[hackerspaces] Nullspace Labs in L.A. has to move - needs help

Digimer lists at alteeve.ca
Sun Jan 26 01:54:36 CET 2014


I just read that link... Holy moly!

Ya, they might be struggling to fund things for a reason. Certainly 
doesn't make women feel very welcome, that's for sure.

digimer

On 25/01/14 06:27 PM, Eric Stein wrote:
> I wonder if they considered that maybe they'd have enough members and
> consequently money to handle this themselves if they weren't basically
> saying "we are awful people" on their join page?
>
> http://wiki.032.la/membership
>
> I wonder.
>
> Eric
>
> On 01/23/2014 04:06 PM, Arclight wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Many of you are probably already familiar with Nullspace Labs in L.A.
>> They have a big open electronics lab in downtown Los Angeles. They put
>> on loads of free classes and also organize a hacker conference call
>> Layer One.
>>
>> Nullspace Labs: http://032.la
>> LayerOne: http://www.layerone.org/
>>
>> Anyway, the day after Hackaday did a little article on them, the owner
>> of their building announced that all of the tenants need to be gone in
>> 30 days, as they intend to remodel the building and convert it into
>> some sort of upscale retail.
>>
>> They are looking for the following help:
>>
>> -People in the Southern California area to bring boxes, help pack, and
>> move things (they already have a storage facility being donated for
>> the time being)
>>
>> -Help locating another suitable space near downtown L.A. They would
>> best off with 2,000+ square feet, a loading dock or large elevator,
>> and some type of legal parking. If anyone has a lead, please let mmca,
>> charliex or myself know.
>>
>> They are putting together a move-in fund. Setting the place up was
>> mostly the result of several angels coming together, and they are
>> probably not in a position to do this now.
>>
>> Everything is difficult and expensive in L.A., and probably more so
>> than it was a few year ago, so they've put together a funding drive:
>>
>> http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/save-nullspace-labs
>>
>> -If you're going to be on the West Coast of USA, come to one of the
>> party/fundraising events in the next month (dates to be announced shortly)
>>
>> Anyway, everyone hates e-begging and I doubt they would post this on
>> their own.
>> So help if you can, and no worries if that's not your thing.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Arclight
>> 23b shop
>> Fullerton, CA
>>
>>
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