Definitely! Let's talk about it offline, and meet by phone or in person soon.
On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 9:40 PM, josh kopel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Lion (and Saturday House at large), > This sounds wonderful. > > I am writing because several folks from the Seattle Dorkbot (CCed > because I am not sure they are on the Saturday House list) are also > working on a plan for a permanent community work/meet/learn space much > like what you are describing. > Our goal is to foster the technology/art crossover, and to provide > access to equipment normally out of reach of individual makers. > We have been discussing a multi-purpose place with some rental desks and > some shared workshop facilities. > Perhaps it would be good to get together to compare notes and combine > efforts? > > Josh > > Lion Kimbro wrote: >> Hello, Saturday House! >> >> 3 Announcements: >> >> 1. We're looking for a place on Saturday! >> [Possibility: Daniel's house.] >> >> 2. Saturday House Description: >> Community, Action, Business, and School >> >> 3. Planning for a "Seattle Bucketworks" >> (rough plans) >> >> >> == Location == >> >> Do you have a location we can use on Saturday? Saturday House needs >> you! (And your living room!) >> >> Presently, we're looking at using Daniel's apartment this Saturday, >> but we're not sure if that'll go through. >> >> Help! >> >> >> == Saturday House Description == >> >> I'm looking for help and reflection on a Saturday House description >> for our website. While I have moments of being inspiring, now, at >> 9:10 PM, is not one of them. {:)}= >> >> All help on the description will be greatfully appreciated. >> >> Here are the 4 key elements I'm working with: >> >> * Community -- Saturday House is a very large community of people. >> The boundaries is not "Who comes on Saturday," or even "Who's on >> the list?" It is large. >> >> * Action -- We are working to become action oriented. We have >> recognized that the "slow and steady death" scenario of Saturday >> House is when everyone has laptops out. When we are active, our >> voices become joyful, youth returns, friendliness increases, and >> form strangers draw in closer -- so we have observed. Our idea >> is, "If we become more active, will these good things increase? >> How can we stir more action?" Presently, we persue two routes: >> Activity days (on the 1st Saturday of the month,) and Projects >> (activities focused on each Saturday.) >> >> I invite YOU to lead an Activity day or a Project. My offer is >> to help to ensure that it happens -- to help collect resources >> for you, to announce it (if you like,) to connect you with >> people, to help in coordination however I can. The same goes >> for projects as well. >> >> "Action" is to be interpreted broadly: Even research questions >> and meditations can make "action." But it requires some locus >> of focus. >> >> * Business -- Saturday House has a long tradition with business >> society in Seattle. Business is a focus of Saturday House, >> though I myself have not been much involved in it. The Six Hour >> Startup community grew from the space made available by Saturday >> House, and has grown much larger, beyond the Saturday House. >> Nevertheless, this theme is very much a theme served by the >> Saturday House. >> >> * School -- Saturday House began with the inspiration from the >> Sudbury School method. The idea is that we are all learning, >> both by ourselves, from self-study, and from and with others. >> Some prefer the metaphor of the "Academy," others a "College." >> Regardless, the theme is of study, learning, and growth, in >> service of the larger society of the world. >> >> I'm presently working to develop this into an articulated page for >> "About Saturday House." On that page, too, there well be key words, >> with everything from "Open Source" and "Electronics," to >> "Mathematics," to "Sustainability," to "Drawing," to "Learning" and >> "Reflection," and on and on. >> >> >> == Planning == >> >> Finally, our intention is to make a space, inspired by Bucketworks, >> (perhaps even *called* "Seattle Bucketworks," James willing,) and >> involving many, many, many communities in the larger Seattle area. >> >> My plan is to visit, with others (including Daniel,) every community >> we can think of in the Seattle area, and invite them to discussion >> about locating a space. (We presently have a list of about 20 >> groups, and I invite all of you to send me still further people to >> add to the list -- or add it to the EtherPad or Wiki.) I'm >> presently talking with several groups, and will greatly expand that >> number: I hope to talk with at least one new group a week, myself, >> and I hope that effort will be matched (at least in part) by others. >> We will arrange a dinner gathering, to discuss a shared space, and >> then later, the financing of such a space. We will need a space >> large enough for all of our dreams, and enough money to pay someone >> to staff it full time. >> >> It will be *AWESOME.* We'll talk about this space on the list in the >> relatively near future (say, within a month or two,) but please hold >> off for now. That said, I invite you to talk about it with us on >> any Saturday at Saturday House. >> >> The plan is roughly: >> >> 1. Begin, immediately, talking with as many groups as possible >> about our plans, and asking if they could see themselves >> participating in it. >> 2. Near the end of July, or in August, convene for a large group >> dinner or gathering of potential stakeholders, leaders from >> different communities, to get to know one another, to share >> enthusiasm about the space, and to share dreams. Hopefully we >> will have worked out the technology of sharing dreams by this >> point. >> 3. In September or October, collect funds for initial payments, and >> find the space. My thought is that the process of actually >> acquiring the space should proceed fairly quickly. That's how it >> was with the SODO space at least, and that's my understanding of >> how houses are bought as well: It's a quick process. >> >> I do not know yet who will staff the space, and how that will work. >> Obviously, there is much I need to learn to make this real. >> However, there are many among you who are skilled, who have done >> things like this before, and I have the support of other communities >> (such as Bucketworks) who have done what we aim to do. These plans >> are not final, and I am happy to hear any input, though preferably >> in person. >> >> It's going to be an adventure! >> >> >> Sincerely, >> Lion Kimbro >> >> > >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Website: http://saturdayhouse.org/ Post: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
