The Party of Open: Open Government, Open Culture, Open Innovation & People First
August 25, 2020
We are planning our Fall 2020 party conference. We need your input to make it successful. Should it be all virtual? How long it should be? What topics should we cover? We want your help planning it. Fill out the survey before midnight tonight. Many thanks if you have already filled it out.
August 21, 2020
Our next virtual tech meetup will be Saturday, August 29th. It will start at 11am and end at 1pm. Please register in advance. We will send registrants an email reminder before the meeting with the link to video chat service we are using.
August 15, 2020
Our next virtual tech meetup will be Saturday, August 29th. It will start at 11am and end at 1pm. Please register in advance. We will send registrants an email reminder before the meeting with the link to video chat service we are using.
July 31, 2020
It is official: Ranked Choice Voting will be on the November 3rd ballot! Getting RCV passed is a major focus for us and we will call on our volunteers to help out. If you haven't signed up as a volunteer, please do so.
June 20, 2020
The pandemic is slowly improving, but the infection rate is steady. There is a real possibility that the fall could see a large upsurge in infections. Having video meetings is the default now.
Zoom is a privacy nightmare. Skype is compromised from the get go. Google Meet is ... by Google.
We use Jitsi when we record the Pirate News, but it is best for small groups where you trust people and probably could not handle our party conference. We need better ...
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May 14, 2020
We are looking for computers people are willing to donate so we can get them to people stuck at home, especially families with kids in school. If you can donate, please fill out our form and we will arrange safe pickup.
We will wipe any remaining data from the machine, then install a clean and current OS. Machines will come complete with an open source/free software internet browser, productivity suite, and antivirus. We are working with mutual aid groups and charities around the state.
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May 7, 2020
As the pandemic continues, many are stuck at home without access to a computer for school or other activities. We are looking for computers people are willing to donate so we can get them setup for those in need. We are working with mutual aid groups and charities around the state.
If you can donate, please fill out our form and we will arrange safe pickup.
All items to be donated must be placed into a tied plastic bag, with the date, name of donor and the donor's phone number ...
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March 29, 2020
We updated our COVID-19 resource page with:
COVID-19: How to be Safe and Resilient: a series of brief audio talks on protecting yourself, family and neighbors from COVID-19. It was produced by Northeastern University's Global Resilience Institute;if you are facing eviction, download and follow these instructions from the Massachusetts Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL) for how to submit such an emergency stay of eviction filing. (DOC and PDF). You can also share our post on it;Contac...
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