Liberating Ourselves Locally

  • LOL!
  • LOLSpace
Formation2011Purpose
  • Hacking
  • DIY culture
Location
  • US
Origin
Oakland, CaliforniaWebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

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]

Project areas

  • Art
  • Computer hardware
  • Computer programing
  • Crafts
  • Electronics
  • Politics
  • Sewing
  • Software
  • Technology
  • Textiles

See also

  • iconArts portal
  • iconSociety portal
  • iconElectronics portal
  • iconInternet portal
  • San Francisco Bay Area portal
  • iconTechnology portal

References

  1. ^ Booth, Kwan. "East Oakland Makerspace Liberates Tech for All". Emerging Arts Networks. Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Baichtal, John. "Hackerspace Happenings". MakeZine. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Steven Kurutz (May 1, 2013). "One Big Workbench". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Liberating Ourselves Locally encourages diversity in tech force through Hack Night". SFGate. November 6, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Alison Vayne (November 6, 2015). "Liberating Ourselves Locally encourages diversity in tech force through Hack Night". East Bay Express. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Squiggy Rubio: Web Developer". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  7. ^ Ryan, Jenny (November 10, 2012). "Hacking the Commons: How to Start a Hackerspace". Shareable. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

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