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by Craig Rouskey

— Craig J. Rouskey contact(a)craigrouskey.com http://www.craigrouskey.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Craig Rouskey" <craigrouskey(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 3:03 PM Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Incident Saturday To: "Gregg Horton" <greggahorton(a)gmail.com> > The space is awesome, close to Bart, etc. I think we should continue to document these issues and contact the Oakland tenants union (oaklandtenantsunion.org) to find out our rights. If there is no documentation from police that says SudoRoom did any of this, and we continue to document landlord harassment via OTU, then I think we'll have protection should he attempt to evict. > > > Craig > — > Craig J. Rouskey > contact(a)craigrouskey.com > http://www.craigrouskey.com > On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Gregg Horton <greggahorton(a)gmail.com> > wrote: >> Can we PLEASE have a sudo taskforce that is on-going that attempts to >> look for a next space? I would gladly participate, i'm really sick of >> reading about such abusive behavior. The space is FAR from an ideal >> space, and having an ongoing search would make incidents like these seem >> less dire. >> On 9/9/13 2:52 PM, Yardena Cohen wrote: >>> Sorry for being slow in documenting this, but the community deserves >>> to know that this happened. >>> >>> Sometime on Friday night, the men's bathroom was vandalized. I feel >>> confident that it was an art-murmur walk-in, but there is no way to >>> know for sure. They spread human feces along the walls creating what >>> appeared to be two swastika shapes - not entirely faithful renditions >>> but enough to reasonably perceive swastikas in them. >>> >>> I learned of this when I came to set up my TIL Saturday around noon. >>> Our landlord George showed it to me. He was understandably upset, both >>> about having to clean up the mess and also about the symbolism. His >>> father is Jewish. He wondered if he had been targeted. I also was not >>> happy, as a queer Jew with many family members in Yad Vashem. >>> >>> Unfortunately, this caused him to descend into another tirade in which >>> nobody was spared. He assumed right away it was done by a Sudoroom >>> member. There was a clear path of association that went: Sudoroom -> >>> anarchists -> Nazis. At one point he even suggested that a kid from >>> Sudo Kids had "come back to finish the job". But mostly he accused >>> Sudo members. Since I was representing Sudoroom in this conversation, >>> he ended up addressing me over and over as if I was personally >>> responsible for this swastika, as if I had done it myself. I actually >>> found this to be the most traumatic part of the whole event. Not even >>> offensive, just downright traumatic. >>> >>> There was the usual fare of yelling about money and society and his >>> inability to find good tenants. He twice informed me that he was >>> evicting both Sudoroom and the Public School and that Laurie would >>> prepare a 30 days notice. He's said that before. He told me that >>> Sudoroom and Public School should close their doors for the rest of >>> the day, because "If I see any of them, I will beat them up!" I told >>> him I'm sorry, but I have a Linux class scheduled for 2:00, please >>> don't beat them up. That calmed him down a little. In short, the rant >>> was a mix of old and new. >>> >>> Except this time Laurie was there. Laurie is our other landlord - she >>> is George's wife and they own the building equally. The way he talked >>> to her during this rant was very revealing, because she also became a >>> target. He yelled at her for not having a 30-days notice already >>> prepared, for having written the craigslist ads that attracted >>> Sudoroom and Public School (and, incidentally, many of his other >>> tenants). He said quite hurtful things to her, including that she was >>> nothing but a drain on his life and that he wanted a divorce from her. >>> >>> She just stood there quietly saying nothing, holding their dog on a >>> leash, looking at me with eyes that said "I'm sorry you have to see >>> this." After a while, when George left the room, she apologized to me. >>> She said "please don't listen to anything he said, he just gets that >>> way when his buttons are pushed." >>> >>> They ended up not leaving for a couple hours. Initially George refused >>> to clean the bathroom or let anybody else clean it because he wanted >>> to show evidence to the cops, who he believed would show up to >>> investigate. It took a chorus of Laurie and several of his other >>> tenants to convince him that OPD doesn't show up for things like this, >>> the cops aren't coming, the bathroom smells, please let's just clean >>> it up. Eventually he lost steam and they left. >>> >>> I'm not really sure how to wrap up this email. Writing it was >>> difficult. You will have to draw your own conclusions. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss

13 years, 1 month

math and data literacy

by Mike Schachter

Hi Sudoroom! I'm moving towards creating a free program for math and data literacy and want to find interested volunteers and students. I'd like to gradually work out some pilot classes in Sudoroom and Noisebridge, probably alternating between each space, ideally on Wednesday evenings at first. I was wondering if I could come in to the weekly meeting this next Wednesday and feel things out to see what people think, being as I've never been to sudoroom yet. Would that be ok? mike

13 years, 1 month

drupal database for seed library needs debugging

by refugia

Any help on this it would be greatly appreciated. Please pass it on if know folks who might be interested. This database could greatly improve seed libraries. -Patrick https://drupal.org/sandbox/niccolo/2083829 Experimental Project This is a sandbox project, which contains experimental code for developer use only. Bay Area Seed Interchange Library BASIL Seed Library module / Feature as created by Quilted.coop as far as I can tell, has a few bugs needing fixing and perhaps some workflow changes am actively seeking a co-maintainer on this project ultimately will be used on Open Outreach based site for BASIL www.basilseedlibrary.com

13 years, 1 month

you are represented!

by J Clark

SudoRoom, You are represented here! https://www.eventbrite.com/event/6920335911 Join a few San Leandrans and your homie Eddan Katz to hear about Open Spaces that Spark Innovation. j.

13 years, 1 month

Open Source PCR Hack Night - 7pm Tues 10th Sept in Downtown Oakland (Sudo Room)

by Ryan Bethencourt

Dear All, We are VERY pleased to be able to announce the first of our Open Source DIY Bio lab equipment hack nights: The Open Source PCR hacknight. The upcoming hack night will be focused on building an open source PCR, we currently have a prototype which cycles but if you have a PCR you're working on please feel free to bring it as well and work alongside us and please feel free to invite friends and also forward to anyone you may feel is interested! This event will be run in conjunction with OMGBio and the Micro Controller Hack night (run by Hol) at Sudo Room. The overview of the evening will include: Principles of PCR Principles of Temperature Control Aims are to get temperature cycling of 1C per second with accurate measurements at the current rated power http://www.meetup.com/Berkeley-Biolabs/events/138849342/ We'll be using Peltier for cooling and we'll be using Nicrom wire for heating (although this is up for discussion). If you have any questions please feel free to contact Ryan, Marc or Hol! All the best, Ryan -- -- Ryan Bethencourt Tel:(415) 825 2705 ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com <mailto:ryan.bethencourt@gmail.com> @ryanbethencourt www.bamh1.com <http://www.bamh1.com/> www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt <http://www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt> www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php <http://www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php>

13 years, 1 month

Fwd: Children

by Matthew Senate

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Laurie Cooperman Rosen <Lscoop(a)comcast.net> Date: Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 4:02 PM Subject: RE: Children To: Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> Hi Matt-**** I received your note and drafted a response that night, but didn’t mail it out because I wanted to make sure George has nothing to add first. You will have it this weekend. The number one concern (before even anything else) is that WE are not insured for this and have received no evidence of coverage from your group either. At this point everybody who has any visitors on a regular basis MUST have insurance coverage with us as named insureds, and we at this point need to enforce that. Next on the list are permitting related issues from the City of Oakland for children to be allowed in any kind of day care setting, and also arrangements that will need to be made by your group (and the School too) to take care of janitorial during and immediately after any group activities being held there. This is not necessarily inclusive, but a start. We can discuss the possibility of this happening (allowing children in eventually), but not until these and other issues are fully addressed. I apologize for the miscommunications on both sides that caused George to get upset about this and perhaps act too heated, but it was not without reason (given that he assumed that the communications had been disbursed), and for the time being we need to start with the insurance issue because it looks like that will be required because of all of the traffic whether children are able to use the space eventually or not.**** Sorry, I worked on the email and saved it and was waiting for George to have time to look at it. The first month always keeps us both hopping and we only pass like ships in the night!**** Laurie**** ** ** ** ** *From:* Matthew Senate [mailto:mattsenate@gmail.com] *Sent:* Friday, September 06, 2013 1:38 PM *To:* Laurie Cooperman Rosen *Subject:* Re: Children**** ** ** Laurie,**** ** ** Please let me know when you have a chance to read our note, even if you are unable to respond immediately.**** ** ** Thanks, Matt**** ** ** On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 11:23 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> wrote:**** Hi Laurie, **** This week George addressed a group of folks in the common area outside of Sudo Room and the Public School regarding the presence of minors in the building. His behavior was confrontational, hostile, loud, and very upsetting to many of those who were present, including some parentally-accompanied minors. There has unfortunately been a series of miscommunications about this issue, and we are dedicated foremost to resolving it amicably. **** First, thank you for communicating the building's policies on minors via email. Unfortunately, due to a lapse in our own internal communication, the contents of your email were not conveyed sufficiently to the relevant sudo room members before Wednesday of this week. Please understand this was a lapse in communication that has been rectified. **** Secondly, since early June, every Tuesday evening parent-supervised minors have attended sudo room. We provide no supervision services for minors. In fact, we provide no services to customers (we don't have customers) as we are a membership association. It was unclear that this event was specifically of any concern since it followed the requirement of supervision by parents. We are willing to meet the necessary requirements to ensure that you and George are provided with the appropriate advanced notification of any planned future sudo room events involving supervised minors and their parents. It is relevant to note that in the past we have allowed accompanied minors to be in the "Art Room" and not use common space, but in recent instances the common room has been used as well. Further, since we are interested in being as accessible as possible to different communities and demographics, we would like to clarify what opportunities there might be (through city services, insurance, waivers, etc.) for minors to be in the building in ways other than those outlined in your email. **** Thirdly, regarding the damage to the bathroom you discuss in your email, we understand your concerns and are sorry that it happened. We have raised awareness in hopes of preventing instances like this from happening in the future. While we are happy to take shared responsibility for ensuring the bathrooms are clean and usable, we want to communicate that we are not aware of any evidence that the minors who have been at sudo room were responsible for the damage. We fully support your desire to keep all parts of the space (including the bathrooms) vandalism-free, clean, and usable, so we have made all sudo room members aware of this incident, reinforced the expectations surrounding bathroom cleanliness, and reiterated the policy that children should not use bathrooms unaccompanied. Please let us know if you encounter any problems with the bathrooms in the future so that we can take appropriate action. However, we also ask for understanding that if there are problems with a shared space in the building, that absent specific evidence, sudo room may not have been the source of a particular problem. **** Finally, we would like to share with you a few of our expectations as lessees that we hope will help us continue to stay in this building that we have been very happy to rent for the last 9 months: **** Our Expectations: **** * That issues with our use of common space or our use of our rented "Art Room" be conveyed in writing, with disrespectful confrontations being completely unacceptable, in any circumstances. **** * Consistent with Sudo Room standards, that minors continue to be able to participate at Sudo Room, provided they are accompanied by parents or a legal guardian. **** * To work together with you as we grow, which requires we be accessible to more communities and demographics. **** * To consider options for mitigating liability through additional insurance, waivers, etc.**** Thanks, Matt**** ** ** ** **

13 years, 1 month

Fwd: Help us help the animals!

by Marina Kukso

hi everyone, immediate but short term animal volunteer opportunity for a computer-literate person. this is from lauren, who is a totally amazing oaklandwikian and works at an animal shelter in oakland. please reply to her directly, or if you have any questions, feel free to email me. - marina ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lauren Briskin <Lauren(a)hopalong.org> Date: Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 2:53 PM Subject: Help us help the animals! To: "marina.kukso(a)gmail.com" <marina.kukso(a)gmail.com> Hey Marina, **** ** ** We’ve got a Super Last Minute volunteer opportunity for techies who want to help animals! Hopalong rescues dogs and cats and once a year we hold a fundraiser called Furball. This year we’re using a software that’s new to us called Greater Giving and, while it’s probably going to be a super easy job for computer people, it’s over our heads. Basically, we need someone to set up the WYSIWYG internal website and then serve as the point person for the other volunteers using the software. **** ** ** Thank you so much for sharing this around- I’m hoping to get someone started as soon as possible so we can get back to the business of saving lives. Corny, but so true!**** ** ** Cute kitten picture included :)**** ** ** Lauren**** ** ** **** ** ** Lauren Briskin**** ** ** Volunteer Coordinator**** Hopalong Animal Rescue**** www.hopalong.org**** ** ** w. 510.267.1915 x103 f. 510.444.3741**** ** ** Those who can, do.**** Those who can do more, volunteer.**** ** ** Current Volunteer Opportunities <http://hopalongvolunteers.blogspot.com/>!** ** ** ** www.facebook.com/HopalongRescue**** @hopalongrescue <http://www.twitter.com/hopalongrescue>**** ** **

13 years, 1 month

1st Friday - Roll Call

by J.C.

Hey all, just curious who all might be come'n out for 1st Friday. I'm gearing up the S.S. Hack Life Boat https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File:SS_Hack_Lifeboat.jpg and will be rolling it towards sudo this afternoon, equipped with some sound and such, think'n about mooring near the alley and/or "sudo square", and should have enough juice to do a couple of cruises as well. -- ThanX, ;+) https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Fort

13 years, 1 month

Banning Ariel from Sudoroom

by Yardena Cohen

This is formal notice that Ariel has not respected our conflict resolution process and is not welcome at the space. If seen, she should be asked to leave. This temporary ban will be in place until next week's meeting (Wed Sep 11 7pm), during which time any Sudoer has a chance to object. If nobody objects, the ban is permanent. For background, she's been witnessed: * assaulting a sudoer, scratching his face * stealing money from donation jars, twice * kicking in a car window on the street In addition to other generally antagonistic, disrespectful and threatening behavior. She's been asked and/or forced to leave on about four separate occasions by four separate groups of people. The landlord is also aware of her and prepared to back you up in removing her. As usual, calling the police should be a very last resort.

13 years, 1 month

children at SudoRoom

by Romy Ilano

It is unfortunate that the landlord is having issues with children. Maybe we can find some kind of legal way to resolve this issue? Children add greatly to the atmosphere at SudoRoom. They are part of the community and even more of our future than the tech we work on. To date I have not seen any out of control Children at SudoRoom throwing or breaking things. They are usually accompanied by parents. I can see a slight issue with the alcohol, but maybe there can be some legal way to work around this. I feel great knowing that everyone is working hard on this matter.

13 years, 1 month

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