Fall Conference
Our Fall conference was on October 14th at the Community Room of the Somerville Public Library West Branch at 40 College Ave., Somerville. It started at 10:00am and ended around 12:30pm. The library is wheelchair accessible. Participants could also join the meeting at https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-bbb-room/.
The schedule was:
| Time | Session |
| 9:30am-10:00am | Setup |
| 10:00am-10:30am | Meet & Greet |
| 10:30am-11:15am | Choosing the Right Campaign to Run (pdf) James O’Keefe |
| 11:15am-11:45am | Creating a More Distributed and Fair Tech Industry (pdf) (odp) by Gregory Boyce |
| 11:45am-12:30pm | Planning for the Winter |
| 12:30pm | Clean up |
The library is a short walk from the Davis Square MBTA stop, which is on the Red line. The 87, 88, 89, 90, 94 and 96 bus lines all stop there. The 80 bus stops nearby at Powder House Park, north of the library. The 77 and 83 buses stop south of Davis Square and are a 10 minute walk to the library. Commuter rail access via the Fitchburg/Gardiner line is available from Porter Square, which is one stop on the Red line from Davis Square. Meter parking is available, but in short supply.
Since the conference is inside, we encouraged participants to be vaccinated and wear a mask, but neither was required for entry to the building.
Thanks to our friends at Agaric for hosting Community Bridge.
Summer Conference
Our Summer conference was Saturday, July 22nd starting at 10am and ending by 12:30pm. We were able to hold the meeting on-line as well as in-person via https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-bbb-room/. Thanks to our friends at Agaric for hosting Community Bridge. The recording is below:
The conference notes are at our wiki.
The schedule was:
| Time | Session |
| 10:00am-10:30am | Meet & Greet |
| 10:30am-11:15am | Organizing and Campaigning Locally |
| 11:15am-12:15pm | Bill Bonanza: Finding bills to advocate for |
It was held at the Community Room of the Somerville Public Library West Branch at 40 College Ave., Somerville. It is wheelchair accessible.
The library was a short walk from the Davis Square MBTA stop, which is on the Red line. The 87, 88, 89, 90, 94 and 96 bus lines all stop there. The 80 bus stops nearby at Powder House Park, north of the library. The 77 and 83 buses stop south of Davis Square and are a 10 minute walk to the library. Commuter rail access via the Fitchburg/Gardiner line is available from Porter Square, which is one stop on the Red line from Davis Square. Meter parking is available, but in short supply.
Since the conference was inside, we encouraged participants to be vaccinated and wear a mask, but neither was required for entry to the building.
Spring Conference
Our Spring conference was Saturday, May 13th, noon-2pm. It was our first in-person conference since 2019. It was at 3 Foundry Industrial Street, Lowell, MA 01852. We had a cookout as well. We recorded this summary:
Winter Conference
Our 2023 Winter party conference was Saturday, February 18th, noon-2pm.
The conference meeting minutes are available. We will post a recording of the meeting.
