Event:2016/01/23 Building Bloc

Building Bloc meeting #8 Saturday January 23, 2016

intros

Meeting notes & poems here: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Building_Bloc

• if you don't want your comments in the meeting notes, just say so at any time!

who's here

name, pronoun, a hope you have for omni, what you think BB's role is

• yar, she/her, i hope it'll be full of people all the time; volunteer fair!
• mary, she/her, still be here & similar to this (but better) in 20 years, bringing new fresh ideas & faces
• matt g, he/him, hope it never dies, getting people involved to volunteer
• shirin, she/her, still figuring it out, but a good starting point to omni for me. hope it is for others too!
• matt s, he/him, fly on the wall
• abe, he/him, that is stays, exists, doesn't close down; to introduce new people to the space. people who don't know where to fit, a good way to start
• dragon, he, do more artwork / expression, dunno

new members

https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Building_Bloc#New_Members

matt g

• are you a member of other collectives?
  • finance wg, sort of the public school. they're having a crisis now, but still a member
• talk about groups having a crisis and losing energy after occupy
• What name should we call you?
  • matt
• Why are you at omni?
  • i think omni is great. i help out with finance.
• What do you do here?
  • i'm the treasurer
• What struggles do you face at omni or in general?
  • lack of resources
• What do omni's values mean to you?
  • idk, i mean, i think they're important and the space is important in oakland.
• What do you need from us?
  • just your love and friendship!
• What do you have to offer?
  • i'm not really sure what i can do for the group, but i do what i can
• What are you grateful for?
  • being here and being well
• will you follow & share with omni on social media?
  • i already do!
• Do you consent to being in photographs?
  • yes
• do you want us to add you to any mailing lists?
  • i think i'm already on them
• what's the best way to contact you?
  • email
• do you want a key card?
  • already have a key
• what's your schedule like? when are you usually available for volunteer hours?
  • i work m-f until 6pm and surf on weekends. evenings best
• how far away do you live?
  • down the street
• does anyone else have questions?
• matt: not sure what you guys do
  • mary: we're getting started, figuring out what we're gonna do

kloyne court

• shirin did a screening, lots of people are interested in helping with omni. not much money, but lots of time!

volunteer fair

• saturday march 12 has nothing going on in ballroom
• step 1: send a feeler email to omni-discuss to confirm it's a good date. let's do this today
  • save the date
  • looking for at least 1 member from each collective & working group
• birdhouse
• offer free computer classes from sudoroom
• FNB fundraiser happening february 14
• not too many hours.
• someone walks up and asks about buildingbloc, asks about the event, says she is teaching genetic classes thursday 28th from 7-9 pm, every other thursday lecture, every other sunday basic lab skills, counterculture labs
• shirin: who needs most volunteers?
• commons working group
  • fundraising working group
  • conflict mediation
  • public school needs people to teach classes
• contact each working group & collective

future meeting times

• weekends are better
• weekly or every other week? yar prefers every other week
• maybe online poll is more democratic
• next meeting is 2 weeks from now - sat feb 6 4pm?
• we'll consult others before setting a regular time

party

• just for us, for now. in january?
• when? after our next meeting! potluck.

being a member collective

• first ask delegates for permission to make key cards for our members
• then ask to be a member collective
• do we want to do that? everybody nods.
• yar can go to delegates meetings for the next couple months. matt g and mary can do some too.
• are we a working group?
  • maybe we're functioning as one
  • we sort of inherited our reason for existing from welcoming committee & CDC
• we'll draft our member collective application here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/bbapp