[Blacklabcollective] Time Sensitive community org pitch!! please respond :)

Anju Singh aanjusingh at gmail.com
Sat Apr 18 13:03:50 PDT 2015 

The workshop is great. It's going so well and fits perfectly with our space

On Friday, April 10, 2015, Anju Singh <aanjusingh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yup, Megan reassured me already, thanks :)
>
> It was agreed that the space would be empty (no people, stuff etc) and
> chairs etc.. put away by 3pm for sure.
>
> We are coming in at 2:30 to drop stuff off.
>
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Leggo Sirens <sirensongs604 at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','sirensongs604 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Anju I'm sure everything will be cleared up in time for the fest! Those
>> organizers have a lot of experience with facilitating meetings, I'm sure it
>> won't run late!
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Leggo Sirens <sirensongs604 at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','sirensongs604 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> I echo Brendan's sentiments exactly. This is a really good oppourtunity
>>> to be a part of the neighbourhood. I have a show at around noon on
>>> Saturday, but if I can help out in the morning at all with setup Megan let
>>> me know.
>>>
>>> Also Eris a lock on the fridge is totally doable, or even that entire
>>> back room? Are there doors on either entrance way?
>>>
>>> I am will to help and I think I have some lock bits kicking around....
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Anju Singh <aanjusingh at gmail.com
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','aanjusingh at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'll be setting up some stuff the night before.. if things can be left
>>>> as is for the tables etc that would be really good. I'm actually just
>>>> totally nervous about this now..
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 3:35 PM, Anju Singh <aanjusingh at gmail.com
>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','aanjusingh at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey Megan, setup starts at 3:00, adam will be coming in to make sure
>>>>> the PA etc is all there and good at 2:30, so they must be out and the space
>>>>> is empty and ready to use at 3:00 please! I am very apprehensive about this
>>>>> meeting running late, so please ask them to be done by 2:30, and the space
>>>>> cleaned up/chairs returned etc.. at 3:00!!
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Megan Speers <speers.megan at gmail.com
>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','speers.megan at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>>> Just wanted to let you all know that I met with Wendy and Chanel
>>>>>> yesterday afternoon and they were super stoked on the space. I kinda showed
>>>>>> them around and gave them a run down on things... they are into using the
>>>>>> space and Wendy also mentioned that they are working on getting funding for
>>>>>> the project they're working on and may be able to throw us a couple bucks
>>>>>> in the future for use of the space but that's still up in the air. I told
>>>>>> them we're cool with that and that it would be huge for us if they were
>>>>>> able to throw us a couple bucks for rent but also not a requirement.
>>>>>> Lindsay and I cleaned the shit out of the place the day before so it was
>>>>>> pretty sparkly fresh.
>>>>>> Also some of the stuff they are talking about (ways to charge your
>>>>>> landlord for repairs, etc) in their meetings are pretty relevant to us.
>>>>>> Wendy also mentioned she might know some folks who might be able to help us
>>>>>> with some of the repairs and such that we have been pondering... I think
>>>>>> this may be the start of some pretty rad mutual aid!
>>>>>> So their first meeting is on the 18th, I'm gona open up the space for
>>>>>> them at 11am. They know that Noise Fest needs to start setting up for 3,
>>>>>> and are totally cool with that.
>>>>>> cheers
>>>>>> megan
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Eris Nyx <erisnyx at hotmail.ca
>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','erisnyx at hotmail.ca');>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can also lend a hand to helping us stay open for the meeting. We
>>>>>>> could also easily add a lock to the fridge?
>>>>>>> -eris
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>>> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 15:21:26 -0700
>>>>>>> From: l.kasting86 at gmail.com
>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','l.kasting86 at gmail.com');>
>>>>>>> To: blacklabcollective at lists.resist.ca
>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','blacklabcollective at lists.resist.ca');>
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Blacklabcollective] Time Sensitive community org
>>>>>>> pitch!! please respond :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is a huge time commitment. I think that's my biggest concern.
>>>>>>> Are they offering us anything? For what theyre asking, we would pretty much
>>>>>>> need to have a collective member there for 6 hours every week on Saturdays,
>>>>>>> which also affects our own ability to ever use the space during that time
>>>>>>> (for example, noise fest, flea mafkets, or any other day time workshops
>>>>>>> that might be best scheduled for saturdays). We have a lot of expensive
>>>>>>> sound equipment and often alcohol that isn't locked away in there, which is
>>>>>>> a theft risk, if strangers have access to the entire space without a
>>>>>>> responsible person present. I think this is actually a pretty huge thing to
>>>>>>> commit to, and something that needs to be thought out and discussed. Do we
>>>>>>> know why/how they lost their other space? Sorry if I'm being a party
>>>>>>> pooper, I think this is a cool thing and people to work with but we need to
>>>>>>> make sure its a good deal for us as well.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my Huawei Mobile
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brendan Plummer <brendan.plummer at gmail.com
>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','brendan.plummer at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Megan can probably better to speak to this, but since I am sitting
>>>>>>> in front of my computer I will go ahead and answer. To the best of my
>>>>>>> knowledge, this will be ongoing for the foreseeable future. Essentially
>>>>>>> then, Megan and I are saying that we will be present to unlock/lock the
>>>>>>> space before and after their meetings and perhaps to ensure that
>>>>>>> chairs/tables are accessible. I think we are still figuring out how best to
>>>>>>> do that given our current schedules, but I think we can make it work!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Lindsay Kasting <
>>>>>>> l.kasting86 at gmail.com
>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','l.kasting86 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is it just 5he one Saturday or ongoing into the foreseeable future
>>>>>>> is my question? Because if it is every Saturday, being present for 6 hours
>>>>>>> every week is a huge commitment. But it does sound great to me too if y'all
>>>>>>> are into it!
>>>>>>> On Apr 3, 2015 1:48 PM, "Brendan Plummer" <brendan.plummer at gmail.com
>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','brendan.plummer at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey everyone,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know my response isn't exactly 'time sensitive,' but I wanted to
>>>>>>> say that I am hugely in support of this idea. This is a great opportunity
>>>>>>> to provide value in the community and to make inroads with more folks who
>>>>>>> are active in the neighborhood. I think the main wrinkles right now are
>>>>>>> Noisefest and scheduling around unlocking/locking the space after the
>>>>>>> meetings. Megan and I tentatively agreed to take charge of that, but we
>>>>>>> will have to be in communication with Wendy to make sure it works smoothly.
>>>>>>> With Noisefest, I think we just have to make sure that Wendy is aware of
>>>>>>> this situation, and arrangements are made to meet earlier, etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am confident we can sort those things out, and I am stoked that
>>>>>>> everyone is supportive of this!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 10:05 PM, Rafael "Cabeza" Manrique <
>>>>>>> cabezadevacarecs at gmail.com
>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','cabezadevacarecs at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Down
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> El miércoles, 1 de abril de 2015, Lindsay Kasting <
>>>>>>> l.kasting86 at gmail.com
>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','l.kasting86 at gmail.com');>> escribió:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As long as someone is around to facilitate that sounds pretty great
>>>>>>> to me. Did she say how long for? Or just every Saturday into the
>>>>>>> foreseeable future?
>>>>>>> On Apr 1, 2015 8:44 PM, "Megan Speers" <speers.megan at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey all! I was just contacted by Wendy Pedersen via facebook. For
>>>>>>> those of you who maybe don't know her, she's a long-standing community
>>>>>>> organizer in the DTES who is highly involved in a ton of stuff around the
>>>>>>> hood.
>>>>>>> Apparently one of the groups she works with has had an issue with
>>>>>>> their meeting space and she asked me if it'd be possible to use the Black
>>>>>>> Lab on Saturday afternoons starting in April for meetings.... here is what
>>>>>>> she said specifically:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Hi Megan, I heard through the grapevine that you may have a
>>>>>>> connection to the space on east hastings near the empress - it looks like
>>>>>>> an art space? I'm looking for a space to use for community organizing on
>>>>>>> Saturday afternoons.
>>>>>>> we just got booted out of the space that we thought we had lined up
>>>>>>> for saturday april 18 and now desperate! We would need it from 11am
>>>>>>> until about 5 pm but we could shrink that if you need us to. Super cool
>>>>>>> program 12-1:30 strategizing with sro tenants about how to charge their
>>>>>>> landlords for Maintnenace violations and 2-4 short video and circle time
>>>>>>> with a community elder."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think this would be a ridiculously easy way to open the space up
>>>>>>> for a rad community project that would have hardly any impact on us, we'd
>>>>>>> basically just need to let folks in and maybe help set up the chairs or
>>>>>>> something. Brendan has already said he's down to help out with this and so
>>>>>>> am I. I guess the only concern may be that I don't know what time noise
>>>>>>> fest starts at on the 18th/what time folks are gona be setting up but it
>>>>>>> sounds like she's quite flexible with the times so that should be easy to
>>>>>>> work out, i think? Is everyone down? she's hoping to have an answer by
>>>>>>> tomorrow afternoon so that she can put the word out so if anyone has any
>>>>>>> concerns, please let them be known ASAP. it seems like it'd be a cool way
>>>>>>> to connect to folks doing rad shit in the DTES to me ... thoughts?
>>>>>>> questions/concerns? if everyone is cool with it (which frankly i hope folks
>>>>>>> are :) ) --- anju, what time are ppl setting up for noise fest at on the
>>>>>>> 18th?
>>>>>>> thanks yall
>>>>>>> megan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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