[sudoroom] kickoff + fundraiser eventbrite text - edit away!

[Jenny Ryan]

Victoria & Marina - great work! This is a really solid, enthusiastic
invitation - a few more tweaks and I think we'll be ready to start sending
this around.

Turning the invite into a Google Doc. Anyone can edit by following the
following link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mNcHMk9Q65RIJUTslqs-l12XOmRAn2N6s1WSjdQZ5iI/edit

Notes: We should avoid framing ourselves as "the first-ever"
creative/technical hackerspace in Oakland, as ACE Monster Toys has been
around since 2010 I believe. Also, I cut the following sentence: "Since
2010 Tech Liminal has graciously hosted our weekly meetings, but as we
grow, it's time to take our show on the road" as this makes us sound like
we're ready to caravan (though I'm quite partial to that idea too! trying
to formulate a plan for a hacker/maker gypsy caravan, ping me if
interested) - but couldn't quite think of a reframing. Maybe something
witty about how our current physical incarnation is a locker at TechLiminal
and we are seeking a room with no walls and eventually a space (hungry
tummy currently leeching my brainjuice sorry!).

Yesterday's meetup was quite productive - and Jehan made a sweet logo for
us! Will attach it in a new message to open up dialogue in a separate
thread :)

Be well,
Jenny
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On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Susan Mernit <mernit at gmail.com> wrote:

> Great edits!  OL will donate a free ad and run an article if someone
> writes it.
>
> S
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> On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 3:59 PM, victoria <bogdan.victoria at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I just sent my suggestions via Google Docs, but just saw that it requires
>> moderator approval through that route. To speed up the process, I've pasted
>> my edits below. Thanks, Marina, for doing the first draft!
>> V.
>>
>>
>> Sudoroom Oakland Hackerspace Kickoff + Fundraiser!
>>
>> Please join us for a kickoff and fundraiser event for Sudo Room, the
>> first-ever creative community hackerspace in Oakland, on May 4th at
>> 7:00PM at Tech Liminal in downtown Oakland! [inserted new paragraph
>> space here]
>>
>> Victoria edit suggestion:
>>
>> Sudo Room is a free, non-hierarchical, and consensus-based gathering of
>> tech developers, activists, artists-- and all combinations in between--
>> interested in and working towards social change. Since 2010 Tech Liminal
>> has graciously hosted our weekly meetings, but as we grow, it's time to
>> take our show on the road. Our goal is to create the first inclusive,
>> dedicated hackerspace in downtown Oakland, so that ideas and projects in
>> areas such as citizen science, digital/online citizenship and literacy,
>> community engagement, and government transparency may be exchanged and
>> grow.
>>
>> Join us at Tech Liminal on May 4th for our celebratory kickoff, and be a
>> part of growing the hacker community in Oakland!
>>
>> TIME?: Doors Open, Tech Liminal, 268 14th Street, Oakland
>> TIME?: Mitch Altman, co-founder of Noisebridge, and members of
>> hackerspaces in the East Bay in conversation on the topic of “Hackerspaces:
>> The Necessity for Community Spaces Here and Everywhere”
>> TIME: Brief unconference, snacks, and fine Oakland homebrew!
>>
>>
>> The event is free to attend, but we encourage donations to help us
>> accomplish our goal of opening a Sudo Room of our own! We encourage you to
>> donate in advance via Eventbrite, though we will also provide opportunity
>> to donate at the event.
>>
>> Find out more at sudoroom.org or email us at
>> sudoroom at citizensciencequarterly.com. We look forward to seeing you at
>> Tech Liminal (268 14th St., Oakland, CA) on May 4th at 7:00PM!
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> here is some possible text for invitations to the event please send
>>> suggestions for changes! there is no solid title yet for the talk
>>> (highlighted below), so if you have ideas for snappier titles, please
>>> suggest. other possible options for the talk that have been thrown around
>>> include "The Urgency and Necessity for More Hackerspaces and Other
>>> Creative Communities Here and Everywhere," "Hackerspaces: The Necessity for
>>> Community Spaces for Projects and Learning," "Hackerspaces: The
>>> Necessity for Community Spaces Then, Now, and Forever."
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> marina
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sudoroom Oakland Hackerspace Kickoff + Fundraiser!
>>>
>>> Please join us for a kickoff and fundraiser event for Sudo Room, a
>>> newly-forming creative community hackerspace in Oakland, on May 4th at
>>> 7:00PM at Tech Liminal in downtown Oakland! Sudo Room aims to create a
>>> hackerspace in the downtown Oakland area that seeks to be inclusive of
>>> technical and non-technical knowledge, citizen science, digital/online
>>> citizenship and literacy, and community engagement.
>>>
>>> We are officially kicking off our search for a room of our own on May
>>> 4th with a night of talks from East Bay hackerspacers followed by time for
>>> an unconference, drinks, and socializing. We are very excited to have Mitch
>>> Altman and members of hackerspaces in the East Bay hold a conversation on
>>> the topic of “Hackerspaces: The Necessity for Community Spaces Here and
>>> Everywhere” Afterwards, we have scheduled time for a brief unconference
>>> and enjoyment of snacks and fine Oakland homebrew!
>>>
>>> The event is free to attend, but we encourage donations to help us
>>> accomplish our goal of opening a Sudo Room of our own! We encourage you to
>>> donate in advance via Eventbrite, though we will also provide opportunity
>>> to donate at the event.
>>>
>>> Find out more at sudoroom.org or email us at
>>> sudoroom at citizensciencequarterlycom<sudoroom at citizensciencequarterly.com>.
>>> We look forward to seeing you at Tech Liminal (268 14th St., Oakland, CA)
>>> on May 4th at 7:00PM!
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>
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