[sudo-discuss] Agenda Item for next week's meeting: ONL is not a member collective.

[Jenny Ryan]

Speaking as one who did not attend Saturday's event, but heard plenty about
it from fellow sudoers:
- Oakland Nights Live hosted a purported 'mayoral debate'
- Said 'mayoral debate' featured each candidate introducing himself
individually, including entrance music, canned speeches and commercials.
- Each candidate was treated to pandering questions by the hosts, who were
seated on stage alongside the candidates.
- Each candidate took between 1-4 audience questions (for an event hosting
well over 100 guests).

This format is entirely antithetical to the radical ethos of sudo and the
omni, and offended many who are much more dedicated to challenging dominant
systems of power than catering to them. I am angry that such an event was
many a newbie's first intro to the space.

I'm Jenny Ryan, and I support this proposal :P

Jenny
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On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 9:24 PM, Charley Sheets <rcsheets at acm.org> wrote:

> On Sun, 7 Sep 2014 20:42:03 -0700
> David Keenan <dkeenan44 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/ONL
> >
> > Feel free to weigh in, but this is long overdue and I will bring this
> > up at the next meeting.
>
> It seems like section 7 could use some additional detail. I for one
> don't know what "Saturday's 9/6 ONL event" was, or why it would be
> offensive.
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Charley Sheets
>
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