Build Your Own Internet Workshop

Do you think internet should be a public commons rather than a corporate monopoly?

Come on over to the Omni Commons to learn about the history of the internet, how it works, and how to build your own. Meet and mingle with some of the civic hackers and organizers behind peoplesopen.net: an open, community-based wireless network in the East Bay.

What: BYOI Workshop

When: Saturday, 1 July 2017 2-5pm

Where: Omni Commons Ballroom - 4799 Shattuck, Oakland, California

Agenda:

• 2:00pm - Why/what/how of the internet (< 30 minutes)
• 2:30pm - Snack, mingle, share and experiment
• 3:00pm - Hands-on workshop with a variety of learning stations

Donations for pizza and internet are enthusiastically accepted ;)

The People's Open Network enables anyone to share their Internet connection or extend signal from neighboring nodes.

The Omni Commons is a 100% volunteer-run space for community organizing, collaboration, and creative production located in North Oakland.

https://peoplesopen.net

Also see eventbrite BYOI .