Building Bloc

Building Bloc is a new collective for people who love Omni and want to help it thrive!

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Here is a complete history of Building Bloc, as told in meeting notes, consensus decisions, and collaborative poems:

date	new members	decisions	poem
2015-10-26	Daron Libbie Yar	all decisions, including adding new members, default to consensus of existing members
2015-11-02	Joe Laura	people can vote without going to a meeting, but if they don't come and don't say anything, they abstain	Second times are evidence that entropy isn't existential always!
2015-11-07	Julio Mary	we value emotional, cultural and social labor as much as we value money, electrical skills, putting up drywall or cooking food	Third person decisions happen including everyone!
2015-11-11	Maggie	We want Omni to be a place for alternatives to capitalism, equitable distribution of power & resources, solidarity with people in struggle, fighting gentrification and freedom from harassment and violence.	Fourth-most-ness try at every meeting or gathering don't even say what you desire.
2015-11-15	Shirin Zee	Our short-term goal is to collect all working group members who aren't part of existing collectives, or anyone interested in helping with our goals, and then to become an Omni member collective. Our medium-term goal is to create a quick, easy path for new people to have a sense of ownership over the space, and give them a good experience which orients them to Omni's values and social contract. Our long-term goal is to transform Omni into a place for alternatives to capitalism, equitable distribution of power & resources, solidarity with people in struggle, fighting gentrification and freedom from harassment and violence.	Bridging understanding is showing us the way.
2015-11-24		still in the bright and glorious future
2015-12-04		still in the brighter and more glorious future
Late December		Become an Omni member collective?
January 2016		Membership drive?
November 2016		Yar: i hope there are more people facilitating the meetings Shirin: I hope this is still a cool place! Zee: I hope when we get to this point in the trip around the sun, there will still be lots of energy and fun Julio: I hope I won't have a headache Mary: "beautiful!"

New Members

To become a member of Building Bloc, you show up to a meeting and we ask you these questions:

• What name should we call you?
• Why are you at omni?
• What do you do here?
• What struggles do you face?
• What do omni's values mean to you?
• What do you need from us?
• What do you have to offer?
• What are you grateful for?
• Do you consent to being in photographs?
• will you follow & share with omni on social media?
• do you want us to add you to any mailing lists?
• what's the best way to contact you?
• what's your schedule like? when are you usually available for volunteer hours?
• how far away do you live?
• does anyone else have questions?

Then all the members at that meeting need to consent to you being a member.