Omni Commons - User contributions [en]

Event:2014/09/02 Governance Meeting

2014-08-28T00:25:50Z

Margitgalanter: Created page with "7PM TUESDAY NIGHTS"

7PM TUESDAY NIGHTS

Event:2014/08/26 Legal / Governance

2014-08-28T00:17:29Z

Margitgalanter: Getting high process items discussed at meetings, in what order, what is a member and do we want tenants? members in breach

'''GOVERNANCE MEETING NOTES 8/26/14
'''
Present: Kevin, Niki, Sarah P, Steven N, Margit

'''THE ROLLING AGENDA'''
* -How proposals get talked about at meetings
* -What is a Member Group/Collective? (week 2)
* -Tenancy + Member Groups (week 2)
* -Board of Directors
* -Accountability - member groups not fulfilling
* -What are the basic responsibilities of a Member Group? (week 2)
* -A Lottery for Undesirable Tasks (week 2)
* -6-month Trial period for Groups
* -Questionnaire, address, when required?
* -Basic technology questions and setting up meetings

'''GETTING PROPOSALS TALKED ABOUT'''
SUGGESTION: Every time someone adds a proposal to the riseup pad, they should be encouraged to include the date that the proposal was added. That way, meeting facilitators can quickly glance at the agenda and know which items have been on the list for longer.
SUGGESTION: Each meeting, let's make sure we talk about one "high-process" item, and the facilitator can take a straw poll about which one(s) seems the most important for the group. Finance would be on top, but if it was a higher-order financial issue, it would be treated as a general "high-process"
ACTION: Quick tips sheet for facilitation as a living document that would be accessible for all, in addition to the founding documents (Steven)

'''VOTING'''
PROPOSAL SHIFT: We will parse out the Abstention part of our Consensus proposal so it can stand on its own (Niki)

'''MEMBERS IN BREACH'''
FINANCIAL PROPOSAL: Each group will be financially beholden to pay last and deposit if they leave the OMNI without due diligence. If someone else moves into the space and OMNI does not lose any income, then they can receive this back, if they have left space no other needs for deposit to be held. We will make an additional proposal to go alongside with Finance Committee's quarterly proposal on the docket (Kevin)

which leads to….

'''WHAT IS A MEMBER GROUP RESPONSIBLE FOR CURRENTLY?'''
DISCUSSION: This is a big conversation, and we want to get more feedback here about what it means to be a Member Collective/Group, etc. For now, it appears one must: Sign Lease; Pay Rent; Pay Bills; (If passed) Join working groups; (if passed) adhere to the Conflict Resolution and Safe Space Policies; Attend Delegate Meetings and Prepare for them in advance; Staying updated on current events.

'''AND HOW DO WE DEFINE A MEMBER GROUP?'''
BIG DISCUSSION, PULL IN MORE RESOURCES BEFORE MAKING PROPOSALS: What are the fundamental expectations? How does the group function and what is their mission, and are they collectively run? Can a group be a single person - and does it make sense for single groups to join into other collectives so they can have voting power, if indeed we define a member group as x or more people? Are we working towards all groups being regenerative, mobile, permeable, cross-pollinating collectives that grow and change? Is a basic necessity of being a Member Group that they have a Group Process for making decisions, whatever it may be? What are they moving towards? Is participation equal for all amongst? Shall we invite Peak Agency/Danny Spitzberg to collectivize or aggregate? Is there a minimum number of people required to be a member group?

'''DO WE WANT TENANCY? AND IF SO, HOW?'''
DISCUSSION: Align with mission of OMNI? Do all tenants collectively get one vote? Are all groups tenants for 6 months until they apply to become a member? Do tenants actually work like patrons for other groups? Is there a CAP percentage of tenants rent money we would like to adhere to for our income so we are not crippled finically if they leave? Do we want to urge tenants aggregate into other collectives so they may have decision-making power and get increasingly more involved? Is it a good idea to have different types of groups at the OMNI or shall we all be Member Collectives? Do they Pay Rent; Follow the Basic tenets of Safe Space and Conflict Resolution; and have a 6-month lease? Come to meetings as they are interested? Populate committees?

* How do we kick out a collective? How do we deal with breach that is about behavior, not finances?
* What are the values of the OOC that are shared and how does a Member Group align with this?
* Do we require all member groups to be "COLLECTIVES" and how is that defined?
* How are we going to activate people to participate within OOC, so it need not be mandated?

Event:2014/08/26 Legal / Governance

2014-08-21T01:12:53Z

Margitgalanter: Created page with "Tonight 7pm Legal Governance will meet!!"

Tonight 7pm Legal Governance will meet!!

Event:2014/06/26 Legal/Governance

2014-08-21T01:11:41Z

Margitgalanter: Created page with "Legal Governance will meet 7pm Tonight!! Tuesday"

Legal Governance will meet 7pm Tonight!! Tuesday

Working Groups

2014-08-20T16:06:42Z

Margitgalanter: /* Meeting Notes */

=Working Groups=

See the [[Calendar]] for information on upcoming working group meetings, and to find past meeting notes!

==[[Communications Working Group]]==
We work on public-facing communications (messaging, outreach, press and public relations) as well as internal communications (inter-group collaboration tools, wiki, mailing list and other tools for communication and collaboration). Currently, we meet at Bay Area Public School (2141 Broadway) every Monday from 7-8:30pm.
*See: '''[[Internal Communications]]''' for an intro to our communications resources.
*[[Bottom-line|Bottom-liners]]: [[User:Tunabananas|Jenny]], [[User:Elaine|Elaine]]
===Meeting Notes===
We keep our notes on a Riseup Pad named [https://pad.riseup.net/p/omnicomms OmniComms].
* [[Event:2014/05/05 Communications Committee Meeting]]
* [[Event:2014/05/12 Communications Committee Meeting]]
* [[Event:2014/05/19 Communications Committee Meeting]]
* [[Event:2014/05/26 Communications Committee Meeting]]
* [[Event:2014/06/02 Communications Working Group Meeting]]

==[[Challenging Dominant Culture Working Group]]==
Exploring bias and issues of diversity and inclusion in the space. Challenging dominant cultural influences and developing projects and relationships more in line with values of social justice, safe space, radical commoning, and anticapitalism.
*Bottom-liner: Sarah P. and Niki S.
===Meeting Notes===
*[[Event:2014/04/28_Inclusion_Task_Force_Meeting]]
*[[Event:2014/05/12_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]
*[[Event:2014/05/15_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]
*[[Event:2014/05/19_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]
*[[Event:2014/05/26_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]
*[[Event:2014/06/25_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]

==[[Legal and Governance Working Group]]==
Coordinating logistics around legal consultations, permitting, and governance/decision-making, as well as helping to coordinate concrete proposals around governance and guidelines for group members in the space.
*[[Bottom-line|Bottom-liners]]: Niki (niki.shelley AT gmail DOT com)
'''Outstanding resource: [http://calnonprofits.org/resources/starting-nonprofit/15-launch-articles/65-first-steps-articl Step-by-Step Guide for Starting a California Nonprofit ]'''
===Meeting Notes===
* [[Event:2014/06/19 Legal Governance Meeting]]
* [[Event:2014/06/02 Legal Governance Meeting]]
* [[Event:2014/06/01 Legal / Governance Hackathon]]

==[[Finances Working Group]]==
Coordinates accounting systems, bills and other external costs, helps coordinate collective expenditure proposals and fundraising.
*[[Bottom-line|Bottom-liners]]: Danny (stationery AT gmail DOT com)
===Meeting Notes===
*[[Event:2014/08/11_Fundraising_Conversation!!|Fundraising Conversation 8/11]]

==[[Space Operations Working Group]]==
Focusing on allocation and governance of space in the building, bringing ideas for space usage to concrete proposals and cultivating a team of "Space Stewards" for maintaining the space.
*[[Bottom-line|Bottom-liners]]: Seeking new bottom-liner
===Meeting Notes===

===Capitol Projects===
*[[List of building repairs/improvements in no particular order]]

=Working Group Protocols=
''(NOTE: For help creating correct wiki pages and adding events to the calendar, contact Vicky (vknoxsironi at gmail dot com], Jenny [jenny at sudomesh dot org] or Matt [mattsenate at gmail dot com])''

In order to make progress on many different aspects of this project, please use the following protocols. The intention is to support horizontal, consent-based, transparent, good-faith collaboration.

==Start a Working Group==
* Create Working Group wiki page and link to it here: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups
** Articulate "mission" or purpose, goals, and any tasks you already know.
* Schedule regular meetings and add them to the Calendar: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Calendar
* Announce upcoming meetings on the omni-announce list at least 24 hours prior to meeting: omni-announce@lists.riseup.net

==Hold Working Group Meetings==
* Before the meeting begins, designate a facilitator and a scribe to take notes
* Conclude the meeting with '''Outcomes''' or '''Action Items''' and schedule next meeting
* Post meeting notes to the wiki on the Event page (making it discoverable through the calendar)
* Prepare report-back for weekly Omni Collective meeting.

==Join a Working Group==
* Check the [[Calendar]] and attend the next meeting of the working group.
* Directly contact the individual(s) bottom-lining the group.
* Show up to a meeting, or use the communication channel specified for that group to stay in touch.

==Make Progress in a Working Group==
* Set goals that aspire to deliver on the working group's "mission" or purpose.
* If necessary, outline tasks in order to reach each goal.
* Make progress on and seek to accomplish any tasks that contribute to the working group's goals.
* When a working group's goals require '''feedback''', '''formal approval''', or simply '''consent''' from the Omni Collective, create a proposal:
** Present this proposal to the Omni Collective delegates meeting to ensure each member-group can build consent in their respective community as necessary.
* When a working group has several divergent options or ideas and cannot come to resolution on them alone, then create proposals that represent these options and present these in some way to the whole collective:
** Present proposals at an Omni Collective meeting for feedback
** Ask for feedback on the omnilogistics@lists.riseup.net email list
** Ask for feedback from other working groups, member-groups, or individuals that are not involved with your working group.
** Rinse, repeat until you have garnered improvements to your proposal from the invaluable experiences and contributions of everyone involved with the omni collective, ultimately building consensus among the entire collective.

Working Groups

2014-05-01T21:57:12Z

Margitgalanter: /* Meeting Notes */

=Communications=
*Bottom-liner: Joel
==Meeting Notes==
* Tuesday, April 29th at 7pm @ The Speakeasy

=Challenging Dominant Culture=
*Bottom-liner: Margit
==Meeting Notes==
*[[Monday, April 28th @ 3:30pm @ Black Spring Coffee]]

*Next Meeting Monday March 12 12, 3:30 - 5pm
For the address, contact Kazoo directly: lovekazoo@gmail.com

=Legal / Governance=
*Bottom-liners: Andrew and David K
'''Outstanding resource: [http://calnonprofits.org/resources/starting-nonprofit/15-launch-articles/65-first-steps-articl Step-by-Step Guide for Starting a California Nonprofit ]'''
==Meeting Notes==

=Space Ops=
*Bottom-liner: Ahnon
==Meeting Notes==

Working Groups

2014-05-01T21:56:51Z

Margitgalanter: /* Challenging Dominant Culture */

=Communications=
*Bottom-liner: Joel
==Meeting Notes==
* Tuesday, April 29th at 7pm @ The Speakeasy

=Challenging Dominant Culture=
*Bottom-liner: Margit
==Meeting Notes==
[[Monday, April 28th @ 3:30pm @ Black Spring Coffee]]

*Next Meeting Monday March 12 12, 3:30 - 5pm
For the address, contact Kazoo directly: lovekazoo@gmail.com

=Legal / Governance=
*Bottom-liners: Andrew and David K
'''Outstanding resource: [http://calnonprofits.org/resources/starting-nonprofit/15-launch-articles/65-first-steps-articl Step-by-Step Guide for Starting a California Nonprofit ]'''
==Meeting Notes==

=Space Ops=
*Bottom-liner: Ahnon
==Meeting Notes==

Working Groups

2014-05-01T21:56:36Z

Margitgalanter: /* Meeting Notes */

=Communications=
*Bottom-liner: Joel
==Meeting Notes==
* Tuesday, April 29th at 7pm @ The Speakeasy

=Challenging Dominant Culture=
*Bottom-liner: Margit
==Meeting Notes==
[[Monday, April 28th @ 3:30pm @ Black Spring Coffee]]

=Legal / Governance=
*Bottom-liners: Andrew and David K
'''Outstanding resource: [http://calnonprofits.org/resources/starting-nonprofit/15-launch-articles/65-first-steps-articl Step-by-Step Guide for Starting a California Nonprofit ]'''
==Meeting Notes==

=Space Ops=
*Bottom-liner: Ahnon
==Meeting Notes==

Working Groups

2014-05-01T21:56:13Z

Margitgalanter: /* Challenging Dominant Culture */

=Communications=
*Bottom-liner: Joel
==Meeting Notes==
* Tuesday, April 29th at 7pm @ The Speakeasy

=Challenging Dominant Culture=
*Bottom-liner: Margit
==Meeting Notes==
[[Monday, April 28th @ 3:30pm @ Black Spring Coffee]]

*Next Meeting Monday March 12 12, 3:30 - 5pm
For the address, contact Kazoo directly: lovekazoo@gmail.com

=Legal / Governance=
*Bottom-liners: Andrew and David K
'''Outstanding resource: [http://calnonprofits.org/resources/starting-nonprofit/15-launch-articles/65-first-steps-articl Step-by-Step Guide for Starting a California Nonprofit ]'''
==Meeting Notes==

=Space Ops=
*Bottom-liner: Ahnon
==Meeting Notes==

Working Groups

2014-05-01T21:55:40Z

Margitgalanter: /* Meeting Notes */

=Communications=
*Bottom-liner: Joel
==Meeting Notes==
* Tuesday, April 29th at 7pm @ The Speakeasy

=Challenging Dominant Culture=
*Bottom-liner: Margit
==Meeting Notes==
[[Monday, April 28th @ 3:30pm @ Black Spring Coffee]]

=Legal / Governance=
*Bottom-liners: Andrew and David K
'''Outstanding resource: [http://calnonprofits.org/resources/starting-nonprofit/15-launch-articles/65-first-steps-articl Step-by-Step Guide for Starting a California Nonprofit ]'''
==Meeting Notes==

=Space Ops=
*Bottom-liner: Ahnon
==Meeting Notes==

Working Groups

2014-05-01T21:55:05Z

Margitgalanter: /* Challenging Dominant Culture */

=Communications=
*Bottom-liner: Joel
==Meeting Notes==
* Tuesday, April 29th at 7pm @ The Speakeasy

=Challenging Dominant Culture=
*Bottom-liner: Margit
==Meeting Notes==
[[Monday, April 28th @ 3:30pm @ Black Spring Coffee]]

NEXT MEETING WILL BE MARCH 12, 3:30 - 5pm
For the address, contact Kazoo directly: lovekazoo@gmail.com

=Legal / Governance=
*Bottom-liners: Andrew and David K
'''Outstanding resource: [http://calnonprofits.org/resources/starting-nonprofit/15-launch-articles/65-first-steps-articl Step-by-Step Guide for Starting a California Nonprofit ]'''
==Meeting Notes==

=Space Ops=
*Bottom-liner: Ahnon
==Meeting Notes==

Working Groups

2014-05-01T21:52:20Z

Margitgalanter: /* Meeting Notes */

=Communications=
*Bottom-liner: Joel
==Meeting Notes==
* Tuesday, April 29th at 7pm @ The Speakeasy

=Challenging Dominant Culture=
*Bottom-liner: Margit
==Meeting Notes==
[[Monday, April 28th @ 3:30pm @ Black Spring Coffee]]

=Legal / Governance=
*Bottom-liners: Andrew and David K
'''Outstanding resource: [http://calnonprofits.org/resources/starting-nonprofit/15-launch-articles/65-first-steps-articl Step-by-Step Guide for Starting a California Nonprofit ]'''
==Meeting Notes==

=Space Ops=
*Bottom-liner: Ahnon
==Meeting Notes==

Join

2014-04-29T22:21:56Z

Margitgalanter: /* QUESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL COLLECTIVES */

Greetings, and thanks for your interest in the OMNI COLLECTIVE.

'''A Collective of Collectives in Oakland, California'''

From Latin omni-, "all, every, the whole, of every kind,"

OMNI Collective is comprised of several Bay Area collectives with a shared political vision—one that, at its most basic level, privileges a more equitable commoning of resources and meeting of human needs over private interests or corporate profit.

To this end, we invite you to join us in establishing a hub: a safe productive place to pool resources for the collective use and stewardship of the greater community. A space that fosters an ethic of radical collaboration across disciplines and between individual collectives, creating a living model for future radical spaces. By collectivizing, we are able to consolidate expenses for the purpose of amplifying one anothers’ goals. OMNI is far greater than the sum of its parts.

OMNI is making manifest a different way of being together. This is not a project that aims to realize the impossible. Rather, OMNI represents a complete perspectival shift, one that allows us to model a way of living outside of the mandates of private interests and corporate profit. It is a reclamation of the Commons. We are creating a space where resources are mutually cared for, cultivated and shared.
For more info: http://www.omni-oakland.org/

=DELEGATES MEETING AND JOINING THE COLLECTIVE=

Delegate meetings are open for anyone to come and witness. If you would like to formally join the Omni Collective as a member, we have created this short sheet to facilitate the procedure:

*Please read our vision statement / governing principles to determine if your collective would be a good fit.
*Attend an Omni [[Meetings|Meeting]] (1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursdays of the month at 7pm at 2141 Broadway, in the Common Space)
*Present your collective to the group. This should include a description of what you do, points of synergy w/the Omni collective, some thoughts as to how we can help one another (i.e.: what can you provide to the community? what do you need?) What you'd like to provide to the greater community.
*Please answer the questions below and submit to OMNI in preparation.
* WE VOTE
*After your presentation, the Delegates will take the information to their respective groups. We will make a decision at the next Delegates meeting, in a closed vote.

If approved, the following:
*Choose a delegate to represent your collective in Omni Delegate meetings
*ATTEND Omni Delegate meetings and participate in / contribute to the ongoing evolution of the project!

=QUESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL COLLECTIVES=

'''1. Mission statement'''

What do you do? What happens in the world because you exist?

'''2. Origin and group history'''

How did you start? What have you done?

'''3. Participation in the Omni'''

Why are you interested in becoming a member? How does your group intend to use the space? What are your needs?

'''4. Group finances and contribution to the Omni'''

What does your group do to support itself financially? What are your best and second-best plans for contributing your potential share of rent to the Omni?

'''5. Additional'''

Is there any other information that you think would be useful for us to know about your group?

Join

2014-04-29T22:21:32Z

Margitgalanter: /* QUESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL COLLECTIVES */

Greetings, and thanks for your interest in the OMNI COLLECTIVE.

'''A Collective of Collectives in Oakland, California'''

From Latin omni-, "all, every, the whole, of every kind,"

OMNI Collective is comprised of several Bay Area collectives with a shared political vision—one that, at its most basic level, privileges a more equitable commoning of resources and meeting of human needs over private interests or corporate profit.

To this end, we invite you to join us in establishing a hub: a safe productive place to pool resources for the collective use and stewardship of the greater community. A space that fosters an ethic of radical collaboration across disciplines and between individual collectives, creating a living model for future radical spaces. By collectivizing, we are able to consolidate expenses for the purpose of amplifying one anothers’ goals. OMNI is far greater than the sum of its parts.

OMNI is making manifest a different way of being together. This is not a project that aims to realize the impossible. Rather, OMNI represents a complete perspectival shift, one that allows us to model a way of living outside of the mandates of private interests and corporate profit. It is a reclamation of the Commons. We are creating a space where resources are mutually cared for, cultivated and shared.
For more info: http://www.omni-oakland.org/

=DELEGATES MEETING AND JOINING THE COLLECTIVE=

Delegate meetings are open for anyone to come and witness. If you would like to formally join the Omni Collective as a member, we have created this short sheet to facilitate the procedure:

*Please read our vision statement / governing principles to determine if your collective would be a good fit.
*Attend an Omni [[Meetings|Meeting]] (1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursdays of the month at 7pm at 2141 Broadway, in the Common Space)
*Present your collective to the group. This should include a description of what you do, points of synergy w/the Omni collective, some thoughts as to how we can help one another (i.e.: what can you provide to the community? what do you need?) What you'd like to provide to the greater community.
*Please answer the questions below and submit to OMNI in preparation.
* WE VOTE
*After your presentation, the Delegates will take the information to their respective groups. We will make a decision at the next Delegates meeting, in a closed vote.

If approved, the following:
*Choose a delegate to represent your collective in Omni Delegate meetings
*ATTEND Omni Delegate meetings and participate in / contribute to the ongoing evolution of the project!

=QUESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL COLLECTIVES=

'''1. Mission statement
'''
What do you do? What happens in the world because you exist?

'''2. Origin and group history'''

How did you start? What have you done?

'''3. Participation in the Omni'''

Why are you interested in becoming a member? How does your group intend to use the space? What are your needs?

'''4. Group finances and contribution to the Omni'''

What does your group do to support itself financially? What are your best and second-best plans for contributing your potential share of rent to the Omni?

'''5. Additional'''

Is there any other information that you think would be useful for us to know about your group?

Join

2014-04-29T15:25:00Z

Margitgalanter: /* OMNI NEW COLLECTIVES ORIENTATION SHORT SHEET "" */

=== '''OMNI NEW COLLECTIVES ORIENTATION SHORT SHEET ===

Greetings, and thanks for your interest in the OMNI COLLECTIVE.

A Collective of Collectives in Oakland, California

From Latin omni-, "all, every, the whole, of every kind,"
OMNI Collective is comprised of several Bay Area collectives with a shared political vision—one that, at its most basic level, privileges a more equitable commoning of resources and meeting of human needs over private interests or corporate profit.
To this end, we invite you to join us in establishing a hub: a safe productive place to pool resources for the collective use and stewardship of the greater community. A space that fosters an ethic of radical collaboration across disciplines and between individual collectives, creating a living model for future radical spaces. By collectivizing, we are able to consolidate expenses for the purpose of amplifying one anothers’ goals. OMNI is far greater than the sum of its parts.

OMNI is making manifest a different way of being together. This is not a project that aims to realize the impossible. Rather, OMNI represents a complete perspectival shift, one that allows us to model a way of living outside of the mandates of private interests and corporate profit. It is a reclamation of the Commons. We are creating a space where resources are mutually cared for, cultivated and shared.
For more info: http://www.omni-oakland.org/

'''DELEGATES MEETING AND JOINING THE COLLECTIVE'''

Delegate meetings are open for anyone to come and witness. If you would like to formally join the Omni Collective as a member, we have created this short sheet to facilitate the procedure:

*Please read our vision statement / governing principles to determine if your collective would be a good fit.

*Attend an Omni Meeting (1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursdays of the month at 7pm at 2141 Broadway, in the Common Space)

*Present your collective to the group. This should include a description of what you do, points of synergy w/the Omni collective, some thoughts as to how we can help one another (i.e.: what can you provide to the community? what do you need?) What you'd like to provide to the greater community.

*Please fill the sheet below and submit to OMNI in preparation.

* WE VOTE

*After your presentation, the Delegates will take the information to their respective groups. We will make a decision at the next Delegates meeting, in a closed vote.

If approved, the following:

*Choose a delegate to represent your collective in Omni Delegate meetings

*ATTEND Omni Delegate meetings and participate in / contribute to the ongoing evolution of the project!

'''QUESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL COLLECTIVES
'''

1. Mission statement
What do you do? What happens in the world because you exist?

2. Origin and group history
How did you start? What have you done?

3. Participation in the Omni
Why are you interested in becoming a member? How does your group intend to use the space? What are your needs?

4. Group finances and contribution to the Omni
What does your group do to support itself financially? What are your best and second-best plans for contributing your potential share of rent to the Omni?

5. Additional
Is there any other information that you think would be useful for us to know about your group?

Join

2014-04-29T15:24:48Z

Margitgalanter: /* The Omni Oakland Collective */

=== '''OMNI NEW COLLECTIVES ORIENTATION SHORT SHEET ""===

Greetings, and thanks for your interest in the OMNI COLLECTIVE.

A Collective of Collectives in Oakland, California

From Latin omni-, "all, every, the whole, of every kind,"
OMNI Collective is comprised of several Bay Area collectives with a shared political vision—one that, at its most basic level, privileges a more equitable commoning of resources and meeting of human needs over private interests or corporate profit.
To this end, we invite you to join us in establishing a hub: a safe productive place to pool resources for the collective use and stewardship of the greater community. A space that fosters an ethic of radical collaboration across disciplines and between individual collectives, creating a living model for future radical spaces. By collectivizing, we are able to consolidate expenses for the purpose of amplifying one anothers’ goals. OMNI is far greater than the sum of its parts.

OMNI is making manifest a different way of being together. This is not a project that aims to realize the impossible. Rather, OMNI represents a complete perspectival shift, one that allows us to model a way of living outside of the mandates of private interests and corporate profit. It is a reclamation of the Commons. We are creating a space where resources are mutually cared for, cultivated and shared.
For more info: http://www.omni-oakland.org/

'''DELEGATES MEETING AND JOINING THE COLLECTIVE'''

Delegate meetings are open for anyone to come and witness. If you would like to formally join the Omni Collective as a member, we have created this short sheet to facilitate the procedure:

*Please read our vision statement / governing principles to determine if your collective would be a good fit.

*Attend an Omni Meeting (1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursdays of the month at 7pm at 2141 Broadway, in the Common Space)

*Present your collective to the group. This should include a description of what you do, points of synergy w/the Omni collective, some thoughts as to how we can help one another (i.e.: what can you provide to the community? what do you need?) What you'd like to provide to the greater community.

*Please fill the sheet below and submit to OMNI in preparation.

* WE VOTE

*After your presentation, the Delegates will take the information to their respective groups. We will make a decision at the next Delegates meeting, in a closed vote.

If approved, the following:

*Choose a delegate to represent your collective in Omni Delegate meetings

*ATTEND Omni Delegate meetings and participate in / contribute to the ongoing evolution of the project!

'''QUESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL COLLECTIVES
'''

1. Mission statement
What do you do? What happens in the world because you exist?

2. Origin and group history
How did you start? What have you done?

3. Participation in the Omni
Why are you interested in becoming a member? How does your group intend to use the space? What are your needs?

4. Group finances and contribution to the Omni
What does your group do to support itself financially? What are your best and second-best plans for contributing your potential share of rent to the Omni?

5. Additional
Is there any other information that you think would be useful for us to know about your group?

Join

2014-04-29T15:23:57Z

Margitgalanter: /* The Omni Oakland Collective */

===The Omni Oakland Collective===

'''ORIENTATION SHORT SHEET'''

Greetings, and thanks for your interest in the OMNI COLLECTIVE.

A Collective of Collectives in Oakland, California

From Latin omni-, "all, every, the whole, of every kind,"
OMNI Collective is comprised of several Bay Area collectives with a shared political vision—one that, at its most basic level, privileges a more equitable commoning of resources and meeting of human needs over private interests or corporate profit.
To this end, we invite you to join us in establishing a hub: a safe productive place to pool resources for the collective use and stewardship of the greater community. A space that fosters an ethic of radical collaboration across disciplines and between individual collectives, creating a living model for future radical spaces. By collectivizing, we are able to consolidate expenses for the purpose of amplifying one anothers’ goals. OMNI is far greater than the sum of its parts.

OMNI is making manifest a different way of being together. This is not a project that aims to realize the impossible. Rather, OMNI represents a complete perspectival shift, one that allows us to model a way of living outside of the mandates of private interests and corporate profit. It is a reclamation of the Commons. We are creating a space where resources are mutually cared for, cultivated and shared.
For more info: http://www.omni-oakland.org/

'''DELEGATES MEETING AND JOINING THE COLLECTIVE'''

Delegate meetings are open for anyone to come and witness. If you would like to formally join the Omni Collective as a member, we have created this short sheet to facilitate the procedure:

*Please read our vision statement / governing principles to determine if your collective would be a good fit.

*Attend an Omni Meeting (1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursdays of the month at 7pm at 2141 Broadway, in the Common Space)

*Present your collective to the group. This should include a description of what you do, points of synergy w/the Omni collective, some thoughts as to how we can help one another (i.e.: what can you provide to the community? what do you need?) What you'd like to provide to the greater community.

*Please fill the sheet below and submit to OMNI in preparation.

* WE VOTE

*After your presentation, the Delegates will take the information to their respective groups. We will make a decision at the next Delegates meeting, in a closed vote.

If approved, the following:

*Choose a delegate to represent your collective in Omni Delegate meetings

*ATTEND Omni Delegate meetings and participate in / contribute to the ongoing evolution of the project!

'''QUESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL COLLECTIVES
'''

1. Mission statement
What do you do? What happens in the world because you exist?

2. Origin and group history
How did you start? What have you done?

3. Participation in the Omni
Why are you interested in becoming a member? How does your group intend to use the space? What are your needs?

4. Group finances and contribution to the Omni
What does your group do to support itself financially? What are your best and second-best plans for contributing your potential share of rent to the Omni?

5. Additional
Is there any other information that you think would be useful for us to know about your group?

Join

2014-04-29T15:23:31Z

Margitgalanter: /* The Omni Oakland Collective */

===The Omni Oakland Collective===

'''ORIENTATION SHORT SHEET'''

Greetings, and thanks for your interest in the OMNI COLLECTIVE.

A Collective of Collectives in Oakland, California

From Latin omni-, "all, every, the whole, of every kind,"
OMNI Collective is comprised of several Bay Area collectives with a shared political vision—one that, at its most basic level, privileges a more equitable commoning of resources and meeting of human needs over private interests or corporate profit.
To this end, we invite you to join us in establishing a hub: a safe productive place to pool resources for the collective use and stewardship of the greater community. A space that fosters an ethic of radical collaboration across disciplines and between individual collectives, creating a living model for future radical spaces. By collectivizing, we are able to consolidate expenses for the purpose of amplifying one anothers’ goals. OMNI is far greater than the sum of its parts.

OMNI is making manifest a different way of being together. This is not a project that aims to realize the impossible. Rather, OMNI represents a complete perspectival shift, one that allows us to model a way of living outside of the mandates of private interests and corporate profit. It is a reclamation of the Commons. We are creating a space where resources are mutually cared for, cultivated and shared.
For more info: http://www.omni-oakland.org/

'''Delegate Meetings And Joining The Collective'''

Delegate meetings are open for anyone to come and witness. If you would like to formally join the Omni Collective as a member, we have created this short sheet to facilitate the procedure:

*Please read our vision statement / governing principles to determine if your collective would be a good fit.

*Attend an Omni Meeting (1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursdays of the month at 7pm at 2141 Broadway, in the Common Space)

*Present your collective to the group. This should include a description of what you do, points of synergy w/the Omni collective, some thoughts as to how we can help one another (i.e.: what can you provide to the community? what do you need?) What you'd like to provide to the greater community.

*Please fill the sheet below and submit to OMNI in preparation.

* WE VOTE

*After your presentation, the Delegates will take the information to their respective groups. We will make a decision at the next Delegates meeting, in a closed vote.

If approved, the following:

*Choose a delegate to represent your collective in Omni Delegate meetings

*ATTEND Omni Delegate meetings and participate in / contribute to the ongoing evolution of the project!

'''QUESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL COLLECTIVES
'''

1. Mission statement
What do you do? What happens in the world because you exist?

2. Origin and group history
How did you start? What have you done?

3. Participation in the Omni
Why are you interested in becoming a member? How does your group intend to use the space? What are your needs?

4. Group finances and contribution to the Omni
What does your group do to support itself financially? What are your best and second-best plans for contributing your potential share of rent to the Omni?

5. Additional
Is there any other information that you think would be useful for us to know about your group?

Join

2014-04-29T15:22:01Z

Margitgalanter: /* WE VOTE */

===The Omni Oakland Collective===

'''ORIENTATION SHORT SHEET'''

Greetings, and thanks for your interest in the OMNI COLLECTIVE.

A Collective of Collectives in Oakland, California

From Latin omni-, "all, every, the whole, of every kind,"
OMNI Collective is comprised of several Bay Area collectives with a shared political vision—one that, at its most basic level, privileges a more equitable commoning of resources and meeting of human needs over private interests or corporate profit.
To this end, we invite you to join us in establishing a hub: a safe productive place to pool resources for the collective use and stewardship of the greater community. A space that fosters an ethic of radical collaboration across disciplines and between individual collectives, creating a living model for future radical spaces. By collectivizing, we are able to consolidate expenses for the purpose of amplifying one anothers’ goals. OMNI is far greater than the sum of its parts.

OMNI is making manifest a different way of being together. This is not a project that aims to realize the impossible. Rather, OMNI represents a complete perspectival shift, one that allows us to model a way of living outside of the mandates of private interests and corporate profit. It is a reclamation of the Commons. We are creating a space where resources are mutually cared for, cultivated and shared.
For more info: http://www.omni-oakland.org/

'''Delegate Meetings And Joining The Collective'''

Delegate meetings are open for anyone to come and witness. If you would like to formally join the Omni Collective as a member, we have created this short sheet to facilitate the procedure:

*Please read our vision statement / governing principles to determine if your collective would be a good fit.

*Attend an Omni Meeting (1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursdays of the month at 7pm at 2141 Broadway, in the Common Space)

*Present your collective to the group. This should include a description of what you do, points of synergy w/the Omni collective, some thoughts as to how we can help one another (i.e.: what can you provide to the community? what do you need?) What you'd like to provide to the greater community.

*Please fill the sheet below and submit to OMNI in preparation.

* WE VOTE
The voting process: After your presentation, the Delegates will take the information to their respective groups. We will make a decision at the next Delegates meeting, in a closed vote.

If approved, the following:

*Choose a delegate to represent your collective in Omni Delegate meetings

*ATTEND Omni Delegate meetings and participate in / contribute to the ongoing evolution of the project!

'''QUESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL COLLECTIVES
'''

1. Mission statement
What do you do? What happens in the world because you exist?

2. Origin and group history
How did you start? What have you done?

3. Participation in the Omni
Why are you interested in becoming a member? How does your group intend to use the space? What are your needs?

4. Group finances and contribution to the Omni
What does your group do to support itself financially? What are your best and second-best plans for contributing your potential share of rent to the Omni?

5. Additional
Is there any other information that you think would be useful for us to know about your group?

Join

2014-04-29T15:21:34Z

Margitgalanter: Questions and Orientation for New + Potential Collectives Wanting to Join the OMNI

===The Omni Oakland Collective===

'''ORIENTATION SHORT SHEET'''

Greetings, and thanks for your interest in the OMNI COLLECTIVE.

A Collective of Collectives in Oakland, California

From Latin omni-, "all, every, the whole, of every kind,"
OMNI Collective is comprised of several Bay Area collectives with a shared political vision—one that, at its most basic level, privileges a more equitable commoning of resources and meeting of human needs over private interests or corporate profit.
To this end, we invite you to join us in establishing a hub: a safe productive place to pool resources for the collective use and stewardship of the greater community. A space that fosters an ethic of radical collaboration across disciplines and between individual collectives, creating a living model for future radical spaces. By collectivizing, we are able to consolidate expenses for the purpose of amplifying one anothers’ goals. OMNI is far greater than the sum of its parts.

OMNI is making manifest a different way of being together. This is not a project that aims to realize the impossible. Rather, OMNI represents a complete perspectival shift, one that allows us to model a way of living outside of the mandates of private interests and corporate profit. It is a reclamation of the Commons. We are creating a space where resources are mutually cared for, cultivated and shared.
For more info: http://www.omni-oakland.org/

'''Delegate Meetings And Joining The Collective'''

Delegate meetings are open for anyone to come and witness. If you would like to formally join the Omni Collective as a member, we have created this short sheet to facilitate the procedure:

*Please read our vision statement / governing principles to determine if your collective would be a good fit.

*Attend an Omni Meeting (1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursdays of the month at 7pm at 2141 Broadway, in the Common Space)

*Present your collective to the group. This should include a description of what you do, points of synergy w/the Omni collective, some thoughts as to how we can help one another (i.e.: what can you provide to the community? what do you need?) What you'd like to provide to the greater community.

*Please fill the sheet below and submit to OMNI in preparation.

== WE VOTE ==
The voting process: After your presentation, the Delegates will take the information to their respective groups. We will make a decision at the next Delegates meeting, in a closed vote.

If approved, the following:

*Choose a delegate to represent your collective in Omni Delegate meetings

*ATTEND Omni Delegate meetings and participate in / contribute to the ongoing evolution of the project!

'''QUESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL COLLECTIVES
'''

1. Mission statement
What do you do? What happens in the world because you exist?

2. Origin and group history
How did you start? What have you done?

3. Participation in the Omni
Why are you interested in becoming a member? How does your group intend to use the space? What are your needs?

4. Group finances and contribution to the Omni
What does your group do to support itself financially? What are your best and second-best plans for contributing your potential share of rent to the Omni?

5. Additional
Is there any other information that you think would be useful for us to know about your group?

Governance

2014-04-29T15:15:51Z

Margitgalanter: /* How can I join the OOC? */

'''Current action item''': Each member group must review and consense on our [[Bylaws]]!

'''Current action item''': File our [[Articles_of_Incorporation|Articles of Incorporation]] with the IRS

The Omni Oakland Commons is based on this original [[Founding_Document|Founding Document]].

=FAQ=
==How does the OOC make decisions?==
The Omni Collective is composed of representative delegates from each of the [[Collectives|member groups]]. Decisions are made through consensus among the delegates present at a regular [[Meetings|meeting]]. A delegate may, if they deem it necessary, postpone a decision until the next meeting to give more time for deliberation within their member group.
==How can I join the OOC?==
Currently, you may attend a [[Meetings|Meeting]] on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the Month to learn more about the project and propose your group for participation in the project. To Propose a project, please read this document and fill out the questionnaire. Thanks. [[Questions for New Collectives]]

==How does the OOC sustain itself financially?==
See our [[Business Model]] for information on the responsibilities of members and member groups, as well as income and expenditure flows. See also our [[Loan Terms]] document.

Working Groups

2014-04-29T13:20:02Z

Margitgalanter: /* Challenging Dominant Culture */

=Communications=
*Bottom-liner: Joel
==Meeting Notes==
* Tuesday, April 29th at 7pm @ The Speakeasy

=Challenging Dominant Culture=
*Bottom-liner: Margit
==Meeting Notes==
* Monday, April 28th @ 3:30pm @ Black Spring Coffee

=Legal / Governance=
*Bottom-liners: Andrew and David K
==Meeting Notes==

=Space Ops=
*Bottom-liner: Ahnon
==Meeting Notes==