Event:2017/05/11 Commons
Omni Commons Commons Working Group Meeting - Thursday 11 May 2017 (6pm-7:30pm)
Agenda
- Introductions (10 min)
- Open Discussion (10 min)
- Pending Event Requests (30 min)
- Recurring Events (5 min)
- Commons Finances (5 min)
Attendees/roles
Identify if willing to be notetaker, timekeeper and facilitator
- notetaker - Katrina
- timekeeper - Lynn
- facilitator - Julio
- other attendees - Maureen, Mark, Almaz
Open Discussion
Mark wants to join: and can help with sound, also stage manager; has his own sound system to bring in
- Julio to add him to the lists
- Mark is helping out with June 3
Paypal deposits:
- Jenny has idea for using paypal - Julio investigating whether refund would cost us fees; taking paper checks for now if we trust people
Moving contracts to /calendar
- indefinitely pending
Recurring Events
usually doing contracts for 3 months
Julio working on the following contracts and recurring invoicing:
- CDP is willing to pay more to have guaranteed space in the Disco Room starting in May DONE
- Bay Area Socialist Party (non-electoral) wants to have monthly meetings in the Disco Room starting in May DONE
- West African Dance organization wants to have weekly classes on Friday nights starting in May through June DONE
- Anti-Eviction Mapping Project willing to contribute regular to use space for twice monthly meetings OPEN
- No More Presidents Group to have regular space on Sunday afternoons in the Disco Room OPEN
Commons Finances
April event income: $7.6k May event income: $5.6k
Pending Event Requests
Baby snakes - date TBD
- Niki on it - keeping it here for record
Science of Everyday Things: Pickling Workshop - May 13
- PP: Maureen - CCL - just to get on calendar
Collander Video Release Show - June 2
- PP: Julio - keeping it here for record
Power to the V: Workout for Planned Parenthood - June 3
- never responded - cancelled
Ressaca do Carnaval - June 4
- PP: Almaz
- Almaz showed them
- planning on Sunday June 4, 10-6
- Almaz has check for $150
- Almaz working on contract, sending them bill, getting proof of insurance (Julio will send info), $500 cleaning deposit
- looking for someone to do sound with band
Activist Support Group - June 6
- PP: Joe, Brian
- will become recurring .. probably Disco room
Birthday Dance Party - June 9
- PP: Jenny
- canceled
Earth First 2017 Roadshow - June 17
- Katrina will reach out but can't be there on the day
Bio-Privacy - June 28
- PP: Maureen
- CCL event
- Julio will work with Maureen on the contract
SummerLuvin17in - July 7
- PP: Julio
- Still in progress
Bay Area Bands Together Omni Commons Fundraiser - July 21
- PP: Julio; Almaz and Katrina can be there that day
- Ian will update the proposal based on conversation
CompArte 2017 - August 11-12
- PP: Julio will talk to Jose
BioHack the Planet - August 25-26
- PP: Maureen
- $1250 for both day
- Julio will contract and invoice
California Pay for Success Meeting - Sept 15
- PP: Julio
- CANCELLED
Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair - Sept 16
- PP: Laura working on contract
BASTARD conference - Sept 17
- PP: Katrina
- reached out to get date confirmed ... they're not going yet
Dreamers fundraiser - Sept 23
- PP: Katrina will check in and meet in person
- give them two more weeks to get back, then cancel
East Meets West - Oct 14
- PP: Robb, checking for update