From http://www.nimbyspace.org/ :

The outpouring of support for NIMBY in the past week has been inspiring.  Excitement is building in the final countdown to taking possession of the new space.  Thank you to everyone who has contributed thus far.  NIMBY is well on its way to making through a transition that would typically spell the end for most spaces.  It is you, NIMBY supporters, who have made this possible.  If you have been waiting to show your support - now is the time.

NIMBY must raise another $14,700 by December 15th

Do your part to keep NIMBY going and donate.  We can’t wait to thank you all from the new space.

If you want to help in other ways here is our moving wish list:

• bodies to help moving December 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th

• trucks to haul all sizes and shapes of junk (contact snook@nimbyspace.org in advance)

• pizza, beer and chocolate to keep other helpers going

For more ways to help contact rachael@nimbyspace.org with an email describing your skills or interests.

Click through to the NIMBY site to donate via the PayPal button (upper right).

A few days ago, NIMBY, a warehouse near and dear to my heart, survived a fire. However, due to the fire, the owner of the building has decided not to renew their lease. They are now trying to find a new space.

NIMBY is an amazing place- Alan Rorie, who Interviewed here before, is a resident, but so many amazing projects have come out of there, its staggering: Kinetic Steam Works, The Steampunk Treehouse, Dance Dance Immolation, The Stagecoach of the Apocolypse, a few among many. Many artists also have their personal and proffesional spaces there. Not only that, but it has contributed much to its native west Oakland community.

Now, after years of helping bring great art to the world, NIMBY needs your help. They need to be out of their current space by December 31- which seems like awhile until you consider the hundreds of tons of machinery and delicate artwork that will need to be moved. The costs, needless to say, are crippling for this type of move. For the sake of all the artists as well as those who run the space, please donate what you can, using paypal, to NIMBYLLC@yahoo.com .