Jun 8th, 2014 IRC Meeting

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Tasks

  1. DMC Planning update
  2. Status on Press Releases
  3. Status of candidate bank accounts

Events

  1. June 14th, 11am+, Boston LBGT Pride Parade Logistics
  2. June 21st, 2-4pm. In-person social. Pizzeria Regina, 353 Cambridge st, Allston (Boston)
  3. July 18th-19th. Artbeat
  4. July 18th-20th, Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) X, NYC
  5. July 26th, German-wide Stop Watching US protest
  6. July 29th, Last day to turn in nomination papers for Federal offices to cities & towns

Participants

  • jokeefe (James O'Keefe, Somerville)
  • srevilak (Steve Revilak, Arlington, MA)
  • noe (Noelani Kamelamela, Somerville)

Observers:

  • davidd
  • wowaname

Summary

No DMC update this week.

Working draft of Noe's press release: https://piratenpad.de/p/NoeBallotPR

Pride parade. Event theme is "Be Yourself, Change the World". Perhaps we do "Be a pirate, change the world" or "Vote pirate change the world". Rainbow colors would be nice. Thu 6pm: sign making party at Kamelamela HQ. Foam board likely preferable to (flimsy) poster board. Will ask volunteers to bring supplies.

Meeting Minutes

 
21:01 < jokeefe> ahoy!
21:01 < srevilak> https://masspirates.org/wiki/Jun_8th,_2014_IRC_Meeting
21:02 < jokeefe> sorry for the delay
21:02 < jokeefe> thanks, srevilak
21:02 < jokeefe> ids
21:02 < jokeefe> James O'Keefe, Somerville
21:03 < noe> Noelani Kamelamela, Somerville
21:03 < srevilak> Steve Revilak, Arlington, MA
21:04 < srevilak> jokeefe, noe: agenda is very minimal.  Feel free to add
21:04 < srevilak> brb
21:05 < jokeefe> minimal is good
21:05 < noe> I love minimal!
21:06 < jokeefe> DMC Update - Bluelustreak not here to report and next meeting isn't for a week.
21:06 < jokeefe> Status on Press Releases - Party & Joe's out.  Working on Noe's
21:06 < noe> https://piratenpad.de/p/NoeBallotPR
21:06 < jokeefe> Status of candidate bank accounts - Noe all set.  Joe working on it.
21:07 < noe> I am working on it, but would not mind people looking at it.
21:07 < jokeefe> thanks, Noe.
21:07 < noe> Feel free to poke away!
21:07 < jokeefe> I will review/ suggest changes tonight
21:08 < srevilak> will look over press release as well
21:08 < jokeefe> Boston LBGT Pride Parade
21:09 < jokeefe> Anyone able to organize a sign making party?
21:10 < srevilak> jokeefe: two Qs
21:10 < srevilak> (1) would it be better to carry banner & focus on handing out flyers
21:10 < srevilak> (2) what would we want to say on the signs?
21:11 < srevilak> Thinking in terms of people: 2 for banner, one to tow wagon
21:11 < jokeefe> right
21:11 < srevilak> Then, perhaps should divide up flyering and signage
21:11 < srevilak> Not sure how many we have for flyering and signage
21:11 < jokeefe> Agreed
21:11 < jokeefe> Don't remember what types of signs were at pride last year
21:12 < wowaname> ohai
21:12 < srevilak> wowaname: hai
21:12 < wowaname> wait isnt today the meeting or something
21:12 < wowaname> nice showup
21:12 < srevilak> wowaname: yes, IRC meeting right now
21:12 < srevilak> welcome :)
21:13 < wowaname> hm ok
21:13 < jokeefe> Count is you, me, Lucia, mel, noe, kate, possibly jason, kit, liam
21:13 < jokeefe> ahoy wowaname
21:13 < wowaname> i'll just prolly be obnoxious
21:13 < wowaname> :3
21:13 < srevilak> jokeefe: did we have props of parabolic listening devices from last year?
21:13 < wowaname> so wait
21:14 < jokeefe> sorry, one more
21:14 < wowaname> what's the goal for in here
21:14 < jokeefe> turn people out for Boston Pride Parade
21:14 < srevilak> wowaname: at the moment, discussing logistics for participation in next week's pride parade
21:14 < wowaname> o
21:14 < wowaname> what about the grand scheme?
21:14 < srevilak> wowaname: wanna march?
21:14 < wowaname> i'm not in boston lmao idk why i'm even in this channel
21:15 < wowaname> that explains the "mass" in the channel
21:15 < wowaname> nam
21:15 < wowaname> e
21:15 < wowaname> :x
21:15 < jokeefe> so definites is seven, with at least three possibles.
21:16 < noe> woot!
21:16 < srevilak> nice
21:16 < wowaname> and i may as well leave
21:16 < wowaname> unless someone requires me
21:16 < jokeefe> working on turning out people.  If you know anyone to invite, please do.
21:17 < wowaname> well i'm gonna maybe idle in #ppi
21:17 < srevilak> In terms of signage, what to focus on?  
21:18 < srevilak> I wouldn't mind "Vote Pirate", or similar theme
21:18 < srevilak> thoughts?
21:18 < noe> Vote Pirate! is nice
21:18 < noe> The overall theme of Pride is "Be Yourself, Change the World"
21:18 < noe> We could include the word World somewhere?
21:19 < srevilak> Be a pirate, change the world?
21:19 < noe> Yes!
21:19 < jokeefe> like it!
21:19 < srevilak> Trying to think of something cohesive with the goal of the parade
21:20 < srevilak> http://life-in-boston.blogspot.com/2013/06/boston-pride-parade-2013.html
21:20 < jokeefe> Change the world, vote pirate!
21:20 < srevilak> straightforward political signage
21:21 < jokeefe> not really seeing signs in the pcitures
21:21 < jokeefe> pictures
21:22 < srevilak> "Elect Marty Walsh"?
21:22 < jokeefe> missed those
21:23 < srevilak> it's the first picture on the page
21:23 < noe> I guess if we do signs, we can do official pirate colors and stuff
21:23 < noe> orange, black and white?
21:23 < jokeefe> ok, then Vote Pirate, Elect Kamelamela & Elect Guertin
21:23 < jokeefe> aye, Noe
21:24 < srevilak> noe: do you think we could work in some rainbows?
21:24 < jokeefe> rainbows are great
21:24 < jokeefe> could use different colors for each letter
21:25 < noe> true
21:25 < jokeefe> Lydia can help with signs.  Needs to know when/where
21:25  * srevilak goes to look at calendar
21:26 < srevilak> I could host something on wed or thu night
21:27 < srevilak> could that work?
21:27 < jokeefe> Yes.  think Thu would be best
21:27 < jokeefe> Your place?
21:27 < srevilak> Sure.
21:27 < jokeefe> or more centrally located?
21:27 < srevilak> Maybe 6:30 - 8pm?
21:28 < srevilak> jokeefe: did you have more centrally located places in mind?
21:29 < jokeefe> sadly no place in particular
21:29 < noe> I know local theatre groups in Cambridge tend to drop by 50 vassar (they don't call it by number) to grab free rooms if possible
21:31 < srevilak> noe: no objections to 50 vassar (though I've never been there).  Is there someone we'd need to contact?
21:31 < noe> we could potentially do stuff at a local university if we know a student or so
21:31 < noe> *two
21:32 < noe> People tend to just go to 50 vassar, and the rule of thumb is if someone tells you to go, you go
21:32 < noe> so there is potential for moving around
21:32 < jokeefe> Whatever you feel comfortable with srevilak.  just want a location so I can advertise it
21:33 < noe> (I would be okay going to srevilak's I think)
21:34 < noe> If our party is going to be small for making things anyway, my place could serve
21:34 < noe> We've fit up to 30, and I sincerely doubt we'll get more than 10?
21:35 < noe> If I can be considered more central, since, hey, Somerville and all that.
21:35 < srevilak> noe: I think your place qualifies as more central :)
21:35 < jokeefe> that is closer to the T
21:35 < jokeefe> thanks for offering it, noe
21:35 < jokeefe> what time?
21:36 < noe> I get out from work at 4pm
21:36 < jokeefe> 6pm?
21:37 < noe> Sure
21:37 < jokeefe> too early srevilak?
21:37 < noe> 6pm-whenevs
21:37 < srevilak> jokeefe: I'll be there as soon as I can, sometime between 6-6:30
21:38 < jokeefe> ok 6pm+
21:38 < srevilak> what supplies do we need to gather?
21:38 < jokeefe> poster board, markers
21:40 < noe> You can call it Kamelamela HQ?
21:40 < jokeefe> aye!
21:41 < srevilak> From personal experience, (stiff) foam board is easier to march with than regular poster board
21:41 < srevilak> regular poster board tends to curl up on you
21:41 < jokeefe> good point
21:42 < srevilak> Maybe something like http://www.staples.com/Elmers-White-Foam-Board-20-inch-x-30-inch-10-Pack/product_506824 ?
21:42 < jokeefe> updated https://piratenpad.de/p/Pride2014
21:42 < jokeefe> anything we need to cover?
21:42 < srevilak> jokeefe: could do reimbursements or in-kinds
21:43 < jokeefe> aye, whatever works
21:43 < srevilak> volunteers to obtain and bring supplies?
21:44 < jokeefe> sure, can encourage them to bring supplies, though make sense to have some there for those who don't
21:45 < srevilak> jokeefe: having a package of foam board and package of markers could serve as a backstop
21:47 < srevilak> Of course, if people bring supplies, that's even better :)
21:47 < jokeefe> aye
21:48 < jokeefe> anything else we need to cover?
21:50 < srevilak> nothing from me.  Noe?
21:51 < noe> nothing from me.  please read my press release and add/change stuff
21:51 < noe> I like the About section a great deal.
21:51 < srevilak> noe: will do
21:51 < jokeefe> will do, Noe.
21:51 < jokeefe> motion to adjourn?
21:52 < srevilak> 2nd motion to adjourn
21:52 < jokeefe> all in favor?
21:52 < jokeefe> aye
21:52 < noe> aye
21:53 < srevilak> noe: I like the about section too :)
21:53 < jokeefe> motion passes.  thank you.  have a wonderful night all!