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		<title>Special Event Permit Applications for events with alcohol</title>
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		<updated>2017-11-15T16:55:42Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Process and required documentation for applying for a Special Event Permit with alcohol:&lt;br /&gt;
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* Secure event insurance&lt;br /&gt;
** Most 501(c)3 organizations can secure event insurance through their General Liability insurer at no extra cost provided the event is aligned with their charitable purpose (a fundraiser, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
** A alternate resource for event insurance: http://https://www.theeventhelper.com/&lt;br /&gt;
* If serving food or alcohol, you will be required to secure a one day permit from the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health: http://acgov.org/aceh/food/temp.htm&lt;br /&gt;
** If you are the only group serving food or alcohol, you do not need to fill out the Temporary Events Sponsor Application (you act essentially as your own sponsor)&lt;br /&gt;
** If other groups will be serving good or alcohol at your event, you must first fill out the Temporary Events Sponsor Application (http://acgov.org/aceh/food/TempEventSPONSOR-Application.pdf) and each vendor must submit a Temporary Events Food Booth Operator Application (http://acgov.org/aceh/food/TFF_Application_Booth.pdf)&lt;br /&gt;
** If you are a 501(c)3 organization you can apply for a Fee Exemption (http://acgov.org/aceh/food/AlCo-NON-PROFIT-FORM-for-TFF.pdf)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
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	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special_Event_Permit_Applications_for_events_with_alcohol&amp;diff=5324</id>
		<title>Special Event Permit Applications for events with alcohol</title>
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		<updated>2017-11-15T16:51:57Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Process and required documentation for applying for a Special Event Permit with alcohol:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Secure event insurance&lt;br /&gt;
** Most 501(c)3 organizations can secure event insurance through their General Liability insurer at no extra cost provided the event is aligned with their charitable purpose (a fundraiser, etc.)&lt;br /&gt;
** A alternate resource for event insurance: http://https://www.theeventhelper.com/&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
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		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special_Event_Permit_Applications_for_events_with_alcohol&amp;diff=5323</id>
		<title>Special Event Permit Applications for events with alcohol</title>
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		<updated>2017-11-15T16:49:16Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: Created page with &amp;quot;Process and required documentation for applying for a Special Event Permit with alcohol:&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Process and required documentation for applying for a Special Event Permit with alcohol:&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
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		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Commons_Working_Group&amp;diff=5322</id>
		<title>Commons Working Group</title>
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		<updated>2017-11-15T16:48:38Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* Related Documentation */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The Commons Working Group coordinates scheduling, maintenance, and use of the common spaces. We meet on Second and Fourth Tuesdays at 6pm to review pending event requests and meet with folks who have in-depth questions about the space.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Mailing List=&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/commons Commons] - General Commons WG list&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/booking Booking] - Event requests are posted to this list&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/productions Productions] - Day-of event productions team - A/V requests are posted to this list&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Related Documentation=&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Booking System]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Calendar System]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://omnicommons.org/avrequest A/V Equipment Request Form]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Responsibilibuddy]] (Point Person) Guide&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://omnicommons.org/occupy/wordpress/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=contract New Contract]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://omnicommons.org/occupy/lease-policy-and-fee-structure/ Rental Policy and Fee Structure]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://omnicommons.org/occupy/guide-for-the-ballroom/ Ballroom Prep and Cleaning Guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t-vm8M_1daPoaEongdkytSDyMwt706rHKRvtVSS_PYw/edit Bathroom Cleaning Guide]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Special Event Permit Applications for events with alcohol]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Obsolete Documents (for reference only)==&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://omnicommons.org/wiki/File:Omni_Waiver.pdf Waiver Agreement]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://omnicommons.org/wiki/File:Omni_Events_Simple_Contract.pdf Simple Contract for small, quiet events]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SEaPQbqwt6ezxqq1PQw4duMVlkqxQAdHhQI28vSWuuU/edit?usp=sharing Long Contract for large and/or loud events]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
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		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2017/01/11_DIYsafety&amp;diff=5117</id>
		<title>Event:2017/01/11 DIYsafety</title>
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		<updated>2017-01-12T06:03:14Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: Created page with &amp;quot;=DIY Safety Group Organizational Meeting 01/11/17=  ==AGENDA==  * Assign Roles ** Stack taker, time keeper,  * Intros (Name, what brought you here) ** Isaac (Finance), We&amp;#039;ve r...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;=DIY Safety Group Organizational Meeting 01/11/17=&lt;br /&gt;
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==AGENDA==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Assign Roles&lt;br /&gt;
** Stack taker, time keeper,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Intros (Name, what brought you here)&lt;br /&gt;
** Isaac (Finance), We&amp;#039;ve raised close to 15k, want to develop a work flow so that we can begin to disperse funds&lt;br /&gt;
** Absinthia (Finance), &lt;br /&gt;
** Ari (Finance), &lt;br /&gt;
** Dan (Volunteer Coordination), Want to develop a system for routing and tracking cases&lt;br /&gt;
** Katie (Volunteer Coordination, Has been working with Grey Area, maybe we can help with some of the referrals they are getting, important to track cases and vet volunteers&lt;br /&gt;
** David (Code Compliance), &lt;br /&gt;
** Sam - live in a space that has gotten a lot of attention, have some unresolved issues, am a journalist, have been hosting some fundraisers&lt;br /&gt;
** Sinuba - live in a warehouse, part of the immediate needs fund&lt;br /&gt;
** Thomas Dolan - architect, have been involved in visiting spaces in the last month, wrote the live/work building code for Oakland, want to talk about the difference between the low hanging fruit &amp;amp; real serious cases &amp;amp; the inbetween stuff&lt;br /&gt;
** Cody - was at the first meeting originally joined the communications group, part of a group that throws shows / benefits, want to offer help / labor&lt;br /&gt;
** Garret - Architecture / Building side of things. Trying to understand all of the work that&amp;#039;s been happening. There&amp;#039;s been a lot of duplication of efforts &amp;amp; politics. This is about spaces and we want to serve the various groups equitably, the decisions about how to disperse funds and assistance is not really transparent right now&lt;br /&gt;
** Katie - In kind donations have probably been offered as well, I would like to track those things as well&lt;br /&gt;
** Sean McHenry - legal group / attorney, have a background in eviction defense, trying to connect people with an attorney, now looking at event permitting&lt;br /&gt;
** Matt - architect w/ Open Architecture&lt;br /&gt;
** Colleen - Open Architecture Collaborative, passionate about identifying projects that need drawing / design work, intersection between people who live in these live/work spaces get the benefit of helping people in real life&lt;br /&gt;
** Jack - The Gate in San Leandro - got evicted, City website design company that I work for is redesigning Oakland&amp;#039;s site, want to get people involved who can help w/the Fire Code, want to demonstrate at least one space that the community has helped to get compliant&lt;br /&gt;
** Ron - electrical engineer, firefighter, on fire safety committee for burning man, backgroud in public policy, fundraising, etc. Help people triage life safety issues in their spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
** Les Young - Architect, primarily do high rise building, previously a firefighter &amp;amp; have done fire safety at Burning Man, helped to run CellSpace, helped get permits, etc. Help save the Ship Yard, there&amp;#039;s a knee jerk reaction where people think everyone is out to get them but really these codes are here for a reason&lt;br /&gt;
** Cliff - worked at an architecture firm for 3 years doing drawings, want to support diy spaces&lt;br /&gt;
** Tom Dean - work for Oakland Metro, also have a live/work space in w. oakland&lt;br /&gt;
** Mia Dean - same as above, in the policy group, something that we have done that many people have is taken an empty warehouse and made it legal, we also got money from the city for improvements&lt;br /&gt;
** Jonah - Oakland Warehouse Coalition, been working 18 hrs a day for the past month, Put in Emergency Tenant Protection ordinance in, have been at City Hall every day since then, my group and this group have very similar goals. My contribution to this group is limited. I see the organizations as working in parallel, hope some people who were at the bigger meetings get looped back in, if you want to know what&amp;#039;s happening with the OWC I want to pass around and email list&lt;br /&gt;
** Kevin - lost 4 of my friends in the fire, have background in public policy work and coalition building, important to find the leads in the various groups to come together in smaller meetings and then communicate back to larger groups, important to create a space where a higher level of information sharing can happen&lt;br /&gt;
** Niki - volunteered to facilitate the first meeting, looking to step out of that role, just want to make sure places that need help are put in touch with people who have offered it&lt;br /&gt;
** Kevin Mathieu - been helping Burnt Ramen&lt;br /&gt;
** Ayse - architect, works for a firm in Oakland, design performance spaces&lt;br /&gt;
** Tyler - architect &amp;amp; licensed GC&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Open conversation (15 min)&lt;br /&gt;
** Tom - mayor issued an executive order this afternoon&lt;br /&gt;
** Jonah - mayor has given a lot of buildings 60 days to report themselves&lt;br /&gt;
** Garrett - think we should have breakouts&lt;br /&gt;
** Katie - want to get info for leads&lt;br /&gt;
** Jack - intake forms, no follow up , want to make sure we are reconciling &lt;br /&gt;
** Thomas - spaces that probably don&amp;#039;t want their addresses listed&lt;br /&gt;
** Kevin - want to provide anonimity, when we come back to a town hall format, important that we&amp;#039;re able to speak in a way that will be easy to understand&lt;br /&gt;
** Katie - again, i just want to match needs and a name and a number&lt;br /&gt;
** Isaac - having a central database protected, we&amp;#039;re going to rely on you to let us know who needs funds / how much&lt;br /&gt;
** Dan / Kevin - leads please connect with Dan so that we can communicate with you&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Breakouts&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5116</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
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		<updated>2017-01-12T06:02:48Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* Meeting Minutes Archive */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of protecting our friends and creative spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: DIYhelp [at] omnicommons [dot] org &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* If you have services to offer or would like to request assistance please fill out the intake form here: http://www.diysafetygroup.org&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Upcoming Meetings=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meeting Minutes Archive =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/12/07 DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/12/14 DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2017/01/11 DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKj97Xa87Ll7fZVQ4ONQu1LhVOdzjgtFj3eYLQ5C-7I/mobilebasic Master list of Ghost Ship support]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://saferspac.es saferspac.es/]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://helpghostship.com/ Help Ghost Ship]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13xuoWInCd20OGHMmeJmib6mbHZUgDQqlidM0_RYKtjE/edit How To Survive A Surprise Inspection Of Your Living/Working Space]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2016/12/14_DIYsafety&amp;diff=5098</id>
		<title>Event:2016/12/14 DIYsafety</title>
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		<updated>2017-01-08T19:40:04Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* Reportbacks */&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;=DIY Safety Project Meeting Number 2=&lt;br /&gt;
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==intro==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* steven dicaprio: &lt;br /&gt;
** ppl are supporting the eviction moratorium &amp;gt; good&lt;br /&gt;
** evictions, bad&lt;br /&gt;
** Oakland Justice Coalation - passed previous ordinance / just cause eviction stopping evictions on places of 4 units or less&lt;br /&gt;
** went to city council and demanded a moratorium, but we need a proposal&lt;br /&gt;
** Steven is here to ask if ppl can help with this, also join with Steve to hammer out a moratorium&lt;br /&gt;
** Want to focus on folks historically organizing on this issues - affected communities + people who have been doing this for a long time&lt;br /&gt;
** historically marginalized includes ppl in artist community also those not in it&lt;br /&gt;
** 3 other issues:&lt;br /&gt;
*** amnesty in zoning - permitting amnesty - have spaces be rezoned &amp;amp; unpermitted work be forgiven &lt;br /&gt;
** turning work spaces into housing has been happening befote but it was used to price out workspaces and that is bad&lt;br /&gt;
** community should be driving agenda, not mayors office&lt;br /&gt;
** working to stabilize housing, working with land trust&lt;br /&gt;
** 20% AMI.. = not affordable housing&lt;br /&gt;
** Steve is asking not to give any $ to the city as this may/will go to gentrification &lt;br /&gt;
** work with folks who are at risk who are in the marginalized artist community, and put these places into land trust &lt;br /&gt;
** lets all work together, connecting lawyers &lt;br /&gt;
** https://www.rephuge.com/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* mara: a group of folk close to the fire, threw in with help ghost ship . com to try to get assistance to groups not just next of kin&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* misha: waba  &lt;br /&gt;
** formed similar to mara&amp;#039;s group&lt;br /&gt;
** want safer spaces for all our communities &lt;br /&gt;
** worried about overdevelopment&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* mara:&lt;br /&gt;
** phase 1 (schizophrenic energy everyone trying to do something), phase 2 (pooling resources to coordinate and help ourselves), phase 3 (helping others in other places)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* stephanie: &lt;br /&gt;
** ppl are in immediate need, others have long term need. &lt;br /&gt;
** aggregating resources to meet immediate needs w/o political ideology etc just get shit done who wants to help? &lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
* Kevin: &lt;br /&gt;
** works in policy, housing policy &amp;amp; related fields, wants to helpp&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Zeke: &lt;br /&gt;
** Asylum collective, in the same building as GS. Now lost due to damage&lt;br /&gt;
** Have launched refugeproject, to purchase warehouse for live/work &lt;br /&gt;
** Aggregating resources, gathering spaces for LBGTQ communities - for gathering, not just housing. A permanent refuge - rephuge.com &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Diamond Dave: &lt;br /&gt;
** Flowership, helping from SF&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Dave: &lt;br /&gt;
** Apologize for not being able to follow up on everything. Let&amp;#039;s make sure we do exchange emails and get them to diysafety@omnicommons.org Don&amp;#039;t leave tonight before making sure everyone in your group has your email. We just got 1k for the space in Richmond, someone is here to donate extinguishers. There&amp;#039;s no ego or ownership here. Omni is just providing a space. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Reportbacks==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination&lt;br /&gt;
** We are using recovers.org as a place to centralize all of the information we have talked about today&lt;br /&gt;
** Dan: I&amp;#039;m Dan. I am the point person foR talking to other groups.  It would be great if we had one site we all used- Julia said we could even do it on recovers.org.  You can reach me at [redacted]. Once Stephany has a secure server and 501c3 status we can use this platform, keep private info private, and coordinate dispersal of information.  In the mean time please use recovers.org&lt;br /&gt;
** One point person please write down all of your notes and email them to David Keenan at diysafety@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Communications&lt;br /&gt;
**Communications wants to help facilitation within our groups and to figure out which groups to reach out to and contact for what.  We want to get the contact info for each of the groups.  we want to be part of the hub for ppl to get updates from specific groups and to coordinate among ourselves.  We want to know how you&amp;#039;re communicating with one another and make sure no one is getting lost&lt;br /&gt;
** We will also be working with we the artists of the bay area&lt;br /&gt;
** We will also be IDing which groups are safe to talk to for confidential topics and issues&lt;br /&gt;
** Redundancy is an issues&lt;br /&gt;
** There are a lot of modes of communication ppl are using which may be counter productive.  For instance connecting your fb page with activist activities can be dangerous for certain ppl.  Omnicommons and riseup are good resources, possible alternatives to slaCK&lt;br /&gt;
** We have a lot of different ppl here and want to be able to talk to someone whose job or livelihood will not be in jeopardy if they are the point person&lt;br /&gt;
** Can do press related work and write press releases&lt;br /&gt;
** Our point person from last week isn&amp;#039;t here but I am the point person you can contact Katie: kteulaina@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;
** Using riseup for internal purposes and will create another group for external  contacts, info to come&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Finance&lt;br /&gt;
** We have written up a campaign, it isn&amp;#039;t officially up but -- search &amp;quot;safe+sustainable diy creative communities fund&amp;quot; on youcaring.com&lt;br /&gt;
** oTHER YOUCARING &lt;br /&gt;
** We want to get it up so we can coordinate finances bc events are coming up quickly&lt;br /&gt;
** Will collect money and will cord with independent benefits throughout the Bay Area&lt;br /&gt;
** Would like to distinguish bw grey area and other fund raising campaigns which are giving funds directly to the families whereas we are funneling money into the arts community for ppl who are living in unsafe spaces currently to help make those spaces safer&lt;br /&gt;
** I talked to the mayor&amp;#039;s office about the different fund raising happening online and asked where those funds are going and he said the mayors office has received many calls with ppl&lt;br /&gt;
** The three of us are meeting with Laura from Omni tomorrow to work on getting fiscal sponsorship so all funds will be tax deductable&lt;br /&gt;
** Sparx, an online event platform, has offered all of the funds they raise from work anywhere in the city over the next 6 mo will go to our fund, and there is a possibility of extension if it goes well&lt;br /&gt;
** How are you guys doing outreach?&lt;br /&gt;
***That is sort of our next step, we&amp;#039;ve been workiNG on how to receive money in and we will be turning to outreach next.  We will also be working on an intake form&lt;br /&gt;
****There are already some intake forms that exist.  If you know of any please talk to us so we can streamline that&lt;br /&gt;
*** diyfininace@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
** Immediate step is to start raising funds before the new year bc thats when ppl donate&lt;br /&gt;
** Long term goals are &lt;br /&gt;
** Setting up home depot pro account for materials - we want to coord with construction team -- we want to cord in kind material and service donations.  If you have purchased any materials we may be able to reimburse you later so please hold on to your receipt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Legal&lt;br /&gt;
** My name is Sean, I am a lawyer.  I mostly do employment law but do some eviction law.  But I will be coordinating the legal groups efforts&lt;br /&gt;
** Most of the legal issues we&amp;#039;ve seen so far have come from the city - esp SF - which is a bit stickier&lt;br /&gt;
** I am happy to recommend an attorney if you need one, I am also happy to explain to you what the legal process is like&lt;br /&gt;
** If you have any specific questions send them to us and we will research them for you or connect you to experts&lt;br /&gt;
** We also want to male sure we continue to gather and make music and art bc organizing is important but so is community and coming together&lt;br /&gt;
** Talking to the land lord is like talking to the police - think of it like that&lt;br /&gt;
** Dont be shy about reaching out, thats what I&amp;#039;m here for sean.d.mchenry@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;
*** You can contact me through a working group &lt;br /&gt;
**I&amp;#039;m dan and you can find me at thisoldemail@yahoo.com - I know a tenants rights lawyer who is holding a  workshop, contact me if you are interested&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Construction&lt;br /&gt;
** We are really struggling with our communication&lt;br /&gt;
** We got the email and secure server stuff out of the way by talking face to face tonight.  We got 10 places that need help and will start contacting and working with them tomorrow&lt;br /&gt;
** We will get a surveymonkey or gismo or something up so we can gather a list of ppl with specific skills and resources&lt;br /&gt;
** We are also thinking of starting some sort of art space action lists - we will create a bay area day of action when we have bay area wide rebuilding of art spaces - then we can do drywall repair, dumpruns etc. on a large scale&lt;br /&gt;
*** We also want to do a nation wide art action day using the burning man network to activate this moving forward&lt;br /&gt;
** Right now all of our emails are being directed thro the omni commons mailing list, we will consolidate soon&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Code Compliance&lt;br /&gt;
** We had a lot of architects, engineers etc willing to help&lt;br /&gt;
** We exchanged some business cards but we need a way for ppl to reach out to our group with specific requests - like if you need help tearing down a wall or help with code compliance&lt;br /&gt;
** right now we have an omnicommons list serve group we are using to coordinate internally&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Policy&lt;br /&gt;
** I&amp;#039;m Mia and we didn&amp;#039;t accomplish all that much - a lot of ppl were new and we were working on filling ppl in, moving from the SF statement of solidarity to more actionable measures like the eviction moratorium&lt;br /&gt;
** If you know anyone who is working on writing legislation please talk to me, my name is Misha and I am working with the we the artists of the bay area group&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Niki: We will reach out and see if there is an opportunity for one point person from each group can meet with all of the other point ppl next week&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Im from the oakland coalition of warehouse - I&amp;#039;m sorry I missed open announcements earlier- we have a fb group.  If you know anyone affected or displaced by teh Oakland fire please come talk to me&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Somebody had mentioned that there is a meeting on Fri at 11am at 7677 Oak Port, Suit 1120 - law offices of lawyer who represented Oscar Grant&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Niki: Thank you for coming.  It is a hard process but it wonderful that we are all coming together&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* So far across the board over $1,000,827 has been raised across different fund raisers&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5097</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5097"/>
		<updated>2017-01-08T16:26:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of protecting our friends and creative spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: DIYhelp [at] omnicommons [dot] org &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* If you have services to offer or would like to request assistance please fill out the intake form here: http://www.diysafetygroup.org&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Upcoming Meetings=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meeting Minutes Archive =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/12/07 DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/12/14 DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKj97Xa87Ll7fZVQ4ONQu1LhVOdzjgtFj3eYLQ5C-7I/mobilebasic Master list of Ghost Ship support]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://saferspac.es saferspac.es/]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://helpghostship.com/ Help Ghost Ship]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13xuoWInCd20OGHMmeJmib6mbHZUgDQqlidM0_RYKtjE/edit How To Survive A Surprise Inspection Of Your Living/Working Space]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5096</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5096"/>
		<updated>2017-01-08T16:21:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of protecting our friends and creative spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have services to offer and would like to subscribe to one of the mailing lists below, please let us know!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: DIYhelp [at] omnicommons [dot] org &lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination: DIYvolunteercoordination [at] omnicommons [dot] org&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: DIYpolicy [at] omnicommons [dot] org&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: DIYlegal [at] omnicommons [dot] org&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: DIYfinance [at] omnicommons [dot] org&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: DIYconstruction [at] omnicommons [dot] org&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: DIYcodecompliance [at] omnicommons [dot] org&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: DIYcomms [at] omnicommons [dot] org&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Upcoming Meetings=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meeting Minutes Archive =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/12/07 DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/12/14 DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKj97Xa87Ll7fZVQ4ONQu1LhVOdzjgtFj3eYLQ5C-7I/mobilebasic Master list of Ghost Ship support]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://saferspac.es saferspac.es/]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://helpghostship.com/ Help Ghost Ship]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13xuoWInCd20OGHMmeJmib6mbHZUgDQqlidM0_RYKtjE/edit How To Survive A Surprise Inspection Of Your Living/Working Space]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2016/12/14_DIYsafety&amp;diff=5091</id>
		<title>Event:2016/12/14 DIYsafety</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2016/12/14_DIYsafety&amp;diff=5091"/>
		<updated>2016-12-15T08:04:30Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=DIY Safety Project Meeting Number 2=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==intro==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* steven dicaprio: &lt;br /&gt;
** ppl are supporting the eviction moratorium &amp;gt; good&lt;br /&gt;
** evictions, bad&lt;br /&gt;
** Oakland Justice Coalation - passed previous ordinance / just cause eviction stopping evictions on places of 4 units or less&lt;br /&gt;
** went to city council and demanded a moratorium, but we need a proposal&lt;br /&gt;
** Steven is here to ask if ppl can help with this, also join with Steve to hammer out a moratorium&lt;br /&gt;
** Want to focus on folks historically organizing on this issues - affected communities + people who have been doing this for a long time&lt;br /&gt;
** historically marginalized includes ppl in artist community also those not in it&lt;br /&gt;
** 3 other issues:&lt;br /&gt;
*** amnesty in zoning - permitting amnesty - have spaces be rezoned &amp;amp; unpermitted work be forgiven &lt;br /&gt;
** turning work spaces into housing has been happening befote but it was used to price out workspaces and that is bad&lt;br /&gt;
** community should be driving agenda, not mayors office&lt;br /&gt;
** working to stabilize housing, working with land trust&lt;br /&gt;
** 20% AMI.. = not affordable housing&lt;br /&gt;
** Steve is asking not to give any $ to the city as this may/will go to gentrification &lt;br /&gt;
** work with folks who are at risk who are in the marginalized artist community, and put these places into land trust &lt;br /&gt;
** lets all work together, connecting lawyers &lt;br /&gt;
** https://www.rephuge.com/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* mara: a group of folk close to the fire, threw in with help ghost ship . com to try to get assistance to groups not just next of kin&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* misha: waba  &lt;br /&gt;
** formed similar to mara&amp;#039;s group&lt;br /&gt;
** want safer spaces for all our communities &lt;br /&gt;
** worried about overdevelopment&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* mara:&lt;br /&gt;
** phase 1 (schizophrenic energy everyone trying to do something), phase 2 (pooling resources to coordinate and help ourselves), phase 3 (helping others in other places)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* stephanie: &lt;br /&gt;
** ppl are in immediate need, others have long term need. &lt;br /&gt;
** aggregating resources to meet immediate needs w/o political ideology etc just get shit done who wants to help? &lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
* Kevin: &lt;br /&gt;
** works in policy, housing policy &amp;amp; related fields, wants to helpp&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Zeke: &lt;br /&gt;
** Asylum collective, in the same building as GS. Now lost due to damage&lt;br /&gt;
** Have launched refugeproject, to purchase warehouse for live/work &lt;br /&gt;
** Aggregating resources, gathering spaces for LBGTQ communities - for gathering, not just housing. A permanent refuge - rephuge.com &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Diamond Dave: &lt;br /&gt;
** Flowership, helping from SF&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Dave: &lt;br /&gt;
** Apologize for not being able to follow up on everything. Let&amp;#039;s make sure we do exchange emails and get them to diysafety@omnicommons.org Don&amp;#039;t leave tonight before making sure everyone in your group has your email. We just got 1k for the space in Richmond, someone is here to donate extinguishers. There&amp;#039;s no ego or ownership here. Omni is just providing a space. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Reportbacks==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination&lt;br /&gt;
** We are using recovers.org as a place to centralize all of the information we have talked about today&lt;br /&gt;
** Dan: I&amp;#039;m Dan. I am the point person foR talking to other groups.  It would be great if we had one site we all used- Julia said we could even do it on recovers.org.  You can reach me at dan@musicunbound.com.  Once Stephany has a secure server and 501c3 status we can use this platform, keep private info private, and coordinate dispersal of information.  In the mean time please use recovers.org&lt;br /&gt;
** One point person please write down all of your notes and email them to David Keenan at diysafety@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Communications&lt;br /&gt;
**Communications wants to help facilitation within our groups and to figure out which groups to reach out to and contact for what.  We want to get the contact info for each of the groups.  we want to be part of the hub for ppl to get updates from specific groups and to coordinate among ourselves.  We want to know how you&amp;#039;re communicating with one another and make sure no one is getting lost&lt;br /&gt;
** We will also be working with we the artists of the bay area&lt;br /&gt;
** We will also be IDing which groups are safe to talk to for confidential topics and issues&lt;br /&gt;
** Redundancy is an issues&lt;br /&gt;
** There are a lot of modes of communication ppl are using which may be counter productive.  For instance connecting your fb page with activist activities can be dangerous for certain ppl.  Omnicommons and riseup are good resources, possible alternatives to slaCK&lt;br /&gt;
** We have a lot of different ppl here and want to be able to talk to someone whose job or livelihood will not be in jeopardy if they are the point person&lt;br /&gt;
** Can do press related work and write press releases&lt;br /&gt;
** Our point person from last week isn&amp;#039;t here but I am the point person you can contact Katie: kteulaina@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;
** Using riseup for internal purposes and will create another group for external  contacts, info to come&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Finance&lt;br /&gt;
** We have written up a campaign, it isn&amp;#039;t officially up but -- search &amp;quot;safe+sustainable diy creative communities fund&amp;quot; on youcaring.com&lt;br /&gt;
** oTHER YOUCARING &lt;br /&gt;
** We want to get it up so we can coordinate finances bc events are coming up quickly&lt;br /&gt;
** Will collect money and will cord with independent benefits throughout the Bay Area&lt;br /&gt;
** Would like to distinguish bw grey area and other fund raising campaigns which are giving funds directly to the families whereas we are funneling money into the arts community for ppl who are living in unsafe spaces currently to help make those spaces safer&lt;br /&gt;
** I talked to the mayor&amp;#039;s office about the different fund raising happening online and asked where those funds are going and he said the mayors office has received many calls with ppl&lt;br /&gt;
** The three of us are meeting with Laura from Omni tomorrow to work on getting fiscal sponsorship so all funds will be tax deductable&lt;br /&gt;
** Sparx, an online event platform, has offered all of the funds they raise from work anywhere in the city over the next 6 mo will go to our fund, and there is a possibility of extension if it goes well&lt;br /&gt;
** How are you guys doing outreach?&lt;br /&gt;
***That is sort of our next step, we&amp;#039;ve been workiNG on how to receive money in and we will be turning to outreach next.  We will also be working on an intake form&lt;br /&gt;
****There are already some intake forms that exist.  If you know of any please talk to us so we can streamline that&lt;br /&gt;
*** diyfininace@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
** Immediate step is to start raising funds before the new year bc thats when ppl donate&lt;br /&gt;
** Long term goals are &lt;br /&gt;
** Setting up home depot pro account for materials - we want to coord with construction team -- we want to cord in kind material and service donations.  If you have purchased any materials we may be able to reimburse you later so please hold on to your receipt&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Legal&lt;br /&gt;
** My name is Sean, I am a lawyer.  I mostly do employment law but do some eviction law.  But I will be coordinating the legal groups efforts&lt;br /&gt;
** Most of the legal issues we&amp;#039;ve seen so far have come from the city - esp SF - which is a bit stickier&lt;br /&gt;
** I am happy to recommend an attorney if you need one, I am also happy to explain to you what the legal process is like&lt;br /&gt;
** If you have any specific questions send them to us and we will research them for you or connect you to experts&lt;br /&gt;
** We also want to male sure we continue to gather and make music and art bc organizing is important but so is community and coming together&lt;br /&gt;
** Talking to the land lord is like talking to the police - think of it like that&lt;br /&gt;
** Dont be shy about reaching out, thats what I&amp;#039;m here for sean.d.mchenry@gmail.com&lt;br /&gt;
*** You can contact me through a working group &lt;br /&gt;
**I&amp;#039;m dan and you can find me at thisoldemail@yahoo.com - I know a tenants rights lawyer who is holding a  workshop, contact me if you are interested&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Construction&lt;br /&gt;
** We are really struggling with our communication&lt;br /&gt;
** We got the email and secure server stuff out of the way by talking face to face tonight.  We got 10 places that need help and will start contacting and working with them tomorrow&lt;br /&gt;
** We will get a surveymonkey or gismo or something up so we can gather a list of ppl with specific skills and resources&lt;br /&gt;
** We are also thinking of starting some sort of art space action lists - we will create a bay area day of action when we have bay area wide rebuilding of art spaces - then we can do drywall repair, dumpruns etc. on a large scale&lt;br /&gt;
*** We also want to do a nation wide art action day using the burning man network to activate this moving forward&lt;br /&gt;
** Right now all of our emails are being directed thro the omni commons mailing list, we will consolidate soon&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Code Compliance&lt;br /&gt;
** We had a lot of architects, engineers etc willing to help&lt;br /&gt;
** We exchanged some business cards but we need a way for ppl to reach out to our group with specific requests - like if you need help tearing down a wall or help with code compliance&lt;br /&gt;
** right now we have an omnicommons list serve group we are using to coordinate internally&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Policy&lt;br /&gt;
** I&amp;#039;m Mia and we didn&amp;#039;t accomplish all that much - a lot of ppl were new and we were working on filling ppl in, moving from the SF statement of solidarity to more actionable measures like the eviction moratorium&lt;br /&gt;
** If you know anyone who is working on writing legislation please talk to me, my name is Misha and I am working with the we the artists of the bay area group&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Niki: We will reach out and see if there is an opportunity for one point person from each group can meet with all of the other point ppl next week&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Im from the oakland coalition of warehouse - I&amp;#039;m sorry I missed open announcements earlier- we have a fb group.  If you know anyone affected or displaced by teh Oakland fire please come talk to me&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Somebody had mentioned that there is a meeting on Fri at 11am at 7677 Oak Port, Suit 1120 - law offices of lawyer who represented Oscar Grant&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Niki: Thank you for coming.  It is a hard process but it wonderful that we are all coming together&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* So far across the board over $1,000,827 has been raised across different fund raisers&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2016/12/14_DIYsafety&amp;diff=5090</id>
		<title>Event:2016/12/14 DIYsafety</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2016/12/14_DIYsafety&amp;diff=5090"/>
		<updated>2016-12-15T02:56:12Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Agenda: Safety Space Meeting #2&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=INTRO (15 minutes)=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Reiteration of our collective purpose (helping to protect DIY spaces / communities &amp;amp; make spaces safer) and brief observations with regards to communications &amp;amp; coordination over the last week.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Stephanie&lt;br /&gt;
* Assign Roles (Notetaker, Timekeeper, Vibe Reader)&lt;br /&gt;
* Who is here?&lt;br /&gt;
** Identify any press &amp;amp; announcement re: recording meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** Make space for new groups to introduce themselves &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Setting this week&amp;#039;s agenda:&lt;br /&gt;
** Working Group Reportbacks (5 min each)&lt;br /&gt;
** Breakout Groups: (40 min)&lt;br /&gt;
*** Intake forms (recovers.org or something else?)&lt;br /&gt;
*** Workflow &lt;br /&gt;
*** Streamlining communications&lt;br /&gt;
** Breakout Group check-in (5 min each)&lt;br /&gt;
** Next steps / Action Items (20 min)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-----------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Working Group Report-backs: (5 min each)=&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
==Construction==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Inspection/Engineering==&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
==Finance==&lt;br /&gt;
* Discuss the use of Omni Commons 501c3 land trust (Absinthia, Isaac, Gil, David)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Anti-repression==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Legal==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Advocacy==&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
==Communication==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Breakout Groups= (40 min)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Intake forms for offers / needs&lt;br /&gt;
* Workflow&lt;br /&gt;
* Consolidating Communications among orgs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Reportback on Breakout Group task status=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Intake forms==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Workflow==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Communications==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Next Steps / Action Items=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Connect w/other orgs / groups doing displacement / gentrification work&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Next meeting&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2016/12/14_DIYsafety&amp;diff=5089</id>
		<title>Event:2016/12/14 DIYsafety</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2016/12/14_DIYsafety&amp;diff=5089"/>
		<updated>2016-12-15T02:45:20Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Agenda: Safety Space Meeting #2&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=INTRO (15 minutes)=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Reiteration of our collective purpose (helping to protect DIY spaces / communities &amp;amp; make spaces safer) and brief observations with regards to communications &amp;amp; coordination over the last week.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Stephanie&lt;br /&gt;
* Assign Roles (Notetaker, Timekeeper, Vibe Reader)&lt;br /&gt;
* Who is here?&lt;br /&gt;
** Identify any press &amp;amp; announcement re: recording meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** Make space for new groups to introduce themselves &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Setting this week&amp;#039;s agenda:&lt;br /&gt;
** Working Group Reportbacks (5 min each)&lt;br /&gt;
** Breakout Groups: (1 hour)&lt;br /&gt;
*** Intake forms (recovers.org or something else?)&lt;br /&gt;
*** Workflow &lt;br /&gt;
*** Streamlining communications&lt;br /&gt;
** Breakout Group check-in (5 min each)&lt;br /&gt;
** Next steps / Action Items (20 min)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-----------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Working Group Report-backs: (5 min each)=&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
==Construction==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Inspection/Engineering==&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
==Finance==&lt;br /&gt;
* Discuss the use of Omni Commons 501c3 land trust (Absinthia, Isaac, Gil, David)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Anti-repression==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Legal==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Advocacy==&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
==Communication==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Breakout Groups= (40 min)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Intake forms for offers / needs&lt;br /&gt;
* Workflow&lt;br /&gt;
* Consolidating Communications among orgs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Reportback on Breakout Group task status=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Intake forms==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Workflow==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Communications==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Next Steps / Action Items=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Connect w/other orgs / groups doing displacement / gentrification work&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Next meeting&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2016/12/14_DIYsafety&amp;diff=5088</id>
		<title>Event:2016/12/14 DIYsafety</title>
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		<updated>2016-12-15T02:28:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Agenda: Safety Space Meeting #2&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=INTRO (15 minutes)=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Reiteration of our collective purpose (helping to protect DIY spaces / communities &amp;amp; make spaces safer) and brief observations with regards to communications &amp;amp; coordination over the last week.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Stephanie&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Who is here?&lt;br /&gt;
** Identify any press &amp;amp; announcement re: recording meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** Make space for new groups to introduce themselves &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Setting this week&amp;#039;s agenda:&lt;br /&gt;
** Working Group Reportbacks (5 min each)&lt;br /&gt;
** Breakout Groups: (1 hour)&lt;br /&gt;
*** Intake forms (recovers.org or something else?)&lt;br /&gt;
*** Workflow &lt;br /&gt;
*** Streamlining communications&lt;br /&gt;
** Breakout Group check-in (5 min each)&lt;br /&gt;
** Next steps / Action Items (20 min)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-----------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Working Group Report-backs: (5 min each)=&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
==Construction==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Inspection/Engineering==&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
==Finance==&lt;br /&gt;
* Discuss the use of Omni Commons 501c3 land trust (Absinthia, Isaac, Gil, David)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Anti-repression==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Legal==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Advocacy==&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
==Communication==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Breakout Groups= (40 min)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Intake forms for offers / needs&lt;br /&gt;
* Workflow&lt;br /&gt;
* Consolidating Communications among orgs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Reportback on Breakout Group task status=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Intake forms==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Workflow==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Communications==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Next Steps / Action Items=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Connect w/other orgs / groups doing displacement / gentrification work&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Next meeting&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2016/12/07_DIYsafety&amp;diff=5087</id>
		<title>Event:2016/12/07 DIYsafety</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2016/12/07_DIYsafety&amp;diff=5087"/>
		<updated>2016-12-15T02:22:14Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: Created page with &amp;quot;* Niki intro * Korl intro * 7:20 Niki: &amp;quot;our motivation for this meeting is to develop longer-lasting infrastructure in supporting our spaces... for people who need help interf...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;* Niki intro&lt;br /&gt;
* Korl intro&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:20 Niki: &amp;quot;our motivation for this meeting is to develop longer-lasting infrastructure in supporting our spaces... for people who need help interfacing with the city departments, legal aid, trade work&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* notetaker, timekeeper, vibe reader&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:27 &amp;quot;a few of my friends created Safe Homes, a group for people who need housing, already 40 on it&amp;quot; &amp;lt;-- it&amp;#039;s a Facebook group, passing a clipboard for email signups&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:28 &amp;quot;we need an anti-oppression committee too... shitty people who run and hoard spaces... also anti-repression... also organizing pressure towards state or gentrification&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:31 i was at a 5 hour meeting today creating: http://helpghostship.com/ help us with it!&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:32 database collection - securely identify spaces w/footage, types of construction. hard to get grants without specific numbers but don&amp;#039;t want to out people.&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:33 i was in a space for ~20years, just passed surprise inspection. are they going to use [it] as an excuse to throw people out? there&amp;#039;s a lot of us, we have a lot of friends. if any of us gets kicked out of a legitimate, safe space, we can call on each other. overwhelm the owners/managers with phone calls. &amp;quot;that&amp;#039;s why we&amp;#039;re here!&amp;quot; [applause]&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:35 how many people are here because you&amp;#039;re worried about getting evicted? go to the legal group. they&amp;#039;re your friends.&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:35 more of an add-on, i do code stuff at work. talk about outreach in your own professions. architects talk to AIA, there&amp;#039;s regulations that can protect your license if you do pro-bono work to support these spaces. not necessarily a separate group&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:36 2 immediate to-do tasks: 1) correct safety issues right away, things we can do tomorrow 2) long-term survival of art spaces in general&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;also, amnesty! how can we ask for amesty!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;that&amp;#039;s long term&amp;quot; &amp;quot;no it&amp;#039;s short term&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:37 safety education, place we can aggregate resources&lt;br /&gt;
* emergency response for people getting evicted at the moment. if nothing else we can turn up good press&lt;br /&gt;
* collaboration between all of these - 1 crew that&amp;#039;s emergency task force responding to things going on now. long term administrative takes care of... volunteer coordinating, research, finance. caretaking covers ground of anti-re/oppression. make legal a directory?&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:39 opsec - how to protect ourselves if a landlord/state wants them out&lt;br /&gt;
* one more thing: event operations. we&amp;#039;ve got a huge community of theaters, people who work with event security on a day to day basis. people who deal with venues.&lt;br /&gt;
* under advocacy &amp;amp; policy - you need to know how event permitting process works. a warehouse was shut down today because they&amp;#039;re not zoned for entertainment. relevant for mixed-use places.&lt;br /&gt;
* THANK THESE GUYS FOR DOING THIS! APPLAUSE! they already bought a building. what they&amp;#039;ve done at omni commons is a model for other spaces. i&amp;#039;m lionel... we created ... &amp;quot;we the artists of the bay area&amp;quot; (?) WABA&lt;br /&gt;
* working with the neighbors. include them in the space processes&lt;br /&gt;
* there was a place where the neighborhood was citing people without talking to them&lt;br /&gt;
* (7:40 by niki&amp;#039;s time, 7:44 by yar&amp;#039;s) stack ended, breaking out into smaller groups at small tables&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
REPORT-BACK NOTES:&lt;br /&gt;
* communications report-back [notetaker was too distracted]&lt;br /&gt;
** Internal communications&lt;br /&gt;
** vetting resources&lt;br /&gt;
** secure lists&lt;br /&gt;
** receiving requests&lt;br /&gt;
** external communications&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:30 report-back from legal: pool is small enough to contact me individually so far. i can find you an attorney. don&amp;#039;t volunteer info to landlord, they&amp;#039;re like the police. everything you write down in an email or sms could become part of a lawsuit later.&lt;br /&gt;
** Sean McHenry sean.d.mchenry@gmail.com will be the legal conduit for any tenant&lt;br /&gt;
** Know your rights&lt;br /&gt;
** Eviction prevention&lt;br /&gt;
** Landlord Accountability&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:37 constructon: forming an action group so when we get a poke from the [other group] we can act on them. everybody meet at bob&amp;#039;s, there&amp;#039;s construction &amp;amp; work happening! also info from fire extinguisher provider/certifier. people offered to do dump runs. [big applause]&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:39 code compliance, architecture, engineering / construction, professionals. let&amp;#039;s split the work into long-term &amp;amp; short term. training for fire drills, immediate harm reduction. make sure they&amp;#039;re up to code, and also realize not everybody wants to be, and it&amp;#039;s very expensive. let&amp;#039;s get as close as we can. long-term: group buys on equipment, advising on good layouts for spaces, work day (habitats for the arts, like H4H) for unskilled labor to come out. we formed a comprehensive list of professionals that are willing to do informal inspections. you can&amp;#039;t just go to the city and ask for inspections without legal consequences. &amp;quot;this is what they&amp;#039;ll ding you on, what you&amp;#039;ll have to change&amp;quot;. multiple exits, clearances, lighting close to the floor, safe storage for materials, paints, drywall to slow fire, extinguishers. we have a pretty comprehensive list of services &amp;amp; people who need it. if you&amp;#039;re a space in need of advisement i&amp;#039;ll put your name on it. private, your info will be shielded.&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:42 dk: anyone facing landlord/fire/city inspection or walkthrough, go to daniel or me after meeting or email diy-safety@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* any spaces at risk who&amp;#039;re here tonight - until comms group sets up secure direct line, i&amp;#039;offered my private phone # but i request that spaces which are KNOWN (friends of friends of friends) contact me&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:43 volunteer coordination: there&amp;#039;s gonna be a lot of different groups that say &amp;quot;hey you can email us&amp;quot;. there should be a general hub and that&amp;#039;s what we were talking about. having a short talk before shows about immediate improvements to look for, have a table at the show for people who want to talk further. sign-up sheets. place to donate for resources/equipment/etc. not everyone will be able to do this for free. if you can help this week or next at shows, come find me&lt;br /&gt;
** 8:46 privacy is a huge concern. want to do vetting on both ends - volunteers &amp;amp; people offering labor. chart: create online submission forms. we want most things to be inreach so people would be submitting their info. not a lot of outreach. add your certification, license # etc, that can all be filtered into an advisory board &amp;amp; a vetting process. don&amp;#039;t want people to be exploited for free labor or get in trouble if they&amp;#039;re not as qualified as they may think themselves to be. throuhg that process it&amp;#039;ll then go into a scheduling format - prioritizing people based on needs. also looking for grantwriters. most people won&amp;#039;t do more than a walkthrough for free, so eventually we&amp;#039;ll need money. also need private liaisons, people with standing in these communities who know who we are, to talk to people who might be cagey on these topics. also education task force, safety workers who&amp;#039;d be assigned to a location, show people how to use fire extinguishers, etc.&lt;br /&gt;
** did you say coordinating training? yes.&lt;br /&gt;
** want a group that unifies everything and coordinates&lt;br /&gt;
** http://helpghostship.com/ already exists, working on it now&lt;br /&gt;
** this is a foundation for a nonprofit that could be sustainable if we could find the funding&lt;br /&gt;
** OTHER NOTES&lt;br /&gt;
*** Form a general hub and this group will route the help and need&lt;br /&gt;
*** Have a pretalk before benefit shows to gather potential volunteers&lt;br /&gt;
*** Sign people up&lt;br /&gt;
**** Recruit (Market a cause)&lt;br /&gt;
**** Collect people&amp;#039;s contact&lt;br /&gt;
**** Mobilize People&lt;br /&gt;
*** Resource Coordination&lt;br /&gt;
*** In Reach&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:52 financial report-back from ari: we started listing immediate resources that are raising funds at all scales. 2 sections of fundraising: immediate &amp;amp; long term. immediate: create database of all the different funding sources, independent benefits, any resources. helpghostship.com will be a place for that. set up an emergency fund - in the next week people are facing evictions, need support now. match all the cash coming in with needs. also talked about corporate funding - lots of local corps w/$ want to support this community. adobe? start writing proposals, get 1-on-1 meetings.&lt;br /&gt;
** Keeping Spaces Grant, $1.7million http://cast-sf.org/&lt;br /&gt;
*** submissions due in february to non profits&lt;br /&gt;
** Fiscal Sponsor&lt;br /&gt;
** Online donations: Bitcoin, PayPal&lt;br /&gt;
** Grants / Foundations&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:56 Advocacy &amp;amp; Policy report-back from mischa&lt;br /&gt;
** immediate actions to forward policy: research existing laws like loft act in new york. creating media training, talking points for the media. appointing media point-person who&amp;#039;s an expert on that, will just repeat talking points so they can&amp;#039;t quote bad things. [somebody in a hat] message to local regulators with policy demands - make people safer, keep art spaces open.&lt;br /&gt;
** specific policy demands: we&amp;#039;ll take this list to some policy experts to see what&amp;#039;s doable and what&amp;#039;s pie in the sky. bond issues, accelerated zoning approval for spaces already being used for something, moratorium on rent - can&amp;#039;t do that on all evictions, but we can do that for code enforcement. something about code compliance. amnesty for owners so they don&amp;#039;t feel like they need to evict tenants to remain safe. decreased zoning spaces for event &amp;amp; live-work spaces. money from gov for space acquisition. changing state law to make it more friendly towareds entertianment &amp;amp; live-work. creating grey area for professionals where they can walk through and not have an obligation to report. getting land directly from city or state for thingsn like affordable arts housing &amp;amp; event space. creating permit process for live-work entertainment spaces. expediting event permits. friendlier regulations for full-time night spaces. paying attention to diversity so we&amp;#039;re not speaking as a bunch of white male gentrifiers, but coming across as a true coalition.&lt;br /&gt;
** 9:00 dk: tomorrow 10:45AM Oakland City Hall, city council meeting has a law coming up&lt;br /&gt;
** https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2902527&amp;amp;GUID=34F5A16A-5BBA-451E-8E39-6B3158374DEC&lt;br /&gt;
** 16-0519 Informational Report On Unpermitted Residences In Commercial Spaces&lt;br /&gt;
** Informational Report On Unpermitted Residences In Commercial Spaces From:        Council President Gibson McElhaney, President Pro Tempore Reid, and Councilmember Gallo Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Examining The Issue Of Residents Living In Unpermitted Commercial Or Industrial Spaces Which Includes Information On Health And Safety Risks, A Review Of Potential Policy Responses, And An Analysis Of Options To Create A Pathway To Legal Occupancy That Reduces The Risk Of Displacing Current Residents; As Soon As Possible On The Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda&lt;br /&gt;
** also oakland redevelopment successor agency. 2:15 tomorrow to make a final report of some of their closed-session discussions, to talk about ratifying their call for state of emergency. there&amp;#039;ll be time for artists to show up and talk at both these meetings!&lt;br /&gt;
** get there early, parking garage was condemned&lt;br /&gt;
** OTHER NOTES&lt;br /&gt;
*** DIY spaces Law&lt;br /&gt;
*** Measure kk&lt;br /&gt;
*** City Council&lt;br /&gt;
*** 12/08/16 10:45&lt;br /&gt;
*** Zoning&lt;br /&gt;
**** Event permits role in mixed-use spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
*** Stay of all evictions&lt;br /&gt;
*** Public Relations (working with the neighbors)&lt;br /&gt;
* 9:04 anti-oppression report back from morgan: community accountability process so we can be really tight [...] and be more inclusive, transformation. mediation - if someone does something crappy, people are trained to come in, maybe know both people, to de-escalate conflict and find mutual resolution. caretaking. crisis housing. peoples&amp;#039; traumas bring this up, they can experience trauma from being oppressed. important to have those people being able to receive some care. help deconstruct those traumas or oppressive behavior so people can grow. also safer spaces policy - having procedures in place at spaces so if someone is known for being very oppressive or enacts oppression, procedure helps keep people safe and actually take/divert/report those issues to the working committee so there can be a larger community accountability process to help improve the spaces and hold those people accountable. also non-compliance with the state would be important. people have their own autonomy but this would be structured to support autonomy, a lot of people feel like police are oppressive or not helpful or make things worse. if we can make our own structures then we can have something better than that come out. part of that is security so maybe have point people who are trained. not so centralized that people don&amp;#039;t feel empowered to speak up - decentralized so people can elect security people. like hey this person has been great at de-escalating, mediation, knows how to defend themselves if shit gets haywire. effective security team. rapid response: if someone doesn&amp;#039;t feel safe, having people on call that can respond, help make that person feel safer. come to us, i&amp;#039;ll get your email.&lt;br /&gt;
** there&amp;#039;s probably press roaming around after this meeting. go out double doors to avoid them. if you want to give them a piece of your mind, i&amp;#039;ve been told there&amp;#039;s someone through the front door.&lt;br /&gt;
* 9:10 event operations report-back from billy: i own a bar/restaurant/music venue here in oakland. they covered a lot of stuff. a lot of us are fully licensed, don&amp;#039;t know how this&amp;#039;ll effect us. we need to renew our cabaret license and have every single permit on the book. one person who does this in the city - nancy marcus, night-life czar. if shit hits the fans too hard, that&amp;#039;s who to hit up when you&amp;#039;re pissed you can&amp;#039;t go to a club. also i used to do a lot of insurance and stuff...&lt;br /&gt;
** gil on DIY spaces: some underground, some legitimate. set up nonprofit corps. it&amp;#039;s a simple process. great for running events out of a space. restrictions &amp;amp; code requirements are far less if you have a nonprofit community center. people would rather give grant money to a nonprofit than a flaky artist. you might be able to find one to fiscally sponsor you. they&amp;#039;d get the money and distribute it to you.&lt;br /&gt;
** fractured atlas: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/&lt;br /&gt;
** ATTENTION EVERYONE ORGANIZING EVENTS. SELL TICKETS ONLINE? &lt;br /&gt;
100% of all service fees donated back to Emergency Fund for 1 year. www.sparxo.com genesis@sparxo.com&lt;br /&gt;
* follow-up meeting next wednesday at the same time (Dec 14th 2016, 7pm omni commons)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Event:2016/12/14_DIYsafety&amp;diff=5086</id>
		<title>Event:2016/12/14 DIYsafety</title>
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		<updated>2016-12-15T02:21:11Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: Created page with &amp;quot;Agenda: Safety Space Meeting #2  =INTRO= (15 minutes)=  * Reiteration of our collective purpose (helping to protect DIY spaces / communities &amp;amp; make spaces safer) and brief obs...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Agenda: Safety Space Meeting #2&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=INTRO= (15 minutes)=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Reiteration of our collective purpose (helping to protect DIY spaces / communities &amp;amp; make spaces safer) and brief observations with regards to communications &amp;amp; coordination over the last week.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Stephanie&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Who is here?&lt;br /&gt;
** Identify any press &amp;amp; announcement re: recording meeting&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Setting this week&amp;#039;s agenda:&lt;br /&gt;
** Working Group Reportbacks (5 min each)&lt;br /&gt;
** Breakout Groups: (1 hour)&lt;br /&gt;
*** Intake forms (recovers.org or something else?)&lt;br /&gt;
*** Workflow &lt;br /&gt;
*** Streamlining communications&lt;br /&gt;
** Breakout Group check-in (5 min each)&lt;br /&gt;
** Next steps / Action Items (20 min)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-----------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Working Group Report-backs:= (5 min each)&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
==Construction==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Inspection/Engineering==&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
==Finance==&lt;br /&gt;
* Discuss the use of Omni Commons 501c3 land trust (Absinthia, Isaac, Gil, David)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Anti-repression==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Legal==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Advocacy==&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
==Communication==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Breakout Groups= (40 min)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Intake forms for offers / needs&lt;br /&gt;
* Workflow&lt;br /&gt;
* Consolidating Communications among orgs&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Reportback on Breakout Group task status=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Intake forms==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Workflow==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Communications==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Next Steps / Action Items=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Connect w/other orgs / groups doing displacement / gentrification work&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Next meeting&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5085</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5085"/>
		<updated>2016-12-15T02:18:16Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* Meeting Minutes Archive */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of protecting our friends and creative spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have services to offer and would like to subscribe to one of the mailing lists below, please let us know!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: [mailto:DIYhelp@omnicommons.org DIYhelp@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination: [mailto:DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: [mailto:DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: [mailto:DIYlegal@omnicommons.org DIYlegal@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: [mailto:DIYfinance@omnicommons.org DIYfinance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: [mailto:DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: [mailto:DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: [mailto:DIYcomms@omnicommons.org DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Upcoming Meetings=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm in the Omni Ballroom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/events/1830514680567118/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meeting Minutes Archive =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/12/07 DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/12/14 DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKj97Xa87Ll7fZVQ4ONQu1LhVOdzjgtFj3eYLQ5C-7I/mobilebasic Master list of Ghost Ship support]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://saferspac.es saferspac.es/]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://helpghostship.com/ Help Ghost Ship]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13xuoWInCd20OGHMmeJmib6mbHZUgDQqlidM0_RYKtjE/edit How To Survive A Surprise Inspection Of Your Living/Working Space]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5084</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5084"/>
		<updated>2016-12-15T02:15:26Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* Meeting Minutes Archive */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of protecting our friends and creative spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have services to offer and would like to subscribe to one of the mailing lists below, please let us know!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: [mailto:DIYhelp@omnicommons.org DIYhelp@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination: [mailto:DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: [mailto:DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: [mailto:DIYlegal@omnicommons.org DIYlegal@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: [mailto:DIYfinance@omnicommons.org DIYfinance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: [mailto:DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: [mailto:DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: [mailto:DIYcomms@omnicommons.org DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Upcoming Meetings=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm in the Omni Ballroom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/events/1830514680567118/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meeting Minutes Archive =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/12/07_DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/12/14 DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKj97Xa87Ll7fZVQ4ONQu1LhVOdzjgtFj3eYLQ5C-7I/mobilebasic Master list of Ghost Ship support]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://saferspac.es saferspac.es/]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://helpghostship.com/ Help Ghost Ship]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13xuoWInCd20OGHMmeJmib6mbHZUgDQqlidM0_RYKtjE/edit How To Survive A Surprise Inspection Of Your Living/Working Space]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5079</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5079"/>
		<updated>2016-12-11T03:17:42Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* Resources */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of protecting our friends and creative spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have services to offer and would like to subscribe to one of the mailing lists below, please let us know!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: [mailto:DIYhelp@omnicommons.org DIYhelp@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination: [mailto:DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: [mailto:DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: [mailto:DIYlegal@omnicommons.org DIYlegal@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: [mailto:DIYfinance@omnicommons.org DIYfinance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: [mailto:DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: [mailto:DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: [mailto:DIYcomms@omnicommons.org DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Upcoming Meetings=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm in the Omni Ballroom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/events/1830514680567118/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meeting Minutes Archive =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/02/07_DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKj97Xa87Ll7fZVQ4ONQu1LhVOdzjgtFj3eYLQ5C-7I/mobilebasic Master list of Ghost Ship support]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://saferspac.es saferspac.es/]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://helpghostship.com/ Help Ghost Ship]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13xuoWInCd20OGHMmeJmib6mbHZUgDQqlidM0_RYKtjE/edit How To Survive A Surprise Inspection Of Your Living/Working Space]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5078</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5078"/>
		<updated>2016-12-10T18:08:09Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of protecting our friends and creative spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have services to offer and would like to subscribe to one of the mailing lists below, please let us know!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: [mailto:DIYhelp@omnicommons.org DIYhelp@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination: [mailto:DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: [mailto:DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: [mailto:DIYlegal@omnicommons.org DIYlegal@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: [mailto:DIYfinance@omnicommons.org DIYfinance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: [mailto:DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: [mailto:DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: [mailto:DIYcomms@omnicommons.org DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Upcoming Meetings=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm in the Omni Ballroom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/events/1830514680567118/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meeting Minutes Archive =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/02/07_DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKj97Xa87Ll7fZVQ4ONQu1LhVOdzjgtFj3eYLQ5C-7I/mobilebasic Master list of Ghost Ship support]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://saferspac.es saferspac.es/]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://helpghostship.com/ Help Ghost Ship]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5077</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5077"/>
		<updated>2016-12-10T18:07:02Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of protecting our friends and creative spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have services to offer and would like to subscribe to one of the mailing lists below, please let us know!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: [mailto:DIYhelp@omnicommons.org DIYhelp@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination: [mailto:DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: [mailto:DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: [mailto:DIYlegal@omnicommons.org DIYlegal@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: [mailto:DIYfinance@omnicommons.org DIYfinance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: [mailto:DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: [mailto:DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: [mailto:DIYcomms@omnicommons.org DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Upcoming Meetings=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm in the Omni Ballroom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/events/1830514680567118/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meeting Minutes Archive =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/02/07_DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKj97Xa87Ll7fZVQ4ONQu1LhVOdzjgtFj3eYLQ5C-7I/mobilebasic Master list of Ghost Ship support]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://saferspac.es saferspac.es/]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5076</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5076"/>
		<updated>2016-12-10T18:06:40Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of protecting our friends and creative spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have services to offer and would like to subscribe to one of the mailing lists below, please let us know!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: [mailto:DIYhelp@omnicommons.org DIYhelp@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination: [mailto:DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: [mailto:DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: [mailto:DIYlegal@omnicommons.org DIYlegal@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: [mailto:DIYfinance@omnicommons.org DIYfinance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: [mailto:DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: [mailto:DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: [mailto:DIYcomms@omnicommons.org DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Upcoming Meetings=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm in the Omni Ballroom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/events/1830514680567118/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meeting Minutes Archive =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/02/07_DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKj97Xa87Ll7fZVQ4ONQu1LhVOdzjgtFj3eYLQ5C-7I/mobilebasic Master list of Ghost Ship support]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http:saferspac.es http://saferspac.es/]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5075</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5075"/>
		<updated>2016-12-10T18:05:25Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of protecting our friends and creative spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have services to offer and would like to subscribe to one of the mailing lists below, please let us know!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: [mailto:DIYhelp@omnicommons.org DIYhelp@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination: [mailto:DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: [mailto:DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: [mailto:DIYlegal@omnicommons.org DIYlegal@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: [mailto:DIYfinance@omnicommons.org DIYfinance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: [mailto:DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: [mailto:DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: [mailto:DIYcomms@omnicommons.org DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Upcoming Meetings=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm in the Omni Ballroom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/events/1830514680567118/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meeting Minutes Archive =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/02/07_DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wKj97Xa87Ll7fZVQ4ONQu1LhVOdzjgtFj3eYLQ5C-7I/mobilebasic Master list of Ghost Ship support]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5074</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5074"/>
		<updated>2016-12-10T17:50:45Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* Meeting Minutes Archive */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of protecting our friends and creative spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have services to offer and would like to subscribe to one of the mailing lists below, please let us know!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: [mailto:DIYhelp@omnicommons.org DIYhelp@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination: [mailto:DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: [mailto:DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: [mailto:DIYlegal@omnicommons.org DIYlegal@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: [mailto:DIYfinance@omnicommons.org DIYfinance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: [mailto:DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: [mailto:DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: [mailto:DIYcomms@omnicommons.org DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Upcoming Meetings=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm in the Omni Ballroom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/events/1830514680567118/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meeting Minutes Archive =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2016/02/07_DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5073</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5073"/>
		<updated>2016-12-10T17:49:59Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of protecting our friends and creative spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have services to offer and would like to subscribe to one of the mailing lists below, please let us know!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: [mailto:DIYhelp@omnicommons.org DIYhelp@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination: [mailto:DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: [mailto:DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: [mailto:DIYlegal@omnicommons.org DIYlegal@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: [mailto:DIYfinance@omnicommons.org DIYfinance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: [mailto:DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: [mailto:DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: [mailto:DIYcomms@omnicommons.org DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Upcoming Meetings=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 14th at 7pm in the Omni Ballroom&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
https://www.facebook.com/events/1830514680567118/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Meeting Minutes Archive =&lt;br /&gt;
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*[[Event:2016/02/07_DIYsafety]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5072</id>
		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=DIY_Safety_Working_Group&amp;diff=5072"/>
		<updated>2016-12-10T17:49:17Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*To connect community members and resources in support of making our friends and creative communities safer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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* Communications: [mailto:DIYcomms@omnicommons.org DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)]&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
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* Volunteer Coordination: [mailto:DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: [mailto:DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: [mailto: DIYlegal@omnicommons.org DIYlegal@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: [mailto:DIYfinance@omnicommons.org DIYfinance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: [mailto:DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: [mailto:DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org]&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: [mailto:DIYcomms@omnicommons.org DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Volunteer Coordination: DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: DIYlegal@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: DIYfinance@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Event:2016/02/07 DIYsafety</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: Created page with &amp;quot;* Niki intro * Korl intro * 7:20 Niki: &amp;quot;our motivation for this meeting is to develop longer-lasting infrastructure in supporting our spaces... for people who need help interf...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;* Niki intro&lt;br /&gt;
* Korl intro&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:20 Niki: &amp;quot;our motivation for this meeting is to develop longer-lasting infrastructure in supporting our spaces... for people who need help interfacing with the city departments, legal aid, trade work&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* notetaker, timekeeper, vibe reader&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:27 &amp;quot;a few of my friends created Safe Homes, a group for people who need housing, already 40 on it&amp;quot; &amp;lt;-- it&amp;#039;s a Facebook group, passing a clipboard for email signups&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:28 &amp;quot;we need an anti-oppression committee too... shitty people who run and hoard spaces... also anti-repression... also organizing pressure towards state or gentrification&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:31 i was at a 5 hour meeting today creating: http://helpghostship.com/ help us with it!&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:32 database collection - securely identify spaces w/footage, types of construction. hard to get grants without specific numbers but don&amp;#039;t want to out people.&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:33 i was in a space for ~20years, just passed surprise inspection. are they going to use [it] as an excuse to throw people out? there&amp;#039;s a lot of us, we have a lot of friends. if any of us gets kicked out of a legitimate, safe space, we can call on each other. overwhelm the owners/managers with phone calls. &amp;quot;that&amp;#039;s why we&amp;#039;re here!&amp;quot; [applause]&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:35 how many people are here because you&amp;#039;re worried about getting evicted? go to the legal group. they&amp;#039;re your friends.&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:35 more of an add-on, i do code stuff at work. talk about outreach in your own professions. architects talk to AIA, there&amp;#039;s regulations that can protect your license if you do pro-bono work to support these spaces. not necessarily a separate group&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:36 2 immediate to-do tasks: 1) correct safety issues right away, things we can do tomorrow 2) long-term survival of art spaces in general&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;also, amnesty! how can we ask for amesty!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;that&amp;#039;s long term&amp;quot; &amp;quot;no it&amp;#039;s short term&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:37 safety education, place we can aggregate resources&lt;br /&gt;
* emergency response for people getting evicted at the moment. if nothing else we can turn up good press&lt;br /&gt;
* collaboration between all of these - 1 crew that&amp;#039;s emergency task force responding to things going on now. long term administrative takes care of... volunteer coordinating, research, finance. caretaking covers ground of anti-re/oppression. make legal a directory?&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:39 opsec - how to protect ourselves if a landlord/state wants them out&lt;br /&gt;
* one more thing: event operations. we&amp;#039;ve got a huge community of theaters, people who work with event security on a day to day basis. people who deal with venues.&lt;br /&gt;
* under advocacy &amp;amp; policy - you need to know how event permitting process works. a warehouse was shut down today because they&amp;#039;re not zoned for entertainment. relevant for mixed-use places.&lt;br /&gt;
* THANK THESE GUYS FOR DOING THIS! APPLAUSE! they already bought a building. what they&amp;#039;ve done at omni commons is a model for other spaces. i&amp;#039;m lionel... we created ... &amp;quot;we the artists of the bay area&amp;quot; (?) WABA&lt;br /&gt;
* working with the neighbors. include them in the space processes&lt;br /&gt;
* there was a place where the neighborhood was citing people without talking to them&lt;br /&gt;
* (7:40 by niki&amp;#039;s time, 7:44 by yar&amp;#039;s) stack ended, breaking out into smaller groups at small tables&lt;br /&gt;
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REPORT-BACK NOTES:&lt;br /&gt;
* communications report-back [notetaker was too distracted]&lt;br /&gt;
** Internal communications&lt;br /&gt;
** vetting resources&lt;br /&gt;
** secure lists&lt;br /&gt;
** receiving requests&lt;br /&gt;
** external communications&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:30 report-back from legal: pool is small enough to contact me individually so far. i can find you an attorney. don&amp;#039;t volunteer info to landlord, they&amp;#039;re like the police. everything you write down in an email or sms could become part of a lawsuit later.&lt;br /&gt;
** Sean McHenry sean.d.mchenry@gmail.com will be the legal conduit for any tenant&lt;br /&gt;
** Know your rights&lt;br /&gt;
** Eviction prevention&lt;br /&gt;
** Landlord Accountability&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:37 constructon: forming an action group so when we get a poke from the [other group] we can act on them. everybody meet at bob&amp;#039;s, there&amp;#039;s construction &amp;amp; work happening! also info from fire extinguisher provider/certifier. people offered to do dump runs. [big applause]&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:39 code compliance, architecture, engineering / construction, professionals. let&amp;#039;s split the work into long-term &amp;amp; short term. training for fire drills, immediate harm reduction. make sure they&amp;#039;re up to code, and also realize not everybody wants to be, and it&amp;#039;s very expensive. let&amp;#039;s get as close as we can. long-term: group buys on equipment, advising on good layouts for spaces, work day (habitats for the arts, like H4H) for unskilled labor to come out. we formed a comprehensive list of professionals that are willing to do informal inspections. you can&amp;#039;t just go to the city and ask for inspections without legal consequences. &amp;quot;this is what they&amp;#039;ll ding you on, what you&amp;#039;ll have to change&amp;quot;. multiple exits, clearances, lighting close to the floor, safe storage for materials, paints, drywall to slow fire, extinguishers. we have a pretty comprehensive list of services &amp;amp; people who need it. if you&amp;#039;re a space in need of advisement i&amp;#039;ll put your name on it. private, your info will be shielded.&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:42 dk: anyone facing landlord/fire/city inspection or walkthrough, go to daniel or me after meeting or email diy-safety@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* any spaces at risk who&amp;#039;re here tonight - until comms group sets up secure direct line, i&amp;#039;offered my private phone # but i request that spaces which are KNOWN (friends of friends of friends) contact me&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:43 volunteer coordination: there&amp;#039;s gonna be a lot of different groups that say &amp;quot;hey you can email us&amp;quot;. there should be a general hub and that&amp;#039;s what we were talking about. having a short talk before shows about immediate improvements to look for, have a table at the show for people who want to talk further. sign-up sheets. place to donate for resources/equipment/etc. not everyone will be able to do this for free. if you can help this week or next at shows, come find me&lt;br /&gt;
** 8:46 privacy is a huge concern. want to do vetting on both ends - volunteers &amp;amp; people offering labor. chart: create online submission forms. we want most things to be inreach so people would be submitting their info. not a lot of outreach. add your certification, license # etc, that can all be filtered into an advisory board &amp;amp; a vetting process. don&amp;#039;t want people to be exploited for free labor or get in trouble if they&amp;#039;re not as qualified as they may think themselves to be. throuhg that process it&amp;#039;ll then go into a scheduling format - prioritizing people based on needs. also looking for grantwriters. most people won&amp;#039;t do more than a walkthrough for free, so eventually we&amp;#039;ll need money. also need private liaisons, people with standing in these communities who know who we are, to talk to people who might be cagey on these topics. also education task force, safety workers who&amp;#039;d be assigned to a location, show people how to use fire extinguishers, etc.&lt;br /&gt;
** did you say coordinating training? yes.&lt;br /&gt;
** want a group that unifies everything and coordinates&lt;br /&gt;
** http://helpghostship.com/ already exists, working on it now&lt;br /&gt;
** this is a foundation for a nonprofit that could be sustainable if we could find the funding&lt;br /&gt;
** OTHER NOTES&lt;br /&gt;
*** Form a general hub and this group will route the help and need&lt;br /&gt;
*** Have a pretalk before benefit shows to gather potential volunteers&lt;br /&gt;
*** Sign people up&lt;br /&gt;
**** Recruit (Market a cause)&lt;br /&gt;
**** Collect people&amp;#039;s contact&lt;br /&gt;
**** Mobilize People&lt;br /&gt;
*** Resource Coordination&lt;br /&gt;
*** In Reach&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:52 financial report-back from ari: we started listing immediate resources that are raising funds at all scales. 2 sections of fundraising: immediate &amp;amp; long term. immediate: create database of all the different funding sources, independent benefits, any resources. helpghostship.com will be a place for that. set up an emergency fund - in the next week people are facing evictions, need support now. match all the cash coming in with needs. also talked about corporate funding - lots of local corps w/$ want to support this community. adobe? start writing proposals, get 1-on-1 meetings.&lt;br /&gt;
** Keeping Spaces Grant, $1.7million http://cast-sf.org/&lt;br /&gt;
*** submissions due in february to non profits&lt;br /&gt;
** Fiscal Sponsor&lt;br /&gt;
** Online donations: Bitcoin, PayPal&lt;br /&gt;
** Grants / Foundations&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:56 Advocacy &amp;amp; Policy report-back from mischa&lt;br /&gt;
** immediate actions to forward policy: research existing laws like loft act in new york. creating media training, talking points for the media. appointing media point-person who&amp;#039;s an expert on that, will just repeat talking points so they can&amp;#039;t quote bad things. [somebody in a hat] message to local regulators with policy demands - make people safer, keep art spaces open.&lt;br /&gt;
** specific policy demands: we&amp;#039;ll take this list to some policy experts to see what&amp;#039;s doable and what&amp;#039;s pie in the sky. bond issues, accelerated zoning approval for spaces already being used for something, moratorium on rent - can&amp;#039;t do that on all evictions, but we can do that for code enforcement. something about code compliance. amnesty for owners so they don&amp;#039;t feel like they need to evict tenants to remain safe. decreased zoning spaces for event &amp;amp; live-work spaces. money from gov for space acquisition. changing state law to make it more friendly towareds entertianment &amp;amp; live-work. creating grey area for professionals where they can walk through and not have an obligation to report. getting land directly from city or state for thingsn like affordable arts housing &amp;amp; event space. creating permit process for live-work entertainment spaces. expediting event permits. friendlier regulations for full-time night spaces. paying attention to diversity so we&amp;#039;re not speaking as a bunch of white male gentrifiers, but coming across as a true coalition.&lt;br /&gt;
** 9:00 dk: tomorrow 10:45AM Oakland City Hall, city council meeting has a law coming up&lt;br /&gt;
** https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2902527&amp;amp;GUID=34F5A16A-5BBA-451E-8E39-6B3158374DEC&lt;br /&gt;
** 16-0519 Informational Report On Unpermitted Residences In Commercial Spaces&lt;br /&gt;
** Informational Report On Unpermitted Residences In Commercial Spaces From:        Council President Gibson McElhaney, President Pro Tempore Reid, and Councilmember Gallo Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Examining The Issue Of Residents Living In Unpermitted Commercial Or Industrial Spaces Which Includes Information On Health And Safety Risks, A Review Of Potential Policy Responses, And An Analysis Of Options To Create A Pathway To Legal Occupancy That Reduces The Risk Of Displacing Current Residents; As Soon As Possible On The Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda&lt;br /&gt;
** also oakland redevelopment successor agency. 2:15 tomorrow to make a final report of some of their closed-session discussions, to talk about ratifying their call for state of emergency. there&amp;#039;ll be time for artists to show up and talk at both these meetings!&lt;br /&gt;
** get there early, parking garage was condemned&lt;br /&gt;
** OTHER NOTES&lt;br /&gt;
*** DIY spaces Law&lt;br /&gt;
*** Measure kk&lt;br /&gt;
*** City Council&lt;br /&gt;
*** 12/08/16 10:45&lt;br /&gt;
*** Zoning&lt;br /&gt;
**** Event permits role in mixed-use spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
*** Stay of all evictions&lt;br /&gt;
*** Public Relations (working with the neighbors)&lt;br /&gt;
* 9:04 anti-oppression report back from morgan: community accountability process so we can be really tight [...] and be more inclusive, transformation. mediation - if someone does something crappy, people are trained to come in, maybe know both people, to de-escalate conflict and find mutual resolution. caretaking. crisis housing. peoples&amp;#039; traumas bring this up, they can experience trauma from being oppressed. important to have those people being able to receive some care. help deconstruct those traumas or oppressive behavior so people can grow. also safer spaces policy - having procedures in place at spaces so if someone is known for being very oppressive or enacts oppression, procedure helps keep people safe and actually take/divert/report those issues to the working committee so there can be a larger community accountability process to help improve the spaces and hold those people accountable. also non-compliance with the state would be important. people have their own autonomy but this would be structured to support autonomy, a lot of people feel like police are oppressive or not helpful or make things worse. if we can make our own structures then we can have something better than that come out. part of that is security so maybe have point people who are trained. not so centralized that people don&amp;#039;t feel empowered to speak up - decentralized so people can elect security people. like hey this person has been great at de-escalating, mediation, knows how to defend themselves if shit gets haywire. effective security team. rapid response: if someone doesn&amp;#039;t feel safe, having people on call that can respond, help make that person feel safer. come to us, i&amp;#039;ll get your email.&lt;br /&gt;
** there&amp;#039;s probably press roaming around after this meeting. go out double doors to avoid them. if you want to give them a piece of your mind, i&amp;#039;ve been told there&amp;#039;s someone through the front door.&lt;br /&gt;
* 9:10 event operations report-back from billy: i own a bar/restaurant/music venue here in oakland. they covered a lot of stuff. a lot of us are fully licensed, don&amp;#039;t know how this&amp;#039;ll effect us. we need to renew our cabaret license and have every single permit on the book. one person who does this in the city - nancy marcus, night-life czar. if shit hits the fans too hard, that&amp;#039;s who to hit up when you&amp;#039;re pissed you can&amp;#039;t go to a club. also i used to do a lot of insurance and stuff...&lt;br /&gt;
** gil on DIY spaces: some underground, some legitimate. set up nonprofit corps. it&amp;#039;s a simple process. great for running events out of a space. restrictions &amp;amp; code requirements are far less if you have a nonprofit community center. people would rather give grant money to a nonprofit than a flaky artist. you might be able to find one to fiscally sponsor you. they&amp;#039;d get the money and distribute it to you.&lt;br /&gt;
** fractured atlas: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/&lt;br /&gt;
** ATTENTION EVERYONE ORGANIZING EVENTS. SELL TICKETS ONLINE? &lt;br /&gt;
100% of all service fees donated back to Emergency Fund for 1 year. www.sparxo.com genesis@sparxo.com&lt;br /&gt;
* follow-up meeting next wednesday at the same time (Dec 14th 2016, 7pm omni commons)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<updated>2016-12-10T17:40:53Z</updated>

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*To connect community members and resources in support of making our friends and creative communities safer.&lt;br /&gt;
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=Contact= &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have services to offer and would like to subscribe to one of the mailing lists below, please let us know!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* For general inquiries: DIYhelp@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Volunteer Coordination: DIYvolunteercoordination@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Advocacy and Policy: DIYpolicy@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal Assistance: DIYlegal@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Finance and Fundraising: DIYfinance@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction and Improvements: DIYconstruction@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Code Compliance and Pre-Inspections: DIYcodecompliance@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* Communications: DIYcomms@omnicommons.org (communications)&lt;br /&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;big&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;If you emailed us Wednesday night at diysafety@omnicommons.org please resend your message. We had some technical difficulties with the list that are now resolved!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Love, again, to everyone who came out - looking forward to working together to keep our friends and their&lt;br /&gt;
spaces safe&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;/big&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Below are notes generated during the 12/07/16 meeting. Information on follow up meetings and actions will be added to this page as they develop.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Niki intro&lt;br /&gt;
* Korl intro&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:20 Niki: &amp;quot;our motivation for this meeting is to develop longer-lasting infrastructure in supporting our spaces... for people who need help interfacing with the city departments, legal aid, trade work&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* notetaker, timekeeper, vibe reader&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:27 &amp;quot;a few of my friends created Safe Homes, a group for people who need housing, already 40 on it&amp;quot; &amp;lt;-- it&amp;#039;s a Facebook group, passing a clipboard for email signups&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:28 &amp;quot;we need an anti-oppression committee too... shitty people who run and hoard spaces... also anti-repression... also organizing pressure towards state or gentrification&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:31 i was at a 5 hour meeting today creating: http://helpghostship.com/ help us with it!&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:32 database collection - securely identify spaces w/footage, types of construction. hard to get grants without specific numbers but don&amp;#039;t want to out people.&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:33 i was in a space for ~20years, just passed surprise inspection. are they going to use [it] as an excuse to throw people out? there&amp;#039;s a lot of us, we have a lot of friends. if any of us gets kicked out of a legitimate, safe space, we can call on each other. overwhelm the owners/managers with phone calls. &amp;quot;that&amp;#039;s why we&amp;#039;re here!&amp;quot; [applause]&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:35 how many people are here because you&amp;#039;re worried about getting evicted? go to the legal group. they&amp;#039;re your friends.&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:35 more of an add-on, i do code stuff at work. talk about outreach in your own professions. architects talk to AIA, there&amp;#039;s regulations that can protect your license if you do pro-bono work to support these spaces. not necessarily a separate group&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:36 2 immediate to-do tasks: 1) correct safety issues right away, things we can do tomorrow 2) long-term survival of art spaces in general&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;also, amnesty! how can we ask for amesty!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;that&amp;#039;s long term&amp;quot; &amp;quot;no it&amp;#039;s short term&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:37 safety education, place we can aggregate resources&lt;br /&gt;
* emergency response for people getting evicted at the moment. if nothing else we can turn up good press&lt;br /&gt;
* collaboration between all of these - 1 crew that&amp;#039;s emergency task force responding to things going on now. long term administrative takes care of... volunteer coordinating, research, finance. caretaking covers ground of anti-re/oppression. make legal a directory?&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:39 opsec - how to protect ourselves if a landlord/state wants them out&lt;br /&gt;
* one more thing: event operations. we&amp;#039;ve got a huge community of theaters, people who work with event security on a day to day basis. people who deal with venues.&lt;br /&gt;
* under advocacy &amp;amp; policy - you need to know how event permitting process works. a warehouse was shut down today because they&amp;#039;re not zoned for entertainment. relevant for mixed-use places.&lt;br /&gt;
* THANK THESE GUYS FOR DOING THIS! APPLAUSE! they already bought a building. what they&amp;#039;ve done at omni commons is a model for other spaces. i&amp;#039;m lionel... we created ... &amp;quot;we the artists of the bay area&amp;quot; (?) WABA&lt;br /&gt;
* working with the neighbors. include them in the space processes&lt;br /&gt;
* there was a place where the neighborhood was citing people without talking to them&lt;br /&gt;
* (7:40 by niki&amp;#039;s time, 7:44 by yar&amp;#039;s) stack ended, breaking out into smaller groups at small tables&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
REPORT-BACK NOTES:&lt;br /&gt;
* communications report-back [notetaker was too distracted]&lt;br /&gt;
** Internal communications&lt;br /&gt;
** vetting resources&lt;br /&gt;
** secure lists&lt;br /&gt;
** receiving requests&lt;br /&gt;
** external communications&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:30 report-back from legal: pool is small enough to contact me individually so far. i can find you an attorney. don&amp;#039;t volunteer info to landlord, they&amp;#039;re like the police. everything you write down in an email or sms could become part of a lawsuit later.&lt;br /&gt;
** Sean McHenry sean.d.mchenry@gmail.com will be the legal conduit for any tenant&lt;br /&gt;
** Know your rights&lt;br /&gt;
** Eviction prevention&lt;br /&gt;
** Landlord Accountability&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:37 constructon: forming an action group so when we get a poke from the [other group] we can act on them. everybody meet at bob&amp;#039;s, there&amp;#039;s construction &amp;amp; work happening! also info from fire extinguisher provider/certifier. people offered to do dump runs. [big applause]&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:39 code compliance, architecture, engineering / construction, professionals. let&amp;#039;s split the work into long-term &amp;amp; short term. training for fire drills, immediate harm reduction. make sure they&amp;#039;re up to code, and also realize not everybody wants to be, and it&amp;#039;s very expensive. let&amp;#039;s get as close as we can. long-term: group buys on equipment, advising on good layouts for spaces, work day (habitats for the arts, like H4H) for unskilled labor to come out. we formed a comprehensive list of professionals that are willing to do informal inspections. you can&amp;#039;t just go to the city and ask for inspections without legal consequences. &amp;quot;this is what they&amp;#039;ll ding you on, what you&amp;#039;ll have to change&amp;quot;. multiple exits, clearances, lighting close to the floor, safe storage for materials, paints, drywall to slow fire, extinguishers. we have a pretty comprehensive list of services &amp;amp; people who need it. if you&amp;#039;re a space in need of advisement i&amp;#039;ll put your name on it. private, your info will be shielded.&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:42 dk: anyone facing landlord/fire/city inspection or walkthrough, go to daniel or me after meeting or email diy-safety@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* any spaces at risk who&amp;#039;re here tonight - until comms group sets up secure direct line, i&amp;#039;offered my private phone # but i request that spaces which are KNOWN (friends of friends of friends) contact me&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:43 volunteer coordination: there&amp;#039;s gonna be a lot of different groups that say &amp;quot;hey you can email us&amp;quot;. there should be a general hub and that&amp;#039;s what we were talking about. having a short talk before shows about immediate improvements to look for, have a table at the show for people who want to talk further. sign-up sheets. place to donate for resources/equipment/etc. not everyone will be able to do this for free. if you can help this week or next at shows, come find me&lt;br /&gt;
** 8:46 privacy is a huge concern. want to do vetting on both ends - volunteers &amp;amp; people offering labor. chart: create online submission forms. we want most things to be inreach so people would be submitting their info. not a lot of outreach. add your certification, license # etc, that can all be filtered into an advisory board &amp;amp; a vetting process. don&amp;#039;t want people to be exploited for free labor or get in trouble if they&amp;#039;re not as qualified as they may think themselves to be. throuhg that process it&amp;#039;ll then go into a scheduling format - prioritizing people based on needs. also looking for grantwriters. most people won&amp;#039;t do more than a walkthrough for free, so eventually we&amp;#039;ll need money. also need private liaisons, people with standing in these communities who know who we are, to talk to people who might be cagey on these topics. also education task force, safety workers who&amp;#039;d be assigned to a location, show people how to use fire extinguishers, etc.&lt;br /&gt;
** did you say coordinating training? yes.&lt;br /&gt;
** want a group that unifies everything and coordinates&lt;br /&gt;
** http://helpghostship.com/ already exists, working on it now&lt;br /&gt;
** this is a foundation for a nonprofit that could be sustainable if we could find the funding&lt;br /&gt;
** OTHER NOTES&lt;br /&gt;
*** Form a general hub and this group will route the help and need&lt;br /&gt;
*** Have a pretalk before benefit shows to gather potential volunteers&lt;br /&gt;
*** Sign people up&lt;br /&gt;
**** Recruit (Market a cause)&lt;br /&gt;
**** Collect people&amp;#039;s contact&lt;br /&gt;
**** Mobilize People&lt;br /&gt;
*** Resource Coordination&lt;br /&gt;
*** In Reach&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:52 financial report-back from ari: we started listing immediate resources that are raising funds at all scales. 2 sections of fundraising: immediate &amp;amp; long term. immediate: create database of all the different funding sources, independent benefits, any resources. helpghostship.com will be a place for that. set up an emergency fund - in the next week people are facing evictions, need support now. match all the cash coming in with needs. also talked about corporate funding - lots of local corps w/$ want to support this community. adobe? start writing proposals, get 1-on-1 meetings.&lt;br /&gt;
** Keeping Spaces Grant, $1.7million http://cast-sf.org/&lt;br /&gt;
*** submissions due in february to non profits&lt;br /&gt;
** Fiscal Sponsor&lt;br /&gt;
** Online donations: Bitcoin, PayPal&lt;br /&gt;
** Grants / Foundations&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:56 Advocacy &amp;amp; Policy report-back from mischa&lt;br /&gt;
** immediate actions to forward policy: research existing laws like loft act in new york. creating media training, talking points for the media. appointing media point-person who&amp;#039;s an expert on that, will just repeat talking points so they can&amp;#039;t quote bad things. [somebody in a hat] message to local regulators with policy demands - make people safer, keep art spaces open.&lt;br /&gt;
** specific policy demands: we&amp;#039;ll take this list to some policy experts to see what&amp;#039;s doable and what&amp;#039;s pie in the sky. bond issues, accelerated zoning approval for spaces already being used for something, moratorium on rent - can&amp;#039;t do that on all evictions, but we can do that for code enforcement. something about code compliance. amnesty for owners so they don&amp;#039;t feel like they need to evict tenants to remain safe. decreased zoning spaces for event &amp;amp; live-work spaces. money from gov for space acquisition. changing state law to make it more friendly towareds entertianment &amp;amp; live-work. creating grey area for professionals where they can walk through and not have an obligation to report. getting land directly from city or state for thingsn like affordable arts housing &amp;amp; event space. creating permit process for live-work entertainment spaces. expediting event permits. friendlier regulations for full-time night spaces. paying attention to diversity so we&amp;#039;re not speaking as a bunch of white male gentrifiers, but coming across as a true coalition.&lt;br /&gt;
** 9:00 dk: tomorrow 10:45AM Oakland City Hall, city council meeting has a law coming up&lt;br /&gt;
** https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2902527&amp;amp;GUID=34F5A16A-5BBA-451E-8E39-6B3158374DEC&lt;br /&gt;
** 16-0519 Informational Report On Unpermitted Residences In Commercial Spaces&lt;br /&gt;
** Informational Report On Unpermitted Residences In Commercial Spaces From:        Council President Gibson McElhaney, President Pro Tempore Reid, and Councilmember Gallo Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Examining The Issue Of Residents Living In Unpermitted Commercial Or Industrial Spaces Which Includes Information On Health And Safety Risks, A Review Of Potential Policy Responses, And An Analysis Of Options To Create A Pathway To Legal Occupancy That Reduces The Risk Of Displacing Current Residents; As Soon As Possible On The Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda&lt;br /&gt;
** also oakland redevelopment successor agency. 2:15 tomorrow to make a final report of some of their closed-session discussions, to talk about ratifying their call for state of emergency. there&amp;#039;ll be time for artists to show up and talk at both these meetings!&lt;br /&gt;
** get there early, parking garage was condemned&lt;br /&gt;
** OTHER NOTES&lt;br /&gt;
*** DIY spaces Law&lt;br /&gt;
*** Measure kk&lt;br /&gt;
*** City Council&lt;br /&gt;
*** 12/08/16 10:45&lt;br /&gt;
*** Zoning&lt;br /&gt;
**** Event permits role in mixed-use spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
*** Stay of all evictions&lt;br /&gt;
*** Public Relations (working with the neighbors)&lt;br /&gt;
* 9:04 anti-oppression report back from morgan: community accountability process so we can be really tight [...] and be more inclusive, transformation. mediation - if someone does something crappy, people are trained to come in, maybe know both people, to de-escalate conflict and find mutual resolution. caretaking. crisis housing. peoples&amp;#039; traumas bring this up, they can experience trauma from being oppressed. important to have those people being able to receive some care. help deconstruct those traumas or oppressive behavior so people can grow. also safer spaces policy - having procedures in place at spaces so if someone is known for being very oppressive or enacts oppression, procedure helps keep people safe and actually take/divert/report those issues to the working committee so there can be a larger community accountability process to help improve the spaces and hold those people accountable. also non-compliance with the state would be important. people have their own autonomy but this would be structured to support autonomy, a lot of people feel like police are oppressive or not helpful or make things worse. if we can make our own structures then we can have something better than that come out. part of that is security so maybe have point people who are trained. not so centralized that people don&amp;#039;t feel empowered to speak up - decentralized so people can elect security people. like hey this person has been great at de-escalating, mediation, knows how to defend themselves if shit gets haywire. effective security team. rapid response: if someone doesn&amp;#039;t feel safe, having people on call that can respond, help make that person feel safer. come to us, i&amp;#039;ll get your email.&lt;br /&gt;
** there&amp;#039;s probably press roaming around after this meeting. go out double doors to avoid them. if you want to give them a piece of your mind, i&amp;#039;ve been told there&amp;#039;s someone through the front door.&lt;br /&gt;
* 9:10 event operations report-back from billy: i own a bar/restaurant/music venue here in oakland. they covered a lot of stuff. a lot of us are fully licensed, don&amp;#039;t know how this&amp;#039;ll effect us. we need to renew our cabaret license and have every single permit on the book. one person who does this in the city - nancy marcus, night-life czar. if shit hits the fans too hard, that&amp;#039;s who to hit up when you&amp;#039;re pissed you can&amp;#039;t go to a club. also i used to do a lot of insurance and stuff...&lt;br /&gt;
** gil on DIY spaces: some underground, some legitimate. set up nonprofit corps. it&amp;#039;s a simple process. great for running events out of a space. restrictions &amp;amp; code requirements are far less if you have a nonprofit community center. people would rather give grant money to a nonprofit than a flaky artist. you might be able to find one to fiscally sponsor you. they&amp;#039;d get the money and distribute it to you.&lt;br /&gt;
** fractured atlas: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/&lt;br /&gt;
** ATTENTION EVERYONE ORGANIZING EVENTS. SELL TICKETS ONLINE? &lt;br /&gt;
100% of all service fees donated back to Emergency Fund for 1 year. www.sparxo.com genesis@sparxo.com&lt;br /&gt;
* follow-up meeting next wednesday at the same time (Dec 14th 2016, 7pm omni commons)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;span style=&amp;quot;color:red&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;big&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;If you emailed us last night at diysafety@omnicommons.org please resend your message. We had some technical difficulties with the list that are now resolved!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Love, again, to everyone who came out - looking forward to working together to keep our friends and their&lt;br /&gt;
spaces safe&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;/big&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Below are notes generated during the 12/07/16 meeting. Information on follow up meetings and actions will be added to this page as they develop.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Niki intro&lt;br /&gt;
* Korl intro&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:20 Niki: &amp;quot;our motivation for this meeting is to develop longer-lasting infrastructure in supporting our spaces... for people who need help interfacing with the city departments, legal aid, trade work&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* notetaker, timekeeper, vibe reader&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:27 &amp;quot;a few of my friends created Safe Homes, a group for people who need housing, already 40 on it&amp;quot; &amp;lt;-- it&amp;#039;s a Facebook group, passing a clipboard for email signups&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:28 &amp;quot;we need an anti-oppression committee too... shitty people who run and hoard spaces... also anti-repression... also organizing pressure towards state or gentrification&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:31 i was at a 5 hour meeting today creating: http://helpghostship.com/ help us with it!&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:32 database collection - securely identify spaces w/footage, types of construction. hard to get grants without specific numbers but don&amp;#039;t want to out people.&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:33 i was in a space for ~20years, just passed surprise inspection. are they going to use [it] as an excuse to throw people out? there&amp;#039;s a lot of us, we have a lot of friends. if any of us gets kicked out of a legitimate, safe space, we can call on each other. overwhelm the owners/managers with phone calls. &amp;quot;that&amp;#039;s why we&amp;#039;re here!&amp;quot; [applause]&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:35 how many people are here because you&amp;#039;re worried about getting evicted? go to the legal group. they&amp;#039;re your friends.&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:35 more of an add-on, i do code stuff at work. talk about outreach in your own professions. architects talk to AIA, there&amp;#039;s regulations that can protect your license if you do pro-bono work to support these spaces. not necessarily a separate group&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:36 2 immediate to-do tasks: 1) correct safety issues right away, things we can do tomorrow 2) long-term survival of art spaces in general&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;also, amnesty! how can we ask for amesty!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;that&amp;#039;s long term&amp;quot; &amp;quot;no it&amp;#039;s short term&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:37 safety education, place we can aggregate resources&lt;br /&gt;
* emergency response for people getting evicted at the moment. if nothing else we can turn up good press&lt;br /&gt;
* collaboration between all of these - 1 crew that&amp;#039;s emergency task force responding to things going on now. long term administrative takes care of... volunteer coordinating, research, finance. caretaking covers ground of anti-re/oppression. make legal a directory?&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:39 opsec - how to protect ourselves if a landlord/state wants them out&lt;br /&gt;
* one more thing: event operations. we&amp;#039;ve got a huge community of theaters, people who work with event security on a day to day basis. people who deal with venues.&lt;br /&gt;
* under advocacy &amp;amp; policy - you need to know how event permitting process works. a warehouse was shut down today because they&amp;#039;re not zoned for entertainment. relevant for mixed-use places.&lt;br /&gt;
* THANK THESE GUYS FOR DOING THIS! APPLAUSE! they already bought a building. what they&amp;#039;ve done at omni commons is a model for other spaces. i&amp;#039;m lionel... we created ... &amp;quot;we the artists of the bay area&amp;quot; (?) WABA&lt;br /&gt;
* working with the neighbors. include them in the space processes&lt;br /&gt;
* there was a place where the neighborhood was citing people without talking to them&lt;br /&gt;
* (7:40 by niki&amp;#039;s time, 7:44 by yar&amp;#039;s) stack ended, breaking out into smaller groups at small tables&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
REPORT-BACK NOTES:&lt;br /&gt;
* communications report-back [notetaker was too distracted]&lt;br /&gt;
** Internal communications&lt;br /&gt;
** vetting resources&lt;br /&gt;
** secure lists&lt;br /&gt;
** receiving requests&lt;br /&gt;
** external communications&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:30 report-back from legal: pool is small enough to contact me individually so far. i can find you an attorney. don&amp;#039;t volunteer info to landlord, they&amp;#039;re like the police. everything you write down in an email or sms could become part of a lawsuit later.&lt;br /&gt;
** Sean McHenry sean.d.mchenry@gmail.com will be the legal conduit for any tenant&lt;br /&gt;
** Know your rights&lt;br /&gt;
** Eviction prevention&lt;br /&gt;
** Landlord Accountability&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:37 constructon: forming an action group so when we get a poke from the [other group] we can act on them. everybody meet at bob&amp;#039;s, there&amp;#039;s construction &amp;amp; work happening! also info from fire extinguisher provider/certifier. people offered to do dump runs. [big applause]&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:39 code compliance, architecture, engineering / construction, professionals. let&amp;#039;s split the work into long-term &amp;amp; short term. training for fire drills, immediate harm reduction. make sure they&amp;#039;re up to code, and also realize not everybody wants to be, and it&amp;#039;s very expensive. let&amp;#039;s get as close as we can. long-term: group buys on equipment, advising on good layouts for spaces, work day (habitats for the arts, like H4H) for unskilled labor to come out. we formed a comprehensive list of professionals that are willing to do informal inspections. you can&amp;#039;t just go to the city and ask for inspections without legal consequences. &amp;quot;this is what they&amp;#039;ll ding you on, what you&amp;#039;ll have to change&amp;quot;. multiple exits, clearances, lighting close to the floor, safe storage for materials, paints, drywall to slow fire, extinguishers. we have a pretty comprehensive list of services &amp;amp; people who need it. if you&amp;#039;re a space in need of advisement i&amp;#039;ll put your name on it. private, your info will be shielded.&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:42 dk: anyone facing landlord/fire/city inspection or walkthrough, go to daniel or me after meeting or email diy-safety@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* any spaces at risk who&amp;#039;re here tonight - until comms group sets up secure direct line, i&amp;#039;offered my private phone # but i request that spaces which are KNOWN (friends of friends of friends) contact me&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:43 volunteer coordination: there&amp;#039;s gonna be a lot of different groups that say &amp;quot;hey you can email us&amp;quot;. there should be a general hub and that&amp;#039;s what we were talking about. having a short talk before shows about immediate improvements to look for, have a table at the show for people who want to talk further. sign-up sheets. place to donate for resources/equipment/etc. not everyone will be able to do this for free. if you can help this week or next at shows, come find me&lt;br /&gt;
** 8:46 privacy is a huge concern. want to do vetting on both ends - volunteers &amp;amp; people offering labor. chart: create online submission forms. we want most things to be inreach so people would be submitting their info. not a lot of outreach. add your certification, license # etc, that can all be filtered into an advisory board &amp;amp; a vetting process. don&amp;#039;t want people to be exploited for free labor or get in trouble if they&amp;#039;re not as qualified as they may think themselves to be. throuhg that process it&amp;#039;ll then go into a scheduling format - prioritizing people based on needs. also looking for grantwriters. most people won&amp;#039;t do more than a walkthrough for free, so eventually we&amp;#039;ll need money. also need private liaisons, people with standing in these communities who know who we are, to talk to people who might be cagey on these topics. also education task force, safety workers who&amp;#039;d be assigned to a location, show people how to use fire extinguishers, etc.&lt;br /&gt;
** did you say coordinating training? yes.&lt;br /&gt;
** want a group that unifies everything and coordinates&lt;br /&gt;
** http://helpghostship.com/ already exists, working on it now&lt;br /&gt;
** this is a foundation for a nonprofit that could be sustainable if we could find the funding&lt;br /&gt;
** OTHER NOTES&lt;br /&gt;
*** Form a general hub and this group will route the help and need&lt;br /&gt;
*** Have a pretalk before benefit shows to gather potential volunteers&lt;br /&gt;
*** Sign people up&lt;br /&gt;
**** Recruit (Market a cause)&lt;br /&gt;
**** Collect people&amp;#039;s contact&lt;br /&gt;
**** Mobilize People&lt;br /&gt;
*** Resource Coordination&lt;br /&gt;
*** In Reach&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:52 financial report-back from ari: we started listing immediate resources that are raising funds at all scales. 2 sections of fundraising: immediate &amp;amp; long term. immediate: create database of all the different funding sources, independent benefits, any resources. helpghostship.com will be a place for that. set up an emergency fund - in the next week people are facing evictions, need support now. match all the cash coming in with needs. also talked about corporate funding - lots of local corps w/$ want to support this community. adobe? start writing proposals, get 1-on-1 meetings.&lt;br /&gt;
** Keeping Spaces Grant, $1.7million http://cast-sf.org/&lt;br /&gt;
*** submissions due in february to non profits&lt;br /&gt;
** Fiscal Sponsor&lt;br /&gt;
** Online donations: Bitcoin, PayPal&lt;br /&gt;
** Grants / Foundations&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:56 Advocacy &amp;amp; Policy report-back from mischa&lt;br /&gt;
** immediate actions to forward policy: research existing laws like loft act in new york. creating media training, talking points for the media. appointing media point-person who&amp;#039;s an expert on that, will just repeat talking points so they can&amp;#039;t quote bad things. [somebody in a hat] message to local regulators with policy demands - make people safer, keep art spaces open.&lt;br /&gt;
** specific policy demands: we&amp;#039;ll take this list to some policy experts to see what&amp;#039;s doable and what&amp;#039;s pie in the sky. bond issues, accelerated zoning approval for spaces already being used for something, moratorium on rent - can&amp;#039;t do that on all evictions, but we can do that for code enforcement. something about code compliance. amnesty for owners so they don&amp;#039;t feel like they need to evict tenants to remain safe. decreased zoning spaces for event &amp;amp; live-work spaces. money from gov for space acquisition. changing state law to make it more friendly towareds entertianment &amp;amp; live-work. creating grey area for professionals where they can walk through and not have an obligation to report. getting land directly from city or state for thingsn like affordable arts housing &amp;amp; event space. creating permit process for live-work entertainment spaces. expediting event permits. friendlier regulations for full-time night spaces. paying attention to diversity so we&amp;#039;re not speaking as a bunch of white male gentrifiers, but coming across as a true coalition.&lt;br /&gt;
** 9:00 dk: tomorrow 10:45AM Oakland City Hall, city council meeting has a law coming up&lt;br /&gt;
** https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2902527&amp;amp;GUID=34F5A16A-5BBA-451E-8E39-6B3158374DEC&lt;br /&gt;
** 16-0519 Informational Report On Unpermitted Residences In Commercial Spaces&lt;br /&gt;
** Informational Report On Unpermitted Residences In Commercial Spaces From:        Council President Gibson McElhaney, President Pro Tempore Reid, and Councilmember Gallo Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Examining The Issue Of Residents Living In Unpermitted Commercial Or Industrial Spaces Which Includes Information On Health And Safety Risks, A Review Of Potential Policy Responses, And An Analysis Of Options To Create A Pathway To Legal Occupancy That Reduces The Risk Of Displacing Current Residents; As Soon As Possible On The Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda&lt;br /&gt;
** also oakland redevelopment successor agency. 2:15 tomorrow to make a final report of some of their closed-session discussions, to talk about ratifying their call for state of emergency. there&amp;#039;ll be time for artists to show up and talk at both these meetings!&lt;br /&gt;
** get there early, parking garage was condemned&lt;br /&gt;
** OTHER NOTES&lt;br /&gt;
*** DIY spaces Law&lt;br /&gt;
*** Measure kk&lt;br /&gt;
*** City Council&lt;br /&gt;
*** 12/08/16 10:45&lt;br /&gt;
*** Zoning&lt;br /&gt;
**** Event permits role in mixed-use spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
*** Stay of all evictions&lt;br /&gt;
*** Public Relations (working with the neighbors)&lt;br /&gt;
* 9:04 anti-oppression report back from morgan: community accountability process so we can be really tight [...] and be more inclusive, transformation. mediation - if someone does something crappy, people are trained to come in, maybe know both people, to de-escalate conflict and find mutual resolution. caretaking. crisis housing. peoples&amp;#039; traumas bring this up, they can experience trauma from being oppressed. important to have those people being able to receive some care. help deconstruct those traumas or oppressive behavior so people can grow. also safer spaces policy - having procedures in place at spaces so if someone is known for being very oppressive or enacts oppression, procedure helps keep people safe and actually take/divert/report those issues to the working committee so there can be a larger community accountability process to help improve the spaces and hold those people accountable. also non-compliance with the state would be important. people have their own autonomy but this would be structured to support autonomy, a lot of people feel like police are oppressive or not helpful or make things worse. if we can make our own structures then we can have something better than that come out. part of that is security so maybe have point people who are trained. not so centralized that people don&amp;#039;t feel empowered to speak up - decentralized so people can elect security people. like hey this person has been great at de-escalating, mediation, knows how to defend themselves if shit gets haywire. effective security team. rapid response: if someone doesn&amp;#039;t feel safe, having people on call that can respond, help make that person feel safer. come to us, i&amp;#039;ll get your email.&lt;br /&gt;
** there&amp;#039;s probably press roaming around after this meeting. go out double doors to avoid them. if you want to give them a piece of your mind, i&amp;#039;ve been told there&amp;#039;s someone through the front door.&lt;br /&gt;
* 9:10 event operations report-back from billy: i own a bar/restaurant/music venue here in oakland. they covered a lot of stuff. a lot of us are fully licensed, don&amp;#039;t know how this&amp;#039;ll effect us. we need to renew our cabaret license and have every single permit on the book. one person who does this in the city - nancy marcus, night-life czar. if shit hits the fans too hard, that&amp;#039;s who to hit up when you&amp;#039;re pissed you can&amp;#039;t go to a club. also i used to do a lot of insurance and stuff...&lt;br /&gt;
** gil on DIY spaces: some underground, some legitimate. set up nonprofit corps. it&amp;#039;s a simple process. great for running events out of a space. restrictions &amp;amp; code requirements are far less if you have a nonprofit community center. people would rather give grant money to a nonprofit than a flaky artist. you might be able to find one to fiscally sponsor you. they&amp;#039;d get the money and distribute it to you.&lt;br /&gt;
** fractured atlas: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/&lt;br /&gt;
** ATTENTION EVERYONE ORGANIZING EVENTS. SELL TICKETS ONLINE? &lt;br /&gt;
100% of all service fees donated back to Emergency Fund for 1 year. www.sparxo.com genesis@sparxo.com&lt;br /&gt;
* follow-up meeting next wednesday at the same time (Dec 14th 2016, 7pm omni commons)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
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		<updated>2016-12-08T08:09:42Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Below are notes generated during the 12/07/16 meeting. Information on follow up meetings and actions will be added to this page as they develop.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Niki intro&lt;br /&gt;
* Korl intro&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:20 Niki: &amp;quot;our motivation for this meeting is to develop longer-lasting infrastructure in supporting our spaces... for people who need help interfacing with the city departments, legal aid, trade work&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* notetaker, timekeeper, vibe reader&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:27 &amp;quot;a few of my friends created Safe Homes, a group for people who need housing, already 40 on it&amp;quot; &amp;lt;-- it&amp;#039;s a Facebook group, passing a clipboard for email signups&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:28 &amp;quot;we need an anti-oppression committee too... shitty people who run and hoard spaces... also anti-repression... also organizing pressure towards state or gentrification&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:31 i was at a 5 hour meeting today creating: http://helpghostship.com/ help us with it!&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:32 database collection - securely identify spaces w/footage, types of construction. hard to get grants without specific numbers but don&amp;#039;t want to out people.&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:33 i was in a space for ~20years, just passed surprise inspection. are they going to use [it] as an excuse to throw people out? there&amp;#039;s a lot of us, we have a lot of friends. if any of us gets kicked out of a legitimate, safe space, we can call on each other. overwhelm the owners/managers with phone calls. &amp;quot;that&amp;#039;s why we&amp;#039;re here!&amp;quot; [applause]&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:35 how many people are here because you&amp;#039;re worried about getting evicted? go to the legal group. they&amp;#039;re your friends.&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:35 more of an add-on, i do code stuff at work. talk about outreach in your own professions. architects talk to AIA, there&amp;#039;s regulations that can protect your license if you do pro-bono work to support these spaces. not necessarily a separate group&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:36 2 immediate to-do tasks: 1) correct safety issues right away, things we can do tomorrow 2) long-term survival of art spaces in general&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;quot;also, amnesty! how can we ask for amesty!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;that&amp;#039;s long term&amp;quot; &amp;quot;no it&amp;#039;s short term&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:37 safety education, place we can aggregate resources&lt;br /&gt;
* emergency response for people getting evicted at the moment. if nothing else we can turn up good press&lt;br /&gt;
* collaboration between all of these - 1 crew that&amp;#039;s emergency task force responding to things going on now. long term administrative takes care of... volunteer coordinating, research, finance. caretaking covers ground of anti-re/oppression. make legal a directory?&lt;br /&gt;
* 7:39 opsec - how to protect ourselves if a landlord/state wants them out&lt;br /&gt;
* one more thing: event operations. we&amp;#039;ve got a huge community of theaters, people who work with event security on a day to day basis. people who deal with venues.&lt;br /&gt;
* under advocacy &amp;amp; policy - you need to know how event permitting process works. a warehouse was shut down today because they&amp;#039;re not zoned for entertainment. relevant for mixed-use places.&lt;br /&gt;
* THANK THESE GUYS FOR DOING THIS! APPLAUSE! they already bought a building. what they&amp;#039;ve done at omni commons is a model for other spaces. i&amp;#039;m lionel... we created ... &amp;quot;we the artists of the bay area&amp;quot; (?) WABA&lt;br /&gt;
* working with the neighbors. include them in the space processes&lt;br /&gt;
* there was a place where the neighborhood was citing people without talking to them&lt;br /&gt;
* (7:40 by niki&amp;#039;s time, 7:44 by yar&amp;#039;s) stack ended, breaking out into smaller groups at small tables&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
REPORT-BACK NOTES:&lt;br /&gt;
* communications report-back [notetaker was too distracted]&lt;br /&gt;
** Internal communications&lt;br /&gt;
** vetting resources&lt;br /&gt;
** secure lists&lt;br /&gt;
** receiving requests&lt;br /&gt;
** external communications&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:30 report-back from legal: pool is small enough to contact me individually so far. i can find you an attorney. don&amp;#039;t volunteer info to landlord, they&amp;#039;re like the police. everything you write down in an email or sms could become part of a lawsuit later.&lt;br /&gt;
** Sean McHenry sean.d.mchenry@gmail.com will be the legal conduit for any tenant&lt;br /&gt;
** Know your rights&lt;br /&gt;
** Eviction prevention&lt;br /&gt;
** Landlord Accountability&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:37 constructon: forming an action group so when we get a poke from the [other group] we can act on them. everybody meet at bob&amp;#039;s, there&amp;#039;s construction &amp;amp; work happening! also info from fire extinguisher provider/certifier. people offered to do dump runs. [big applause]&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:39 code compliance, architecture, engineering / construction, professionals. let&amp;#039;s split the work into long-term &amp;amp; short term. training for fire drills, immediate harm reduction. make sure they&amp;#039;re up to code, and also realize not everybody wants to be, and it&amp;#039;s very expensive. let&amp;#039;s get as close as we can. long-term: group buys on equipment, advising on good layouts for spaces, work day (habitats for the arts, like H4H) for unskilled labor to come out. we formed a comprehensive list of professionals that are willing to do informal inspections. you can&amp;#039;t just go to the city and ask for inspections without legal consequences. &amp;quot;this is what they&amp;#039;ll ding you on, what you&amp;#039;ll have to change&amp;quot;. multiple exits, clearances, lighting close to the floor, safe storage for materials, paints, drywall to slow fire, extinguishers. we have a pretty comprehensive list of services &amp;amp; people who need it. if you&amp;#039;re a space in need of advisement i&amp;#039;ll put your name on it. private, your info will be shielded.&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:42 dk: anyone facing landlord/fire/city inspection or walkthrough, go to daniel or me after meeting or email diy-safety@omnicommons.org&lt;br /&gt;
* any spaces at risk who&amp;#039;re here tonight - until comms group sets up secure direct line, i&amp;#039;offered my private phone # but i request that spaces which are KNOWN (friends of friends of friends) contact me&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:43 volunteer coordination: there&amp;#039;s gonna be a lot of different groups that say &amp;quot;hey you can email us&amp;quot;. there should be a general hub and that&amp;#039;s what we were talking about. having a short talk before shows about immediate improvements to look for, have a table at the show for people who want to talk further. sign-up sheets. place to donate for resources/equipment/etc. not everyone will be able to do this for free. if you can help this week or next at shows, come find me&lt;br /&gt;
** 8:46 privacy is a huge concern. want to do vetting on both ends - volunteers &amp;amp; people offering labor. chart: create online submission forms. we want most things to be inreach so people would be submitting their info. not a lot of outreach. add your certification, license # etc, that can all be filtered into an advisory board &amp;amp; a vetting process. don&amp;#039;t want people to be exploited for free labor or get in trouble if they&amp;#039;re not as qualified as they may think themselves to be. throuhg that process it&amp;#039;ll then go into a scheduling format - prioritizing people based on needs. also looking for grantwriters. most people won&amp;#039;t do more than a walkthrough for free, so eventually we&amp;#039;ll need money. also need private liaisons, people with standing in these communities who know who we are, to talk to people who might be cagey on these topics. also education task force, safety workers who&amp;#039;d be assigned to a location, show people how to use fire extinguishers, etc.&lt;br /&gt;
** did you say coordinating training? yes.&lt;br /&gt;
** want a group that unifies everything and coordinates&lt;br /&gt;
** http://helpghostship.com/ already exists, working on it now&lt;br /&gt;
** this is a foundation for a nonprofit that could be sustainable if we could find the funding&lt;br /&gt;
** OTHER NOTES&lt;br /&gt;
*** Form a general hub and this group will route the help and need&lt;br /&gt;
*** Have a pretalk before benefit shows to gather potential volunteers&lt;br /&gt;
*** Sign people up&lt;br /&gt;
**** Recruit (Market a cause)&lt;br /&gt;
**** Collect people&amp;#039;s contact&lt;br /&gt;
**** Mobilize People&lt;br /&gt;
*** Resource Coordination&lt;br /&gt;
*** In Reach&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:52 financial report-back from ari: we started listing immediate resources that are raising funds at all scales. 2 sections of fundraising: immediate &amp;amp; long term. immediate: create database of all the different funding sources, independent benefits, any resources. helpghostship.com will be a place for that. set up an emergency fund - in the next week people are facing evictions, need support now. match all the cash coming in with needs. also talked about corporate funding - lots of local corps w/$ want to support this community. adobe? start writing proposals, get 1-on-1 meetings.&lt;br /&gt;
** Keeping Spaces Grant, $1.7million http://cast-sf.org/&lt;br /&gt;
*** submissions due in february to non profits&lt;br /&gt;
** Fiscal Sponsor&lt;br /&gt;
** Online donations: Bitcoin, PayPal&lt;br /&gt;
** Grants / Foundations&lt;br /&gt;
* 8:56 Advocacy &amp;amp; Policy report-back from mischa&lt;br /&gt;
** immediate actions to forward policy: research existing laws like loft act in new york. creating media training, talking points for the media. appointing media point-person who&amp;#039;s an expert on that, will just repeat talking points so they can&amp;#039;t quote bad things. [somebody in a hat] message to local regulators with policy demands - make people safer, keep art spaces open.&lt;br /&gt;
** specific policy demands: we&amp;#039;ll take this list to some policy experts to see what&amp;#039;s doable and what&amp;#039;s pie in the sky. bond issues, accelerated zoning approval for spaces already being used for something, moratorium on rent - can&amp;#039;t do that on all evictions, but we can do that for code enforcement. something about code compliance. amnesty for owners so they don&amp;#039;t feel like they need to evict tenants to remain safe. decreased zoning spaces for event &amp;amp; live-work spaces. money from gov for space acquisition. changing state law to make it more friendly towareds entertianment &amp;amp; live-work. creating grey area for professionals where they can walk through and not have an obligation to report. getting land directly from city or state for thingsn like affordable arts housing &amp;amp; event space. creating permit process for live-work entertainment spaces. expediting event permits. friendlier regulations for full-time night spaces. paying attention to diversity so we&amp;#039;re not speaking as a bunch of white male gentrifiers, but coming across as a true coalition.&lt;br /&gt;
** 9:00 dk: tomorrow 10:45AM Oakland City Hall, city council meeting has a law coming up&lt;br /&gt;
** https://oakland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2902527&amp;amp;GUID=34F5A16A-5BBA-451E-8E39-6B3158374DEC&lt;br /&gt;
** 16-0519 Informational Report On Unpermitted Residences In Commercial Spaces&lt;br /&gt;
** Informational Report On Unpermitted Residences In Commercial Spaces From:        Council President Gibson McElhaney, President Pro Tempore Reid, and Councilmember Gallo Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Examining The Issue Of Residents Living In Unpermitted Commercial Or Industrial Spaces Which Includes Information On Health And Safety Risks, A Review Of Potential Policy Responses, And An Analysis Of Options To Create A Pathway To Legal Occupancy That Reduces The Risk Of Displacing Current Residents; As Soon As Possible On The Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda&lt;br /&gt;
** also oakland redevelopment successor agency. 2:15 tomorrow to make a final report of some of their closed-session discussions, to talk about ratifying their call for state of emergency. there&amp;#039;ll be time for artists to show up and talk at both these meetings!&lt;br /&gt;
** get there early, parking garage was condemned&lt;br /&gt;
** OTHER NOTES&lt;br /&gt;
*** DIY spaces Law&lt;br /&gt;
*** Measure kk&lt;br /&gt;
*** City Council&lt;br /&gt;
*** 12/08/16 10:45&lt;br /&gt;
*** Zoning&lt;br /&gt;
**** Event permits role in mixed-use spaces.&lt;br /&gt;
*** Stay of all evictions&lt;br /&gt;
*** Public Relations (working with the neighbors)&lt;br /&gt;
* 9:04 anti-oppression report back from morgan: community accountability process so we can be really tight [...] and be more inclusive, transformation. mediation - if someone does something crappy, people are trained to come in, maybe know both people, to de-escalate conflict and find mutual resolution. caretaking. crisis housing. peoples&amp;#039; traumas bring this up, they can experience trauma from being oppressed. important to have those people being able to receive some care. help deconstruct those traumas or oppressive behavior so people can grow. also safer spaces policy - having procedures in place at spaces so if someone is known for being very oppressive or enacts oppression, procedure helps keep people safe and actually take/divert/report those issues to the working committee so there can be a larger community accountability process to help improve the spaces and hold those people accountable. also non-compliance with the state would be important. people have their own autonomy but this would be structured to support autonomy, a lot of people feel like police are oppressive or not helpful or make things worse. if we can make our own structures then we can have something better than that come out. part of that is security so maybe have point people who are trained. not so centralized that people don&amp;#039;t feel empowered to speak up - decentralized so people can elect security people. like hey this person has been great at de-escalating, mediation, knows how to defend themselves if shit gets haywire. effective security team. rapid response: if someone doesn&amp;#039;t feel safe, having people on call that can respond, help make that person feel safer. come to us, i&amp;#039;ll get your email.&lt;br /&gt;
** there&amp;#039;s probably press roaming around after this meeting. go out double doors to avoid them. if you want to give them a piece of your mind, i&amp;#039;ve been told there&amp;#039;s someone through the front door.&lt;br /&gt;
* 9:10 event operations report-back from billy: i own a bar/restaurant/music venue here in oakland. they covered a lot of stuff. a lot of us are fully licensed, don&amp;#039;t know how this&amp;#039;ll effect us. we need to renew our cabaret license and have every single permit on the book. one person who does this in the city - nancy marcus, night-life czar. if shit hits the fans too hard, that&amp;#039;s who to hit up when you&amp;#039;re pissed you can&amp;#039;t go to a club. also i used to do a lot of insurance and stuff...&lt;br /&gt;
** gil on DIY spaces: some underground, some legitimate. set up nonprofit corps. it&amp;#039;s a simple process. great for running events out of a space. restrictions &amp;amp; code requirements are far less if you have a nonprofit community center. people would rather give grant money to a nonprofit than a flaky artist. you might be able to find one to fiscally sponsor you. they&amp;#039;d get the money and distribute it to you.&lt;br /&gt;
** fractured atlas: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/&lt;br /&gt;
** ATTENTION EVERYONE ORGANIZING EVENTS. SELL TICKETS ONLINE? &lt;br /&gt;
100% of all service fees donated back to Emergency Fund for 1 year. www.sparxo.com genesis@sparxo.com&lt;br /&gt;
* follow-up meeting next wednesday at the same time (Dec 14th 2016, 7pm omni commons)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
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		<title>DIY Safety Working Group</title>
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		<title>Working Groups</title>
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&lt;div&gt;Working groups are made up of members from all different collectives as well as individuals who are not affiliated with any collectives but want to join the collective effort of the Omni. These groups function as a way to collectivize the labor required to operate the space. Working groups are a great way to get involved, share skills, ideas, opinions and learn from each other how collective action takes place. If you&amp;#039;d like to be a part of one of the working groups, please visit the respective wiki pages to learn how to get involved!&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;| Working Groups&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Commons Working Group|Commons]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Focuses on scheduling events and coordinating use of common areas. Maintains our [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/ calendar] and [https://omnicommons.org/occupy/ event request form].&lt;br /&gt;
|Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 7pm.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Fundraising Working Group|Fundraising]] &lt;br /&gt;
| aka &amp;quot;Buy the Building&amp;quot; aka &amp;quot;Until the Revolution.&amp;quot; Works on strategies for raising money, such as our [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/open-the-omni-commons-for-all-of-oakland/x/9094356 crowdfunding campaign], writing grants, seeking donors and lenders. Also working on the logistics of owning the building, including working with land trusts and other partners.&lt;br /&gt;
| Mondays 6pm&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Building Construction and Maintenance Working Group|Construction &amp;amp; Maintenance]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Focuses on physical construction, maintenance and alteration projects. Focusing on fire health &amp;amp; safety, accessibility, soundproofing and rodent-proofing. Hosts occasional Saturday afternoon work parties.&lt;br /&gt;
| Not currently meeting&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Finances Working Group|Finance]] &lt;br /&gt;
| Keeps our books, balances the budget, tracks expenses, debts and deposits. Lets us know how much money we have, and how much we&amp;#039;re making or losing.&lt;br /&gt;
| Mostly virtual, currently converged with Fundraising (Mondays)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Communications Working Group|Communications]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Works 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). The &amp;quot;sysadmins&amp;quot; working group, who maintain our website and mailing lists, are part of this group.&lt;br /&gt;
|Wednesdays at 6:30pm&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Challenging Dominant Culture Working Group|Challenging Dominant Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
| Exploring bias and issues of difference and inclusion in the space, challenging dominant cultural influences and developing projects and relationships more in line with the values of the Omni, as stated in the founding document and statement of solidarity. Some of this work is now being taken up by the [[Building Bloc]].&lt;br /&gt;
|On hiatus&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[How-We-Organize|&amp;quot;How We Organize&amp;quot;]] &lt;br /&gt;
|Proposes new shapes for the commons to organize its activities and discusses the methods we use to shape ourselves, both as individuals and as collectives within a commons. &lt;br /&gt;
|On hiatus.&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Welcoming Committee]] &lt;br /&gt;
|Organizes around creating a welcoming and inclusive experience for newcomers and visitors to the project. This work is being taken up by a new collective called the [[Building Bloc]].&lt;br /&gt;
|On hiatus&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[DIY Safety Working Group]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Provides resources to DIY spaces for health, fire, life, and safety improvements. &lt;br /&gt;
|First meeting scheduled for 12/07/16 @ 7pm.&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
=Working Group Protocols=&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(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])&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Start a Working Group==&lt;br /&gt;
* The Omni encourages the establishment of new working groups as necessary to collectivize the labor of the project.&lt;br /&gt;
* A list of current working groups is maintained on the wiki here: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups. &lt;br /&gt;
* If you see a need for a new working group, propose its purpose and scope at a delegate’s meeting. &lt;br /&gt;
* Once approved by the delegates, work with fellow group members to compose a vision statement and scope for the working group. Create a working group page on the wiki and post your vision there.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Bottomlining Established Working Groups==&lt;br /&gt;
* Work with fellow group members to determine convenient meeting dates and times.&lt;br /&gt;
* Help to administer working group email list. &lt;br /&gt;
* Announce your meeting times via email to the omni-logistics list and by adding them to the Omni calendar (http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Calendar). &lt;br /&gt;
* Publish meeting notes on the Omni calendar, and send a direct link to the notes to the omni-logistics list after every meeting.&lt;br /&gt;
* Help to facilitate a positive and fun working group culture by:&lt;br /&gt;
** Designating a facilitator and scribe to take notes at the beginning of the meeting&lt;br /&gt;
** Concluding each meeting with &amp;quot;action items&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* Be present for meetings as much as possible. If not able to attend a meeting, arrange in advance who will distribute notes.&lt;br /&gt;
* Forward any major announcements or questions for discussion from your working group to the omni-logistics list and/or to the delegates’ meeting as necessary. &lt;br /&gt;
* Ensure proposals that need the approval of the delegates are added to the riseup pad (https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom). Include the date the proposal was added to the pad.&lt;br /&gt;
* The most basic rules for bottomlining a working group are autonomy and good judgment (i.e. common sense)! &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Join a Working Group==&lt;br /&gt;
* Check the schedule above and attend the next meeting of the working group.&lt;br /&gt;
* Directly contact the individual(s) bottom-lining the group.&lt;br /&gt;
* Show up to a meeting, or use the communication channel specified for that group to stay in touch.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Make Progress in a Working Group==&lt;br /&gt;
* Set goals that aspire to deliver on the working group&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;mission&amp;quot; or purpose.&lt;br /&gt;
* If necessary, outline tasks in order to reach each goal.&lt;br /&gt;
* Make progress on and seek to accomplish any tasks that contribute to the working group&amp;#039;s goals.&lt;br /&gt;
* When a working group&amp;#039;s goals require &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;feedback&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;formal approval&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, or simply &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;consent&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; from the Omni delegates, create a proposal:&lt;br /&gt;
** Present this proposal to the Omni delegates meeting to ensure each member-group can build consent in their respective community as necessary.&lt;br /&gt;
* 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:&lt;br /&gt;
** Present proposals at an Omni delegates meeting for feedback&lt;br /&gt;
** Ask for feedback on the omnilogistics@lists.riseup.net email list&lt;br /&gt;
** Ask for feedback from other working groups, member-groups, or individuals that are not involved with your working group.&lt;br /&gt;
** Rinse, repeat until you have garnered improvements to your proposal from the invaluable experiences and contributions of everyone involved with the Omni Commons, ultimately building consensus among the entire community.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Volunteer!==&lt;br /&gt;
* Fill a front door shift: https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk&lt;br /&gt;
* Help with a project! (See [[Building Construction and Maintenance Working Group]] or checkout the [[Collectives]])&lt;br /&gt;
* Answer our wishes! Check out the things we&amp;#039;re in need of: [[WishList]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Clean the commons! We all use it, we all need it clean :D&lt;br /&gt;
* Help book occupations of time in the commons: [[Commons Working Group]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Fold flyers and prepare literature! Ask any member for directions to the printer, cutting board and documents we always need more copies of (like our welcoming comic, or the safe space policy)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Memories&amp;diff=3955</id>
		<title>Memories</title>
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		<updated>2015-09-10T07:56:26Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==What are your most favorite Omni memories, events, anecdotes?== &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* “After moving into the building, we had the seemingly-insurmountable task of discarding six tons of old law books no one would adopt. We all had great fun forming a 30-person human chain moving them in concert from the basement to the U-haul parked outside. Hive mind in action!” - Jenny&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* “Many people working together into the wee hours of the night prior to the first Critical Resistance event to provide a wheelchair lift and ADA bathroom.” - David Keenan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* “The night we had a couple dozen people dropping by the Biohackers &amp;amp; Mad Scientists Social in Counter Culture Labs, and suddenly we heard Adam&amp;#039;s giant Tesla coil playing chiptune music in the ballroom, so we all rushed over there instead. And then people started lightsaber sparring with the 8ft fluorescent bulbs, lit up by the Tesla coil nearby (and we only broke one bulb...).” - Patrik&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* “The Oakland-based Afro-Haitian dance group, RaRa Tou Limen, hosted FET GEDE - Festival of the Ancestors - in the ballroom.  It was the MOST amazing community dance festival I ever had the pleasure to witness and participate in!“ - Cere&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* “One of my favorite things about the Omni is that, usually, if you start working on something or doing some kind of chore, pretty soon someone else will come along, ask what you&amp;#039;re doing, and then join in to help.” - Laura&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* “One night, after an ice cream social, curly-haired Sam of the wonderful piano playing and I had an incredibly long talk about philosophy that lasted until the middle of the night. Perhaps what made it so special was because of the openness of the space, others would pop in and out, adding some gem or another to our thoughts on identity, &amp;quot;free&amp;quot; will, and the possibility of existing more than once.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Once, I gave someone a tour of the building and we were talking about Counter Culture Labs. I mentioned synthetic biology, and she was shocked. She thought we&amp;#039;d be against genetic engineering. And so as I talked to her about how many of the major issues with genetic engineering revolve around capitalism and not science, she actually came around a bit, and realized that projects like Vegan Cheese Project aren&amp;#039;t inherently evil because of a technology they were using. This actually happened more than once, but the first time was magical. Of course, it doesn&amp;#039;t always work.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* I&amp;#039;ve also had some great times at the biohacker book club. We&amp;#039;ve been able to look at the popular representation of science, especially bioscience, and talk about general problems in science fiction that aren&amp;#039;t always taken well by non-feminists. I&amp;#039;m so used to not being able to bring up these subjects outside of specifically feminist book clubs, but at CCL, I didn&amp;#039;t feel the need to pretend to not be upset from the beginning.” - Ryan&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Memories&amp;diff=3954</id>
		<title>Memories</title>
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		<updated>2015-09-10T07:56:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: Created page with &amp;quot;==What are your most favorite Omni memories, events, anecdotes?==   * “After moving into the building, we had the seemingly-insurmountable task of discarding six tons of old...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==What are your most favorite Omni memories, events, anecdotes?== &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* “After moving into the building, we had the seemingly-insurmountable task of discarding six tons of old law books no one would adopt. We all had great fun forming a 30-person human chain moving them in concert from the basement to the U-haul parked outside. Hive mind in action!” - Jenny&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* “Many people working together into the wee hours of the night prior to the first Critical Resistance event to provide a wheelchair lift and ADA bathroom.” - David Keenan&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* “The night we had a couple dozen people dropping by the Biohackers &amp;amp; Mad Scientists Social in Counter Culture Labs, and suddenly we heard Adam&amp;#039;s giant Tesla coil playing chiptune music in the ballroom, so we all rushed over there instead. And then people started lightsaber sparring with the 8ft fluorescent bulbs, lit up by the Tesla coil nearby (and we only broke one bulb...).” - Patrik&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* “The Oakland-based Afro-Haitian dance group, RaRa Tou Limen, hosted FET GEDE - Festival of the Ancestors - in the ballroom.  It was the MOST amazing community dance festival I ever had the pleasure to witness and participate in!“ - Cere&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* “One of my favorite things about the Omni is that, usually, if you start working on something or doing some kind of chore, pretty soon someone else will come along, ask what you&amp;#039;re doing, and then join in to help.” - Laura&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* “One night, after an ice cream social, curly-haired Sam of the wonderful piano playing and I had an incredibly long talk about philosophy that lasted until the middle of the night. Perhaps what made it so special was because of the openness of the space, others would pop in and out, adding some gem or another to our thoughts on identity, &amp;quot;free&amp;quot; will, and the possibility of existing more than once.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Once, I gave someone a tour of the building and we were talking about Counter Culture Labs. I mentioned synthetic biology, and she was shocked. She thought we&amp;#039;d be against genetic engineering. And so as I talked to her about how many of the major issues with genetic engineering revolve around capitalism and not science, she actually came around a bit, and realized that projects like Vegan Cheese Project aren&amp;#039;t inherently evil because of a technology they were using. This actually happened more than once, but the first time was magical. Of course, it doesn&amp;#039;t always work.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I&amp;#039;ve also had some great times at the biohacker book club. We&amp;#039;ve been able to look at the popular representation of science, especially bioscience, and talk about general problems in science fiction that aren&amp;#039;t always taken well by non-feminists. I&amp;#039;m so used to not being able to bring up these subjects outside of specifically feminist book clubs, but at CCL, I didn&amp;#039;t feel the need to pretend to not be upset from the beginning.” - Ryan&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Volunteer&amp;diff=3655</id>
		<title>Volunteer</title>
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		<updated>2015-05-20T19:51:46Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* Working Groups */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The Omni Commons is 100% volunteer-run. We&amp;#039;ve got lots to do and there are tons of ways you can help out!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Join the mailing list=&lt;br /&gt;
Sign up for our low-traffic volunteer mailing list to receive announcements about upcoming work parties and calls for volunteers for specific tasks: https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/volunteers&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Working Groups=&lt;br /&gt;
We have a number of [[Working Groups]] dedicated to specific aspects of the projects functioning. Visit the links to any given working group to learn more and join the mailing list:&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Commons Working Group]] coordinates booking and event management for the common spaces of the building - meets Saturdays at 1pm in the Blue Classroom.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Building_Construction_and_Maintenance_Working_Group|Building Working Group]] focuses on physical construction, maintenance and alteration projects - meets Mondays at 8pm.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Challenging Dominant Culture Working Group]] explores bias and issues of difference and inclusion in the space, challenging dominant cultural influences and developing projects and relationships more in line with the values of the Omni, as stated in the founding document and statement of solidarity - meets every Sunday at 3pm in La Commune.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Finances Working Group]] ensures the continued financial health of the Omni Oakland Commons - meets every other Thursday at 7pm.&lt;br /&gt;
* The [[Welcoming Committee]] organizes around creating a welcoming and inclusive experience for newcomers and visitors to the project - meets Thursdays at 6pm.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=High Priority Needs=&lt;br /&gt;
* Accounting / Finance&lt;br /&gt;
* Electrical&lt;br /&gt;
* Plumbing&lt;br /&gt;
* Construction&lt;br /&gt;
* Legal / Permits&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Simple things you can do to help=&lt;br /&gt;
See [[Simple_things_you_can_do_to_help|this wiki page]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Building renovation projects=&lt;br /&gt;
See [[Omni-readiness|this wiki page]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Working_Group&amp;diff=3588</id>
		<title>Challenging Dominant Culture Working Group</title>
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		<updated>2015-05-02T17:52:46Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* On Racism and Anti-Racism */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*what are we tasked with? keeping omni true to its values&lt;br /&gt;
*what are we empowered to do autonomously? nothing&lt;br /&gt;
*what are we not empowered to do? we don&amp;#039;t make policy without delegate consensus. we&amp;#039;re not judges or arbiters.&lt;br /&gt;
*we view the OOC as a body without organs. we want our work to infuse every corner of it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bottom-line|Bottom-liners]]: Sarah Prichard, Niki Shelley&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Goals=&lt;br /&gt;
* Find ways to share leadership and direction &lt;br /&gt;
* Make our public meetings more accessible and welcoming to newcomers&lt;br /&gt;
* Reach out to Omni&amp;#039;s neighbors for input&lt;br /&gt;
* Develop a process of integrating cultures&lt;br /&gt;
* Develop a method to assess and integrate language styles and archetypes validity&lt;br /&gt;
* Creating [[Safe Space Policy|safe space]] within the Omni and a [[Conflict Resolution Policy]] including alternatives to police intervention  &lt;br /&gt;
* Making invitations to diverse stakeholders &lt;br /&gt;
* Challenging our current representative democracy&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Action Items=&lt;br /&gt;
* Translate 1-sheet into plain, accessible language – building on from communications group &lt;br /&gt;
* Draft conflict resolution policy&lt;br /&gt;
* Reach out to the surrounding neighborhood to elicit feedback on what they&amp;#039;d like the space to become&lt;br /&gt;
* Create ongoing ToDos list to better distribute tasks/responsibilities&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Meeting Minutes=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/04/28_Inclusion_Task_Force_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/05/12_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/05/15_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/05/19_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/05/26_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/06/09_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures_Working_Group_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/06/25_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/07/08_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/07/19_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Mtg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/08/02_Challenging_Dominant_Culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/08/09_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/08/16_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/08/30_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/09/06_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/09/13_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/09/20_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/09/27_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/10/04_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/10/25_CDC_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/11/01_CDC_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/11/22_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/12/06_Challenging_Dominant_Culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/12/13_Challenging_Dominant_Culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Related Pages=&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Safe Space Policy]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Conflict Resolution Policy]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==On Racism and Anti-Racism==&lt;br /&gt;
* When all Lives Matter: https://medium.com/@aconcisehistory/when-all-lives-matter-c45291d849cc&lt;br /&gt;
* A Beginner’s Guide to Anti-racism for White People, By a Fellow White Person: http://irenesdaughters.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/a-beginner%E2%80%99s-guide-to-anti-racism-for-white-people-by-a-fellow-white-person/&lt;br /&gt;
* How To Be An Anti-Racist Ally: http://loveisntenough.com/2009/12/30/how-to-be-an-anti-racist-ally/&lt;br /&gt;
* 8 Ways Not To Be An “Ally”: A Non-Comprehensive List: http://blackgirldangerous.org/new-blog/2013/6/17/8-ways-not-to-be-an-ally&lt;br /&gt;
* The Do’s and Don’ts of Being a Good Ally: http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/10/01/the-dos-and-donts-of-being-a-good-ally/&lt;br /&gt;
* Allies Are Still Privileged; Don’t Forget It: http://www.gradientlair.com/post/53215248836/allies-are-still-privileged-dont-forget-it&lt;br /&gt;
* stuff white people do: wonder where to start when they join the fight against racism: http://stuffwhitepeopledo.blogspot.com/2009/08/wonder-where-to-start-when-they-join.html&lt;br /&gt;
* You Have an Opinion Relating to a Discussion about Race [Flow Chart and Guide]: http://zuky.tumblr.com/post/9044839922&lt;br /&gt;
* Racism 101: A Comprehensive Guide: http://www.peopleofcolororganize.com/analysis/opinion/racism-101-comprehensive-guide-2012/&lt;br /&gt;
* Hampshire Disorientation Packet [PDF]: https://hampedia.org/w/images/0/06/Disorientation_Package_%2711.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
* White Privilege &amp;amp; Anti-Racism in the Funnies: http://www.biculturalmom.com/2012/02/10/white-privilege-anti-racism-in-the-funnies/&lt;br /&gt;
* Everyone’s a little bit racist. But some are more so than others.: http://www.amptoons.com/blog/2009/04/21/everyone%E2%80%99s-a-little-bit-racist-but-some-are-more-so-than-others/&lt;br /&gt;
* On the Fixed State Ally Model vs. Process Model Ally Work: http://www.shakesville.com/2013/04/on-fixed-state-ally-model-vs-process.html&lt;br /&gt;
* Code of Ethics for Antiracist White Allies: http://jlovecalderon.com/code-of-ethics-for-antiracist-white-allies/&lt;br /&gt;
* Enough With This “We Are All So-And-So” Nonsense, White Folks: http://www.xojane.com/issues/enough-with-this-we-are-all-so-and-so-nonsense-white-folks&lt;br /&gt;
* On Whiteness &amp;amp; Tumblr Activism: http://bossyboy.tumblr.com/post/49140477613/on-whiteness-tumblr-activism&lt;br /&gt;
* Racism 104: Ally, Step-by-Step: http://racismschool.tumblr.com/Racism%20104:%20Ally,%20Step-by-Step&lt;br /&gt;
* The New Jim Crow: http://www.kropfpolisci.com/racial.justice.alexander.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
* Revolutionary Solidarity: A Critical Reader for Accomplices https://pdf.yt/d/xV6RlDu8DHYULMpe&lt;br /&gt;
* White Fragility: http://libjournal.uncg.edu/index.php/ijcp/article/view/249/116&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==On Community Accountability==&lt;br /&gt;
* Deep Democracy (Process Work): http://www.iapop.com/deep-democracy/&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 Ways to Deal with Misguided (But Well-Intentioned) Allies (Everyday Feminism): http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/02/how-to-deal-with-allies/&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Building&amp;diff=3578</id>
		<title>Building</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-28T23:09:29Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* Space Access */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==The Building==&lt;br /&gt;
* This page has some very old and outdated informations..&lt;br /&gt;
* It&amp;#039;s a 22,000 sq ft building, built as a meeting hall for the Ligure Club in 1933, on Shattuck and 48th.  After decades serving as a social hub for members of the Oakland Scavengers club, appropriately enough, a garbage collecting collective, it was transformed into the Omni, a music venue featuring mostly heavy metal and rock that provides the namesake for this project.&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Media:4799Shattuck-Detail Drawings.pdf|Detailed drawings 1/11/96 by Rod Lamkey - Design Services]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[floorplan|Floor Plan - Draft Proposal]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Bocce_ball_court|Sketch of possible configuration of Sudo Room / Counter Culture Labs]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Space Access===&lt;br /&gt;
(This section deals with who has access to the space. For information on Accessibility, please see further below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Only members of member collectives are granted 24-hour access to the space. &lt;br /&gt;
* Members are asked to not occupy the space without at least one other member present for safety reasons.&lt;br /&gt;
* Members are not obligated to let non-members in to the space at any time. &lt;br /&gt;
* Members may ask non-members to leave the space at any time, for any reasons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===[[Construction Projects]]===&lt;br /&gt;
===Space Features===&lt;br /&gt;
* a appx 4,000 sq ft, 2 story ballroom / event space with mezzanine &lt;br /&gt;
* an industrial kitchen &amp;amp; walk-in freezer (needs fixing up)&lt;br /&gt;
* a massive back room with capacity for vertical expansion&lt;br /&gt;
* 55&amp;#039;-ish ceilings&lt;br /&gt;
* massive basement with windows above street level (currently blacked out)&lt;br /&gt;
* a separate room that used to function as a disco (with lighted floor)&lt;br /&gt;
* a warren of odd little rooms, a stage, lots of bathrooms, skylights throughout&lt;br /&gt;
* a [[The Wheelchair Lift|wheelchair lift]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===How our dominant culture views and values &amp;#039;space&amp;#039; ($/psf) ===&lt;br /&gt;
A simplistic capitalist analysis which conveniently excludes many critical metrics of economic and social value is &amp;#039;price-per-square-foot&amp;#039; ($/psf). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
$/psf presumes that the &amp;#039;square footage&amp;#039; any defined area of the building substantializes all its value and worth, regardless of who is using it or what goes in within it, while at the same time invisibilizing entirely the &amp;#039;price&amp;#039; of labor freely given towards the success of our overall enterprise, as well as any social/public-benefit dimension, by any subtenant using said space (as this in turn directly bears on determining how much one &amp;#039;should&amp;#039; pay per square foot). Labor and space cannot actually be divergent from &amp;#039;&amp;#039;any&amp;#039;&amp;#039; analysis of how much a given space is &amp;#039;worth&amp;#039; or which groups should pay and where. In purely economic terms, $/psf is an innately flawed analysis and entirely doxic on its own merits for the purposes of our project. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To put it another way. This analysis excises important real-life economic and &amp;#039;value&amp;#039;-related variables that directly impact the viability of the project and directly impact any determination of &amp;#039;$/psf&amp;#039;, such as: &lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;which&amp;#039; subtenants actually contribute their uncompensated labor upon which the project also survives; &lt;br /&gt;
* the entire moral-political logics of sliding-scale, donation-based, capacity-based contribution upon which the overall project was founded and also operates daily; &lt;br /&gt;
* the additional integration of rental income for various spaces from outside sources which directly impacts our monthly expenses; &lt;br /&gt;
* the fact that some subtenants pay rent without having any dedicated space whatsoever (the &amp;#039;shares&amp;#039; of common space model below is innately unfair to such groups) &lt;br /&gt;
* the fact that in practice some groups use shared spaces far more than others;&lt;br /&gt;
* the fact that some subtenants have other &amp;#039;valuable&amp;#039; benefits such voting/consensus rights, potential future building-ownership rights / equity etc, while others do not,&lt;br /&gt;
* the fact that some subtenants that are for-profit businesses might alternately easily construe much of the expense &amp;#039;per square foot&amp;#039; and labor &amp;#039;donated&amp;#039; as investment in their business, while other subtenants have no profit motive, &lt;br /&gt;
* etc.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Actually following the $/psf model as described below would make it literally impossible to reconcile any numbers it generates with how income is actually produced to pay our expenses, nor should it imply (as it otherwise does) how much one &amp;#039;should&amp;#039; pay for space without considering what goes on in that space.  &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
With all these caveats in mind, old, preliminary estimates of $/psf with not-very-accurate room square footages can be found on: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DINigEczGwjfTdmdxl-MpYe1KJzJJDeCHRQnMC9usg/edit?usp=sharing this spreadsheet].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The rates in the spreadsheet are based on the following assumptions:&lt;br /&gt;
* We have a fixed target rent that we &amp;#039;&amp;#039;have&amp;#039;&amp;#039; to make every month. You can adjust the rent amount on the Summary sheet.&lt;br /&gt;
* We want a specific fraction of that rent to come from dedicated space. Currently set to 50% on the Summary sheet - can be adjusted up if you want to more strongly discourage dedicated space.&lt;br /&gt;
* $/sqft for individual rooms are scaled by a quality score. Each +1 in quality correspond to a 10% increase in $/sqft (adjustable from the Summary sheet).&lt;br /&gt;
* I&amp;#039;ve assumed that almost all storage areas will eventually become dedicated space, even if they have not yet been allocated to individual groups yet. I&amp;#039;ve included those under a separate heading &amp;quot;rented&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Given the amount of rent we want to get from dedicated space, and the amount of dedicated space all groups want, we can calculate how much we should charge for each room to exactly match the rent. &lt;br /&gt;
* Use of the shared space is priced separately, based on how many &amp;quot;shares&amp;quot; each group contributes. We&amp;#039;ll need to specify how much use of the shared resources one share corresponds to - e.g. one share could be equivalent to 10 members hanging out at the Omni on a daily basis, or using one of the basement rooms once a week for a 2-hour class, or reserving the ballroom for an event twice a year.&lt;br /&gt;
* Groups who also have dedicated space are also required to take on a minimum number of shares proportional to the square footage of their dedicated space. In other words, we don&amp;#039;t want groups that will lock themselves into their space and never use the shared space. I have fairly arbitrarily set that minimum number to 1 share per 500 sqft (adjustable from the Summary sheet).&lt;br /&gt;
* Groups who do &amp;#039;&amp;#039;not&amp;#039;&amp;#039; have dedicated space (or only have a bit of storage space) will need to make an honest calculation of how many &amp;quot;shares&amp;quot; of the shared resources of the building they will need. For now, I have picked the number of shares for BAPS and Oakland Nights Live to match the amount of rent they said they could afford to pay.&lt;br /&gt;
* Once we have an allocation of shares in the shared space, we simply divide the remainder of the rent proportional to those shares.&lt;br /&gt;
* The calculation of $/sqft for each of the rooms should only need to be done &amp;#039;&amp;#039;once&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (possibly updated if and when the total rent goes up, or if we make a policy decision to increase the %rent from dedicated space). The cost per share in the shared space may go up or down over time, depending on how many groups join or leave the Omni, and how much dedicated space actually gets rented. If groups leave, the remaining groups will need to shoulder a larger fraction of the rent, which will be reflected in a higher rate per share of the shared space.&lt;br /&gt;
--[[User:Patrik|Patrik]] ([[User talk:Patrik|talk]]) 12:22, 30 April 2014 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Distribution of Space===&lt;br /&gt;
====Current Distribution of Space====&lt;br /&gt;
* Sudo Room: South half of bocce ball court room&lt;br /&gt;
* BAPS: mobile units - based out of small blue room behind La Commune; having classes in unused space around the building as needed&lt;br /&gt;
* Timeless, Infinite Light: 2nd floor, Balcony room above bar, on corner of Shattuck / 48th (NE corner)&lt;br /&gt;
* Counter Culture Labs: North half bocce ball court room&lt;br /&gt;
* Food Not Bombs: Shares basement industrial kitchen &amp;amp; food storage area with cafe-bookstore, hopefully serve food too upstairs to the community - either in the cafe, or the ballroom, etc&lt;br /&gt;
* La Commune Cafe &amp;amp; Bookstore: Bar area, accessible via the front door at the corner of 48th and Shattuck&lt;br /&gt;
* Material Print Machine: Southwest corner of the basement.&lt;br /&gt;
* Rise Above: Accessible via the 48th St side entrance, just west of La Commune.&lt;br /&gt;
* Phat Beets Produce: Inner library area of the basement.&lt;br /&gt;
* OptikAllusions: Room off of mezzanine above stage&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Use of Shared / Common Space====&lt;br /&gt;
* Schedule-able shared spaces around the building are available for use on a sliding scale. See https://omnicommons.org/occupy for more info on booking the common spaces, which include:&lt;br /&gt;
** Ballroom &lt;br /&gt;
** Parts of the basement (including three 200 sqft rooms and a 1200 sqft space that can be used as classrooms)&lt;br /&gt;
** Upstairs disco room, for somatic activities such as yoga, dance and martial arts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Use of Space===&lt;br /&gt;
* How do we envision using the space?&lt;br /&gt;
** To collaborate on projects&lt;br /&gt;
** To host classes and performances&lt;br /&gt;
** To network, meet each other, welcome newcomers&lt;br /&gt;
** To store [[The Omni Commons|resources for common use]] (or equitably restricted)&lt;br /&gt;
*Concerns about use of space&lt;br /&gt;
** Will there be commercial activity in the space?  &lt;br /&gt;
*** Yes, bookstore/cafe will operate as businesses&lt;br /&gt;
** will profit-sharing be required of profitable endeavors? &lt;br /&gt;
*** Ideally, consensus can be reached that profitable endeavors can help to subsidize rent/mortgage/property taxes&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Financial Information===&lt;br /&gt;
See also [[Business Model]] for Omni&amp;#039;s membership structure and flows of income and expenditures.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Rental Terms&lt;br /&gt;
** Expenses&lt;br /&gt;
*** Move-in Costs&lt;br /&gt;
*** Monthly Rent &lt;br /&gt;
** Revenue&lt;br /&gt;
*** From Member Collectives&lt;br /&gt;
*** From Other Supporters&lt;br /&gt;
**** Loans&lt;br /&gt;
**** Donations&lt;br /&gt;
**** Grants&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Info on possible [[property tax exemption]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Legal Concerns===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Permits]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Zoning]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Licensing and Certification&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Fire Safety|Fire safety and occupancy]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here&amp;#039;s the CA building code regulations regarding emergency exits and maximum occupancy etc.:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.ecodes.biz/ecodes_support/free_resources/2013California/13Fire/PDFs/Chapter%2010%20-%20Means%20of%20Egress.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I believe we would fall under Occupancy Classification B - Business Group, which includes offices, educational occupancy above 12th grade, laboratories (for testing, research and instruction), print shops, professional services, training and skill development not within a school or academic program.&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.ecodes.biz/ecodes_support/free_resources/2013California/13Fire/PDFs/Chapter%202%20-%20Definitions.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Accessibility =&lt;br /&gt;
La Commune Cafe and Bookstore, Rise Above Graphics, Sudo Room and Counter Culture Labs are all wheelchair-accessible on the ground floor. The ballroom is accessible via a wheelchair lift via La Commune. The doorway to the Ticket Booth Room has been widened to enable wheelchair access.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Unfortunately, we do not currently have an ADA-accessible bathroom. The bathroom connected to La Commune is currently being renovated to become a single-occupancy ADA bathroom, but we have some work to do until it&amp;#039;s complete. The bathroom in the hallway leading to Sudo Room and Counter Culture Labs is single-occupancy and can be utilized by those with some limited mobility.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We plan to have the ADA bathroom completed by May 15th. Long-term plans include an elevator lift to the basement and upstairs areas.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Internets =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Comcast (yuck) will sell us 100/20 mbit lines for $115 per month per line (with some installation cost for second+ lines). Probably two of those lines would be enough.&lt;br /&gt;
**They actually claim we&amp;#039;ll get the advertised speeds as well.&lt;br /&gt;
*Webpass contacted us but are super expensive. We asked them for free/discounted pricing due to excessive awesomeness. Have yet to hear back&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Other Facilities =&lt;br /&gt;
X [[Toilets|Restrooms]] available now Y from October&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Building</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* The Building */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==The Building==&lt;br /&gt;
* This page has some very old and outdated informations..&lt;br /&gt;
* It&amp;#039;s a 22,000 sq ft building, built as a meeting hall for the Ligure Club in 1933, on Shattuck and 48th.  After decades serving as a social hub for members of the Oakland Scavengers club, appropriately enough, a garbage collecting collective, it was transformed into the Omni, a music venue featuring mostly heavy metal and rock that provides the namesake for this project.&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Media:4799Shattuck-Detail Drawings.pdf|Detailed drawings 1/11/96 by Rod Lamkey - Design Services]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[floorplan|Floor Plan - Draft Proposal]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Bocce_ball_court|Sketch of possible configuration of Sudo Room / Counter Culture Labs]]&lt;br /&gt;
===Space Access===&lt;br /&gt;
* (This section deals with who has access to the space. For information on Accessibility, please see further below)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Only members of member collectives are granted 24-hour access to the space. &lt;br /&gt;
* Members are asked to not occupy the space without at least one other member present for safety reasons.&lt;br /&gt;
* Members are not obligated to let non-members in to the space at any time.&lt;br /&gt;
* Members may ask non-members to leave the space at any time, for any reasons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===[[Construction Projects]]===&lt;br /&gt;
===Space Features===&lt;br /&gt;
* a appx 4,000 sq ft, 2 story ballroom / event space with mezzanine &lt;br /&gt;
* an industrial kitchen &amp;amp; walk-in freezer (needs fixing up)&lt;br /&gt;
* a massive back room with capacity for vertical expansion&lt;br /&gt;
* 55&amp;#039;-ish ceilings&lt;br /&gt;
* massive basement with windows above street level (currently blacked out)&lt;br /&gt;
* a separate room that used to function as a disco (with lighted floor)&lt;br /&gt;
* a warren of odd little rooms, a stage, lots of bathrooms, skylights throughout&lt;br /&gt;
* a [[The Wheelchair Lift|wheelchair lift]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===How our dominant culture views and values &amp;#039;space&amp;#039; ($/psf) ===&lt;br /&gt;
A simplistic capitalist analysis which conveniently excludes many critical metrics of economic and social value is &amp;#039;price-per-square-foot&amp;#039; ($/psf). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
$/psf presumes that the &amp;#039;square footage&amp;#039; any defined area of the building substantializes all its value and worth, regardless of who is using it or what goes in within it, while at the same time invisibilizing entirely the &amp;#039;price&amp;#039; of labor freely given towards the success of our overall enterprise, as well as any social/public-benefit dimension, by any subtenant using said space (as this in turn directly bears on determining how much one &amp;#039;should&amp;#039; pay per square foot). Labor and space cannot actually be divergent from &amp;#039;&amp;#039;any&amp;#039;&amp;#039; analysis of how much a given space is &amp;#039;worth&amp;#039; or which groups should pay and where. In purely economic terms, $/psf is an innately flawed analysis and entirely doxic on its own merits for the purposes of our project. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To put it another way. This analysis excises important real-life economic and &amp;#039;value&amp;#039;-related variables that directly impact the viability of the project and directly impact any determination of &amp;#039;$/psf&amp;#039;, such as: &lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;which&amp;#039; subtenants actually contribute their uncompensated labor upon which the project also survives; &lt;br /&gt;
* the entire moral-political logics of sliding-scale, donation-based, capacity-based contribution upon which the overall project was founded and also operates daily; &lt;br /&gt;
* the additional integration of rental income for various spaces from outside sources which directly impacts our monthly expenses; &lt;br /&gt;
* the fact that some subtenants pay rent without having any dedicated space whatsoever (the &amp;#039;shares&amp;#039; of common space model below is innately unfair to such groups) &lt;br /&gt;
* the fact that in practice some groups use shared spaces far more than others;&lt;br /&gt;
* the fact that some subtenants have other &amp;#039;valuable&amp;#039; benefits such voting/consensus rights, potential future building-ownership rights / equity etc, while others do not,&lt;br /&gt;
* the fact that some subtenants that are for-profit businesses might alternately easily construe much of the expense &amp;#039;per square foot&amp;#039; and labor &amp;#039;donated&amp;#039; as investment in their business, while other subtenants have no profit motive, &lt;br /&gt;
* etc.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Actually following the $/psf model as described below would make it literally impossible to reconcile any numbers it generates with how income is actually produced to pay our expenses, nor should it imply (as it otherwise does) how much one &amp;#039;should&amp;#039; pay for space without considering what goes on in that space.  &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
With all these caveats in mind, old, preliminary estimates of $/psf with not-very-accurate room square footages can be found on: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DINigEczGwjfTdmdxl-MpYe1KJzJJDeCHRQnMC9usg/edit?usp=sharing this spreadsheet].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The rates in the spreadsheet are based on the following assumptions:&lt;br /&gt;
* We have a fixed target rent that we &amp;#039;&amp;#039;have&amp;#039;&amp;#039; to make every month. You can adjust the rent amount on the Summary sheet.&lt;br /&gt;
* We want a specific fraction of that rent to come from dedicated space. Currently set to 50% on the Summary sheet - can be adjusted up if you want to more strongly discourage dedicated space.&lt;br /&gt;
* $/sqft for individual rooms are scaled by a quality score. Each +1 in quality correspond to a 10% increase in $/sqft (adjustable from the Summary sheet).&lt;br /&gt;
* I&amp;#039;ve assumed that almost all storage areas will eventually become dedicated space, even if they have not yet been allocated to individual groups yet. I&amp;#039;ve included those under a separate heading &amp;quot;rented&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Given the amount of rent we want to get from dedicated space, and the amount of dedicated space all groups want, we can calculate how much we should charge for each room to exactly match the rent. &lt;br /&gt;
* Use of the shared space is priced separately, based on how many &amp;quot;shares&amp;quot; each group contributes. We&amp;#039;ll need to specify how much use of the shared resources one share corresponds to - e.g. one share could be equivalent to 10 members hanging out at the Omni on a daily basis, or using one of the basement rooms once a week for a 2-hour class, or reserving the ballroom for an event twice a year.&lt;br /&gt;
* Groups who also have dedicated space are also required to take on a minimum number of shares proportional to the square footage of their dedicated space. In other words, we don&amp;#039;t want groups that will lock themselves into their space and never use the shared space. I have fairly arbitrarily set that minimum number to 1 share per 500 sqft (adjustable from the Summary sheet).&lt;br /&gt;
* Groups who do &amp;#039;&amp;#039;not&amp;#039;&amp;#039; have dedicated space (or only have a bit of storage space) will need to make an honest calculation of how many &amp;quot;shares&amp;quot; of the shared resources of the building they will need. For now, I have picked the number of shares for BAPS and Oakland Nights Live to match the amount of rent they said they could afford to pay.&lt;br /&gt;
* Once we have an allocation of shares in the shared space, we simply divide the remainder of the rent proportional to those shares.&lt;br /&gt;
* The calculation of $/sqft for each of the rooms should only need to be done &amp;#039;&amp;#039;once&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (possibly updated if and when the total rent goes up, or if we make a policy decision to increase the %rent from dedicated space). The cost per share in the shared space may go up or down over time, depending on how many groups join or leave the Omni, and how much dedicated space actually gets rented. If groups leave, the remaining groups will need to shoulder a larger fraction of the rent, which will be reflected in a higher rate per share of the shared space.&lt;br /&gt;
--[[User:Patrik|Patrik]] ([[User talk:Patrik|talk]]) 12:22, 30 April 2014 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Distribution of Space===&lt;br /&gt;
====Current Distribution of Space====&lt;br /&gt;
* Sudo Room: South half of bocce ball court room&lt;br /&gt;
* BAPS: mobile units - based out of small blue room behind La Commune; having classes in unused space around the building as needed&lt;br /&gt;
* Timeless, Infinite Light: 2nd floor, Balcony room above bar, on corner of Shattuck / 48th (NE corner)&lt;br /&gt;
* Counter Culture Labs: North half bocce ball court room&lt;br /&gt;
* Food Not Bombs: Shares basement industrial kitchen &amp;amp; food storage area with cafe-bookstore, hopefully serve food too upstairs to the community - either in the cafe, or the ballroom, etc&lt;br /&gt;
* La Commune Cafe &amp;amp; Bookstore: Bar area, accessible via the front door at the corner of 48th and Shattuck&lt;br /&gt;
* Material Print Machine: Southwest corner of the basement.&lt;br /&gt;
* Rise Above: Accessible via the 48th St side entrance, just west of La Commune.&lt;br /&gt;
* Phat Beets Produce: Inner library area of the basement.&lt;br /&gt;
* OptikAllusions: Room off of mezzanine above stage&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Use of Shared / Common Space====&lt;br /&gt;
* Schedule-able shared spaces around the building are available for use on a sliding scale. See https://omnicommons.org/occupy for more info on booking the common spaces, which include:&lt;br /&gt;
** Ballroom &lt;br /&gt;
** Parts of the basement (including three 200 sqft rooms and a 1200 sqft space that can be used as classrooms)&lt;br /&gt;
** Upstairs disco room, for somatic activities such as yoga, dance and martial arts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Use of Space===&lt;br /&gt;
* How do we envision using the space?&lt;br /&gt;
** To collaborate on projects&lt;br /&gt;
** To host classes and performances&lt;br /&gt;
** To network, meet each other, welcome newcomers&lt;br /&gt;
** To store [[The Omni Commons|resources for common use]] (or equitably restricted)&lt;br /&gt;
*Concerns about use of space&lt;br /&gt;
** Will there be commercial activity in the space?  &lt;br /&gt;
*** Yes, bookstore/cafe will operate as businesses&lt;br /&gt;
** will profit-sharing be required of profitable endeavors? &lt;br /&gt;
*** Ideally, consensus can be reached that profitable endeavors can help to subsidize rent/mortgage/property taxes&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Financial Information===&lt;br /&gt;
See also [[Business Model]] for Omni&amp;#039;s membership structure and flows of income and expenditures.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Rental Terms&lt;br /&gt;
** Expenses&lt;br /&gt;
*** Move-in Costs&lt;br /&gt;
*** Monthly Rent &lt;br /&gt;
** Revenue&lt;br /&gt;
*** From Member Collectives&lt;br /&gt;
*** From Other Supporters&lt;br /&gt;
**** Loans&lt;br /&gt;
**** Donations&lt;br /&gt;
**** Grants&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Info on possible [[property tax exemption]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Legal Concerns===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Permits]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Zoning]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Licensing and Certification&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Fire Safety|Fire safety and occupancy]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here&amp;#039;s the CA building code regulations regarding emergency exits and maximum occupancy etc.:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.ecodes.biz/ecodes_support/free_resources/2013California/13Fire/PDFs/Chapter%2010%20-%20Means%20of%20Egress.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I believe we would fall under Occupancy Classification B - Business Group, which includes offices, educational occupancy above 12th grade, laboratories (for testing, research and instruction), print shops, professional services, training and skill development not within a school or academic program.&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.ecodes.biz/ecodes_support/free_resources/2013California/13Fire/PDFs/Chapter%202%20-%20Definitions.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Accessibility =&lt;br /&gt;
La Commune Cafe and Bookstore, Rise Above Graphics, Sudo Room and Counter Culture Labs are all wheelchair-accessible on the ground floor. The ballroom is accessible via a wheelchair lift via La Commune. The doorway to the Ticket Booth Room has been widened to enable wheelchair access.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Unfortunately, we do not currently have an ADA-accessible bathroom. The bathroom connected to La Commune is currently being renovated to become a single-occupancy ADA bathroom, but we have some work to do until it&amp;#039;s complete. The bathroom in the hallway leading to Sudo Room and Counter Culture Labs is single-occupancy and can be utilized by those with some limited mobility.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We plan to have the ADA bathroom completed by May 15th. Long-term plans include an elevator lift to the basement and upstairs areas.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Internets =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Comcast (yuck) will sell us 100/20 mbit lines for $115 per month per line (with some installation cost for second+ lines). Probably two of those lines would be enough.&lt;br /&gt;
**They actually claim we&amp;#039;ll get the advertised speeds as well.&lt;br /&gt;
*Webpass contacted us but are super expensive. We asked them for free/discounted pricing due to excessive awesomeness. Have yet to hear back&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Other Facilities =&lt;br /&gt;
X [[Toilets|Restrooms]] available now Y from October&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Building&amp;diff=3576</id>
		<title>Building</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-28T22:57:53Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* Current Distribution of Space */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==The Building==&lt;br /&gt;
* This page has some very old and outdated informations..&lt;br /&gt;
* It&amp;#039;s a 22,000 sq ft building, built as a meeting hall for the Ligure Club in 1933, on Shattuck and 48th.  After decades serving as a social hub for members of the Oakland Scavengers club, appropriately enough, a garbage collecting collective, it was transformed into the Omni, a music venue featuring mostly heavy metal and rock that provides the namesake for this project.&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Media:4799Shattuck-Detail Drawings.pdf|Detailed drawings 1/11/96 by Rod Lamkey - Design Services]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[floorplan|Floor Plan - Draft Proposal]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Bocce_ball_court|Sketch of possible configuration of Sudo Room / Counter Culture Labs]]&lt;br /&gt;
===[[Construction Projects]]===&lt;br /&gt;
===Space Features===&lt;br /&gt;
* a appx 4,000 sq ft, 2 story ballroom / event space with mezzanine &lt;br /&gt;
* an industrial kitchen &amp;amp; walk-in freezer (needs fixing up)&lt;br /&gt;
* a massive back room with capacity for vertical expansion&lt;br /&gt;
* 55&amp;#039;-ish ceilings&lt;br /&gt;
* massive basement with windows above street level (currently blacked out)&lt;br /&gt;
* a separate room that used to function as a disco (with lighted floor)&lt;br /&gt;
* a warren of odd little rooms, a stage, lots of bathrooms, skylights throughout&lt;br /&gt;
* a [[The Wheelchair Lift|wheelchair lift]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===How our dominant culture views and values &amp;#039;space&amp;#039; ($/psf) ===&lt;br /&gt;
A simplistic capitalist analysis which conveniently excludes many critical metrics of economic and social value is &amp;#039;price-per-square-foot&amp;#039; ($/psf). &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
$/psf presumes that the &amp;#039;square footage&amp;#039; any defined area of the building substantializes all its value and worth, regardless of who is using it or what goes in within it, while at the same time invisibilizing entirely the &amp;#039;price&amp;#039; of labor freely given towards the success of our overall enterprise, as well as any social/public-benefit dimension, by any subtenant using said space (as this in turn directly bears on determining how much one &amp;#039;should&amp;#039; pay per square foot). Labor and space cannot actually be divergent from &amp;#039;&amp;#039;any&amp;#039;&amp;#039; analysis of how much a given space is &amp;#039;worth&amp;#039; or which groups should pay and where. In purely economic terms, $/psf is an innately flawed analysis and entirely doxic on its own merits for the purposes of our project. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To put it another way. This analysis excises important real-life economic and &amp;#039;value&amp;#039;-related variables that directly impact the viability of the project and directly impact any determination of &amp;#039;$/psf&amp;#039;, such as: &lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;which&amp;#039; subtenants actually contribute their uncompensated labor upon which the project also survives; &lt;br /&gt;
* the entire moral-political logics of sliding-scale, donation-based, capacity-based contribution upon which the overall project was founded and also operates daily; &lt;br /&gt;
* the additional integration of rental income for various spaces from outside sources which directly impacts our monthly expenses; &lt;br /&gt;
* the fact that some subtenants pay rent without having any dedicated space whatsoever (the &amp;#039;shares&amp;#039; of common space model below is innately unfair to such groups) &lt;br /&gt;
* the fact that in practice some groups use shared spaces far more than others;&lt;br /&gt;
* the fact that some subtenants have other &amp;#039;valuable&amp;#039; benefits such voting/consensus rights, potential future building-ownership rights / equity etc, while others do not,&lt;br /&gt;
* the fact that some subtenants that are for-profit businesses might alternately easily construe much of the expense &amp;#039;per square foot&amp;#039; and labor &amp;#039;donated&amp;#039; as investment in their business, while other subtenants have no profit motive, &lt;br /&gt;
* etc.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Actually following the $/psf model as described below would make it literally impossible to reconcile any numbers it generates with how income is actually produced to pay our expenses, nor should it imply (as it otherwise does) how much one &amp;#039;should&amp;#039; pay for space without considering what goes on in that space.  &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
With all these caveats in mind, old, preliminary estimates of $/psf with not-very-accurate room square footages can be found on: [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DINigEczGwjfTdmdxl-MpYe1KJzJJDeCHRQnMC9usg/edit?usp=sharing this spreadsheet].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The rates in the spreadsheet are based on the following assumptions:&lt;br /&gt;
* We have a fixed target rent that we &amp;#039;&amp;#039;have&amp;#039;&amp;#039; to make every month. You can adjust the rent amount on the Summary sheet.&lt;br /&gt;
* We want a specific fraction of that rent to come from dedicated space. Currently set to 50% on the Summary sheet - can be adjusted up if you want to more strongly discourage dedicated space.&lt;br /&gt;
* $/sqft for individual rooms are scaled by a quality score. Each +1 in quality correspond to a 10% increase in $/sqft (adjustable from the Summary sheet).&lt;br /&gt;
* I&amp;#039;ve assumed that almost all storage areas will eventually become dedicated space, even if they have not yet been allocated to individual groups yet. I&amp;#039;ve included those under a separate heading &amp;quot;rented&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Given the amount of rent we want to get from dedicated space, and the amount of dedicated space all groups want, we can calculate how much we should charge for each room to exactly match the rent. &lt;br /&gt;
* Use of the shared space is priced separately, based on how many &amp;quot;shares&amp;quot; each group contributes. We&amp;#039;ll need to specify how much use of the shared resources one share corresponds to - e.g. one share could be equivalent to 10 members hanging out at the Omni on a daily basis, or using one of the basement rooms once a week for a 2-hour class, or reserving the ballroom for an event twice a year.&lt;br /&gt;
* Groups who also have dedicated space are also required to take on a minimum number of shares proportional to the square footage of their dedicated space. In other words, we don&amp;#039;t want groups that will lock themselves into their space and never use the shared space. I have fairly arbitrarily set that minimum number to 1 share per 500 sqft (adjustable from the Summary sheet).&lt;br /&gt;
* Groups who do &amp;#039;&amp;#039;not&amp;#039;&amp;#039; have dedicated space (or only have a bit of storage space) will need to make an honest calculation of how many &amp;quot;shares&amp;quot; of the shared resources of the building they will need. For now, I have picked the number of shares for BAPS and Oakland Nights Live to match the amount of rent they said they could afford to pay.&lt;br /&gt;
* Once we have an allocation of shares in the shared space, we simply divide the remainder of the rent proportional to those shares.&lt;br /&gt;
* The calculation of $/sqft for each of the rooms should only need to be done &amp;#039;&amp;#039;once&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (possibly updated if and when the total rent goes up, or if we make a policy decision to increase the %rent from dedicated space). The cost per share in the shared space may go up or down over time, depending on how many groups join or leave the Omni, and how much dedicated space actually gets rented. If groups leave, the remaining groups will need to shoulder a larger fraction of the rent, which will be reflected in a higher rate per share of the shared space.&lt;br /&gt;
--[[User:Patrik|Patrik]] ([[User talk:Patrik|talk]]) 12:22, 30 April 2014 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Distribution of Space===&lt;br /&gt;
====Current Distribution of Space====&lt;br /&gt;
* Sudo Room: South half of bocce ball court room&lt;br /&gt;
* BAPS: mobile units - based out of small blue room behind La Commune; having classes in unused space around the building as needed&lt;br /&gt;
* Timeless, Infinite Light: 2nd floor, Balcony room above bar, on corner of Shattuck / 48th (NE corner)&lt;br /&gt;
* Counter Culture Labs: North half bocce ball court room&lt;br /&gt;
* Food Not Bombs: Shares basement industrial kitchen &amp;amp; food storage area with cafe-bookstore, hopefully serve food too upstairs to the community - either in the cafe, or the ballroom, etc&lt;br /&gt;
* La Commune Cafe &amp;amp; Bookstore: Bar area, accessible via the front door at the corner of 48th and Shattuck&lt;br /&gt;
* Material Print Machine: Southwest corner of the basement.&lt;br /&gt;
* Rise Above: Accessible via the 48th St side entrance, just west of La Commune.&lt;br /&gt;
* Phat Beets Produce: Inner library area of the basement.&lt;br /&gt;
* OptikAllusions: Room off of mezzanine above stage&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Use of Shared / Common Space====&lt;br /&gt;
* Schedule-able shared spaces around the building are available for use on a sliding scale. See https://omnicommons.org/occupy for more info on booking the common spaces, which include:&lt;br /&gt;
** Ballroom &lt;br /&gt;
** Parts of the basement (including three 200 sqft rooms and a 1200 sqft space that can be used as classrooms)&lt;br /&gt;
** Upstairs disco room, for somatic activities such as yoga, dance and martial arts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Use of Space===&lt;br /&gt;
* How do we envision using the space?&lt;br /&gt;
** To collaborate on projects&lt;br /&gt;
** To host classes and performances&lt;br /&gt;
** To network, meet each other, welcome newcomers&lt;br /&gt;
** To store [[The Omni Commons|resources for common use]] (or equitably restricted)&lt;br /&gt;
*Concerns about use of space&lt;br /&gt;
** Will there be commercial activity in the space?  &lt;br /&gt;
*** Yes, bookstore/cafe will operate as businesses&lt;br /&gt;
** will profit-sharing be required of profitable endeavors? &lt;br /&gt;
*** Ideally, consensus can be reached that profitable endeavors can help to subsidize rent/mortgage/property taxes&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Financial Information===&lt;br /&gt;
See also [[Business Model]] for Omni&amp;#039;s membership structure and flows of income and expenditures.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Rental Terms&lt;br /&gt;
** Expenses&lt;br /&gt;
*** Move-in Costs&lt;br /&gt;
*** Monthly Rent &lt;br /&gt;
** Revenue&lt;br /&gt;
*** From Member Collectives&lt;br /&gt;
*** From Other Supporters&lt;br /&gt;
**** Loans&lt;br /&gt;
**** Donations&lt;br /&gt;
**** Grants&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Info on possible [[property tax exemption]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Legal Concerns===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Permits]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Zoning]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Licensing and Certification&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Fire Safety|Fire safety and occupancy]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here&amp;#039;s the CA building code regulations regarding emergency exits and maximum occupancy etc.:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.ecodes.biz/ecodes_support/free_resources/2013California/13Fire/PDFs/Chapter%2010%20-%20Means%20of%20Egress.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I believe we would fall under Occupancy Classification B - Business Group, which includes offices, educational occupancy above 12th grade, laboratories (for testing, research and instruction), print shops, professional services, training and skill development not within a school or academic program.&lt;br /&gt;
http://www.ecodes.biz/ecodes_support/free_resources/2013California/13Fire/PDFs/Chapter%202%20-%20Definitions.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Accessibility =&lt;br /&gt;
La Commune Cafe and Bookstore, Rise Above Graphics, Sudo Room and Counter Culture Labs are all wheelchair-accessible on the ground floor. The ballroom is accessible via a wheelchair lift via La Commune. The doorway to the Ticket Booth Room has been widened to enable wheelchair access.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Unfortunately, we do not currently have an ADA-accessible bathroom. The bathroom connected to La Commune is currently being renovated to become a single-occupancy ADA bathroom, but we have some work to do until it&amp;#039;s complete. The bathroom in the hallway leading to Sudo Room and Counter Culture Labs is single-occupancy and can be utilized by those with some limited mobility.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We plan to have the ADA bathroom completed by May 15th. Long-term plans include an elevator lift to the basement and upstairs areas.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Internets =&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*Comcast (yuck) will sell us 100/20 mbit lines for $115 per month per line (with some installation cost for second+ lines). Probably two of those lines would be enough.&lt;br /&gt;
**They actually claim we&amp;#039;ll get the advertised speeds as well.&lt;br /&gt;
*Webpass contacted us but are super expensive. We asked them for free/discounted pricing due to excessive awesomeness. Have yet to hear back&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
= Other Facilities =&lt;br /&gt;
X [[Toilets|Restrooms]] available now Y from October&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Working_Group&amp;diff=3575</id>
		<title>Challenging Dominant Culture Working Group</title>
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		<updated>2015-04-28T22:48:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* On Racism and Anti-Racism */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*what are we tasked with? keeping omni true to its values&lt;br /&gt;
*what are we empowered to do autonomously? nothing&lt;br /&gt;
*what are we not empowered to do? we don&amp;#039;t make policy without delegate consensus. we&amp;#039;re not judges or arbiters.&lt;br /&gt;
*we view the OOC as a body without organs. we want our work to infuse every corner of it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bottom-line|Bottom-liners]]: Sarah Prichard, Niki Shelley&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Goals=&lt;br /&gt;
* Find ways to share leadership and direction &lt;br /&gt;
* Make our public meetings more accessible and welcoming to newcomers&lt;br /&gt;
* Reach out to Omni&amp;#039;s neighbors for input&lt;br /&gt;
* Develop a process of integrating cultures&lt;br /&gt;
* Develop a method to assess and integrate language styles and archetypes validity&lt;br /&gt;
* Creating [[Safe Space Policy|safe space]] within the Omni and a [[Conflict Resolution Policy]] including alternatives to police intervention  &lt;br /&gt;
* Making invitations to diverse stakeholders &lt;br /&gt;
* Challenging our current representative democracy&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Action Items=&lt;br /&gt;
* Translate 1-sheet into plain, accessible language – building on from communications group &lt;br /&gt;
* Draft conflict resolution policy&lt;br /&gt;
* Reach out to the surrounding neighborhood to elicit feedback on what they&amp;#039;d like the space to become&lt;br /&gt;
* Create ongoing ToDos list to better distribute tasks/responsibilities&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Meeting Minutes=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/04/28_Inclusion_Task_Force_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/05/12_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/05/15_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/05/19_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/05/26_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/06/09_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures_Working_Group_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/06/25_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/07/08_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/07/19_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Mtg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/08/02_Challenging_Dominant_Culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/08/09_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/08/16_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/08/30_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/09/06_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/09/13_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/09/20_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/09/27_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/10/04_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/10/25_CDC_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/11/01_CDC_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/11/22_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/12/06_Challenging_Dominant_Culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/12/13_Challenging_Dominant_Culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Related Pages=&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Safe Space Policy]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Conflict Resolution Policy]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==On Racism and Anti-Racism==&lt;br /&gt;
* When all Lives Matter: https://medium.com/@aconcisehistory/when-all-lives-matter-c45291d849cc&lt;br /&gt;
* A Beginner’s Guide to Anti-racism for White People, By a Fellow White Person: http://irenesdaughters.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/a-beginner%E2%80%99s-guide-to-anti-racism-for-white-people-by-a-fellow-white-person/&lt;br /&gt;
* How To Be An Anti-Racist Ally: http://loveisntenough.com/2009/12/30/how-to-be-an-anti-racist-ally/&lt;br /&gt;
* 8 Ways Not To Be An “Ally”: A Non-Comprehensive List: http://blackgirldangerous.org/new-blog/2013/6/17/8-ways-not-to-be-an-ally&lt;br /&gt;
* The Do’s and Don’ts of Being a Good Ally: http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/10/01/the-dos-and-donts-of-being-a-good-ally/&lt;br /&gt;
* Allies Are Still Privileged; Don’t Forget It: http://www.gradientlair.com/post/53215248836/allies-are-still-privileged-dont-forget-it&lt;br /&gt;
* stuff white people do: wonder where to start when they join the fight against racism: http://stuffwhitepeopledo.blogspot.com/2009/08/wonder-where-to-start-when-they-join.html&lt;br /&gt;
* You Have an Opinion Relating to a Discussion about Race [Flow Chart and Guide]: http://zuky.tumblr.com/post/9044839922&lt;br /&gt;
* Racism 101: A Comprehensive Guide: http://www.peopleofcolororganize.com/analysis/opinion/racism-101-comprehensive-guide-2012/&lt;br /&gt;
* Hampshire Disorientation Packet [PDF]: https://hampedia.org/w/images/0/06/Disorientation_Package_%2711.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
* White Privilege &amp;amp; Anti-Racism in the Funnies: http://www.biculturalmom.com/2012/02/10/white-privilege-anti-racism-in-the-funnies/&lt;br /&gt;
* Everyone’s a little bit racist. But some are more so than others.: http://www.amptoons.com/blog/2009/04/21/everyone%E2%80%99s-a-little-bit-racist-but-some-are-more-so-than-others/&lt;br /&gt;
* On the Fixed State Ally Model vs. Process Model Ally Work: http://www.shakesville.com/2013/04/on-fixed-state-ally-model-vs-process.html&lt;br /&gt;
* Code of Ethics for Antiracist White Allies: http://jlovecalderon.com/code-of-ethics-for-antiracist-white-allies/&lt;br /&gt;
* Enough With This “We Are All So-And-So” Nonsense, White Folks: http://www.xojane.com/issues/enough-with-this-we-are-all-so-and-so-nonsense-white-folks&lt;br /&gt;
* On Whiteness &amp;amp; Tumblr Activism: http://bossyboy.tumblr.com/post/49140477613/on-whiteness-tumblr-activism&lt;br /&gt;
* Racism 104: Ally, Step-by-Step: http://racismschool.tumblr.com/Racism%20104:%20Ally,%20Step-by-Step&lt;br /&gt;
* The New Jim Crow: http://www.kropfpolisci.com/racial.justice.alexander.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
* Revolutionary Solidarity: A Critical Reader for Accomplices https://pdf.yt/d/xV6RlDu8DHYULMpe&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==On Community Accountability==&lt;br /&gt;
* Deep Democracy (Process Work): http://www.iapop.com/deep-democracy/&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 Ways to Deal with Misguided (But Well-Intentioned) Allies (Everyday Feminism): http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/02/how-to-deal-with-allies/&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Reading_list&amp;diff=3257</id>
		<title>Reading list</title>
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		<updated>2015-03-09T21:56:56Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* List */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;A list of creative expressions fixed in tangible media that may be relevant or otherwise inspirational for the Omni Commons project and community.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==List==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===To be reviewed===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://criticalatinoamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Roberto_Esposito_Communitas_The_Origin_and_Destiny_of_Community_Cultural_Memory_in_the_Present__2009-1.pdf &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Communitas&amp;#039;&amp;#039; by Roberto Esposito]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://wtf.tw/ref/ostrom_1990.pdf &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Governing the Commons&amp;#039;&amp;#039;] ([http://www.libertarianismo.org/livros/eogtc.pdf Alt full], [http://www.kuhlen.name/MATERIALIEN/eDok/governing_the_commons1.pdf Ch 1], [http://www.econ.ucsb.edu/~tedb/Courses/UCSBpf/readings/OstromCommons.pdf Ch 3]) by Elinor Ostrom&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.econ.ucsb.edu/~tedb/Courses/UCSBpf/readings/OstromSJ.pdf &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Uncommon Insight of Elinor Ostrom&amp;#039;&amp;#039;] by Ted Bergstrom&lt;br /&gt;
*  [http://www.law.uchicago.edu/files/file/SSRN-id1962336.pdf Ostrom&amp;#039;s Law: Property Rights in the Commons&amp;#039;&amp;#039;] by Lee Anne Fennell&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;quot;A resource arrangement that works in practice can work in theory.&amp;quot; - Ostrom&amp;#039;s Law &lt;br /&gt;
* [https://korotonomedya.s3.amazonaws.com/Michael_Hardt_&amp;amp;_Antonio_Negri_-_Commonwealth.pdf &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Commonwealth&amp;#039;&amp;#039;] by Michael Hardt &amp;amp; Antonio Negri&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.sciencemag.org/content/162/3859/1243.full.pdf &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Tragedy of the Commons&amp;#039;&amp;#039;] by Garrett Hardin&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=kQt9Kg-chXAC&amp;amp;ots=seD3WAKeH4&amp;amp;dq=Two%20Lectures%20on%20the%20Checks%20to%20Population&amp;amp;pg=PP3#v=onepage&amp;amp;q&amp;amp;f=false &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Two Lectures on the Checks to Population&amp;#039;&amp;#039;] by William Forster Lloyd&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==On Racism and Anti-Racism==&lt;br /&gt;
* When all Lives Matter: https://medium.com/@aconcisehistory/when-all-lives-matter-c45291d849cc&lt;br /&gt;
* A Beginner’s Guide to Anti-racism for White People, By a Fellow White Person: http://irenesdaughters.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/a-beginner%E2%80%99s-guide-to-anti-racism-for-white-people-by-a-fellow-white-person/&lt;br /&gt;
* How To Be An Anti-Racist Ally: http://loveisntenough.com/2009/12/30/how-to-be-an-anti-racist-ally/&lt;br /&gt;
* 8 Ways Not To Be An “Ally”: A Non-Comprehensive List: http://blackgirldangerous.org/new-blog/2013/6/17/8-ways-not-to-be-an-ally&lt;br /&gt;
* The Do’s and Don’ts of Being a Good Ally: http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/10/01/the-dos-and-donts-of-being-a-good-ally/&lt;br /&gt;
* Allies Are Still Privileged; Don’t Forget It: http://www.gradientlair.com/post/53215248836/allies-are-still-privileged-dont-forget-it&lt;br /&gt;
* stuff white people do: wonder where to start when they join the fight against racism: http://stuffwhitepeopledo.blogspot.com/2009/08/wonder-where-to-start-when-they-join.html&lt;br /&gt;
* You Have an Opinion Relating to a Discussion about Race [Flow Chart and Guide]: http://zuky.tumblr.com/post/9044839922&lt;br /&gt;
* Racism 101: A Comprehensive Guide: http://www.peopleofcolororganize.com/analysis/opinion/racism-101-comprehensive-guide-2012/&lt;br /&gt;
* Hampshire Disorientation Packet [PDF]: https://hampedia.org/w/images/0/06/Disorientation_Package_%2711.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
* White Privilege &amp;amp; Anti-Racism in the Funnies: http://www.biculturalmom.com/2012/02/10/white-privilege-anti-racism-in-the-funnies/&lt;br /&gt;
* Everyone’s a little bit racist. But some are more so than others.: http://www.amptoons.com/blog/2009/04/21/everyone%E2%80%99s-a-little-bit-racist-but-some-are-more-so-than-others/&lt;br /&gt;
* On the Fixed State Ally Model vs. Process Model Ally Work: http://www.shakesville.com/2013/04/on-fixed-state-ally-model-vs-process.html&lt;br /&gt;
* Code of Ethics for Antiracist White Allies: http://jlovecalderon.com/code-of-ethics-for-antiracist-white-allies/&lt;br /&gt;
* Enough With This “We Are All So-And-So” Nonsense, White Folks: http://www.xojane.com/issues/enough-with-this-we-are-all-so-and-so-nonsense-white-folks&lt;br /&gt;
* On Whiteness &amp;amp; Tumblr Activism: http://bossyboy.tumblr.com/post/49140477613/on-whiteness-tumblr-activism&lt;br /&gt;
* Racism 104: Ally, Step-by-Step: http://racismschool.tumblr.com/Racism%20104:%20Ally,%20Step-by-Step&lt;br /&gt;
* The New Jim Crow: http://www.kropfpolisci.com/racial.justice.alexander.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==On Community Accountability==&lt;br /&gt;
* Deep Democracy (Process Work): http://www.iapop.com/deep-democracy/&lt;br /&gt;
* 5 Ways to Deal with Misguided (But Well-Intentioned) Allies (Everyday Feminism): http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/02/how-to-deal-with-allies/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See Also==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Dismantling patriarchy]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Inoperative_Community&amp;diff=3256</id>
		<title>The Inoperative Community</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Inoperative_Community&amp;diff=3256"/>
		<updated>2015-03-09T21:54:22Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Ideas for Episodes of &amp;quot;The Inoperative Community&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
* The Inoperative Community is an Office-style sitcom based on radical communities in the Bay Area.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===When Consensus Breaks Down===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Gemeinschaft===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Marxists vs. The Nihilists===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Hippies at the Cafe &amp;quot;The Regulars&amp;quot;===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Types of Hippies&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Anarchist Bookfair===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===50 Shades of Patriarchy===&lt;br /&gt;
Community members grapple with intersecting forms of oppression.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===You&amp;#039;re *SO* Divisive===&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Working_Group&amp;diff=3134</id>
		<title>Challenging Dominant Culture Working Group</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Working_Group&amp;diff=3134"/>
		<updated>2015-02-22T20:51:41Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;=Mission=&lt;br /&gt;
*what are we tasked with? keeping omni true to its values&lt;br /&gt;
*what are we empowered to do autonomously? nothing&lt;br /&gt;
*what are we not empowered to do? we don&amp;#039;t make policy without delegate consensus. we&amp;#039;re not judges or arbiters.&lt;br /&gt;
*we view the OOC as a body without organs. we want our work to infuse every corner of it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bottom-line|Bottom-liners]]: Sarah Prichard, Niki Shelley&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Goals=&lt;br /&gt;
* Find ways to share leadership and direction &lt;br /&gt;
* Make our public meetings more accessible and welcoming to newcomers&lt;br /&gt;
* Reach out to Omni&amp;#039;s neighbors for input&lt;br /&gt;
* Develop a process of integrating cultures&lt;br /&gt;
* Develop a method to assess and integrate language styles and archetypes validity&lt;br /&gt;
* Creating [[Safe Space Policy|safe space]] within the Omni and a [[Conflict Resolution Policy]] including alternatives to police intervention  &lt;br /&gt;
* Making invitations to diverse stakeholders &lt;br /&gt;
* Challenging our current representative democracy&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Action Items=&lt;br /&gt;
* Translate 1-sheet into plain, accessible language – building on from communications group &lt;br /&gt;
* Draft conflict resolution policy&lt;br /&gt;
* Reach out to the surrounding neighborhood to elicit feedback on what they&amp;#039;d like the space to become&lt;br /&gt;
* Create ongoing ToDos list to better distribute tasks/responsibilities&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Meeting Minutes=&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/04/28_Inclusion_Task_Force_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/05/12_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/05/15_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/05/19_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/05/26_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/06/09_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures_Working_Group_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/06/25_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/07/08_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/07/19_Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Mtg]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/08/02_Challenging_Dominant_Culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/08/09_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/08/16_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/08/30_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/09/06_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/09/13_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/09/20_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/09/27_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/10/04_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/10/25_CDC_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/11/01_CDC_Meeting]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/11/22_Challenging_Dominant_Cultures]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/12/06_Challenging_Dominant_Culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Event:2014/12/13_Challenging_Dominant_Culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Related Pages=&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Safe Space Policy]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Conflict Resolution Policy]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=Resources=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==On Racism and Anti-Racism==&lt;br /&gt;
* When all Lives Matter: https://medium.com/@aconcisehistory/when-all-lives-matter-c45291d849cc&lt;br /&gt;
* A Beginner’s Guide to Anti-racism for White People, By a Fellow White Person: http://irenesdaughters.wordpress.com/2009/09/20/a-beginner%E2%80%99s-guide-to-anti-racism-for-white-people-by-a-fellow-white-person/&lt;br /&gt;
* How To Be An Anti-Racist Ally: http://loveisntenough.com/2009/12/30/how-to-be-an-anti-racist-ally/&lt;br /&gt;
* 8 Ways Not To Be An “Ally”: A Non-Comprehensive List: http://blackgirldangerous.org/new-blog/2013/6/17/8-ways-not-to-be-an-ally&lt;br /&gt;
* The Do’s and Don’ts of Being a Good Ally: http://theangryblackwoman.com/2009/10/01/the-dos-and-donts-of-being-a-good-ally/&lt;br /&gt;
* Allies Are Still Privileged; Don’t Forget It: http://www.gradientlair.com/post/53215248836/allies-are-still-privileged-dont-forget-it&lt;br /&gt;
* stuff white people do: wonder where to start when they join the fight against racism: http://stuffwhitepeopledo.blogspot.com/2009/08/wonder-where-to-start-when-they-join.html&lt;br /&gt;
* You Have an Opinion Relating to a Discussion about Race [Flow Chart and Guide]: http://zuky.tumblr.com/post/9044839922&lt;br /&gt;
* Racism 101: A Comprehensive Guide: http://www.peopleofcolororganize.com/analysis/opinion/racism-101-comprehensive-guide-2012/&lt;br /&gt;
* Hampshire Disorientation Packet [PDF]: https://hampedia.org/w/images/0/06/Disorientation_Package_%2711.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
* White Privilege &amp;amp; Anti-Racism in the Funnies: http://www.biculturalmom.com/2012/02/10/white-privilege-anti-racism-in-the-funnies/&lt;br /&gt;
* Everyone’s a little bit racist. But some are more so than others.: http://www.amptoons.com/blog/2009/04/21/everyone%E2%80%99s-a-little-bit-racist-but-some-are-more-so-than-others/&lt;br /&gt;
* On the Fixed State Ally Model vs. Process Model Ally Work: http://www.shakesville.com/2013/04/on-fixed-state-ally-model-vs-process.html&lt;br /&gt;
* Code of Ethics for Antiracist White Allies: http://jlovecalderon.com/code-of-ethics-for-antiracist-white-allies/&lt;br /&gt;
* Enough With This “We Are All So-And-So” Nonsense, White Folks: http://www.xojane.com/issues/enough-with-this-we-are-all-so-and-so-nonsense-white-folks&lt;br /&gt;
* On Whiteness &amp;amp; Tumblr Activism: http://bossyboy.tumblr.com/post/49140477613/on-whiteness-tumblr-activism&lt;br /&gt;
* Racism 104: Ally, Step-by-Step: http://racismschool.tumblr.com/Racism%20104:%20Ally,%20Step-by-Step&lt;br /&gt;
* The New Jim Crow: http://www.kropfpolisci.com/racial.justice.alexander.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==On Community Accountability==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Inoperative_Community&amp;diff=3066</id>
		<title>The Inoperative Community</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Inoperative_Community&amp;diff=3066"/>
		<updated>2015-02-22T03:28:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: /* Hippies at the Cafe &amp;quot;The Regulars&amp;quot; */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Ideas for Episodes of &amp;quot;The Inoperative Community&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
* The Inoperative Community is an Office-style sitcom based on radical communities in the Bay Area.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===When Consensus Breaks Down===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Gemeinschaft===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Marxists vs. The Nihilists===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Hippies at the Cafe &amp;quot;The Regulars&amp;quot;===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* Types of Hippies&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Anarchist Bookfair===&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Inoperative_Community&amp;diff=3065</id>
		<title>The Inoperative Community</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Inoperative_Community&amp;diff=3065"/>
		<updated>2015-02-22T03:28:12Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Ideas for Episodes of &amp;quot;The Inoperative Community&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
* The Inoperative Community is an Office-style sitcom based on radical communities in the Bay Area.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===When Consensus Breaks Down===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Gemeinschaft===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Marxists vs. The Nihilists===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Hippies at the Cafe &amp;quot;The Regulars&amp;quot;===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Anarchist Bookfair===&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Inoperative_Community&amp;diff=3064</id>
		<title>The Inoperative Community</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Inoperative_Community&amp;diff=3064"/>
		<updated>2015-02-22T03:27:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Ideas for Episodes of &amp;quot;The Inoperative Community&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
* The Inoperative Community is an Office-style sitcom based on radical communities in the Bay Area.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===When Consensus Breaks Down===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Gemeinschaft===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Marxists vs. The Nihilists===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Hippies at the Cafe &amp;quot;The Regulars&amp;quot;===&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Inoperative_Community&amp;diff=3063</id>
		<title>The Inoperative Community</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://omnicommons.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=The_Inoperative_Community&amp;diff=3063"/>
		<updated>2015-02-22T03:26:33Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Niki: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Ideas for Episodes of &amp;quot;The Inoperative Community&amp;quot;==&lt;br /&gt;
* The Inoperative Community is an Office-style sitcom based on radical communities in the Bay Area.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===When Consensus Breaks Down===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===The Gemeinschaft===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Hippies at the Cafe &amp;quot;The Regulars&amp;quot;===&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Niki</name></author>
	</entry>
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