possibilities for making projects sustainable

proposal:
split into smaller groups

• goals:
  • getting understanding of different projects and how they work, learn from mistakes they made
  • find a sustainable approach to funding projects that goes along with our philosophy
  • feelings: how do people FEEL about us selling beer here?
  • one small group for zero-budget approaches
  • pavlik wants to find people who talk about their projects and see how they could work without money

• feelings towards money:
  • alex worked in building open source business and liked to be able to influence "the system" with no

-money ideas

• transpareny about finances are really important, how can we create transpareny in that projects
• pavl

Clothes

• Wear layers (you only need to wash what's in contact with your skin)
• Quick drying synthetic fabric allow to take less stuff (because it dries overnight).

Synthetics are not biodegradable. Underwear in particular have shorter lifespan so should be more eco-friendly.

• Merino wool is a good alternative for synthetic garments in terms of smelling, drying and weight.

I highly recommend wool as it is "self cleaning" and a great insulator and durable. Silk, hemp and linen are also great materials to wear for their durability, weight and insulation/breath-ability factors.

Last night Erga and I went to the Gypsy Swing. We couldn't find it at first, when we finally got there I asked if there was smoking in the big hall. The guy said no. We went in after paying a "donation". Then of course the space was full of smoke. We went back, asked our donation back and left.

Apparently Berlin is still in the stone age. The same goes for the unconference. The only smoke-free space is in the back, without daylight. It is annoying. We spent some time in the smoky front, which is okay when you're drinking some alcohol, you don't really notice. But when we went out and then back in again at the gypsy place we couldn't take it at all.

Summary (by George J.):
We discussed "What is a Nomad Base" (or Nomad Place or Nomad Space) in two primary contexts: expectations and function within nomadbase.org.

• Function: After much discussion about what a nomad base/space/place could be and the differences between them, we agreed on a possible "minimal set" of things that a base is.
• Expectations: What does a nomad expect from a base/space/place? What does a base/space/place expect from a nomad? These expectations seem wildly different from nomad to nomad and likely will be from base to base, and between bases, spaces, and places.

Location

Gypsy balkan swing dance outing, some entry fee probably around 3 Euro.

On the U1

These elements were collected during a "What's a nomad" discussion at the 2009 S.H.E.

Neonomads are people travelling as a lifestyle, staying a few days to a few months in a place.

Neonomads value freedom and take freedom from simplicity. Hitchhiking, gift economy, dumpster diving are commonly practiced by nomads. They are likely to be trusting strangers, willing to share, according their needs and resources. They feel home in the place they visit.

A nomad goes beyond the concept of traveling to visit places. Traveling becomes a destination itself. They travel to learn (about others and about themselves) and to experience life.