2013 Event Calendar

Our Events in bold. Interesting events outside Massachusetts are in italics.

Q4

• Dec., Phone banking
• Dec. 31st, First Night Protests. http://server1.naffe.net/pipermail/act-ma_act-ma.org/2013/007443.html
• Dec. 28th, Fundraiser, Industry Lab, 288 Norfolk St, 2nd Floor, Cambridge
• Dec. 22nd, December Platform Meeting, Regina Pizzeria, Boston
• Dec. 14th, Sat., 1-3pm, December CryptoParty, Sprouts, Somerville
• Dec. 9th - 16th, Computer Science Education Week
• Dec. 5th, Thu., 4-8pm, Remember Denis Reynoso, Park St., Boston. More info
• Dec. 5th, Thu., Boston Security Meetup, Cambridge, Google
• Dec. 4th, Weds., evening, LibrePlanet Free Software Meeting, evening, Steve speaking
• Nov. 23rd, Sun., Lowell Makes All day CryptoParty, 47 Lee St‎, Lowell, MA 01852
• Nov. 20th, Wed., Data Privacy on Android Devices, MIT Building E-51, Room 315, 6:30-9pm
• Nov. 18th, Mon., Surveillance vs. Privacy in the Digital World, Part II, Sherrill Hall (St. Paul’s Episcopal Church), 39 E. Central Street (rear), Natick, 7-9pm
• Nov. 17th, Sun., Issues Meeting, Boston
• Nov. 9th, Sat., Amnesty International Northeast Regional Conference, Boston.
• Nov. 9th, Sat., Scorpion Bowl, Positronic Design, 903 Dwight St, Holyoke,
• Nov. 8th-10th, Fri.-Sun., Aaron Swartz Hackathon, Media Lab, 5th Floor, Cambridge
• Nov. 8th, Fri., Aaron Swartz's birthday
• Nov. 7th, Thu., Boston Security Meetup, Cambridge, Google
• Nov. 6th, Wed., Berkman Center Mesh Network Cryptoday, Cambridge/Somerville
• Nov. 6th, Wed., 6:30-8:30pm, LibrePlanet Free Software Meeting, Jamie speaking on the "Dangers of the Surveillance State"
• Nov. 5th, Tue., 9am-midnight, Million Mask March, State House, Boston, MA, 9am-midnight
• 1-3 Nov., unSystem (Bitcoin) Conference, Vienna
• Oct 26th, Sat., Stop Watching US March on Washington, DC
• Fri., Oct. 25-Sun., 27, Digital Media Conference, Cambridge, (October CryptoParty)
• Oct. 9th, Boston Community Leadership Academy Fall Youth Community Leadership Fair, BCLA (655 Metropolitan Ave. Hyde Park)
• Fri., Oct. 4th-Sat., Oct. 5th, Wikileaks 7th Anniversary Party

Q3

• No NSA Spying Protest, Boston, July 4th
• Cameron D'Ambrosio Fundraiser, Lowell, July 6th, 8pm
• Art Beat Leafletting, Somerville, July 19-20th
• Pirate Picnic with Boston Freedom of Information, Georges Island, August 3rd
• BRICnic on Orwell day, Boston, August 4th
• Defend the Fourth, Boston Common, August 10th, 1pm+
• August CryptoParty, e5, Boston, August 24th, 1pm - 3pm - e5
• No war in Syria Rally, Boston Common, September 7th
• Berkman Institute Open House, September 9th, Cambridge
• Freedom Rally, Sept. 14/15, Boston Common
• Constitution Day Speakout, Boston Public Library, September 17, 5-7pm
• Boston Software Freedom Day, Sat., Sept. 21st, 9:30am - 5:30pm
• Cambridge Hearing on Surveillance Cameras, Thu., Sept. 26th
• September CryptoParty, Sat., Sept. 28th, South end tech center. Mesh networks and CJDNS.
• FSF GNU 30th Anniversary Celebration & Hackathon
• PANDA Massachusetts Rally, Sept. 28th, noon, Worcester City Hall
• CryptoCurrencies Conference (such as this one), Sept/Oct.

Q2

• Anti-Drones Rally and Die-In, Apr. 6, 1pm-3pm, starting at the Community Church of Boston and marching to Park Street
• Rally for CFAA Reform in memory of Aaron Swartz, Apr. 13, 12pm-2pm, Dewey Square Park, Boston
• Panel discussion on Privacy and Surveillance, Apr. 17, 6-8pm, George Sherman Union Building, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
• International Day Against DRM - May 3rd
• Wake up the Earth Festival, Sat., May 4th, Jamaica Plain (Boston)
• Another World's Fair - part of Together Boston music festival - May 12-19th - Lauren, Lucia, Joe, Kendra and Jamie
• Security BSides, May 18, Cambridge
• Bitcoin 2013: The Future of Payments, May 17-19, San Diego
• March Against Monsanto, May 25th, 2pm, Boston City Hall Plaza
• AnimeBoston, May 24-26th., Hynes Convention Center
• 1st Cammy Dee hearing, ?
• Support Bradley Manning, June 1st, 1pm, Park St., Boston
• Int'l Day of Privacy Protest, June 1st, 2:30-6pm, Boston Regional Intelligence Center (BRIC), One Schroeder Plaza, Roxbury, MA 02120
• Boston Pride Parade, Sat. June 8th, Boston
• Cease & Desist Rally, Boston, June 14th 4-6pm
• 2nd Cammy Dee Probable Cause hearing, June 27th
• PirateCon 2013, Sat., June 29th, Community Church of Boston, Copley Sq., Boston
• Bar Camp Boston

Q1

• Boston protest for Aaron Swartz, Fri., Jan 25th
• TSA out of the MBTA Day of Action, Sat., Feb. 2nd
• @aaronsw Memorial Hackathons, BUILDS, Boston, Sat., Feb. 2nd
• #OpAngel Phase 3, Feb. 18th, 12:00pm - 2:00pm, 1 Courthouse Way, Boston MA 02110
• International Day for Privacy #IDP13 Protest & CryptoParty - Sat., Feb. 23rd
• Boston Peace/St. Patrick's Parade, Mar. 17th
• Pax East - Boston, Mar. 22-24th
• LibrePlanet - Cambridge, Mar. 23-24th
• Digital 4th Amendment Rights Conference