November 16th, 2023 Meeting
Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-bbb-room/.
Recording: https://youtu.be/kE_WIFcOm1E
Reports
Decisions/Endorsements
Endorse Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA)?
Warrantless surveillance authority known as “Section 702 is set to expire on December 31, 2023, unless Congress reauthorizes it.
Various law makers, with the support of Digital 4th/Restore the 4th and others, recently put forth the Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA) to roll back Section 702 and other surveillance laws. We have been asked to endorse it.
Statement on Israel/Gaza conflict
Etherpad at https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPPIsraelGazaStatement
United States Pirate Party Issues?
Projects/Events
Boston Anarchist Bookfair
Planning for 2024
- Restart democracy committee
- Contact cities/town to get list of voters
- Put together plan for local organizing and 2024 town/legislature campaign
- Mail members/voters
- Ask them to organize locally
- Ask them to campaign/run
- Ask them to give us their full contact info
- Call potential candidates/supporters
- ?
Winter Conference
Will be on-line in ~January. Need to post survey before December and add forms for signup/presenting.
Suggest it be longer than two hours.
Possible Topics:
- 2024 Campaign
- Planning for post-2024 election future
Video Newsletter/Podcast
Leader: Joseph
- Pirate news recording scheduled for Sundays, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed
Other To Do
Upcoming Events
- Red Umbrella Summer Event?
Participants
- jokeefe
- srevilak
- Joe
Observers
Summary
Reports
- Nothing to report, other than recap of anarchist bookfair
Government Surveillance Reform Act.
- We've been asked if we want to endorse it.
- Lots of reforms to section 702 and EO 12333.
- Postponing endorsement decision for now, per request to read actual legislation.
Statement on Gaza
- Defer to next meeting, or work over email
US Pirate Party
- USPP trying to sign in a new swarmcare manager.
Winter conference scheduled for Jan, date TBD.
Pirate News scheduled for this Sunday.
