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What if one of the largest community centers and venue spaces in the Bay Area was run by a volunteer collective where everybody is a leader, where people give what they can and take what they need? We are trying to do just that, at the Omni Commons.
== Who's in Charge? ==
Everybody! Members of our 12 collectives make decisions together using consensus - they're called "Delegate Meetings" because every group is supposed to send at least one person. Meetings are at 7pm on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, and open to all!
To make meetings shorter, our delegates have created [[Working_Groups|working groups]] to do much of the work of running Omni Commons. More info below.
See also:
* Our [[Founding Document]] (including a statement of solidarity)
* [[Safer Space Policy]]
* [[Conflict Resolution Policy]]
* [[Omni History]]
= How To Join =
We love new people! There are many ways to get involved:
* join a [[Collectives|member collective]]
* join a [[Working_Groups|working group]]
* come to an event on our [https://omnicommons.org/calendar/ calendar]
* Use the space for [https://omnicommons.org/occupy your own event or meeting]
* [[Responsibilibuddy|Help out]] with someobody else's event
* join a [[Mailing_Lists|mailing list]]
* come to a general omni meeting (1st & 3rd thursdays, 7pm)
* buy us toilet paper or take out the [[Trash|trash]]. No,seriously.
* Help us [[Omni-readiness|work on the building]] to make it safer and more accessible
* Here is a list of [[ToFix|outstanding issues]] in the building which need skilled labor
* Here is a [[Calendar]] of all our meeting notes
== Volunteers Needed ==
We need volunteers for many jobs!
* Help answer our emails to info@omnicommons.org
* Make a big sign for above our front door that says "Omni Commons"
* Apply for grants to fund Omni - there are many opportunities passing us by!
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=Omni Collective=
 
A Collective of Collectives in Oakland, California. See [[Founding Document]] for governance.
 
''From Latin omni-, "all, every, the whole, of every kind,"''
 
OMNI Oakland Collective is comprised of several Bay Area collectives. Its express purpose is to build consensus among member collectives with minimal possible bureaucracy for the administration of a common space and sharing of resources for the use and stewardship of the greater community.
 
The point of the OMNI Oakland Collective is NOT to function as any sort of governing body for the groups involved in any general sense. There are no senators. Its only and sole point is to administer the space, pay bills, make group decisions about the shared space, resolve any conflicts between the groups in the space, interface with the state, banks, authorities, etc. Logistics and bureaucracy: That's it.
 
* What kind of groups? Mainly:
** Non-profit
** Volunteer-led
** Donation-based
** Worker Owned
** Offer value to the public for free or sliding scale
 
* What core values do groups share?
** Fostering radical discourse and education
** Maintaining an active, publicly accessible commons
** Providing a venue for innovative cultural production
** Striving for social, economic & environmental justice
** Standing in solidarity with all oppressed people
** Cultures of consent, against rape, violence & exploitation
** The survival & thrival of our communities and neighborhoods
 
=Questions for Collectives=
* [[Timeline]]
* [[Space Requirements]]
* [[Finances]]
* [[Loans]]
* [[Naming]]
* [[Questions]]
 
=To-Do List=
* [[ToDo]]
* [[draft business model brief]]
* Build Consensus of Member Collectives
* Review Contract (agreement) and sign
 
=important stuff=
 
notes from our [[Meetings|meetings]]
 
=Other stuff =
*[[Parked ideas about the Omni]]
 
 
 
 
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Revision as of 18:54, 3 March 2016

What if one of the largest community centers and venue spaces in the Bay Area was run by a volunteer collective where everybody is a leader, where people give what they can and take what they need? We are trying to do just that, at the Omni Commons.

Who's in Charge?

Everybody! Members of our 12 collectives make decisions together using consensus - they're called "Delegate Meetings" because every group is supposed to send at least one person. Meetings are at 7pm on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month, and open to all!

To make meetings shorter, our delegates have created working groups to do much of the work of running Omni Commons. More info below.

See also:

How To Join

We love new people! There are many ways to get involved:

Volunteers Needed

We need volunteers for many jobs!

  • Help answer our emails to info@omnicommons.org
  • Make a big sign for above our front door that says "Omni Commons"
  • Apply for grants to fund Omni - there are many opportunities passing us by!

Quick tools:



(on the Archival Calendar)

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