who hasn't facilitated before. If they'd like support, someone who has facilitated before can join them to facilitate together! If they'd like to know how the agenda works, here's a page outlining the different parts of our agenda: <br />
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Facilitating_General_Meetings_Tips_and_Info<br />
<br />
<br />
== Introductions (10 mins) ==<br />
Name; Affiliation; Prefered Pronoun; If you are new, one thing that brought you here.<br />
<br />
* yar (sudo), omni is super important and needs lots of love<br />
* mary (ccl), <br />
* brandon (oakland next), place to improve oakland peoples' lives<br />
* sarah p (omni), here to talk about conflict<br />
* niki (baps/sudo), because people are doing hard work to dismantle oppression<br />
* noemie (sudo), i'm involved!<br />
* nicholas (unaffiliated/everything), grassroots activism, promotions<br />
* matt (sudo), oh yeah we raised 80k<br />
* emji (til/mpm), to be a delegate<br />
* pam (lc), to catch up on wider omni biz<br />
* jenny (sudo), revolution of everyday life<br />
* ryan (sudo), vaporizing lasers filling room with smoke<br />
* kim (bay area radical mycology) - part of counter culture labs - has more equipment if anyone's interested!<br />
* kevin (how we organize), complete dedication to the success of our alternative to capitalism<br />
* patrick (sudo), wants to observe more meetings, start attending again<br />
<br />
== Announcements 15 ==<br />
Any Omni-related announcements.<br />
<br />
* We raised $81,014+! More info from the fundraising working group report-back below.<br />
* Ban of Rus / Aerosonic from sudo room for reasons of theft<br />
* Reminder about bans:<br />
** Pirate Mike, wears fatigues and has an elaborate bicycle<br />
*** NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH Pirate Matt, who is awesome and helped with the sudo room move into omni commons ;)<br />
** <br />
* ongoing conflict resolution processes<br />
** a small group wrote a statement. see next section.<br />
* this sunday night social from 5-7 is TRY SOMETHING NEW! bring food, experiences, ideas, or other stuff people might not have experieend<br />
* fermentation group reactivated - Mondays at 7pm<br />
* come see Keith Hennessey Friday and / or Saturday! <br />
* your microbiome and your health<br />
* Oakland Next: Geared towards improving technological & intellectual improvement of Oakland residents. Creating a network for and by organizer, teachers, artists, performers, planners. Projects include but are not limited to: cyber-security, marketing training, talent scouting, music production, construction, cleaning, media projects, fundraising, outdoor educational trips.<br />
** Started by Brandon & Shake who have been organizing together for several years<br />
** Any affiliations with existing groups or collectives? Just starting now with two people. Drawing partly on Shake's experience in local politics. Next meeting is a closed meeting.<br />
** Are you intending to become an Omni collective? Yes. Excellent!<br />
<br />
<br />
= statement on conflict resolution =<br />
<br />
Realizing that conflicts and oppressive patterns of behavior will emerge over the course of this project and that we will encounter difficulties in resolving them, we feel it is important to reaffirm our commitment to making the Omni a safer space.<br />
<br />
We acknowledge that we live in a culture of intersecting forms of oppression and that these intersections complicate our ability to connect with one another and to confront the various power dynamics and privileges at play in our relationships.<br />
<br />
We are committed to continuing to engage in the work of dismantling systems of oppression both inside and outside of ourselves in order to build stronger relationships and a more resilient community. This will require us to acknowledge and engage in conflict and to take seriously the process of conflict resolution.<br />
<br />
Acts of violence, abuse, intimidation and other forms of oppression can not be tolerated within this community. In the event that a member or members of our community feel that they are the victim of violence, abuse, intimidation or other forms of oppression, we expect all involved to pursue conflict resolution in good faith.<br />
<br />
We are all complicit in the perpetration of acts of violence in our communities and can all take responsibility for building the culture we would like to see here at the Omni. We should feel empowered to hold both ourselves and one another accountable. Every one of us has room to learn, to grow and to heal.<br />
<br />
We don’t believe in using pressure and threats to force rushing to reach resolution. We entreat the community to have patience with the healing process and to recognize that confronting systems of oppression and engaging in the unavoidable conflicts that will arise as a result is the real work of this project.<br />
<br />
= Oakland Next =<br />
<br />
improving the technological and intellectual development of people of oakland through art and trade<br />
hub & network for & by artists, performers, planners<br />
creating training for ... i can't keep up<br />
<br />
<br />
== Working Group Report-Backs==<br />
5 minutess per WG; 40 minutess max, total. (Alphabetical - All WG are equally important!)<br />
<br />
= Commons =<br />
Meets Saturdays at 1, where?<br />
* At this point, getting so many requests for use of the space that we are considering not taking requests for a week in order to catch up / streamline our process.<br />
* Need more volunteers to participate in Commons WG; need help streamlining our process<br />
** If people can't make the meeting, how can they be involved?<br />
*** Email the list, we're going to schedule an orientation<br />
** As money comes in, we might be doing a lot of construction, might want to put a freeze on a block of time for construction<br />
* Proposal: to close down events for some period in march to do ballroom renovations<br />
* Would be great to get a monthly report back on how much revenue we're bringing in from rentals<br />
<br />
= Building and Facilities =<br />
Meets when, where?<br />
* I wish I was meeting with this group, but please see this wiki page for an overall task list to ready the Omni Commons:<br />
** https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Omni-readiness<br />
* Rhetorical note: try using phrase of "making omni commons safe and accessible" rather than other ways of phrasing concerns about regulations, zoning, code, etc.<br />
* Reach out to David K if you want to help organize work parties or help out with our permits<br />
<br />
= Communications / SysAdmins =<br />
* Joel and Emji have been working on signs! <br />
* yar is doing stuff, so is jenny<br />
<br />
= Challenging Dominant Culture (CDC) =<br />
Meets Sundays at 12<br />
* We have never as part of a General Meeting set expectations or intentions for how we want to communicate and treat each other in these meetings.<br />
** Like it when people don't use negative hand signals<br />
** Like the idea of presuming good faith<br />
** <br />
** (move up move back is less ablist)<br />
** When people stay on topic out of respect for other people's time<br />
** Expect the facilitator to make decisions that prioritize voices and participation that are silenced, ignored, or overridden.<br />
<br />
= Finance =<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7<br />
* Mary is helping now! <br />
* Working on a system for keeping track of invoices, contracts, payments. Want to make a technology free version.<br />
* Working on identifying what kind of 501 organization we should be! <br />
* 2 months of reserve bills should be put aside from fundraising campaign<br />
<br />
* ".csv" me, please! ;)<br />
<br />
= Fundraising =<br />
Meets Mondays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
<br />
* Completed our first crowdfunding campaign: raised $81,014 ($40,000 in external grants + $41,014 from crowdfunding website)<br />
* What we're going to do with this money is an issue.<br />
* Our strategy is the Hydra: with one head cut off, 8 more spring up in its heads<br />
** Running multiple, concurrent campaigns.<br />
* Next Generation of Fundraising:<br />
** We need to raise $1.9 million. We need a different strategy:<br />
*** Be yourselves, grow and thrive!<br />
*** Connect to folks who have access to large contributions, build trusting relationships, ensure a positive experience that enables receipt of a substantial contribution to purhcase the building.<br />
*** Talk to Laura Turiano about any large donors you may know or be willing to introduce. We can follow up with progress, supply materials or support, and also speak with anyone directly.<br />
** Buy the Building! https://omnicommons.tilt.com<br />
** "Friends of Omni Commons" donor circle: https://omnicommons.org/friends.html<br />
** Next up (hopefully) is "Commercial Kitchen" fundraiser<br />
* The link for our fundraiser now directs you to the purchase campaign: https://omnicommons.org/donate<br />
<br />
= How We Organize =<br />
Meets Tuesdays at 7, in Meetspace /Old TIL room /BAPS classroom<br />
* 6-month Review of Collectives - we're just approaching our sixth month mark for occupying the building: does it feel necessary for us to engage in some sort of review process of the function and relationships of all the collectives in regards to their participation, shortcomings, transformations, etc.<br />
* Next Tues. 7-8pm and next Thurs. 6-7pm we'll convene general meetings around the conversation of holding a Strategic Planning Retreat for the OOC participants, members and organizers or whatever else you identify as towards the planning of our building<br />
* considering dissolving?<br />
* they could liaise with new prospective collectives, or with existing collectives that are behind on rent<br />
* clerical work<br />
* omni summit for long-term vision<br />
<br />
= Kitchen =<br />
* took out the old water heater<br />
* gonna use noisebridge sink<br />
* knocking down wall?<br />
<br />
= Welcoming =<br />
Meets Thursdays at 6, where?<br />
* filling front-door shifts to help out la commune and answer questions from newbs<br />
* link: https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk<br />
* discussing "open to the public" proposal<br />
* can't announce public open hours until shifts are filled<br />
* we might need to consent on which part of the buildings are public?<br />
* posting ground rules<br />
* expulsion - floating proposal to adopt sudo's "member can kick out non-member" rule<br />
* bathrooms - will always be gender neutral forever even if it takes guerilla action<br />
* cops<br />
<br />
== Visioning and Strategic or Tactical Planning ==<br />
<br />
5 minutes?<br />
<br />
* Brief summary of state of affairs, aim to come to simple consensus about what needs to be done.<br />
* Plan to meet in some regular(ish) fashion regularly starting next week<br />
* Plan to host a singular "Strategic Planning" meeting facilitated by Laura Turiano and an open "working group" or informal facilitation group:<br />
** e.g. "Planning" working group<br />
* Plan to also meet in regular(ish) fashion after "Strategic Planning" meeting as well.<br />
* some concern that power could be concentrated in this meeting but it's not very accessible<br />
* niki encourages this conversation happening in all different forms<br />
* amgo excited because this is a way for people who might not want to come to the Thursday meeting to get involved. Would like to hear more positive ideas about visioning, less negative ideas<br />
* nicholas suggests submitting concerns via email <br />
* ryan counters that that's not the same thing as being present and participating. a planning retreat is much different than a conference<br />
* let's call it a conference then! <br />
* vibe reader thinks the conversation is not going anywhere. people don't seem aligned.<br />
* sensing and feeling some fear because we just came off of intense work w/the crowdfunding campaign. the imperative to define the next 5 years could be perceived as aggressive. this could be so formative for the future of the omni, the way that it's being organized is a break from what's normal for people who have been organizing<br />
* when we're organizing something so big and important, we should be extra sensitive to that perception when we're communicating to the group<br />
* we can have plurality of means. when we worked on getting into this meeting we organized a hack-a-thon in which we got an enormous amount of work done. was by no means the place in which all things were decided w/ finality.<br />
* a hack-a-thon is not a retreat<br />
* is it supposed to be for a small group of people and is it supposed to not be here?<br />
* just trying to get some feedback, suggesting a localized event, open to everyone <br />
* exicted about a positive, social, visionary place where we can all talk about what we want to do. maybe even monthly<br />
* interested in engaging in difficult things; our vision is not clear to everyone. not sure how to move forward necessarily. also welcome to stepping back completely.<br />
* ryan felt hurt by amgo's statements about positivity. they felt shaming.<br />
* in re: fears that we're drafting some kind of legal document<br />
* the reason why we want to have a one-time event is because it's hard to have a long indepth conversation. also want to respect laura's time and skills. it could be on the web, we have the technology<br />
* would like to ask that we recognize that we don't all speak the same language and may mean different things when we use certain words<br />
* kim got the sense that the "retreat" would happen here<br />
* could see how this could be viewed as a very negative thing. was kicked out of a hackerspace because a small group of people made decisions. <br />
* visioning fear not of visioning but of an offsite retreat<br />
* sarah feels excited about a chance to have visioning conversations given a culture of overwork and burnout at the omni<br />
* visioning process is a process of positive reinforcement<br />
* apologize if anyone else was triggered by their emphasis on positivity<br />
* trust the good faith of the people who brought the proposal<br />
<br />
<br />
== discussion of conflicts ==<br />
* Yar seeing a need to address NVC as well as tone policing<br />
* <br />
<br />
<br />
== Tabled ==<br />
<br />
= How was conflict handled when you were growing up? =<br />
<br />
= How is the way that you handle conflict now the same / different? =<br />
<br />
= What do we do when conflict becomes painful that works well? =<br />
<br />
= What do we do when conflict becomes painful that doesn't work so well? =<br />
<br />
= How do we dream it could be? =<br />
<br />
<br />
= hand rubbing noise =<br />
* can be overstimulating<br />
<br />
= how we treat each other at these meetings =<br />
* tone policing vs non-violent communication?<br />
* acculturates us to not assert ourselves<br />
<br />
== Proposals ==<br />
Proposals brought to the delegates for discussion and vote.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
== BreakOut Session (Optional) ==<br />
A 20-minute sessions of open group discussion about various topics, concerning Omni, Culture, Health, Activism, and more.<br />
<br />
* <br />
<br />
= Ideas =<br />
*</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/24_Film_Night&diff=2021Event:2014/10/24 Film Night2014-10-22T03:22:03Z<p>Eske: </p>
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<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles: <br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268458/ The Internets Own Boy]'''<br />
Written and Directed by Brian Knappenberger, 2014<br />
105 min, (Documentary, Biography, Crime )<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/ Hackers]'''<br />
Directed by Iain Softley, 1995<br />
107 min, (Action, Comedy, Crime)<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.\<br />
<br />
You can also RSVP and Invite friends through Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/917743051589113<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/07_Film_Night&diff=1985Event:2014/11/07 Film Night2014-10-17T03:55:40Z<p>Eske: </p>
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<div><br />
<br />
'''Omni Commons Film Night!'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
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* This Week's Title/s: '''TBA'''<br />
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Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/14_Film_Night&diff=1984Event:2014/11/14 Film Night2014-10-17T03:55:30Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''Omni Commons Film Night!'''<br />
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Come one, come all!<br />
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* This Week's Title/s: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/21_Film_Night&diff=1983Event:2014/11/21 Film Night2014-10-17T03:55:21Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''Omni Commons Film Night!'''<br />
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Come one, come all!<br />
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* This Week's Title/s: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/24_Film_Night&diff=1982Event:2014/10/24 Film Night2014-10-17T03:53:11Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
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Come one, come all!<br />
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* This Week's Titles: <br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268458/ The Internets Own Boy]'''<br />
Written and Directed by Brian Knappenberger, 2014<br />
105 min, (Documentary, Biography, Crime )<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/ Hackers]'''<br />
Directed by Iain Softley, 1995<br />
107 min, (Action, Comedy, Crime)<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/14_Film_Night&diff=1981Event:2014/11/14 Film Night2014-10-17T03:50:50Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''Omni Commons Film Night!'''<br />
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Come one, come all!<br />
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* This Week's Title/s: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
You can also RSVP and invite your friends on the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/697965096966064<br />
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<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/21_Film_Night&diff=1980Event:2014/11/21 Film Night2014-10-17T03:50:40Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''Omni Commons Film Night!'''<br />
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Come one, come all!<br />
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* This Week's Title/s: '''TBA'''<br />
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Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
You can also RSVP and invite your friends on the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/697965096966064<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/24_Film_Night&diff=1979Event:2014/10/24 Film Night2014-10-17T03:50:11Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
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Come one, come all!<br />
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<br />
* This Week's Titles: <br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268458/ The Internets Own Boy]'''<br />
Written and Directed by Brian Knappenberger, 2014<br />
105 min, (Documentary, Biography, Crime )<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/ Hackers]'''<br />
Directed by Iain Softley, 1995<br />
107 min, (Action, Comedy, Crime)<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
You can also RSVP and invite your friends on the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/697965096966064<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/07_Film_Night&diff=1978Event:2014/11/07 Film Night2014-10-17T03:49:46Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''Omni Commons Film Night!'''<br />
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Come one, come all!<br />
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* This Week's Title/s: '''TBA'''<br />
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Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
You can also RSVP and invite your friends on the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/697965096966064<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/17_Film_Night&diff=1977Event:2014/10/17 Film Night2014-10-17T03:48:50Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
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Come one, come all!<br />
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* This Week's Titles:<br />
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'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298482/ Nothing]'''<br />
Directed by Vincenzo Natali, 2003<br />
90 min, (Comedy, Fantasy)<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366780 MirrorMask]'''<br />
Directed by Dave McKean, 2005<br />
101 min, (Adventure, Drama, Family)<br />
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<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list. <br />
<br />
You can also RSVP and invite your friends on the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/697965096966064<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/21_Film_Night&diff=1976Event:2014/11/21 Film Night2014-10-17T03:47:12Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''Omni Commons Film Night!'''<br />
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Come one, come all!<br />
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* This Week's Title/s: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
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<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/14_Film_Night&diff=1975Event:2014/11/14 Film Night2014-10-17T03:46:59Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''Omni Commons Film Night!'''<br />
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Come one, come all!<br />
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* This Week's Title/s: '''TBA'''<br />
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Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/07_Film_Night&diff=1974Event:2014/11/07 Film Night2014-10-17T03:46:50Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''Omni Commons Film Night!'''<br />
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Come one, come all!<br />
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* This Week's Title/s: '''TBA'''<br />
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Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/24_Film_Night&diff=1973Event:2014/10/24 Film Night2014-10-17T03:46:46Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
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<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles: <br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268458/ The Internets Own Boy]'''<br />
Written and Directed by Brian Knappenberger, 2014<br />
105 min, (Documentary, Biography, Crime )<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/ Hackers]'''<br />
Directed by Iain Softley, 1995<br />
107 min, (Action, Comedy, Crime)<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the current lottery system, and you'll be able to see the line-up months ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/17_Film_Night&diff=1969Event:2014/10/17 Film Night2014-10-16T07:01:47Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
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<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles:<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298482/ Nothing]'''<br />
Directed by Vincenzo Natali, 2003<br />
90 min, (Comedy, Fantasy)<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366780 MirrorMask]'''<br />
Directed by Dave McKean, 2005<br />
101 min, (Adventure, Drama, Family)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. <br />
<br />
All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there! <br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light-Hearted Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
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* Second Fridays: Dark, Intense Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
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* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
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* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!) <br />
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On FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/697965096966064</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:OMNI_-_Space_Ops_-_Names.png&diff=1967File:OMNI - Space Ops - Names.png2014-10-16T04:56:17Z<p>Eske: </p>
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<div>Names of all of the rooms, including storage rooms; Myriad figures from multiple cultures. Each name was chosen to reflect the light, space, feel and intention of the room.<br />
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This particular blueprint is not the current blueprint, but is instead an idea I was playing with. Sorry for any confusion it may cause. Most of the names are still applicable, though.</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:OMNI_-_Space_Ops_-_Names.png&diff=1966File:OMNI - Space Ops - Names.png2014-10-16T04:55:08Z<p>Eske: Eske uploaded a new version of &quot;File:OMNI - Space Ops - Names.png&quot;</p>
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<div>Names of all of the rooms, including storage rooms; Myriad figures from multiple cultures. Each name was chosen to reflect the light, space, feel and intention of the room.<br />
<br />
This particular blueprint is not the current blueprint, but is instead an idea I was playing with. Sorry for any confusion it may cause. Most of the names are still applicable, though. <br />
<br />
As well, "Hathor" is the name of the ticket booth room, not the entrance, but was misplaced on the floorplan.</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=File:OMNI_-_Space_Ops_-_Names.png&diff=1965File:OMNI - Space Ops - Names.png2014-10-16T04:39:29Z<p>Eske: </p>
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<div>Names of all of the rooms, including storage rooms; Myriad figures from multiple cultures. Each name was chosen to reflect the light, space, feel and intention of the room.<br />
<br />
This particular blueprint is not the current blueprint, but is instead an idea I was playing with. Sorry for any confusion it may cause. Most of the names are still applicable, though. <br />
<br />
As well, "Hathor" is the name of the ticket booth room, not the entrance, but was misplaced on the floorplan.</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/24_Film_Night&diff=1962Event:2014/10/24 Film Night2014-10-15T09:39:39Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
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<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles: <br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268458/ The Internets Own Boy]'''<br />
Written and Directed by Brian Knappenberger, 2014<br />
105 min, (Documentary, Biography, Crime )<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/ Hackers]'''<br />
Directed by Iain Softley, 1995<br />
107 min, (Action, Comedy, Crime)<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. <br />
<br />
All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/17_Film_Night&diff=1961Event:2014/10/17 Film Night2014-10-15T09:39:36Z<p>Eske: </p>
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'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles:<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298482/ Nothing]'''<br />
Directed by Vincenzo Natali, 2003<br />
90 min, (Comedy, Fantasy)<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366780 MirrorMask]'''<br />
Directed by Dave McKean, 2005<br />
101 min, (Adventure, Drama, Family)<br />
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<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement, within the pews where thursday OOC Meetings take place.<br />
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'''The theater dims no later than 7:15''', and (when applicable) there will be a reasonable intermission before the second feature begins.<br />
<br />
BYO; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
Donations appreciated for popcorn and punch.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
At the end of each Film Night, the screening titles for the next week will be determined by lottery. You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources, that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light-Hearted Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark, Intense Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com''</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/24_Film_Night&diff=1960Event:2014/10/24 Film Night2014-10-15T09:24:40Z<p>Eske: </p>
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<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles: <br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268458/ The Internets Own Boy]'''<br />
Written and Directed by Brian Knappenberger, 2014<br />
105 min, (Documentary, Biography, Crime )<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/ Hackers]'''<br />
Directed by Iain Softley, 1995<br />
107 min, (Action, Comedy, Crime)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. <br />
<br />
All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/24_Film_Night&diff=1959Event:2014/10/24 Film Night2014-10-15T09:24:10Z<p>Eske: </p>
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<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Title/s: <br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268458/ The Internets Own Boy]'''<br />
Written and Directed by Brian Knappenberger, 2014<br />
105 min, (Documentary, Biography, Crime )<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/ Hackers]'''<br />
Directed by Iain Softley, 1995<br />
107 min, (Action, Comedy, Crime)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. <br />
<br />
All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/24_Film_Night&diff=1958Event:2014/10/24 Film Night2014-10-15T09:17:34Z<p>Eske: </p>
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<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Title/s: <br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268458/ The Internets Own Boy]'''<br />
More info soon<br />
'''Hackers'''<br />
More info soon<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. <br />
<br />
All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/21_Film_Night&diff=1957Event:2014/11/21 Film Night2014-10-15T09:15:13Z<p>Eske: </p>
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<div><br />
<br />
'''Omni Commons Film Night!'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Title/s: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. <br />
<br />
All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/14_Film_Night&diff=1956Event:2014/11/14 Film Night2014-10-15T09:15:01Z<p>Eske: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''Omni Commons Film Night!'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Title/s: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. <br />
<br />
All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/07_Film_Night&diff=1955Event:2014/11/07 Film Night2014-10-15T09:14:38Z<p>Eske: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''Omni Commons Film Night!'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Title/s: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights are held '''in the basement''' of Omni and start at '''7pm'''; the theater dims no later than 7:15, so don't be late!<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags, etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. <br />
<br />
All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the ''OptikAllusions'' mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/14_Film_Night&diff=1954Event:2014/11/14 Film Night2014-10-15T09:05:26Z<p>Eske: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement; '''The theater dims no later than 7:15'''.<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. <br />
<br />
All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the OptikAllusions mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks, <br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/07_Film_Night&diff=1953Event:2014/11/07 Film Night2014-10-15T09:05:15Z<p>Eske: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement; '''The theater dims no later than 7:15'''.<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. <br />
<br />
All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the OptikAllusions mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks, <br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/21_Film_Night&diff=1952Event:2014/11/21 Film Night2014-10-15T09:04:26Z<p>Eske: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement; '''The theater dims no later than 7:15'''.<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. <br />
<br />
All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the OptikAllusions mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks, <br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/21_Film_Night&diff=1951Event:2014/11/21 Film Night2014-10-15T09:03:56Z<p>Eske: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement; '''The theater dims no later than 7:15'''.<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the OptikAllusions mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks, <br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/21_Film_Night&diff=1950Event:2014/11/21 Film Night2014-10-15T09:03:05Z<p>Eske: Created page with " '''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! ''' Come one, come all! * This Week's Titles: '''TBA''' Film Nights start..."</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement; '''The theater dims no later than 7:15'''.<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries! It is appreciate that heavily political or religious themes are kept within the documentary genre.<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the OptikAllusions mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks, <br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/14_Film_Night&diff=1949Event:2014/11/14 Film Night2014-10-15T09:02:35Z<p>Eske: Created page with " '''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! ''' Come one, come all! * This Week's Titles: '''TBA''' Film Nights start..."</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement; '''The theater dims no later than 7:15'''.<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries! It is appreciate that heavily political or religious themes are kept within the documentary genre.<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the OptikAllusions mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks, <br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/24_Film_Night&diff=1948Event:2014/10/24 Film Night2014-10-15T08:08:58Z<p>Eske: Friday Film Nights at the Omni!</p>
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<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Title/s: <br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268458/ The Internets Own Boy]'''<br />
More info soon<br />
'''Hackers'''<br />
More info soon<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement; '''The theater dims no later than 7:15'''.<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries! It is appreciate that heavily political or religious themes are kept within the documentary genre.<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the OptikAllusions mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks, <br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/11/07_Film_Night&diff=1947Event:2014/11/07 Film Night2014-10-15T08:07:27Z<p>Eske: Friday Film Nights at the Omni!</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles: '''TBA'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement; '''The theater dims no later than 7:15'''.<br />
<br />
'''BYO'''; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
''Suggested Donation'' for popcorn and tea: '''$2'''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries! It is appreciate that heavily political or religious themes are kept within the documentary genre.<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources), that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com'', or message the OptikAllusions mailing list.<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks, <br />
<br />
See you there!</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/17_Film_Night&diff=1930Event:2014/10/17 Film Night2014-10-13T02:11:43Z<p>Eske: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles:<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298482/ Nothing]'''<br />
Directed by Vincenzo Natali, 2003<br />
90 min, (Comedy, Fantasy)<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366780 MirrorMask]'''<br />
Directed by Dave McKean, 2005<br />
101 min, (Adventure, Drama, Family)<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement, within the pews where thursday OOC Meetings take place.<br />
<br />
'''The theater dims no later than 7:15''', and (when applicable) there will be a reasonable intermission before the second feature begins.<br />
<br />
BYO; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
Donations appreciated for popcorn and punch.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
At the end of each Film Night, the screening titles for the next week will be determined by lottery. You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources, that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light-Hearted Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark, Intense Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com''</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/03_Film_Night&diff=1929Event:2014/10/03 Film Night2014-10-13T02:04:02Z<p>Eske: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Title/s: <br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112682 City of Lost Children / La Cité des Enfants Perdus]'''<br />
Directed by Marc Caro & Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1995<br />
'''Rated R''', 112 minutes, (Fantasy, Sci-Fi)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement, within the pews where thursday OOC Meetings take place.<br />
<br />
'''The theater dims no later than 7:15''', and (when applicable) there will be a reasonable intermission before the second feature begins.<br />
<br />
BYO; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
Donations appreciated for popcorn and punch.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
At the end of each Film Night, the screening titles for the next week will be determined by lottery. You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources, that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light-Hearted Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark, Intense Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com''</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/10_Film_Night&diff=1928Event:2014/10/10 Film Night2014-10-13T02:01:27Z<p>Eske: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Title:<br />
<br />
'''Nothing'''<br />
Directed by Vincenzo Natali, 2003<br />
Rated R, 90 mins, (Comedy, Fantasy)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement, within the pews where thursday OOC Meetings take place.<br />
<br />
'''The theater dims no later than 7:15''', and (when applicable) there will be a reasonable intermission before the second feature begins.<br />
<br />
BYO; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
Donations appreciated for popcorn and punch.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
At the end of each Film Night, the screening titles for the next week will be determined by lottery. You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources, that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light-Hearted Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark, Intense Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com''</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/17_Film_Night&diff=1927Event:2014/10/17 Film Night2014-10-13T01:58:35Z<p>Eske: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Titles:<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298482/ Nothing]'''<br />
Directed by Vincenzo Natali, 2003<br />
Rated R, 90 min, (Comedy, Fantasy)<br />
<br />
'''Double Feature TBD'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement, within the pews where thursday OOC Meetings take place.<br />
<br />
'''The theater dims no later than 7:15''', and (when applicable) there will be a reasonable intermission before the second feature begins.<br />
<br />
BYO; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
Donations appreciated for popcorn and punch.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
At the end of each Film Night, the screening titles for the next week will be determined by lottery. You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources, that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light-Hearted Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark, Intense Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com''</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/17_Film_Night&diff=1926Event:2014/10/17 Film Night2014-10-13T01:56:46Z<p>Eske: </p>
<hr />
<div><br />
<br />
'''O M N I C O M M O N S F I L M N I G H T S ! '''<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Come one, come all!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
* This Week's Title<br />
<br />
'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298482/ Nothing]'''<br />
Directed by Vincenzo Natali, 2003<br />
Rated R, 90 min, (Comedy, Fantasy)<br />
<br />
'''Double Feature TBD'''<br />
<br />
<br />
Film Nights start at 7pm, in the basement, within the pews where thursday OOC Meetings take place.<br />
<br />
'''The theater dims no later than 7:15''', and (when applicable) there will be a reasonable intermission before the second feature begins.<br />
<br />
BYO; Drinks, snacks, pillows, cushions, beanbags(!), etc.<br />
<br />
Donations appreciated for popcorn and punch.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
More Information:<br />
<br />
At the end of each Film Night, the screening titles for the next week will be determined by lottery. You can submit your screening requests to the lottery fish bowl at any time during a Film Night. All genres and eras are welcome; as are shows, shorts and documentaries!<br />
<br />
Once there is a formidable collection of titles (compiled from various sources, that list will replace the lottery, and you'll be able to see the line-up ahead of time! (Don't worry, you'll still be able to request films).<br />
<br />
The Genre groups are as follows:<br />
<br />
* First Fridays of the month: Light-Hearted Titles - e.g. Comedy, Drama, Family<br />
<br />
* Second Fridays: Dark, Intense Titles - e.g. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Thriller<br />
<br />
* Third Fridays: Educational & Historical Titles - e.g. Documentary, Period, Biographical<br />
<br />
* Fourth Fridays: Indie Week - Festival Favorites, Shorts, Independent Project Screenings (Screen your video projects here!).<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
For any and all questions, comments, or title requests, please feel free to email me directly at ''eske.silver@gmail.com''</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/07_Optikallusions_Meeting&diff=1895Event:2014/10/07 Optikallusions Meeting2014-10-08T07:44:08Z<p>Eske: /* Action Items */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Attendees==<br />
Attendees and Ice breaker<br />
* Noemie makes films and had fun on Sunday.<br />
* Joe keeps changing name for his job title, and now it is: artisanal legend crafter/ Sunday: I put on a hard hat and sang macho man.<br />
* Joel is with TIL, On sunday after the shoot I passed out.<br />
* Sarah is a sudo er, on sunday she worked harder than ever in a long time. Was worth it. She collapsed and fell asleep in a cemetary. it is very cinematic. Place to shoot.<br />
* Marc met Sarah a while ago, is in Oakland to shoot a thesis film.<br />
* Grandma Danko or Natale: has been 3 times at omni. Twice while volunteering with FNB. Was involved in Occupy Toronto. Just got back from volunteering in an urban open space in India. Passionate about open spaces. Creating common access to workshops. Encourage people to make a social impact. She was there on sunday, ended up 3 times in the same video.<br />
* Alana's reason to be here is that she's directing a play at the end of the month. <br />
* Korl is an internet addict, also collapsed after the shoot, was tired for the first time in years before 9pm. Can't believe that we talked her into doing it, that she did it without puking. She did a great job.<br />
<br />
<br />
HAY IM HERE TOO HIIII -liz<br />
yay!!!!<br />
Full moon today!<br />
Hi Liz :)<br />
After the shoot on sunday I drove to south san jose to house sit for family friends <br />
<br />
<br />
==Announcements==<br />
<br />
* Donation! Joe found us donations!!! a friend of his wants to give us 10 copies of the creative suite<br />
6 macs yeah!!thank you joe!!<br />
* Media Lab is a concept that Joe came up for a baps class: intro to desktop and deck publishing. Lots of activists with good ideas but no tool knowledge to format it and get it in front of people. class starts in november. He opens the class to people that don't have computers. Space to be determined. Could share space with Film collective, or Sudo, or La Commune? As long as it is always the same place. So that the media lab is always the media lab. Make sure that it is accessible to all collective members and public. It's a common resource, they will all be equipped for video editing. Joe's project encompasses ours. <br />
* Korl: I tracked down Black Hole cinema: they are a dark room rounded around celluloid film processing. I didn't ''donate'' my canon super 8 auto zoom, but it is available for use by Optik members. Black hole may be able to allow us to develop our own 8mm videos! yay!<br />
* Is the cost associated to film associated to the processing? Yes. It's expensive. The more people contribute to the dark room chemicals the cheaper it will be. if everybody at this table chipped in 10 dollars we could afford a good negative scanner, too.<br />
* Joe and Korl have 35 darkroom equipment. We could shoot 8 mm!<br />
* Jesse: chemical processing has gotten way better. Fuji has been making a super tight grain 8 mm: Super super 8! It's like HD. It doesn't require any new technology to use.<br />
* The labs are closing all over, But we'll have our own lab here at Omni soon!<br />
<br />
== Postproduction stategy for long take funding video - tools and personnel==<br />
* Video is awesome<br />
* Jesse: it is more of a technical discussion. First high level decision. Diegetic sound. It's the sound of the place.<br />
* Suggestions to be posted here https://pad.riseup.net/p/optikallusions_musicsuggestions<br />
<br />
* credits: Korl still unsure about her name on the credits of the video, but a pseudo for now: " sk "<br />
<br />
== Local indie News Project ==<br />
* Acce (anti eviction organization) and Einstein are in need of indie media coverage. <br />
Let's do this. Create a local indie news station o talk about the real stuff.<br />
Cover the Einstein campaign<br />
Cover the Anti eviction campaign <br />
=> create an indie media.<br />
<br />
<br />
Post our videos on: youtube, https://www.indybay.org/ and Oakland wiki<br />
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/12/15/16659021.php<br />
<br />
== Discussion on Optik Allusions' Values and Mission ==<br />
===Values===<br />
* Collaboration <br />
* Solidarity<br />
* Dismantling and challenging patriarchy, heteronormativity and anthropocentrism<br />
* Representing the under-represented, and even allowing access to the tools necessary for anyone - including misrepresented or under represented cultures and communities - to represent themselves, to tell their own stories.<br />
* Diversity and Awareness<br />
* Putting the power of making images in the hands of people.<br />
<br />
===Description of our actions/what we do===<br />
* Share equipment, make it accessible<br />
* Classes and workshop to train people how to make films: writing, image, light, editing, etc.<br />
* Create tools for participative story-telling.<br />
* Make compelling films to inspire social change, give a voice and a camera to anyone with a desire to express themselves through film.<br />
* Help make films with complete creative freedom.<br />
* Create a network of solidarity so that making films will be easier.<br />
* Experiment new narrative forms<br />
<br />
<br />
==Consensus Items: Lending our equipment==<br />
Alana desperately needs lights for the play and needs help from people who know how to work theater lights. Another need: projectors around the Omni.<br />
<br />
* We want to make our equipment accessible.<br />
* Get a cabinet insurance thing? Get that list of equipment insured. Simple equipment insurance.<br />
All of our stuff should be insured. For just renters: sliding scale deposit? case by case.<br />
Korl would like to work on an outline. Maybe pay a membership?<br />
Think of a membership fee that would be the best deal in town.<br />
Sarah, if someone wants to borrow equipmeent they should come to a meeting and pay membership (sliding scale)<br />
Sarah: we should have a two tier system. Donated equipment should be easier than the expensive equipment we fundraise for. There is legacy gear and the good shit.<br />
Have the borrower be vouched by one person from one collective.<br />
Alana: you could have a simple form where they explain in detail how many hours and when and where. A formal proposal.<br />
If the borrower is outside of the collective, we should have someone of the collective be there in the crew.<br />
* Check out system<br />
* make sure they know how to use it.<br />
* One meeting, sliding scale, and a training to make sure they use it properly. File everything. Make sure everything is insured.<br />
* We should do a training every two weeks. adapted to the equipment that is required.<br />
* Jesse: consider, if someone has broken equipment we file an insurance policy we get the thing back, do we lend it again? make it depend on the group's consensus.<br />
<br />
* Who could help Alana learn how to use them? Jesse and Sarah!<br />
<br />
<br />
==Action Items==<br />
* Korl and Noemie to work on a membership and equipment rental policy? & Make sure all Optik members agree on terms!<br />
* Researching insurance policy<br />
* Jesse to do a workshop on lighting this week.<br />
* Sarah to film the eviction on friday.<br />
* Sarah is writing the mission statement.<br />
<br />
==Creative chaos==<br />
Noemie reminds Sarah of the Rabbi's cat by joan sfar. Vice versa.</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/07_Optikallusions_Meeting&diff=1894Event:2014/10/07 Optikallusions Meeting2014-10-08T07:43:09Z<p>Eske: /* Postproduction stategy for long take funding video - tools and personnel */</p>
<hr />
<div>==Attendees==<br />
Attendees and Ice breaker<br />
* Noemie makes films and had fun on Sunday.<br />
* Joe keeps changing name for his job title, and now it is: artisanal legend crafter/ Sunday: I put on a hard hat and sang macho man.<br />
* Joel is with TIL, On sunday after the shoot I passed out.<br />
* Sarah is a sudo er, on sunday she worked harder than ever in a long time. Was worth it. She collapsed and fell asleep in a cemetary. it is very cinematic. Place to shoot.<br />
* Marc met Sarah a while ago, is in Oakland to shoot a thesis film.<br />
* Grandma Danko or Natale: has been 3 times at omni. Twice while volunteering with FNB. Was involved in Occupy Toronto. Just got back from volunteering in an urban open space in India. Passionate about open spaces. Creating common access to workshops. Encourage people to make a social impact. She was there on sunday, ended up 3 times in the same video.<br />
* Alana's reason to be here is that she's directing a play at the end of the month. <br />
* Korl is an internet addict, also collapsed after the shoot, was tired for the first time in years before 9pm. Can't believe that we talked her into doing it, that she did it without puking. She did a great job.<br />
<br />
<br />
HAY IM HERE TOO HIIII -liz<br />
yay!!!!<br />
Full moon today!<br />
Hi Liz :)<br />
After the shoot on sunday I drove to south san jose to house sit for family friends <br />
<br />
<br />
==Announcements==<br />
<br />
* Donation! Joe found us donations!!! a friend of his wants to give us 10 copies of the creative suite<br />
6 macs yeah!!thank you joe!!<br />
* Media Lab is a concept that Joe came up for a baps class: intro to desktop and deck publishing. Lots of activists with good ideas but no tool knowledge to format it and get it in front of people. class starts in november. He opens the class to people that don't have computers. Space to be determined. Could share space with Film collective, or Sudo, or La Commune? As long as it is always the same place. So that the media lab is always the media lab. Make sure that it is accessible to all collective members and public. It's a common resource, they will all be equipped for video editing. Joe's project encompasses ours. <br />
* Korl: I tracked down Black Hole cinema: they are a dark room rounded around celluloid film processing. I didn't ''donate'' my canon super 8 auto zoom, but it is available for use by Optik members. Black hole may be able to allow us to develop our own 8mm videos! yay!<br />
* Is the cost associated to film associated to the processing? Yes. It's expensive. The more people contribute to the dark room chemicals the cheaper it will be. if everybody at this table chipped in 10 dollars we could afford a good negative scanner, too.<br />
* Joe and Korl have 35 darkroom equipment. We could shoot 8 mm!<br />
* Jesse: chemical processing has gotten way better. Fuji has been making a super tight grain 8 mm: Super super 8! It's like HD. It doesn't require any new technology to use.<br />
* The labs are closing all over, But we'll have our own lab here at Omni soon!<br />
<br />
== Postproduction stategy for long take funding video - tools and personnel==<br />
* Video is awesome<br />
* Jesse: it is more of a technical discussion. First high level decision. Diegetic sound. It's the sound of the place.<br />
* Suggestions to be posted here https://pad.riseup.net/p/optikallusions_musicsuggestions<br />
<br />
* credits: Korl still unsure about her name on the credits of the video, but a pseudo for now: " sk "<br />
<br />
== Local indie News Project ==<br />
* Acce (anti eviction organization) and Einstein are in need of indie media coverage. <br />
Let's do this. Create a local indie news station o talk about the real stuff.<br />
Cover the Einstein campaign<br />
Cover the Anti eviction campaign <br />
=> create an indie media.<br />
<br />
<br />
Post our videos on: youtube, https://www.indybay.org/ and Oakland wiki<br />
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/12/15/16659021.php<br />
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== Discussion on Optik Allusions' Values and Mission ==<br />
===Values===<br />
* Collaboration <br />
* Solidarity<br />
* Dismantling and challenging patriarchy, heteronormativity and anthropocentrism<br />
* Representing the under-represented, and even allowing access to the tools necessary for anyone - including misrepresented or under represented cultures and communities - to represent themselves, to tell their own stories.<br />
* Diversity and Awareness<br />
* Putting the power of making images in the hands of people.<br />
<br />
===Description of our actions/what we do===<br />
* Share equipment, make it accessible<br />
* Classes and workshop to train people how to make films: writing, image, light, editing, etc.<br />
* Create tools for participative story-telling.<br />
* Make compelling films to inspire social change, give a voice and a camera to anyone with a desire to express themselves through film.<br />
* Help make films with complete creative freedom.<br />
* Create a network of solidarity so that making films will be easier.<br />
* Experiment new narrative forms<br />
<br />
<br />
==Consensus Items: Lending our equipment==<br />
Alana desperately needs lights for the play and needs help from people who know how to work theater lights. Another need: projectors around the Omni.<br />
<br />
* We want to make our equipment accessible.<br />
* Get a cabinet insurance thing? Get that list of equipment insured. Simple equipment insurance.<br />
All of our stuff should be insured. For just renters: sliding scale deposit? case by case.<br />
Korl would like to work on an outline. Maybe pay a membership?<br />
Think of a membership fee that would be the best deal in town.<br />
Sarah, if someone wants to borrow equipmeent they should come to a meeting and pay membership (sliding scale)<br />
Sarah: we should have a two tier system. Donated equipment should be easier than the expensive equipment we fundraise for. There is legacy gear and the good shit.<br />
Have the borrower be vouched by one person from one collective.<br />
Alana: you could have a simple form where they explain in detail how many hours and when and where. A formal proposal.<br />
If the borrower is outside of the collective, we should have someone of the collective be there in the crew.<br />
* Check out system<br />
* make sure they know how to use it.<br />
* One meeting, sliding scale, and a training to make sure they use it properly. File everything. Make sure everything is insured.<br />
* We should do a training every two weeks. adapted to the equipment that is required.<br />
* Jesse: consider, if someone has broken equipment we file an insurance policy we get the thing back, do we lend it again? make it depend on the group's consensus.<br />
<br />
* Who could help Alana learn how to use them? Jesse and Sarah!<br />
<br />
<br />
==Action Items==<br />
* Korl and Noemie to work on a membership and equipment rental policy?<br />
* Researching insurance policy<br />
* Jesse to do a workshop on lighting this week.<br />
* Sarah to film the eviction on friday.<br />
* Sarah is writing the mission statement.<br />
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==Creative chaos==<br />
Noemie reminds Sarah of the Rabbi's cat by joan sfar. Vice versa.</div>Eskehttps://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2014/10/07_Optikallusions_Meeting&diff=1893Event:2014/10/07 Optikallusions Meeting2014-10-08T07:41:59Z<p>Eske: /* Announcements */</p>
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<div>==Attendees==<br />
Attendees and Ice breaker<br />
* Noemie makes films and had fun on Sunday.<br />
* Joe keeps changing name for his job title, and now it is: artisanal legend crafter/ Sunday: I put on a hard hat and sang macho man.<br />
* Joel is with TIL, On sunday after the shoot I passed out.<br />
* Sarah is a sudo er, on sunday she worked harder than ever in a long time. Was worth it. She collapsed and fell asleep in a cemetary. it is very cinematic. Place to shoot.<br />
* Marc met Sarah a while ago, is in Oakland to shoot a thesis film.<br />
* Grandma Danko or Natale: has been 3 times at omni. Twice while volunteering with FNB. Was involved in Occupy Toronto. Just got back from volunteering in an urban open space in India. Passionate about open spaces. Creating common access to workshops. Encourage people to make a social impact. She was there on sunday, ended up 3 times in the same video.<br />
* Alana's reason to be here is that she's directing a play at the end of the month. <br />
* Korl is an internet addict, also collapsed after the shoot, was tired for the first time in years before 9pm. Can't believe that we talked her into doing it, that she did it without puking. She did a great job.<br />
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HAY IM HERE TOO HIIII -liz<br />
yay!!!!<br />
Full moon today!<br />
Hi Liz :)<br />
After the shoot on sunday I drove to south san jose to house sit for family friends <br />
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==Announcements==<br />
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* Donation! Joe found us donations!!! a friend of his wants to give us 10 copies of the creative suite<br />
6 macs yeah!!thank you joe!!<br />
* Media Lab is a concept that Joe came up for a baps class: intro to desktop and deck publishing. Lots of activists with good ideas but no tool knowledge to format it and get it in front of people. class starts in november. He opens the class to people that don't have computers. Space to be determined. Could share space with Film collective, or Sudo, or La Commune? As long as it is always the same place. So that the media lab is always the media lab. Make sure that it is accessible to all collective members and public. It's a common resource, they will all be equipped for video editing. Joe's project encompasses ours. <br />
* Korl: I tracked down Black Hole cinema: they are a dark room rounded around celluloid film processing. I didn't ''donate'' my canon super 8 auto zoom, but it is available for use by Optik members. Black hole may be able to allow us to develop our own 8mm videos! yay!<br />
* Is the cost associated to film associated to the processing? Yes. It's expensive. The more people contribute to the dark room chemicals the cheaper it will be. if everybody at this table chipped in 10 dollars we could afford a good negative scanner, too.<br />
* Joe and Korl have 35 darkroom equipment. We could shoot 8 mm!<br />
* Jesse: chemical processing has gotten way better. Fuji has been making a super tight grain 8 mm: Super super 8! It's like HD. It doesn't require any new technology to use.<br />
* The labs are closing all over, But we'll have our own lab here at Omni soon!<br />
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== Postproduction stategy for long take funding video - tools and personnel==<br />
* Video is awesome<br />
* Jesse: it is more of a technical discussion. First high level decision. Diegetic sound. It's the sound of the place.<br />
* Suggestions to be posted here https://pad.riseup.net/p/optikallusions_musicsuggestions<br />
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* credits: Korl doesn't want her name on the credits of the video, but a pseudo: sk<br />
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== Local indie News Project ==<br />
* Acce (anti eviction organization) and Einstein are in need of indie media coverage. <br />
Let's do this. Create a local indie news station o talk about the real stuff.<br />
Cover the Einstein campaign<br />
Cover the Anti eviction campaign <br />
=> create an indie media.<br />
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<br />
Post our videos on: youtube, https://www.indybay.org/ and Oakland wiki<br />
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/12/15/16659021.php<br />
<br />
== Discussion on Optik Allusions' Values and Mission ==<br />
===Values===<br />
* Collaboration <br />
* Solidarity<br />
* Dismantling and challenging patriarchy, heteronormativity and anthropocentrism<br />
* Representing the under-represented, and even allowing access to the tools necessary for anyone - including misrepresented or under represented cultures and communities - to represent themselves, to tell their own stories.<br />
* Diversity and Awareness<br />
* Putting the power of making images in the hands of people.<br />
<br />
===Description of our actions/what we do===<br />
* Share equipment, make it accessible<br />
* Classes and workshop to train people how to make films: writing, image, light, editing, etc.<br />
* Create tools for participative story-telling.<br />
* Make compelling films to inspire social change, give a voice and a camera to anyone with a desire to express themselves through film.<br />
* Help make films with complete creative freedom.<br />
* Create a network of solidarity so that making films will be easier.<br />
* Experiment new narrative forms<br />
<br />
<br />
==Consensus Items: Lending our equipment==<br />
Alana desperately needs lights for the play and needs help from people who know how to work theater lights. Another need: projectors around the Omni.<br />
<br />
* We want to make our equipment accessible.<br />
* Get a cabinet insurance thing? Get that list of equipment insured. Simple equipment insurance.<br />
All of our stuff should be insured. For just renters: sliding scale deposit? case by case.<br />
Korl would like to work on an outline. Maybe pay a membership?<br />
Think of a membership fee that would be the best deal in town.<br />
Sarah, if someone wants to borrow equipmeent they should come to a meeting and pay membership (sliding scale)<br />
Sarah: we should have a two tier system. Donated equipment should be easier than the expensive equipment we fundraise for. There is legacy gear and the good shit.<br />
Have the borrower be vouched by one person from one collective.<br />
Alana: you could have a simple form where they explain in detail how many hours and when and where. A formal proposal.<br />
If the borrower is outside of the collective, we should have someone of the collective be there in the crew.<br />
* Check out system<br />
* make sure they know how to use it.<br />
* One meeting, sliding scale, and a training to make sure they use it properly. File everything. Make sure everything is insured.<br />
* We should do a training every two weeks. adapted to the equipment that is required.<br />
* Jesse: consider, if someone has broken equipment we file an insurance policy we get the thing back, do we lend it again? make it depend on the group's consensus.<br />
<br />
* Who could help Alana learn how to use them? Jesse and Sarah!<br />
<br />
<br />
==Action Items==<br />
* Korl and Noemie to work on a membership and equipment rental policy?<br />
* Researching insurance policy<br />
* Jesse to do a workshop on lighting this week.<br />
* Sarah to film the eviction on friday.<br />
* Sarah is writing the mission statement.<br />
<br />
==Creative chaos==<br />
Noemie reminds Sarah of the Rabbi's cat by joan sfar. Vice versa.</div>Eske