[Careforsailor] First Meeting and Update for Sailor's place

Fri Sep 12 09:48:16 PDT 2014

If my place is do-able for people (quick recap: stairs, no bars in
bathroom, cat, some scented products around, but all cleaning with baking
soda and vinegar, unscented soap in bathroom, unscented laundry detergent,
no air fresheners/scented candles, etc) - the address is 2949 Kitchener
St., it's the laneway house in back (only one on the block, and entering
through the alley is easier). It's half a block east of Renfrew, a few
blocks north of 1st, accessible via the 16 or walking/biking from various
points in East Van if that's something people do.

Anyone else with thoughts on using this space? Also, dietary restriction
info would be grand so I can make some snacks.

-Sydney

On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 8:08 AM, sidria meadows <rootedflight at gmail.com>
wrote:

> hi all,
> sunday the 21st works. i am wondering where Sydney lives, as i have study
> group 10-2 that day in east van, and i can leave a bit early, but i have no
> idea what travel time to Syndey's place will be, can you fill me in?
> i am fine with stairs and animals.
> also, i can bring my laptop to take notes, since we will be using Sydney's
> to skype in Anna.
> really looking forward to meeting you all and putting names to these faces!
> sid
>
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 1:12 AM, Anna Dayley <annaisdayley at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> ^ Sydney, you're fabulous.
>>
>> Lee it would be wonderful to have you there :)
>>
>> I'm free that day! (Unless my schedule changes w/ employment.)
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 3:56 PM, Sydney Neuman <srneuman at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I think that would be great. My hope is that this meeting is the start
>>> of putting together a community of care, and contributions to that can look
>>> very different. A discussion where we talk about capacity, different
>>> skills, things we can do, different ways of helping/providing support that
>>> are within are limits, and all that. Sustainable care systems are based on
>>> so much more than regular visits, and a lot of the call outs as of late
>>> have involved very specific forms of labour that understandably don't work
>>> for everyone. It would be great to brainstorm a broad range, and it sounds
>>> like you would be a great person to join in that discussion!
>>>
>>> -Sydney
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 12:40 PM, lee <contactmedlee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> How does it feel for folks if I attend this meeting? I haven't been in
>>>> a place where I've been able to help all that much, and I'm not sure I will
>>>> be in a much better place in the coming weeks, though my health stuff is a
>>>> lot better this week. But based on ongoing capacity stuff for me, I don't
>>>> know if it makes sense to folks for me to attend, so I thought I'd check in.
>>>>
>>>> I feel really grateful for all the work folks are doing, and very
>>>> curious about how I might help more or how I can support -- for Sailor, and
>>>> also in terms of other folks and myself dealing with varying ability stuffs
>>>> and continuing to strategize and keep working towards building/creating
>>>> adequate support networks.
>>>>
>>>> I could do Sunday the 21st at 2pm.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> sending warmth,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> lee
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Sydney Neuman <srneuman at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So I looked at everyone's availability, then realized that the meeting
>>>>> time that works for everyone would be THIS Sunday. I know I actually made
>>>>> the doodle, but I was definitely not thinking and this Sunday doesn't work
>>>>> for me. I'm babysitting overnight and will be wiped, plus my partner's
>>>>> thesis defense is the next day and I want to be around to provide support
>>>>> there. Is this a regular Sunday availability for people, though?
>>>>>
>>>>> How about Sunday the 21st at 2pm? Does that work for people?
>>>>>
>>>>> As for location, I'm happy to host and provide snacks and tea (nice
>>>>> way to meet, get to know each other, AND cover all the other stuff, I
>>>>> think), but my place has a flight of stairs and there are some scented
>>>>> products around, although we could definitely not use anything scented 24
>>>>> hours before and put all scented things under the sink. We also have a cat.
>>>>> We keep the place pretty clean, so minimal dust and the like. I know that
>>>>> meeting at someone's house whom you don't know can be uncomfortable for
>>>>> some, too.
>>>>>
>>>>> I do have internet/a laptop that skypes, so Anna can skype in, which I
>>>>> think would be great. I can also bring my laptop to another location with
>>>>> wifi if need be.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does that sounds like an option that might be appealing?  If so, any
>>>>> further requests for accessibility info etc.? If not we can totally figure
>>>>> something else out, I'm sure. For example, I could also look into reserving
>>>>> a study room at the downtown SFU library which would be wheelchair
>>>>> accessible, but not necessarily scent reduced. Any other ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, fyi I'm not going to be able to make it to Sailor's until next
>>>>> weekend. I've been going at least once a week, but this is a particularly
>>>>> busy stretch so it'll be two weeks between visits.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Sydney
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Anna Dayley <annaisdayley at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hm, I could skype in? Unless that would be too complicated/difficult?
>>>>>> My schedule is fairly open, since I'm unemployed/looking for work. Though
>>>>>> that could change soon. Didn't fill out doodle for these reasons! But keep
>>>>>> me posted on meeting date :) xo
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 1:25 PM, s yeung <artsves at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hey,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was just wondering how things have been going since Sidney's last
>>>>>>> email.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am fairly busy with work this week and next so getting to a
>>>>>>> computer & internet is hard for me (since I don't have internet at my
>>>>>>> place) so I just wanted to pass this along since I was sending organizing
>>>>>>> emails the last few weeks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'll give sailor a call sometime later in the week and so I can
>>>>>>> reassess my capacity in being in communication with this network/list serve.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So far it seems people who have expressed interest or thoughts to
>>>>>>> care collective is - Sydney, anna and me. If there's anyone else
>>>>>>> interested, send a response or fill out Sydney's doodle.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Have a nice day!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sves
>>>>>>> On Sep 7, 2014 10:12 AM, "Sydney Neuman" <srneuman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hey all!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> First off: I created a doodle for a potential first meeting time
>>>>>>>> for people who are interested in talking about a care collective/want to
>>>>>>>> have an informal discussion about what that looks like, whatever. Here's
>>>>>>>> the link:
>>>>>>>> http://doodle.com/ayfgrsa8v62cb8py
>>>>>>>> Please check it out when you get a chance. It's super easy, you
>>>>>>>> don't need an account, just click on times you think you'll be available
>>>>>>>> and that's it. If this doesn't work for people or nobody responds, we can
>>>>>>>> try to figure something else out, but hopefully it does.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Avery (my partner) and I were there yesterday and things are
>>>>>>>> looking good in the new room! Awesome work on the painting and moving,
>>>>>>>> everyone! The room looks a million times brighter and awesome. Yesterday we
>>>>>>>> did some tidying/organizing, moved the desk, cleaned out the desk drawers,
>>>>>>>> moved the set of drawers Sailor can't use out of the room as well as some
>>>>>>>> empty suitcases to try to keep "stuff" at a minimum and leave lots of
>>>>>>>> stretching room. We started installing the lever door knob, which is in the
>>>>>>>> door, but we're going to come back with a better saw and some other stuff
>>>>>>>> and work on replacing the inner part of the door frame that's broken so the
>>>>>>>> latch actually has something to catch on. We also tried to assemble the
>>>>>>>> bookshelf Sailor's dad brought over, but it's missing some hardware.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So yeah. I'm going to get on the whole ikea missing hardware thing
>>>>>>>> (any tips?) and getting the door latch functional, but any
>>>>>>>> suggestions/tips/help are welcome. We also brought over a couple of shelves
>>>>>>>> and brackets that could be put up whenever/wherever as soon as furniture
>>>>>>>> placement is all sorted and Sailor can get a better idea of where they want
>>>>>>>> them. I left my drill, a screwdriver bit, and a small drill bit, and Sailor
>>>>>>>> has more screwdriver bits, so feel free to use those as needed. We're
>>>>>>>> thinking they won't need anchors as long as nothing super, duper heavy goes
>>>>>>>> on them. Getting one or both of the brackets on a stud wouldn't be the
>>>>>>>> worst, though.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hope everyone's having an awesome end of summer! Hurrah!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -Sydney
>>>>>>>>
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