Event:2016/07/28 Commons

Omni Commons Commons Working Group Meeting - Thursday 28 July 2016

Attendees

John T., Lynn, Steve, Julio, Toxqui, remote-jenny, Carl, Almaz

Agenda

• Disco Room Status (5 min)
• August Requests (35 min)
• Post-August Requests (20 min)
• Recurring Requests (10 min)
• Cancelled Requests (5 min)
• Retrospective on past Events (5 min)

Disco Room Status

• Laura says the Disco Room abatement is completed
  • hooray!!1

August Requests (20 minutes)

Check for new Event Requests

Evenings in August, September, and October - Ballroom - Puppet Troupe

• Alignment: Yes. Associated with Birdhouse and BACE.
• Offering: $350 + 35hrs of labor
• Attendance: 5
• Admission: N/A Private
• Point Person: ?
• A/V: No
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/8: Submitted on time for August: "The August meetings would be for building the puppet stage and making the puppets, and open to public. The September meetings would be once a week for my troupe and would be private to the troupe. If you have other ideas about how to organize this, I am open."
  • 7/14: Lynn will follow-up with him. Ballroom will not work out. Will show him.
  • 7/28: Carl came over and looked at the space (Arthur gave him a tour). Lynn called him Monday and left a nice message. Carl is here. Arthur suggest using the puppet show in the Halloween show (~Oct 30). Also interested in doing another show in December. Lynn will follow-up with Carl about a contract and invoicing.

Sat 8/6 10am-6pm - Basement Hall - Socialist Alternative Day School

• Alignment: Yes? They've had other meetings at the Omni
• Attendance: 40
• Admission: N/A private
• Offering: $100
• Point Person: Julio
• A/V: No
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/14: Julio will follow-up. Not a registered political party running any candidates (electoral politics). Lynn willing to help.
  • 7/28: Julio reached out late.

Mon, Tue, Thu 8/8, 8/9, 8/11 (6pm-8pm) - Disco Room - The Practice Writing Workshop

• Alignment: Sorta. Collaborative. Free.
• Offering: $12/hr = $72 total
• Attendance: 12 max
• Admission: $0
• Point Person: Julio
• A/V: No
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 5/2: Julio had a conversation with Jamie, and she's happy with the Disco Room.
  • 5/26: People okay with idea.
  • 6/9: Julio working on contract and invoice.
  • 7/14: Julio will do contract and invoice this Friday 7/15.
  • 7/28: Contract signed and invoice paid.

Fri 8/12 and 8/19 (7-9pm) Disco Room - Bahiya Movement Dance Rehearsal 8/12 Bahiya Movement Dance Rehearsal 8/19

• Alignment: ?
• Offering: $15/hr x 4 hours = $60
• Attendance: 15
• Admission: N/A private
• Point Person: Lynn
• A/V: amplified sound
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/21: Received late.
  • 7/28: Lynn will contact and finalize details.

Sat 8/13 (10am-3pm) Disco Room - Privilege and Power Workshop

• Alignment: Yes.
• Attendance: 20
• Admission: $15
• Offering: maybe $100
• Point Person: Jenny
• A/V: Looks like not much is needed.
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/28: Jenny down to PP, will follow up tonight or tomorrow.

Sat 8/13 (6pm-1am) Ballroom Eritrean National Soccer Tournament Champion Celebration Alignment: yes, YES! Attendance: 100+ Admission: no Offering: $200 Point Person: Almaz A/V:not needed Alcohol: Yes Status:

• • 7/28: Almaz will get alcohol permit and insurance. Jenny/Laura showed Almaz how to do it. Needs help if anyone is willing. Julio will invoice for $200 after contract is signed.

Tue 8/16 (7:30pm-10pm) Balroom - lFilm Fest Fundraiser For Oaxaca’s Teachers’ Strike

• Liberated Lens event

Mon 8/22 10:00 am - 2:00 pm - Entrance Hall - Filming Web Series Scene for The North Pole

• Alignment: Yes. Movement Generation. Ask Liberated Lens to support?
• Attendance: 30
• Admission: $0 private
• Offering: $160
• Point Person: Lynn
• A/V: No. Needs quiet
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/14: Lynn is taking this. Talked to Darin and he said they haven't decided on their location yet. Lynn sent him the contract and they will get back to us. They may want to modify the time to an hour earlier or so.
  • 7/28: They are looking at other locations again. Planning to come visit Entrance Hall. Nothing definite yet.

Wed 8/24 (2-4pm) Disco Room - Personal Rehearsal

• Alignment: ?
• Attendance: 1
• admission: N/A
• Offering: ?
• Point Person: Almaz
• Status:
  • 7/28: Almaz will reach out.

Wed 8/24 6:30pm-8:30pm - Entrance Hall - Brand New Congress Organizing Meeting

• Alignment: Yes? But electoral politics in nature
• Attendance: 125
• Admission: $0 public
• Offering: up to $50
• Point Person: ?
• A/V: Yes
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/8: Submitted early. Lynn interested in PP, but electoral politics potentially problematic.
  • 7/14: Laura will write the email saying we can't do this because of electoral politics. DONE
  • 7/28: Deleted.

Sat Aug 27 (6:15am-9:30pm) - Entrance Hall- United for Community Radio fund raiser for KPFA election to support independent news coverage

• Alignment: Yes
• Attendance: 150
• Admission: $10 and NOTAFLOF
• Offering: $40 + 20% of what we receive
• Point Person: ?
• A/V: ?
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/14: Received early. Steve M will take over this and the otehr KPFA event.
  • 7/28: Steve working this one. Offering $40+ 20% of door

Sat 8/27 (6:15am-9:30pm) -Ballroom- [https://omnicommons.org/occupy/wordpress/wp-admin/post.php?post=3025&action=edit Dance Battle for TURFInc]

• Alignment:
• Attendance: 150-200
• Admission: TBD
• Offering: $300 + split ticket costs / donations
• Point Person: ?
• A/V: Yes
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/28: Laura communicating

Post-August Requests (10 minuntes)

Sat 9/2 6pm-midnight - Ballroom - oaxakland solidarity punx show

• Alignment: Yes.
• Attendance: up to 200
• Admission: $8-100 NOTALOF
• Offering: $50-100
• Point Person: Jenny/Robb.
• A/V: Yes
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/14: Received on time. Fundraiser for the family of a victim of state violence in Oaxaca Mexico. Probably need to ask for a door split too. Jenny will follow up. Robb interested in helping.
  • 7/28: Toxqui says we should push it to Sep 2. Jenny will follow-up. Julio available to have phone comms.

Sat Sep 2 (5pm-3am) Ballroom WCH & Z-Mob Presents : To Be Announced Sat Sep 9 (5pm-3am) Ballroom WCH & Z-Mob Presents : To Be Announced

• Alignment: Not really
• Attendance: Max 240
• Admission: $20-35 ($4800-$8400)
• Offering: $800-10000
• Point Person: Almaz.
• A/V: Yes
• Alcohol: Yes
• Status:
  • 7/28: Almaz will reach out. Potential conflicts those days, but sounds like a good event. Ask for more probably. Need security. Need insurance. Need alcohol license. Notify police?

Sat Sep 2 9:30am-5:30pm - Ballroom - Anti Racism for Collective Liberation training

• Alignment: Yes. Catalyst Project.
• Attendance: up to 240
• Admission: ill be sliding scale, probably 10-50$, with proceeds either split with BLM or all go to BLM
• Offering: Depends on if all proceeds go to BLM - can we talk about it?
• Point Person: Julio
• AV: Yes
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/14: Submitted late. Excitement about this. Julio willing to PP. Conflicts with Hackathon if it is happening. Lynn willing to help.
  • 7/18: Moves from July 30 to Aug 13/14. Lynn can't help on these dates.
  • 7/28: They can't do August due to facilitators not available. Julio still in conversation about making this work later. Currently, put request on Sept 2.

Sep 3-4 (8am-6pm) Disco Room - Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee meeting

• Alignment: Yes
• Attendance: 30-40
• Admission: N/A
• Offering: $100
• Point Person: Laura
• A/V:
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/14: Laura is PP. Will sign contract soon
  • 7/28:

Sep 10 (7am-11:30pm) Ballroom - Run for Salmon - Fundraiser

• Alignment: Yes
• Attendance: ~100
• Admission: not yet decided
• Offering: negotiable
• Point Person:
• A/V:
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/14: Laura will get more info from Matt. Julio and Lynn will be here that weekend
  • 7/25: Laura spoke with Luta, the main organizer and will send invoice and contract this week.

Sun 10/9 (5pm-9pm) Entrance Hall - Green Sunday Educational Forum and Green Party County Council Meeting

• Alignment: Yes
• Attendance: 35
• Admission:
• Offering: $50
• Point Person: Lynn
• A/V:
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/14: Laura spoke with John Torok about our concenrs with having electoral events. Laura will follow-up with John.
  • 7/28: John is here. Collective wants to become a member collective. Green Sunday is political education. Council meeting is electoral. Move from Sep 11 to Oct 9.

Sep 15 - Nov 17 7pm-10pm Disco Room - Green Windows Weekly Creative Writing Workshop

• Alignment: Yes
• Attendance:
• Admission: $400 for ten weeks, with lots of individual discounts
• Offering: $90/week, $900 total
• Point Person: Jenny
• A/V: None
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/14: Jenny will set up contract/invoice/schedule. Can you also do
  • 7/28:

Also: Oct 23-24 (all day) Disco Room - Write Around the World (duplicate copies)

• Alignment: Yes
• Attendance: 10-15
• Admission: TBD
• Offering: TBD
• Point Person: ?
• A/V: None, needs quiet
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
• Status
  • 6/20: Submitted early. Same group as previous event.
  • 7/14: ?
  • 7/28:

Oct 8 9:45am-5:30pm Ballroom Progressive Lawyering Day

• Alignment: Yes
• Attendance: 150
• Admission: TBD
• Offering: TBD
• Point Person: ?
• A/V: None, needs quiet
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
• Status
  • ALmaz will PP.
  • 6/23: They don't seem interested, waiting on reply to Almaz' email
  • 7/14: this is going forward Almaz is going to call them.
  • 7/28: Moved from Sept 17 to Oct 8. Almaz and Laura need to talk to coordinate with the IWW meeting.

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This is as far as we got on July 28 ---------------

Sat Sept 23-24 (10am-11:30pm) - Ballroom, Entrance Hall, CCL - BioHack the Planet Conference

• Has promotion
• Sponsors?
• Past 10pm? Probably not
• Look into insurance stuff - does CCL's cover it?
• Deposit $500 + 50% by 3 weeks before
• Alignment: Yes? CCL Sponsored event
• Attendance: 100
• Admission: $75
• Offering: $1500
• Point Person: Maureen
• A/V: Music yes. Would like to livestream, lights on speakers, microphones & sound, at least two projectors & screens, at least one wireless mic
• Alcohol: Yes. Permit required?
• Food? Prepared offsite
• Status:
  • 4/28: Moved from Aug 13 to Sept 23-24.
  • 6/9: Discussing it tonight in the CCL meeting. Jenny will check in with them about this and following event after meeting.
  • 6/23: Jenny will check in, wasn't able to prior.
  • 6/29: Jenny updated notes. Julio updated details here.

Sun Sept 25 (10am-11:30pm) - Ballroom, Entrance Hall, CCL - BioHaxus 2016

• Public/Private?
• Time: 10am start time
• Minors w/ legal guardians
• Would like to do catered lunch
• Alignment: Yes. CCL Event.
• Attendance: 150
• Admission: Free for Biohaxus, private
• Offering: ?
• Point Person: Maureen
• A/V: Would like to livestream, lights on speakers, microphones & sound, at least two projectors & screens, at least one wireless mic
• Alcohol: Serving?
• Status:
  • 4/28:
  • 6/9: Discussing it tonight at CCL meeting
  • 6/23: Jenny will check in
  • 6/29: Jenny updated notes. Julio updated details here.

• Oct 8-9 (8am-6pm) - Ballroom - 2016 IWW Delegate Convention
  • Alignment: Yes.
  • Attendance: 100
  • Admission: $25
  • Offering: $800
  • Point Person: Laura
  • A/V: ?
  • Alcohol: No
  • Status:
    • 4/15: Laura contacted Kevin. Kevin responded 4/24
    • 4//28:Laura will follow up to sign contract
    • 7/14 Contract signed and deposit rec'd for October

Oct 27 (all day) CCL Radical Mycology presentation Radical Mycology presentation (more detailed)

• Alignment: Yes? CCL?
• Attendance: ?
• Admission: ?
• Offering: ?
• Point Person:
• A/V: ?
• Alcohol: ?
• Status:
  • 6/23: Jenny will ping CCL for more info

Sun Oct 23 24 (2pm-10pm) - Ballroom - Safe Space All Ages Show

• Alignment: yes?
• Attendance: 120
• Admission: $5
• Offering: ?
• Point Person: Theo, Robb, Anka, Dragon, Laura for logistics (not Vanessa)
• A/V: ?
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 4/28: Laura will work with them to draft a contract.
  • 5/26: Theo needs help with coordinating sound. Robb and Anka available. Almaz and Dragon want to be involved. Coordinating offline.
  • 6/9: Dragon - Theo sent him an email, but he didn't see it. Theo didn't show up to the sound training - agreed to come to liberated lens show to tear down but then emailed couldn't make it. Laura - contract signed.
  • 6/23: Theo emailed Laura and wants to postpone. Laura removed it from the calendar. Wants to move it to Oct 23rd, Laura will make sure it's on the calendar. Theo arrives in perfect time!
  • 7/14:

Recurring Events (5 minutes)

Check for new Event Requests Sun May 22 (10pm?) - Ticket Booth Room? - Uniquely Yours - Creative Writing Workshop

• Alignment: Yes. Formerly at RPS
• Offering: 40%
• Attendance: 10-20
• Admission: $1-25
• Point Person: Jenny
• A/V: ?
• Alcohol: no
• Status:
  • 4/28: Jenny reached out.
  • 5/4: Happening every 4th Sunday in the Disco Room, $20/hr for 3 hours or 40%, whichever is higher. To be reviewed in July! Contract sent, no invoice yet.
  • 5/26: Contract signed. They will pay $60 on Monday. On the calendar. Robb let them in. They were appalled about the bathroom and the kitchen.
  • 6/9: Jenny on it. Interested in another workshop in the fall. Person is coming in to get card program and pay on MOnday. Wants space cleaned beforehand.
  • 6/23: Paid for 1st workshop. Alrady recurring on the calendar as 4th Sunday event

Weeknights in May, June, July - Disco Room - DeeBeat Workout

• Fitness class
• Alignment: Probably
• Offering: $20 per class
• Admission: `$10 suggested donation/sliding scale
• Attendance: 10-15
• A/V: Robb in dialogue
• Point Person: Robb/Julio
• Status:
  • 4/4: Julio and Robb met Kari to talk about details and check out spaces. Disco Room and MPM Space are preferred. Kari is looking into insurance options.
  • 4/14: Robb wrote a contract with Kari. She has sgreeed to give us 30 days notice for any class she wont be having or she will be invoiced
  • 4/28: She's checking on insurance and will get it; Julio will invoice Kari for $60 for 3 weekly classes in May.
  • 5/26: May invoice paid. Julio asked Robb/Kari if classes will continue in June.
  • 6/9: Robb will follow up about continuing contract. No complaints from CCL about noise.
  • 6/23: RObb will email her now.

Wed Jul 6 (6:30pm-8:30pm) Entrance Hall Bay Area Community Exchange [BACE Timebank]

• Alignment: Yes!
• Attendance: 2-6
• Admission: $0
• Offering:
• Point Person:
• A/V: No
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 6/22: Submitted late. They've been meeting at the Omni for over a year already, but the recurrent event ended. Julio willing to have conversation if no one else wants to PP. Make recurring for at least another year, ask if they can contribute a small amount monthly OR pick an area to maintain?.
  • 6/23: Jenny will do if Julio can't
  • 7/14: Julio contacted with no response.

Mondays (1st and 3rd) 6-8pm - Upstairs Den - Biweekly AEMP Meeting

• • Alignment: Yes, Anti-Eviction Mapping Project
  • Offering: $5 per meeting
  • Admission: free
  • Attendance: 12
  • A/V: no
  • Point Person: Julio
  • Status:
    • 4/13: Julio will draft a contract and invoice. Will need folks to open door first few times.
    • 4/28: Julio will facilitate getting them a key card once they sign a contract and pay the invoice.
    • 5/26: Julio to meet with Erin
    • 6/9: Julio to draft contract and do billing
    • 6/23: Update?

Done/Retrospective (5 minutes)

Check for new Event Requests

Fri Jul 15 (multiple days through July 21) Ballroom Facilitation Skill Building (AORTA)

• Alignment: Yes! AORTA
• Attendance: 35
• Admission: $300 sliding scale
• Offering: $500 +/-
• Point Person: Niki/Jenny/Julio
• A/V: No
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 6/12: Event submitted late (slightly).
  • 6/23: Julio will participate in the training, NIki, Julio, Jenny working on this. HAve concerns about scents, cleanliness, and accessibility. Niki working out final fee and there are comps for OMni volunteers
  • 7/14: Wednesday training successful (Jenny/Niki). Julio will PP the weekend events (Fri-Sun) and Tue. Niki will PP Wed event.
  • 7/18: Julio attended weekend workshop which was very successful. Plan to attend Tuesday night workshop, and start of Wednesday night workshop. Need someone to close on Wednesday night.

Mon 7/18 (6-9pm) Disco Room - Internal Circle for North Oakland Restorative Justice Council

• • 7/14: Will Disco Room be ready by Monday. Moved to Ballroom.

Thu Jul 21 (all day) - Disco Room - How Solidarity Can Win

• Alignment: Yes
• Attendance: 50
• Admission: $0
• Offering: $75
• Point Person:
• A/V: yes
• Alcohol: No
• Status:
  • 7/12: Received very late
  • 7/14: Looking for PP. Fwd to GWS.
  • 7/28: Did this happen?

• Wed Jul 13 (7pm-11pm) Ballroom - Sihasin
  • Excellent event, they may well return!
  • Sparsely attended (~75) for such an awesome event. We need to work on promotion from Omni & a guide for event renters!
  • Brought in $264, $132 to Omni
• Sat Jul 9 (All Day) Ballroom - Recession Generation
• Fri Jun 24 (was Jun 10) - Basement, Entrance Hall (6pm- 12am) - Artist Open Door
• Thu Jun 9 & Sun Jun 12 (8-10pm) - Ballroom - Bonfire Makers WE GO BOOM
• Sat Jun 11 (12pm-11:30pm) - Ballroom - Theater, Art, Music Community Building (Matt B event)
• Fri May 27 - Mon May 30 - Ballroom - Mandinga Batizado and Women's Event
• Tue May 27 (6-10p) - Disco Room - Community Connect: Networking for a sustainable life
• Sat May 28 (6p-11p) - Entrance Hall and Disco Room - Copa Comunidad Workshop and Party
• Mon May 30 (6p-8p) - Basement Library - Land Action General Meeting

Cancelled Requests

• Fri 7/15 (7:30 pm-9:30 pm) Ballroom - Catacky: CatAckTrophy
  • Received late. Laura sent message saying we don't have the resources at this time.

• Sat 7/23 (11am-1:30pm) Ballroom - Abolition of Policing Workshop
  • 7/18: Received very late. Julio will support it anyway.
  • 7/22: They found a free space. Hope to support SURJ in a follow-up workshop for white folks.

• Thu 7/28 (7-9pm) Ballroom - Get In Where You Fit In: White People Discerning Our Places in the Movement for Black Lives
  • 7/23: Lynn contacted them. They said they found a free space.

• Sat 7/30 (All day) Disco Room - Celebrated International Day of Friendship!]
  • 7/27: They told Almaz they no longer need space.

• Sat 7/30 (8am-10pm +2 hours setup Friday) - Ballroom, Entrance Hall, Disco Room, Basement Hall - Hackathon
  • 7/28: Jenny tried to contact. Julio called multiple times. No answer via phone or email. Deleted.

Sat 8/27 (8am-6pm) - Ballroom - KPFA Graduation Ceremony

• Alignment: Yes
• Attendance: 25-75
• Admission: $0 (private)
• Offering: $200-400
• Point Person: ?
• A/V: ?
• Alcohol: Serve
• Status:
  • 6/21: Received early. Should respond quickly!
  • 6/23: Julio willing to PP if no others are interested. Will need to get a 221. Almaz and Dragon willing to help. Almaz willing to reach out.
  • 7/14: Could be in Entrance Hall. Steve M will take over this and the other KPFA event.
  • 7/28: Steve talked with them. They found another venue. DELETED.

Calendaring setup for studio

• Look into calendaring setup for the studio [Jenny]

Previously

• https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2016/07/14_Commons
• https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2016/06/23_Commons
• https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2016/06/09_Commons