March 28th, 2017 IRC Meeting

Projects

Conference

PirateCon 2017 Topics

Topics so far:

1. Fact Checking Real News vs. Fake News Using the CRAAP Method
2. The need for the voice of the people; The need for democracy
3. How storytelling and narrative can help raise awareness to issues around privacy, transparency, and overall civil rights in a digital age
4. The power of community around technology, music, and art
5. Ranked Choice Voting -- what it is, why it is important, and how the statewide educational campaign is progressing
6. badmirror.tv - a personalized video broadcasting system that connects viewers with their local and global communities
7. Using the lessons learned from Occupy to build a web-enabled democratic movement and platform for future governance
8. Cryptocurrency regulations and its effects on privacy, exchangers, and entrepreneurs and why you should be concerned (Lightning Talk)
9. Passing local surveillance ordinances
10. Piracy on the Internet
11. Independent media/fake news
12. breakout groups to develop sections of the Pirate Policy
13. How to FOIA

Planks

Previous work in this area: https://github.com/masspirates/planks

Projects On Hold For the Moment

First two of these could be topics for future hackathons.

CCTV Camera Map

Looking at organizing a map-a-thon.

Upcoming Events

• 3/29, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
• 3/31, 6-8pm, Privacy at the Border workshop - for International Students, Lamont Forum Room, Lamont Library in Harvard Yard (the corner of Quincy & Harvard St), Cambridge, Facebook event
• 4/1, 2-4pm, Democracy/IT meeting, Arlington. Email info@masspirates.org for the location
• 4/22, March for Science, Boston
• 4/25, 5-8pm, Campaign Workshop, Holyoke Public Library Community Room, 250 Chestnut St, Holyoke
• 4/26, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
• 4/29, PirateCon (details forthcoming)
• 4/29-30, 9am-5:30pm, MassAlliance Grassroots Campaign Training, Western Massachusetts
• 5/5, 5-7pm, LGBT-focused Cryptoparty, Make Shift Boston, 549 Columbus Ave, Boston
• 5/6-7, 9am-5:30pm, MassAlliance Grassroots Campaign Training, Greater Boston
• 5/9, Massachusetts Pirate Party 7th Anniversary
• 5/14-21, Together Boston, Cambridge
• 5/17, Chelsea Manning's Release Date
• 5/20, 10am-4pm, March Against Monsanto
• 5/21, noon-6pm, Together Boston Cryptoparty, Together Boston space, 614 Massachusetts Ave. #203, Central Sq., Cambridge
• 5/31, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
• 6/3, 5-7pm, LGBT-focused Cryptoparty, Make Shift Boston, 549 Columbus Ave, Boston
• 6/10, Boston Pride Parade, Boston
• 6/21, Edward Snowden's Birthday
• 6/28, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville

See: 2017 calendar