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<DIV>From: "Lupita Berries" <<A href="mailto:garyberries@gmail.com">garyberries@gmail.com</A>></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>The goal isn't to punish people. The goal is to create a safe environment for people. </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV>I completely agree. My Vision of NB is a place where the General Public come to participate in awesome <SPAN id=242a5ae3fd7d4e1f8546b1d2853ac219>hacks, Beginner to Advanced, using hardware, firware, software, bioware, edible hacks, hammers and nails, hammers and nails, hammers and nails, boom-da-boom. A place committed to self-reliance, self-organizing, and self-definition. </SPAN>A place where <SPAN id=a7712bee21c446c7a7b25e4cd0dca337>(all types of) </SPAN>Members are joined by the General Public, most days and evenings, to attend Interest-Group meetups, talks, and work on individual hacks. A place where the General Public come evenings to watch cool, sometimes challenging, hacking-related performances. A place where, at certain times, kids are guaranteed a place that's safe to be a kid, and other times when adults are guaranteed a place that's safe to be an adult. A place which is well-equipped, organized, clean, and decorated with art hacks and sound sculptures. A place where your stuff won't get stole. <SPAN id=b4149fbcb2804d40abb95f439421f998>A place where many visitors decide to make a <SPAN id=a0c7d992ddcb44bcbbf810e600836d91>commitment to A Life of Hacking, and become Members. Other visitors make</SPAN> financial commitments to Noisebridge. <SPAN id=674eb897f4a444f694da8c8cd6e2bd39>A place where everyone shares a desire to take control over their environment, and to not be reliant on formal education, wealth, or credentials. </SPAN>A place where every type of Member makes an explicit commitment to the Vision and the Work. A place with rituals. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>I would marry the above Vision with Praveen's one-sentence Mission statement. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>But maybe not everyone likes my Vision Statement. Which is why i'm looking forward to the Mission/Vision Workgroup. </DIV>
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