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Weekly Omni Delegates' Meeting - 12 January  2015
=Weekly Omni Delegates' Meeting - 12 January  2015=




* Optional Breakout Session
* Optional Breakout Session
== SHORT ARM RAISING (STAND, SIT, ANYTHING == (2m)
==SHORT ARM RAISING (STAND, SIT, ANYTHING== (2m)
Jes’ armpit quote
Jes’ armpit quote


= Assignments = (3m)
==Assignments== (3m)
Facilitator(s): Jes & Rachel
*Facilitator(s): Jes & Rachel
    * Stacktaker: Mary
* Stacktaker: Mary
**  Explanation of progressive stack: Raise your hand and make eye contact  with the stack taker. Please wait your turn, and try not to interupt or  speak over others. Direct responses are allowed only as Points Of  Information/ Clarifications, etc (use hand signal). For everything else,  please raise your hand and wait your turn.  
**  Explanation of progressive stack: Raise your hand and make eye contact  with the stack taker. Please wait your turn, and try not to interupt or  speak over others. Direct responses are allowed only as Points Of  Information/ Clarifications, etc (use hand signal). For everything else,  please raise your hand and wait your turn.  


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Noteswriter(s): Emji
*Noteswriter(s): Emji
    ** URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom
** URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom
*** Important Note for the Pad:
*** Important Note for the Pad:
**** Please, do not delete meeting notes from the pad (especially ctrl-A), unless you have archived them properly. Please leave the most recent meeting's notes, and the template at the bottom, for the use of the next week's attendees and notetaker. Thank you, ~ maintenance.
**** Please, do not delete meeting notes from the pad (especially ctrl-A), unless you have archived them properly. Please leave the most recent meeting's notes, and the template at the bottom, for the use of the next week's attendees and notetaker. Thank you, ~ maintenance.
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** Reminder to stay calm, be respectful, and think before speaking.
** Reminder to stay calm, be respectful, and think before speaking.


** URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom
*Next week's facilitators: Kevin & Emji
*** Important Note for the Pad:
**** Please, do not delete meeting notes from the pad (especially ctrl-A), unless you have archived them properly. Please leave the most recent meeting's notes, and the template at the bottom, for the use of the next week's attendees and notetaker. Thank you, ~ maintenance.


 
==Welcome to a Delegates Meeting== (3m)
Next week's facilitators: Kevin & Emji
*OOC
 
*Hand signals (tools, all consensual use! not required)
==Welcome to a Delegates Meeting == (3m)
-OOC
-Hand signals (tools, all consensual use! not required)


* Explanation of hand signals:  
* Explanation of hand signals:  
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touchy subject signal (elbow), etc.
touchy subject signal (elbow), etc.


== Delegates ==
==Delegates==
Quorum call & MC Report-Backs: 7 needed for quorum
Quorum call & MC Report-Backs: 7 needed for quorum
Any delegates have anything to say?
Any delegates have anything to say?
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* FNB: Jes  
* FNB: Jes  
* La Commune:   
* La Commune:   
* MPM:  Mg
* MPM:  Emji
* Sudo Room: yar* (might leave early)
* Sudo Room: yar* (might leave early)
* TIL: Emji
* TIL: Emji


* Quorum: Yes
* Quorum?: Yes




== Attendees: ==
== Attendees: ==
    Kevin
*Kevin
    Sean
*Sean
    Nicholas
*Nicholas
Elmo
*Elmo
Jes
*Jes
    Jen - from Open Inclusivity
*Jen - from Open Inclusivity
    Darin
*Darin
    Rachel
*Rachel
    Lava - backspace
*Lava - backspace
    Grace - FNB, muralist
*Grace - FNB, muralist
      
      
    == Inroductions (10m) ==
== Inroductions (10m) ==


(5m) Ice-Breaker thingy/introductions, more personal, but we can come up with something cool,  
*(5m) Ice-Breaker thingy/introductions, more personal, but we can come up with something cool,  


Break out into groups of four.
**Break out into groups of four.
Pick a partner in that group
**Pick a partner in that group
Prompt: What inspires you to action?
**Prompt: What inspires you to action?
Tell the group of four your own answer to this question.  
**Tell the group of four your own answer to this question.  
Write down your partner’s answer on a post-it, and put it on the wall.
**Write down your partner’s answer on a post-it, and put it on the wall.




(5m) Intro to the whole group:
*(5m) Intro to the whole group:
Please include: Your name, your pronoun, anything about yourself if you want
**Please include: Your name, your pronoun, anything about yourself if you want




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== Attendees: WHAT WILL TODAY’S DISC TOPICS BE (LATER IN THE MEETING?)? ==
== Attendees: WHAT WILL TODAY’S DISC TOPICS BE (LATER IN THE MEETING?)? ==
(briefly describe) (3m)
(briefly describe) (3m)
**Noteskeeper, please copy these topics in the Discussion section below**
*(Noteskeeper, please copy these topics in the Discussion section below)*


*CDC Challenging Dominant cultures: to help mediate conflicts between memeber collectives and ppl not affiliated with collectives, this, that, the other, mediated by people not in the collective they're a part of, it can be mediated by the CDC and the CDC can go forth with that. a "faceless" committee that can ban people.  
*CDC Challenging Dominant cultures: to help mediate conflicts between memeber collectives and ppl not affiliated with collectives, this, that, the other, mediated by people not in the collective they're a part of, it can be mediated by the CDC and the CDC can go forth with that. a "faceless" committee that can ban people.  
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== Bans ==
== Bans ==
Announcement of recent bans.
*Announcement of recent bans.


Quik
**kwic
*there has been mediation for awhie
***there has been mediation for awhie
Steve Bloom
*Steve Bloom
Stan ?
*Stan ?


***all 3 banned pending mediation; mediation is in progress
***all 3 banned pending mediation; mediation is in progress




Conflict mediation process:
*Conflict mediation process:
    1. deal directly w/ the person with whom you have a conflict
**    1. deal directly w/ the person with whom you have a conflict
    2. request mediation with the collective you are a part of
**    2. request mediation with the collective you are a part of
    3. request mediation thru CDC (this proposal still needs to be approved by delegates)
**    3. request mediation thru CDC (this proposal still needs to be approved by delegates)




***Someone from CALX wants to interview ppl from OMNI, talk to Chloe (Backspace) if interested
*Someone from CALX wants to interview ppl from OMNI, talk to Chloe (Backspace) if interested
***BAPS Open House, Sat noon-3
*BAPS Open House, Sat noon-3
***Poetry at La Commune, Sat 2pm
*Poetry at La Commune, Sat 2pm
***If interested in collectivising re sound/music production: talk to Kevin,  
*If interested in collectivising re sound/music production: talk to Kevin,  
meet Sun 2/22  at 6pm + bring a dish that reflects your dietary needs
meet Sun 2/22  at 6pm + bring a dish that reflects your dietary needs
***Bike seats being stolen from across the street Saturday before midnight this past weekend
*Bike seats being stolen from across the street Saturday before midnight this past weekend






== WG Report-Backs: == 0-3 minutes each announcement, or postponed until this meeting’s discussion (<20m)
== WG Report-Backs: == 0-3 minutes each announcement, or postponed until this meeting’s discussion (<20m)
What working groups have announcements that delegates and everyone need to hear? (to those not active in those working groups)
*What working groups have announcements that delegates and everyone need to hear? (to those not active in those working groups)


== Building and Facilities ==
== Building and Facilities ==
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This group needs help; https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/building
This group needs help; https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/building


Ballroom-readiness needs and plans: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Ballroom-readiness
*Ballroom-readiness needs and plans: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Ballroom-readiness
*


== Challenging Domniant Culture (CDC)==
== Challenging Domniant Culture (CDC)==
Meetings:Sundays at 12pm
*Meetings:Sundays at 12pm
* Discussion topic see below
* Discussion topic see below




== Commons ==
== Commons ==
Meetings: Saturdays at 1pm
*Meetings: Saturdays at 1pm
We review proposals for space rental
*We review proposals for space rental




== Communications / SysAdmins ==
== Communications / SysAdmins ==
Meetings: nope :)
*Meetings: nope :)
*


== Finance ==
== Finance ==
Meetings: Tuesday at 7pm
*Meetings: Tuesday at 7pm
*


== Fundraising =
== Fundraising =
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* Wellness group will remain backspace until they're taken off of the lease. in 1 or 2 months start using the name Omni Wellness League (OWL) will not use the name backspace any longer. retiring the name. renovations to den and treatment room, ready to be rented immediately. need other people to join them. plan a wellness clinic day, free donation based health care. If you know any practitioners, healers, movement, wellness, etc., with new den flooring communicating more with the building and community to help.  
* Wellness group will remain backspace until they're taken off of the lease. in 1 or 2 months start using the name Omni Wellness League (OWL) will not use the name backspace any longer. retiring the name. renovations to den and treatment room, ready to be rented immediately. need other people to join them. plan a wellness clinic day, free donation based health care. If you know any practitioners, healers, movement, wellness, etc., with new den flooring communicating more with the building and community to help.  


-need to write up their scope as a WG
**need to write up their scope as a WG
-will not be applying to be collective, are a sub-group of the Commons WG
**will not be applying to be collective, are a sub-group of the Commons WG
Lava has been focusing in details, paperwrk, etc.  
**Lava has been focusing in details, paperwrk, etc.  




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==HALF-TIME ACTIVITY(5m)==
==HALF-TIME ACTIVITY(5m)==
Cut quadrants and ask people to go to the other side of the room, to talk to someone new, whom they haven’t been sitting with. Something conversational. Free speech, yay!  
*Cut quadrants and ask people to go to the other side of the room, to talk to someone new, whom they haven’t been sitting with. Something conversational. Free speech, yay!  
Suggested topics:
*Suggested topics:
what do you appreciate about other people in the omni?
**what do you appreciate about other people in the omni?
What are you working on?
**What are you working on?
how do you relax?
**how do you relax?
what do you really care about right now?
**what do you really care about right now?


== Proposals/Voting: (15m)==
== Proposals/Voting: (15m)==
*
* Please provide the following information with your proposal:  
Please provide the following information with your proposal:  
** The date the proposal was put on the pad;  
* The date the proposal was put on the pad;  
** The group or person making/bottom-lining the proposal;  
* The group or person making/bottom-lining the proposal;  
** Who will be speaking to the proposal at the meeting;
* Who will be speaking to the proposal at the meeting;
** Where the full text or other information about the proposal can be found, if it's not all here.
* Where the full text or other information about the proposal can be found, if it's not all here.






== Mural Proposal (Den / Meditation Room) ==
== Mural Proposal (Den / Meditation Room) ==
grant, refurbishing area, this proposal is about the mural-
*grant, refurbishing area, this proposal is about the mural-
link:
link:


Restated proposal, grant, designs will be brought to general meeting when it's ready, this is agreement to going forward with planning  and consent on exact design later
**Restated proposal, grant, designs will be brought to general meeting when it's ready, this is agreement to going forward with planning  and consent on exact design later
-mural in den & roatating art gallery on wall by wellness room curated by birdhouse collective
 
Vote:
**mural in den & roatating art gallery on wall by wellness room curated by birdhouse collective
 
***Vote:
     For-6
     For-6
     Against- 0
     Against- 0
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* Creation of a "Quiet" Room as an intentional space for people to decompress or mark themselves as "Not Available" for other reasons. - Ryan deilann 2/3
* Creation of a "Quiet" Room as an intentional space for people to decompress or mark themselves as "Not Available" for other reasons. - Ryan deilann 2/3
-no social noise allowed in this space
*no social noise allowed in this space
-should such a room even exist? not sure what room it will be yet, if it's a room at all.
*should such a room even exist? not sure what room it will be yet, if it's a room at all.
Mary:shared space with someone, maybe Icarus?  
*Mary:shared space with someone, maybe Icarus?  
-possibly would needing a dedicated space
*possibly would needing a dedicated space
-will come back to the group about exactly where for consensus before doing so
*will come back to the group about exactly where for consensus before doing so
-Basement? Keep one of the rooms available at all times, would not interfere with things like BAPS  
*Basement? Keep one of the rooms available at all times, would not interfere with things like BAPS  
(Emji brought up BAPS)
(Emji brought up BAPS)
-Jes: outreach program, oriented quiet in certain areas, depending upon the day
*Jes: outreach program, oriented quiet in certain areas, depending upon the day
- Naomi: treatment room being used for this recently. keep an hour to a day when there is quiet time, asid from being used for healing, signage saying this is a place for quiet, not go in there and have a mini party with a bunch of people- that there are guidelines directed to that.  
* Naomi: treatment room being used for this recently. keep an hour to a day when there is quiet time, asid from being used for healing, signage saying this is a place for quiet, not go in there and have a mini party with a bunch of people- that there are guidelines directed to that.  
Ryan: doesn't solve the problem if it's only an hour to a day
*Ryan: doesn't solve the problem if it's only an hour to a day
Naomi: I don't see how down here should be used for that
*Naomi: I don't see how down here should be used for that
Ryan: let's not focuson where the space should be, just want to know if it's something the omni wants to exist
*Ryan: let's not focuson where the space should be, just want to know if it's something the omni wants to exist
yar: is that about people iunteracting with me, or just next to me? (social noise)
*yar: is that about people iunteracting with me, or just next to me? (social noise)
emji: won't be ale to consent on it until there's a more specific prposal, about where it is, etc.
*emji: won't be ale to consent on it until there's a more specific prposal, about where it is, etc.
ryan: doesn't believe we can figure these things out until we find out if people believe it should even exist
*ryan: doesn't believe we can figure these things out until we find out if people believe it should even exist
rachel: what if we don't find a space?
*rachel: what if we don't find a space?
jessie: i think it depends on the space
*jessie: i think it depends on the space
nick describes a place
*nick describes a place
ryan says it's being used by backspace
*ryan says it's being used by backspace
chloe: if you have a need, go ahead with looking for it and brin back the more specific proposal
*chloe: if you have a need, go ahead with looking for it and brin back the more specific proposal
yar:
*yar:
ryan: omni is supposed to be a social space, cutting off access to an area bc peple don't want to be social isn't a commons. i disagree and just want to get consensus on that it should exist
*ryan: omni is supposed to be a social space, cutting off access to an area bc peple don't want to be social isn't a commons. i disagree and just want to get consensus on that it should exist
yar: hasn't talked to sudo room ppl about it, accoridng to our philosophies, we have room for such a thing
*yar: hasn't talked to sudo room ppl about it, accoridng to our philosophies, we have room for such a thing
ryan: tired, don't want to put the energy into a more defined prposal without consensus on the idea itself  
*ryan: tired, don't want to put the energy into a more defined prposal without consensus on the idea itself  
 
*yar: friendly ammendment?: omni values and mission don't preclude having a quiet space somewhere in the building  
 
yar: friendly ammendment?: omni values and mission don't preclude having a quiet space somewhere in the building  
& comfortable saying yes, even though i haven't talked to sudo room about it
& comfortable saying yes, even though i haven't talked to sudo room about it
 
*jessie: be quiet, let this settle in, don't mean to hurt ea oth feelings, this is not the point of what's going on here
 
jessie: be quiet, let this settle in, don't mean to hurt ea oth feelings, this is not the point of what's going on here




==Yar proposes a straw poll to say this:
==Yar proposes a straw poll to say this:
    General interest in ryan's quiet room idea ,  omni values and mission don't preclude having a quiet space somewhere in the building  
*General interest in ryan's quiet room idea ,  omni values and mission don't preclude having a quiet space somewhere in the building  
    For: 7
**For: 7
    Against: 0
**Against: 0
    Abstain: 0
**Abstain: 0
      
      
Naomi feels jabbed at and little attacked, if we can't think of an ideal space in the building itself where it could happen, it's complicated, felt bullied into agreeing.  
**Naomi feels jabbed at and little attacked, if we can't think of an ideal space in the building itself where it could happen, it's complicated, felt bullied into agreeing.  
 
**MG: is there a guideline about proposals?  
MG: is there a guideline about proposals?  
**emji: there's definitely a precedent, there's a form, the use, the contribution from projects to omni as a whole, process, details
emji: there's definitely a precedent, there's a form, the use, the contribution from projects to omni as a whole, process, details
**mary: can a working group make the process of using space more permanently and make these proposals more clearcut
mary: can a working group make the process of using space more permanently and make these proposals more clearcut
**how we organize? can figure out what makes a proposal  
how we organize? can figure out what makes a proposal  




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* MG came here earlier this week, and someone was freebasing meth on the couch in the basement, tall white guy with dreds
* MG came here earlier this week, and someone was freebasing meth on the couch in the basement, tall white guy with dreds


yar: anyone is empowered to ask them to leave if anyone is doing anything that makes you uncomfortable in the space, or find someone who is comfortable doing that, and just get them to leave immediately,  
*yar: anyone is empowered to ask them to leave if anyone is doing anything that makes you uncomfortable in the space, or find someone who is comfortable doing that, and just get them to leave immediately,  
 
*mary: or call someone, write to te discuss list, omnicommons.org/lists; choose discuss
mary: or call someone, write to te discuss list, omnicommons.org/lists
*yar:-if you send an email to  
-choose discuss
 
yar:-if you send an email to  
help@omnicommons.org goes to discuss list, as of two seconds ago
help@omnicommons.org goes to discuss list, as of two seconds ago
 
*la commune was open, there were only 2 people around in the building
la commune was open, there were only 2 people around in the building
*darin: predominantly female room tonight, and you should pat yourselves on the back for that, i've been to other meetings like this
 
 
 
 
darin: predominantly female room tonight, and you should pat yourselves on the back for that, i've been to other meetings like this
 
 
 
 
 
*Theft in general, bike theft the other night
*Theft in general, bike theft the other night
Emji: something i haven't heard come up in the last week, or lsat few times it was brought up- this is Oakland, be aware of the space you are occupying- if you're concerned about your stuff getting stolen, keep your eye on it. it feels like common sense to me.  
Emji: something i haven't heard come up in the last week, or lsat few times it was brought up- this is Oakland, be aware of the space you are occupying- if you're concerned about your stuff getting stolen, keep your eye on it. it feels like common sense to me.  
*Mary: just say hi to someone you don't know in the space, if you feel comfortable


 
*!!!KEEPing the space clean, so it shows that we're on top of it!!!!
Mary: just say hi to someone you don't know in the space, if you feel comfortable
*Emji: sorry to be jaded in this, but this is a commons, watch your shit like you would in the park, even if we have keycards, people leave the door open all of the time, be aware.  
 
*Naomi: am totally on board with emji on this, maybe we could have more parking inside, just wanted to make people aware to this, where to leave it or not
*****!!!KEEPing the space clean, so it shows that we're on top of it!!!!
*Mary: 3ft wide pathways, please be mindful of it
 
*yar: and consicous of the tape on the floor, the wheelchair pass
Emji: sorry to be jaded in this, but this is a commons, watch your shit like you would in the park, even if we have keycards, people leave the door open all of the time, be aware.  
 
Naomi: am totally on board with emji on this, maybe we could have more parking inside, just wanted to make people aware to this, where to leave it or not
 
Mary: 3ft wide pathways, please be mindful of it
 
yar: and consicous of the tape on the floor, the wheelchair pass




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Total time now, 2hrs
== ENDING ACTIVITY==
== ENDING ACTIVITY==
All hands activity!
*All hands activity!
(consensual hugs optional)
**(consensual hugs optional)


<3 Release yourselves back into the wild!
**<3 Release yourselves back into the wild!


Don’t forget about the post-its!
**Don’t forget about the post-its!

Revision as of 19:37, 18 February 2015

Weekly Omni Delegates' Meeting - 12 January 2015

  • Optional Breakout Session

==SHORT ARM RAISING (STAND, SIT, ANYTHING== (2m) Jes’ armpit quote

==Assignments== (3m)

  • Facilitator(s): Jes & Rachel
  • Stacktaker: Mary
    • Explanation of progressive stack: Raise your hand and make eye contact with the stack taker. Please wait your turn, and try not to interupt or speak over others. Direct responses are allowed only as Points Of Information/ Clarifications, etc (use hand signal). For everything else, please raise your hand and wait your turn.
  • Timekeeper: Jes
    • Reminder to keep comments brief.


  • Noteswriter(s): Emji
    • URL of this pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/omninom
      • Important Note for the Pad:
        • Please, do not delete meeting notes from the pad (especially ctrl-A), unless you have archived them properly. Please leave the most recent meeting's notes, and the template at the bottom, for the use of the next week's attendees and notetaker. Thank you, ~ maintenance.
  • Vibe Reader: Kevin, ?after
    • Reminder to stay calm, be respectful, and think before speaking.
  • Next week's facilitators: Kevin & Emji

==Welcome to a Delegates Meeting== (3m)

  • OOC
  • Hand signals (tools, all consensual use! not required)
  • Explanation of hand signals:
    • "deaf applause", "raised hand", "point of process", "direct response", "time's up", "stop and reflect", "kermit" (wildcard)

touchy subject signal (elbow), etc.

Delegates

Quorum call & MC Report-Backs: 7 needed for quorum Any delegates have anything to say?

  • BAPS: Kate
    • OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 12-3
  • Black Hole: Chloe
  • CCL: Mary
  • FNB: Jes
  • La Commune:
  • MPM: Emji
  • Sudo Room: yar* (might leave early)
  • TIL: Emji
  • Quorum?: Yes


Attendees:

  • Kevin
  • Sean
  • Nicholas
  • Elmo
  • Jes
  • Jen - from Open Inclusivity
  • Darin
  • Rachel
  • Lava - backspace
  • Grace - FNB, muralist

Inroductions (10m)

  • (5m) Ice-Breaker thingy/introductions, more personal, but we can come up with something cool,
    • Break out into groups of four.
    • Pick a partner in that group
    • Prompt: What inspires you to action?
    • Tell the group of four your own answer to this question.
    • Write down your partner’s answer on a post-it, and put it on the wall.


  • (5m) Intro to the whole group:
    • Please include: Your name, your pronoun, anything about yourself if you want


Attendees: WHAT WILL TODAY’S DISC TOPICS BE (LATER IN THE MEETING?)?

(briefly describe) (3m)

  • (Noteskeeper, please copy these topics in the Discussion section below)*
  • CDC Challenging Dominant cultures: to help mediate conflicts between memeber collectives and ppl not affiliated with collectives, this, that, the other, mediated by people not in the collective they're a part of, it can be mediated by the CDC and the CDC can go forth with that. a "faceless" committee that can ban people.

FOR PROPOSAL NEXT WEEK

  • Questions ppl have about Backspace
  • MG came here during the week, and someone was doing meth on the couch in the basement


Announcements:

(2m per)

Bans

  • Announcement of recent bans.
    • kwic
      • there has been mediation for awhie
  • Steve Bloom
  • Stan ?
      • all 3 banned pending mediation; mediation is in progress


  • Conflict mediation process:
    • 1. deal directly w/ the person with whom you have a conflict
    • 2. request mediation with the collective you are a part of
    • 3. request mediation thru CDC (this proposal still needs to be approved by delegates)


  • Someone from CALX wants to interview ppl from OMNI, talk to Chloe (Backspace) if interested
  • BAPS Open House, Sat noon-3
  • Poetry at La Commune, Sat 2pm
  • If interested in collectivising re sound/music production: talk to Kevin,

meet Sun 2/22 at 6pm + bring a dish that reflects your dietary needs

  • Bike seats being stolen from across the street Saturday before midnight this past weekend


== WG Report-Backs: == 0-3 minutes each announcement, or postponed until this meeting’s discussion (<20m)

  • What working groups have announcements that delegates and everyone need to hear? (to those not active in those working groups)

Building and Facilities

  • people needed at the front desk! iF you're interested, talk to Commons or Welcoming WG

This group needs help; https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/building


Challenging Domniant Culture (CDC)

  • Meetings:Sundays at 12pm
  • Discussion topic see below


Commons

  • Meetings: Saturdays at 1pm
  • We review proposals for space rental


Communications / SysAdmins

  • Meetings: nope :)


Finance

  • Meetings: Tuesday at 7pm


= Fundraising

Backspace Working Group

  • Wellness group will remain backspace until they're taken off of the lease. in 1 or 2 months start using the name Omni Wellness League (OWL) will not use the name backspace any longer. retiring the name. renovations to den and treatment room, ready to be rented immediately. need other people to join them. plan a wellness clinic day, free donation based health care. If you know any practitioners, healers, movement, wellness, etc., with new den flooring communicating more with the building and community to help.
    • need to write up their scope as a WG
    • will not be applying to be collective, are a sub-group of the Commons WG
    • Lava has been focusing in details, paperwrk, etc.


Housing, Kids & Other Working Groups?

Time so far: 1hr (w/20m for Announcements+Delegates)


HALF-TIME ACTIVITY(5m)

  • Cut quadrants and ask people to go to the other side of the room, to talk to someone new, whom they haven’t been sitting with. Something conversational. Free speech, yay!
  • Suggested topics:
    • what do you appreciate about other people in the omni?
    • What are you working on?
    • how do you relax?
    • what do you really care about right now?

Proposals/Voting: (15m)

  • Please provide the following information with your proposal:
    • The date the proposal was put on the pad;
    • The group or person making/bottom-lining the proposal;
    • Who will be speaking to the proposal at the meeting;
    • Where the full text or other information about the proposal can be found, if it's not all here.


Mural Proposal (Den / Meditation Room)

  • grant, refurbishing area, this proposal is about the mural-

link:

    • Restated proposal, grant, designs will be brought to general meeting when it's ready, this is agreement to going forward with planning and consent on exact design later
    • mural in den & roatating art gallery on wall by wellness room curated by birdhouse collective
      • Vote:
   For-6
   Against- 0
   Abstain-1
   PASSES!
   
   

Quiet Rooms=

  • Creation of a "Quiet" Room as an intentional space for people to decompress or mark themselves as "Not Available" for other reasons. - Ryan deilann 2/3
  • no social noise allowed in this space
  • should such a room even exist? not sure what room it will be yet, if it's a room at all.
  • Mary:shared space with someone, maybe Icarus?
  • possibly would needing a dedicated space
  • will come back to the group about exactly where for consensus before doing so
  • Basement? Keep one of the rooms available at all times, would not interfere with things like BAPS

(Emji brought up BAPS)

  • Jes: outreach program, oriented quiet in certain areas, depending upon the day
  • Naomi: treatment room being used for this recently. keep an hour to a day when there is quiet time, asid from being used for healing, signage saying this is a place for quiet, not go in there and have a mini party with a bunch of people- that there are guidelines directed to that.
  • Ryan: doesn't solve the problem if it's only an hour to a day
  • Naomi: I don't see how down here should be used for that
  • Ryan: let's not focuson where the space should be, just want to know if it's something the omni wants to exist
  • yar: is that about people iunteracting with me, or just next to me? (social noise)
  • emji: won't be ale to consent on it until there's a more specific prposal, about where it is, etc.
  • ryan: doesn't believe we can figure these things out until we find out if people believe it should even exist
  • rachel: what if we don't find a space?
  • jessie: i think it depends on the space
  • nick describes a place
  • ryan says it's being used by backspace
  • chloe: if you have a need, go ahead with looking for it and brin back the more specific proposal
  • yar:
  • ryan: omni is supposed to be a social space, cutting off access to an area bc peple don't want to be social isn't a commons. i disagree and just want to get consensus on that it should exist
  • yar: hasn't talked to sudo room ppl about it, accoridng to our philosophies, we have room for such a thing
  • ryan: tired, don't want to put the energy into a more defined prposal without consensus on the idea itself
  • yar: friendly ammendment?: omni values and mission don't preclude having a quiet space somewhere in the building

& comfortable saying yes, even though i haven't talked to sudo room about it

  • jessie: be quiet, let this settle in, don't mean to hurt ea oth feelings, this is not the point of what's going on here


==Yar proposes a straw poll to say this:

  • General interest in ryan's quiet room idea , omni values and mission don't preclude having a quiet space somewhere in the building
    • For: 7
    • Against: 0
    • Abstain: 0
    • Naomi feels jabbed at and little attacked, if we can't think of an ideal space in the building itself where it could happen, it's complicated, felt bullied into agreeing.
    • MG: is there a guideline about proposals?
    • emji: there's definitely a precedent, there's a form, the use, the contribution from projects to omni as a whole, process, details
    • mary: can a working group make the process of using space more permanently and make these proposals more clearcut
    • how we organize? can figure out what makes a proposal


= Tabled: =**

Oakland Next

  • CDC mediation role proposal


MOVEMENT ACTIVITY (3m challenge)

Total wiggle.

(free flow movement, whatever)

== Discussion == (30m) (5m per topic, vote on more)


  • MG came here earlier this week, and someone was freebasing meth on the couch in the basement, tall white guy with dreds
  • yar: anyone is empowered to ask them to leave if anyone is doing anything that makes you uncomfortable in the space, or find someone who is comfortable doing that, and just get them to leave immediately,
  • mary: or call someone, write to te discuss list, omnicommons.org/lists; choose discuss
  • yar:-if you send an email to

help@omnicommons.org goes to discuss list, as of two seconds ago

  • la commune was open, there were only 2 people around in the building
  • darin: predominantly female room tonight, and you should pat yourselves on the back for that, i've been to other meetings like this
  • Theft in general, bike theft the other night

Emji: something i haven't heard come up in the last week, or lsat few times it was brought up- this is Oakland, be aware of the space you are occupying- if you're concerned about your stuff getting stolen, keep your eye on it. it feels like common sense to me.

  • Mary: just say hi to someone you don't know in the space, if you feel comfortable
  • !!!KEEPing the space clean, so it shows that we're on top of it!!!!
  • Emji: sorry to be jaded in this, but this is a commons, watch your shit like you would in the park, even if we have keycards, people leave the door open all of the time, be aware.
  • Naomi: am totally on board with emji on this, maybe we could have more parking inside, just wanted to make people aware to this, where to leave it or not
  • Mary: 3ft wide pathways, please be mindful of it
  • yar: and consicous of the tape on the floor, the wheelchair pass


  • CDC Challenging Dominant cultures: to help mediate conflicts between memeber collectives and ppl not affiliated with collectives, this, that, the other, mediated by people not in the collective they're a part of, it can be mediated by the CDC and the CDC can go forth with that. a "faceless" committee that can ban people.
    • FOR PROPOSAL NEXT WEEK







== Action Items == (5m)

  • yar already created help@omnicommons.org
  • get people on front desk! tell all your collectives! -Rachel
  • Saturday 2pm w/ted reese, hour long poetry reading -Emji
  • Sunday 1pm Beekeeping class Sudo/CCL, bringing honey & bees!! (in jars) -Mary


ENDING ACTIVITY

  • All hands activity!
    • (consensual hugs optional)
    • <3 Release yourselves back into the wild!
    • Don’t forget about the post-its!