Liberating Ourselves Locally Explained
| Liberating Ourselves Locally |
| Formation: | 2011 |
| Location: | US |
| Leader Title: | Origin |
| Leader Name: | Oakland, California |
Liberating Ourselves Locally is a makerspace/hackerspace in the Fruitvale district of Oakland, California.[1] It is part of the Bay Area Consortium of Hackerspaces (BACH).[2]
LOL! is a place where people can learn new skills, from soldering to video game design,[3] [4] and operates on the principle that members of the local community can be involved in all aspects of creating things that sustain people, such as food, clothing, energy, technology, shelter, and art.
History
LOL! was founded in 2011 by a group of people including Jen-Mei Wu and software engineer Praveen Sinha.[5] [6]
Mentors from many professional fields volunteer their time to share their professional knowledge.[6] LOL! has close ties with other San Francisco Bay Area hackerspaces including Sudo Room, Noisebridge, and Mothership HackerMoms.[7]
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: East Oakland Makerspace Liberates Tech for All. March 22, 2016. Booth. Kwan. Emerging Arts Networks. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160405055043/http://www.emergingartsnetworks.com/east-oakland-makerspace-liberates-tech-for-all/. April 5, 2016. mdy-all.
- Web site: Hackerspace Happenings . March 22, 2016 . Baichtal . John . MakeZine .
- Web site: One Big Workbench . Steven Kurutz . May 1, 2013 . . March 22, 2016.
- Web site: Liberating Ourselves Locally encourages diversity in tech force through Hack Night . November 6, 2015 . SFGate . March 22, 2016.
- Web site: Liberating Ourselves Locally encourages diversity in tech force through Hack Night . November 6, 2015 . Alison Vayne . . March 22, 2016.
- Web site: Squiggy Rubio: Web Developer . . March 22, 2016.
- Web site: Hacking the Commons: How to Start a Hackerspace. March 22, 2016 . Ryan . Jenny . November 10, 2012 . Shareable .
