Omni Commons
The Omni Commons is a group of nine collectives in San Francisco's Bay Area devoted to DIY and community education. It traces its inception to the Occupy movement, specifically Occupy Oakland, and was founded in 2014 on the principles of "community, positive creation and radical inclusion".
Building
Constructed in 1933, the building at 4799 Shattuck Ave in Oakland was conceived as the meeting hall for The Ligure Club, the Italian garbagemen's social club. The 22,000 sq. ft. building hosts a 4,000 sq. ft. ballroom, a large foyer, a Disco room with formerly-illuminated floors, a children's play room, a large industrial kitchen under renovation, and many more spaces of varying sizes.Collectives
The Commons currently consist of 9 member collectives ranging from activist groups to hackerspaces, each of which have a representative in the Omni Commons' Delegates Council, the decision-making body of the group. Collectives include:Counter Culture Labs
A biohacker and citizen science lab in Oakland’s Temescal, [Oakland, California|Temescal] neighborhood, Counter Culture Labs serves as a community laboratory and hackerspace for people of any skill level.Open Insulin is one of the projects housed at Counter Culture Labs. It was started in 2015 by Anthony Di Franco, himself a diabetic.