[sudo-discuss] Proposal to Galvanize

[Matthew Senate]

Hey all,

Excited to discuss tonight, hope you can make it.

Appreciate the feedback from everyone, wanted to share a few thoughts.


   1. On The Dangers of 2141 Broadway - as far as I see it, we're here, and
   it's going to take quite a bit of energy to confirm an alternative with the
   right critical mass of folks. To rent out an extra room is equivalent to
   saying "We haven't signed a lease on an alternative for this January, let's
   put our stuff and ourselves some place for now, especially if we don't have
   any space at all". With a month-to-month contract, I shared my reasons in
   the first email about why I think it's valuable to do this. In fact, we're
   lucky to have the option at this time.
   2. On Fund-Raising - I do think there will be some way to intelligently
   combine the budgets of a small number of groups to share the third office.
   Knowing just a few interested parties should get the ball rolling. If we're
   building up to make serious financial commitments together, I see this as
   pretty close to the minimum in terms of financial commitments, a first
   step. By all of this I also mean that I don't think the cost will be
   prohibitive to raising more funds, given the back-of-the-envelope
   estimations for alternative spaces so far.
   3. On The Office - I believe splitting the room about ~18 ways would be
   possible. On the other hand, I think there is likely a better set of chunks
   than even division. To give more detail, I think we could probably do
   something more like:
      1. Some significant portion of the space is rented by one or two
      groups, up to say a third or a half. ($300 - $400 / mo)
      2. Some shared desk space is available for folks that need an office
      space (3 x $50 / mo)
      3. Some storage space is available for folks that need storage only,
      or storage along with room usage. (3 x $50 / mo)
      4. A few more desks are rented and managed as a co-working component,
      say as "sudo work" or whatever, that I am interested in
coordinating. (6 x
      $50 / mo)



On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Max B <maxb.personal at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is 18 separate groups feasible? Personally, I might be interested in
> paying $50 for a co-working(ish) space for myself and for sudomesh. I
> guess I'd be interested in that sort of arrangement in any new Omni-like
> situation as well.
>
> Max B
>
> On 12/17/2013 03:12 PM, Matthew Senate wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I have a proposal I'd like some feedback on and to discuss at the next
> > meeting at the public school this Thursday (7pm right?)
> >
> > *Proposal: *
> > Out of the attendees of these meetings (including folks on the list
> below),
> > to find some number of interested collectives, individuals,
> organizations,
> > small businesses, etc to rent the $900-$950 / mo. office adjacent to the
> > Bay Area Public School (BAPS), sharing the common space with BAPS and the
> > Sudo Room at 2141 Broadway in Oakland. For instance, at ~18 equal
> parties,
> > this room can be rented for $50 / mo. I am personally interested in
> > coordinating several folks to use part of the space as "sudo coworking"
> > with a few small desks for individual work. The intention of this rental
> is
> > multiple-fold:
> >
> > * To no longer delay in solidifying collaboration between various
> > groups--i.e. for other folks to join BAPS and the Sudo Room by sharing
> > space now.
> > * To commit to investing (minimally) financially in a venture that
> requires
> > communication, collaboration, and sharing.
> > * To engage in a learning experience about our ability to co-operate and
> > grow.
> > * To provide an opportunity to groups that currently do not have a space
> to
> > galvanize their community.
> > * To be able to fruitfully engage in a comparison between various group
> > rental options including The Omni, 8th and Alice, and even 2141 Broadway.
> >
> > https://sudoroom.org/wiki/The_Omni
> > https://sudoroom.org/wiki/8th_and_Alice
> > https://sudoroom.org/wiki/2141_Broadway
> > https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Spaces
> >
> > *List (in no particular order):*
> >
> >    - * Timeless infinite
> > light<
> http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Timeless_infinite_light
> >
> >    - * sudo mesh<
> http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#sudo_mesh>
> >    - * Prelinger
> > Library<
> http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Prelinger_Library>
> >    - * Local Flavor<
> http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Local_Flavor>
> >    - * Planting
> > Justice<
> http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Planting_Justice>
> >    - * Spokeland<
> http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Spokeland>
> >    - * Fix-It Clinic<
> http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Fix-It_Clinic>
> >    - * CorpWatch<
> http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#CorpWatch>
> >    - * Sudo Co-Working<
> http://space.sudoscience.org/index.php/Possible_Groups#Sudo_Co-Working>
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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