May 3rd, 2022 IRC Meeting

Decisions/Endorsements

Move June Pirate Moot to 6/18?

RCV event scheduled for 6/25. Suggest we move the Moot.

March/table at 6/10 Boston Dyke March?

See: https://bostondykemarch.com/

Platform

Planks: https://github.com/masspirates/planks

What we are working on now:

• competition
• Art is for Everyone!

Projects

Outreach

Leader: Malt

What topics should we discuss Saturday?

Video Newsletter/Podcast

Leader: Joseph

• Pirate news recording scheduled for Sundays, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed

Other To Do

• Application to PPI

Upcoming Events

• Democracy Meeting, Sat., May ?, 11am-1pm
• Pirate Moot, Sat., May 28th, noon-2pm, Joe's place

Participants

• Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Lowell
• malt: sam capradae, worcester
• jokeefe: Jamie O’Keefe, Somerville

Observers

• davidd
• hvxgr
• slerman

Summary

Both the XRBoston and the #ShareTheScience protests were well attended and well organized.

Moved the June Pirate Moot to 6/18.

Will join the 6/10 Boston Dyke March. JamieO will make a signup form.

Worked on Competition Plank. Will review next week.

Minutes

 


[9:04pm] jokeefe: Agenda: https://masspirates.org/wiki/May_3rd,_2022_IRC_Meeting
[9:04pm] jokeefe: ids
[9:04pm] jokeefe: Anything to add?
[9:05pm] Joe: Joseph Onoroski, Lowell
[9:05pm] Joe: Nothing to add
[9:05pm] malt: sam capradae, worcester
[9:05pm] jokeefe: Jamie O’Keefe, Somerville
[9:05pm] malt: i'd like to suggest a press release titled "everything is fucked" whose body simply reads "jesus CHRIST."
[9:07pm] Joe: Snafu
[9:07pm] Joe: Bohica
[9:07pm] jokeefe: lol, malt
[9:08pm] malt: it's all happening at once
[9:09pm] jokeefe: aye, but there is so much to come
[9:09pm] jokeefe: Review - Protests
[9:09pm] jokeefe: Both the XRBoston and the #ShareTheScience protests were well attended and well organized.
[9:10pm] jokeefe: Decisions/Endorsements
[9:12pm] malt: that's great to hear
[9:12pm] jokeefe: Going to repost https://masspirates.org/blog/ourissues/reproductive-freedom-is-a-human-right/ in light of the politico article on Alito’s writing
[9:13pm] Joe: Please do
[9:14pm] jokeefe: Move June Pirate Moot to 6/18?
[9:15pm] malt: fine by me
[9:15pm] jokeefe: RCV event scheduled for 6/25. Suggest we move the Moot.
[9:15pm] Joe: I will be unable to attend due to childcare, but I am not against
[9:16pm] jokeefe: ok. will move it then.
[9:16pm] jokeefe: March/table at 6/10 Boston Dyke March?
[9:19pm] malt: that's international pun day
[9:19pm] malt: lol jk yeah sure
[9:19pm] Joe: They don't have a start time
[9:20pm] malt: we should prepare flyers on like, phone security for protests
[9:20pm] jokeefe: that is a good idea
[9:20pm] malt: we should ask them what kind of tech questions their membership has
[9:20pm] Joe: We could also hand out rainbow pirate flags?
[9:21pm] Joe: I will also not be able to attend but I don't mind making a bunch of flags to hand out for that day.
[9:22pm] jokeefe: flags are good
[9:22pm] jokeefe: thanks
[9:22pm] jokeefe: It starts at 6pm.
[9:22pm] Joe: I could drop them off with to you(Jamie) or Steve.
[9:23pm] Joe: Do we have a digital print or should I make one up?
[9:24pm] jokeefe: Logo is at https://masspirates.org/blog/press/
[9:24pm] malt: a POD storefront might not be a terrible idea
[9:24pm] malt: i don't know how to set one up, mind you
[9:24pm] Joe: I mean, we could just use the French Pirate flag if need be.
[9:24pm] malt: i had intentions on learning but lol
[9:25pm] jokeefe: If we can find someone who silkscreens
[9:26pm] malt: there's a joint in worcester i use
[9:26pm] malt: i was just thinking shopify
[9:27pm] Joe: I will just do the background and mass print little flags.
[9:27pm] jokeefe: would you find out what they charge? having a more extensive store would be good
[9:28pm] jokeefe: so join the march?
[9:29pm] Joe: 2nd
[9:30pm] malt: aye
[9:30pm] jokeefe: aye
[9:30pm] Joe: Aye
[9:31pm] jokeefe: will setup a form, then
[9:32pm] jokeefe: Platform
[9:32pm] malt: for the store do we just want T-shirts and flags?
[9:32pm] Joe: Door hangers and magnets
[9:33pm] jokeefe: There is https://www.zazzle.com/store/masspirates, malt
[9:34pm] malt: oh!
[9:34pm] malt: i didn't see it on the site somehow
[9:34pm] jokeefe: it is on the side bar.
[9:34pm] jokeefe: we need something better
[9:35pm] Joe: "Freedom is not given, it's earned. Become a Pirate!"
[9:36pm] malt: i'll text you about it, this local spot isn't POD which would mean one of us would have to handle shipping
[9:36pm] malt: either way
[9:36pm] malt: sorry to distract
[9:36pm] malt: platform?
[9:36pm] jokeefe: thanks
[9:37pm] Joe: "Or it's taken" works too but both sound a bit cringy now that I see it typed
[9:37pm] Joe: Idk
[9:37pm] jokeefe: taken is more pirate-like
[9:37pm] Joe: "You have to fight.....
[9:38pm] Joe: "For your right.....
[9:38pm] jokeefe: We were working on https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPPCompetitionPlank and https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPPArtisforEveryone!
[9:38pm] Joe: "Mass pirate party!
[9:39pm] jokeefe: lol
[9:41pm] Joe: Competition plank needs a solid closing.
[9:42pm] Joe: Or at least a working action item if we take office
[9:45pm] jokeefe: agree on the need for action items
[9:49pm] Joe: I like it.
[9:49pm] Joe left the chat room. (connection closed)
[9:49pm] Joe joined the chat room.
[9:55pm] Joe: Unfortunately I have to go, I will get to work Thursday on making the graphics for the flag.
[9:55pm] jokeefe: take care. reorganized the text a bit
[9:56pm] Joe left the chat room. (connection closed)
[9:56pm] Joe joined the chat room.
[9:56pm] jokeefe: whatelse should we add malt?
[9:56pm] malt: im out of ideas
[9:56pm] Joe: Yeah, I saw but I like your version better. I have good ideas but express it poorly, I think
[9:57pm] Joe: Gn gentleman and others in space-time!
[9:57pm] malt: nite
[9:57pm] jokeefe: fine the way it is or should we review it and sign off next week?
[10:00pm] jokeefe: shall we adjourn?
[10:00pm] Joe left the chat room. (connection closed)
[10:01pm] malt: a second look won't do it no harm
[10:01pm] malt: i'm okay with that
[10:01pm] jokeefe: sounds good. I think we are almost there
[10:02pm] jokeefe: we are at time. time to say good night?
[10:06pm] jokeefe: I’ll post the notes
[10:06pm] malt: sorry
[10:06pm] malt: yeah
[10:06pm] malt: 2nd