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

Rafael "Cabeza" Manrique cabezadevacarecs at gmail.com
Sat Apr 18 17:07:29 PDT 2015 

cool :)

2015-04-18 13:03 GMT-07:00 Anju Singh <aanjusingh at gmail.com>:

> 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>
>> 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>
>>> 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>
>>>> 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>
>>>>> 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>
>>>>>> 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> 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
>>>>>>>> To: 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> 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> 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> 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> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Down
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> El miércoles, 1 de abril de 2015, Lindsay Kasting <
>>>>>>>> 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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