[Tfug] starting a hackerspace

[John Kiniston]

Sounds cool!

I've been watching the Phoneix Hackerspace take shape and they sound to be
doing great. It'd be awesome to have a Tucson one.

On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:36 PM, Oliver Savage <oliver.savage at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi, I've come to a few of the TFUG Happy Hours years ago, and have
> been lurking on the list for 4 years or so.
>
> I've decided to start hosting a maker/hackerspace type group. I'm a
> member of the Dry River Collective dryriver.org at 740 N Main Ave in
> Tucson. This is an open community space where anyone is welcome to
> host events. I'm also a smallfry linux sysadmin, wannabe programmer,
> and broad but shallow DIYer. To learn more about hackerspaces you can
> web search then visit some sites, watch some videos, and see also
> http://hackerspaces.org .
>
> Email me or feel free to drop by Dry River on Mondays from 3-6p to
> speak the best way of all, in person!
>
> The hackgroup maybe Chackshop (chuckshon hacked and chopped) would
> meet weekly/bi-weekly with the express intent of skill-sharing and DIY
> comradery. This will be a free group organized by consensus with
> optional dues for project storage space. Right now I'm seeking people
> to help split hosting duties, to make it known that you can host a
> workshop/class, and give you a heads up if you want to be notified for
> event announcements.
>
> current DIY/relevant objects at the space: screen printing, basic hand
> tools, electric drills, soldering irons, bike tools, sewing machine,
> microscope, projector, parts, art supplies, craft supplies, basic
> computers, lots of space, books and zines, internet, wifi, printers
> with no ink.
>
> Dry River is drug and smoke free, and all ages. Dry River seeks to be
> a safe(r) space where racism, sexism, patriarchy, and all forms of
> oppression are challenged. Basically if you are an authoritarian jerk
> and aren't comfortable being around anarchists you may not want to
> visit. We aren't zealots and the mission of the hackerspace isn't to
> convert people.
>
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