[sudoroom] Sudo Room Intent to Exist (sudoroom at lists.hackerspaces.org)

[Eddan Katz]

i'm with victoria on keeping it at 23 as well. so should we set a timeline for when to have the compact ready for signatories? the sooner we do, the sooner we can get a bank account.

also, I thought the Fix-It Clinic guys were awesome! It seemed like a lot of things were being fixed - I hope they had a good time. And though I must admit I still don't get Max's circle thing, people seemed to love it, especially the kids, right? Matt- do we have a picture of what the sign looks like now?

so now we have the experience of 2 Art Murmurs under our belt - with fantastically creative contributions from a whole bunch of folks, but with a minimalist distributed structure for organizing it. it would be useful to get some input on what's gone right and wrong these past 2 times. maybe on the sudo-nymous pad? https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom

Also, it seems to me that we should add a "Coordinator of Time & Space" (or something with a better name) as another main sudo functionary position on the compact at http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Sudo_room/Compact#Section_2.2_Sudo_Functionaries. And specifically because of Art Murmur, which seems to get more and more popular each month, I also think we should try to get some sudo folk to be in some Art Committee; or perhaps the previously proposed Dynamic Association of Displayed Art (DADA) Commission, which would enable inclusion of outside contributors and rotating duties.

On Aug 4, 2012, at 10:32 AM, Victoria Bogdan wrote:

> Hi all!
> 
> Big thanks to the Art Murmur contributors last night-- Matt, Max, Eddan, Anthony, FixIt Clinic, Tracy, Jenny, Evan... And others, forgive me if I don't know your names!  
> 
> Re: the compact, I vote to stay w/ 23. Many of the 42 in the Sudo Room were kind folks we lured from the street. The 23 represents a degree of folks who are currently more Sudo- connected. 
> 
> Excited for the next Art Murmur!
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Aug 4, 2012, at 10:23 AM, Eddan Katz <eddan at oaklandlocal.com> wrote:
> 
>> Dear sudo netizens:
>> 
>> Below is the final draft of the sudo room Intent to Exist announcement, as read out loud to the general public by Tracy Jacobs (as the Statute of Liberty, with glow bracelets) in front of 2135 Broadway at 8pm last night during Oakland Art Murmur. 
>> 
>> Special thanks to Evan Martin for all the work and eloquence in merging the various inputs for the text below in such a short time frame. The earlier, tamer draft in the earlier email below was the one sent to the Mayor's office (no, she didn't show up). Before this gets posted on the web or wiki, sudo folk are invited to contribute final edits on our sudo-nymous etherpad at https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom.
>> 
>> We can also announce the result of our "How many hackers can you fit in a sudo room?" exercise that took place immediately following the press conference. The answer is apparently 42. Thanks to all who helped us figure that out.
>> 
>> So this means that we are just about half way there, in terms of existing. Please also take a look at the latest draft of the Compact at http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Sudo_room/Compact. One suggestion for a change was made to make the minimum threshold for a compact 42. Any objections?
>> 
>> Have a happy Saturday Stroll after First Friday Art Walk.
>> 
>> -Eddan
>> 
>> 
>> ----
>> Dear citizens and guests of the city of Oakland,
>> 
>> As the 5 thousand year Baktun draws to a close and we enter a new cycle of evolution as foretold by ancestral Mayan cosmology, it is an immensely auspicious time for the foundation of open and collaborative creative spaces where residents of urban landscapes may help each other engineer solutions to the challenges of modern life and contribute beauty, ingenuity and enthusiasm to the realms of science, art and social organization. With networked communication and information technologies resurrecting ancient ethics of cooperation, the potential for individual and community empowerment is increasing dramatically. Makerspaces, hackerspaces, open schools, open labs and other such DIY initiatives serve to transform that potential into productivity, problem-solving and action by bringing together the tools and the passions of those who seek to help each other, their communities and the planet.  
>> 
>> We are Sudo Room (that’s s-u-d-o room), an unincorporated association of technologists, scientists, lawyers, artists, and community activists, and Sudo Room will bring this spirit of the networked age to Oakland by fostering citizen science, collaborative art, hardware hacking, social entrepreneurship and many other facets of the DIY (Do-It-youself) maker movement.
>> 
>> We hope you will visit us at Sudoroom.org, join our mailing list at hackerspaces.org, or ‘follow’ us on your favorite social media platform. We are drafting our documents publicly on our wiki. We’ve agreed on a process by which to establish ourselves with a minimum threshold compact, and we’re renting this space you see behind us as our first. We’ve so far held several successful events and are now having a presence at Art Murmur. We meet here at 7pm on Mondays. 
>> 
>> Our next step is to “officially exist”, which is tough without a Tax ID. This “recognized existence” is necessary to engage in any financial or legal activities, such as having a bank account. We have found a bank which will permit us to open an account based merely upon the intention of existing, which, however, must be proclaimed and witnessed for it to be considered a true and authentic goal of existence.
>> 
>> Therefore, it is with great reverence and inspiration that we have gathered here before the press, amidst these murmurations of local artists and art lovers, to engage willfully in the word magic of civil by-laws, codes, ordinances and regulations. For it is only through the sacred scripts and mantras of Legalese that an entity can achieve the noble and privileged status of ‘being.’  To enjoy this lavish luxury of ‘isness,’ certain specific rituals and agreements must be carried out, such as sealing contracts with the mysterious temples of power we call ‘banks’ to manifest an ethereal corral of currency known as a ‘bank account.’ However, this bank-ordained birth into the club of actuality can not be consecrated without first performing a  specific, mystical incantation. Before the Lords of By-Laws and Banking grant us that precious gift of existence, the will to exist must first be summoned and invoked.  Through the very act of vocalizing this powerful, magical spell, the Sudo Room will take its first step towards joining this blooming, buzzing confusion we call reality.
>> 
>> Henceforth, let it be known that on this, the 7th tone of Ahau and Blue Lunar Hand in the calendar of the Maya, the third day of the month of August, 2012, in the calendar of Pope Gregory, Unix time stamp 1344049200, We, the Sudo Room, do hereby declare our rightful and lawful Intent to Exist. With this intent we shall steadfastly seek to establish and make known our actuality, factuality and reality, as acknowledged by the IRS, the State and all the gods that prevail over this sacred land of Oak.
>> 
>> In celebration of our official existence, we are also gathered here to answer a question asked on our sudo-nymous etherpad space as to: “How many hackers can you fit in a Sudo Room?”
>> 
>> We will now try to answer that question by asking our crowd here about who is interested in joining us and filling up these 100 sq. feet-- and please announce your name or “sudo-name” on your way in. The first 50 people will also get a ticket to see Ghostbusters next door at the Paramount in about an hour.
>> 
>> Thank you.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 4, 2012, at 12:11 AM, Anthony Di Franco wrote:
>> 
>>> See for yourself! sudoroom declaration of intent to exist, Oakland: http://socialcam.com/v/9gl45yoS
>>> 
>>> On Aug 3, 2012 11:40 PM, "Anca Mosoiu" <anca at techliminal.com> wrote:
>>> How did it go?
>>> 
>>> Anca.
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 8:02 PM, Michael Scroggins <michaeljscroggins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Now
>>> 
>>> On Aug 3, 2012 7:59 PM, "Jehan Tremback" <jehan.tremback at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> When is this shit going down? Sounds awesome.
>>> 
>>> -Jehan
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 7:08 PM, adam scislowicz <adam.scislowicz at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Love it. Sorry I haven't been more involved thus far. I am nearly out of the woods on my end :D
>>> 
>>> You all rock
>>> Warm Regards,
>>> Adam
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Eddan Katz <eddan at oaklandlocal.com> wrote:
>>> PS: Thanks to Jenny, Evan, Victoria, Patrik, and everyone else who helped out.
>>> 
>>> sent from +1(415) 728-5800
>>> 
>>> On Aug 3, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Eddan Katz <eddan at oaklandlocal.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The current and penultimate draft reads as following and will be delivered by Tracy Jacobs
>>>> :
>>>> 
>>>> Dear citizens and guests of the city of Oakland,
>>>> 
>>>> We are an unincorporated association of technologists, scientists, lawyers, artists, and community activists interested in enabling openly accessible technology to promote social justice right he
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