November 30th, 2015 IRC Meeting

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Review & Decisions

Upcoming Events

Campaigns Status

2016 Campaigns & Policies Update

H.2487 & H.2606 Video Game Production Subsidy

Petition and blog post are up. (jokeefe)

Newsletter (Kendra)

Kendra uploaded copy to File:MPP Fall Winter 2015 Newsletter 2.sla

Tech

see for priorities

  • Bitcoin + Credit card gateway in CiviCRM (srevilak, js0000, Kendra)
  • Improve UI navigation of wiki & expose more wiki bits on blog (Noe, jokeefe)
  • Allow distributed organizing on CiviCRM (and pointers to get started) (Kendra, srevilak, Chris, jokeefe)
  • js0000 and jokeefe will work on building a tool to manage twitter:
  • Forum (or needed now that lists are publicized?)

Administrative

  • Media
    • Updated media list (noe)
    • Nov. - 2016 Elections
  • Blog posts
    • Local/regional contacts (jokeefe) - Regional page up. Working on local pages.
  • Materials

Tasks: Wiki list, PiratePad version.

Helping with BINJ CCTV camera mapping project

Looking for someone to work on this.

Upcoming Events

  1. 12/6, 3-5pm, 2016 Campaign Planning Meeting, Pizzeria Regina, 353 Cambridge St, Allston
  2. 12/19, 3-5pm, 2016 Campaign Planning Meeting, Pizzeria Regina, 353 Cambridge St, Allston
  3. 12/30, 6-9pm, Cryptoparty?, Parts & Crafts, 577 Somerville Ave, Somerville

Every Wed., Digital Fourth meeting, 11:20am-1:30pm, Voltage Cafe, Third Street, Cambridge

Participants

  • jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Somerville
  • igel
  • aquaticonions: Eli Haber, Lexington
  • bestpiggy: olivia Píñeyro,Boston
  • Bluestreak: Lucia Fiero
  • wkearn: Will Kearney, Boston
  • Kendra: Kendra, Michigan
  • srevilak: Steve Revilak, Arlington

Observers

  • davidd
  • Pharyngeal

Summary

Campaign 2016

  • 12/16 Meeting will be at Regina Pizzeria, Allston, 3-5pm
  • feedback on previous meeting minutes:
    • sign up form should have give a ride, need a ride checkboxes
    • Issues should address opposing the Police State, Mass Incarceration, Police Brutality, Racial Profiling, For profit prisons, etc
  • jokeefe working on organizing db into regions

Petition opposing H.2487 & H.2606 Video Game Production Subsidy bills is up at https://tinyurl.com/NoGiveawaysToVideoGameMakers. Blog post is up as well.

Fall/Winter Newsletter - PDF

Minutes

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[9:01pm] jokeefe: agenda - https://masspirates.org/wiki/November_30th,_2015_IRC_Meeting [9:01pm] jokeefe: ids - James O’Keefe, Somerville [9:01pm] aquaticonions: Eli Haber, Lexington [9:01pm] bestpiggy: olivia Píñeyro,Boston [9:01pm] Bluestreak: Lucia Fiero [9:01pm] wkearn: Will Kearney, Boston [9:04pm] jokeefe: Any Upcoming Events people know about? [9:07pm] jokeefe: Anyone want to add anything to the agenda? [9:07pm] Bluestreak: Looking for the newsletter PDF [9:07pm] Bluestreak: File posted comes with this warning [9:07pm] Bluestreak: Warning: This file type may contain malicious code. By executing it, your system may be compromised. [9:07pm] Bluestreak: Prefer to look at PDF [9:08pm] jokeefe: A pdf would be preferable [9:08pm] jokeefe: Moving to Campaigns Status [9:08pm] jokeefe: 2016 Campaigns & Policies Update [9:08pm] Bluestreak: Talked to Joe [9:09pm] jokeefe: what did he say? [9:09pm] Bluestreak: Got a new job in green energy… awesome [9:09pm] jokeefe: Good for him [9:10pm] Bluestreak: He said he was going to be in touch with you jokeefe [9:10pm] Kendra joined the chat room. [9:10pm] Bluestreak: You could be proactive [9:10pm] jokeefe: ahoy Kendra [9:10pm] Kendra: Hi, kendra in Michigan [9:10pm] jokeefe: Sure will give him a call [9:11pm] jokeefe: For the Poll for 12/19 location - all of the answers were that Pizzaria Regina is fine [9:11pm] jokeefe: Any objections? [9:11pm] Bluestreak: No. [9:11pm] jokeefe: to keeping it there? [9:11pm] Bluestreak: We should arrange a carpool or something [9:14pm] jokeefe: We can put that in the sign up form - give a ride, need a ride [9:14pm] jokeefe: Review previous meeting minutes: https://masspirates.org/wiki/November_15th,_2015_Campaign_Planning_Meeting#Summary [9:15pm] jokeefe: Observations on what Steve and I came up with? [9:17pm] Kendra: It seems pretty comprehesive. I wonder if we are aligning with the USPP on these issues/ strategies. [9:18pm] jokeefe: I think we are leading the way [9:18pm] Kendra: I would add something about opposing the Police State, Mass Incarceration, Police Brutality, Racial Profiling, For porfit prisons, etc [9:18pm] Bluestreak: National doesn’t run candidates anyway [9:19pm] Bluestreak: And yes, MPP is a PP leader in the US … THE leader. [9:20pm] jokeefe: Kendra, good point [9:21pm] jokeefe: Other observations? [9:21pm] igel left the chat room. (Quit: Lost terminal) [9:22pm] Kendra: Is the USPP issues platform similar to the MPP? I ask because maybe more collaboration/ interaction would result in more national exposure. If the USPP is not as active or strong as MPP, nevermind [9:25pm] Kendra: I also expect there will be questions about our stances on gun control and the war machine. Sorry, no softballs here. [9:25pm] jokeefe: true - USPP tends to stay to core positions [9:27pm] jokeefe: Moving on if there are no other observations [9:28pm] jokeefe: Working on CiviCRM changes - working on this. Should have db divided up into regions by end of week [9:28pm] jokeefe: we need regional coordinators [9:29pm] Bluestreak: I believe [9:29pm] Bluestreak: I already volunteered for our neck of the woods [9:30pm] jokeefe: yes, you did [9:31pm] jokeefe: If you haven’t signed up for the campaign meeting this Sunday, please do at https://masspirates.org/crew/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=14 [9:32pm] jokeefe: The petition opposing H.2487 & H.2606 Video Game Production Subsidy bills is up at https://tinyurl.com/NoGiveawaysToVideoGameMakers [9:32pm] jokeefe: Blog post at https://masspirates.org/blog/2015/11/30/petition-no-giveaways-to-video-game-makers/ [9:33pm] jokeefe: Kendra - do you have a pdf of the newsletter? [9:35pm] srevilak joined the chat room. [9:35pm] jokeefe: ahoy srevilak [9:35pm] • srevilak strolls in from meeting at town hall ... [9:35pm] jokeefe: agenda at https://masspirates.org/wiki/November_30th,_2015_IRC_Meeting [9:35pm] jokeefe: how did the town meeting go? [9:36pm] Kendra: hi steve [9:36pm] Kendra: The fall/winter latest newsletter pdf is on the wiki [9:36pm] srevilak: town meeting isn't until Jan [9:36pm] srevilak: This was just a task force to figure out what to do with our burdgeoning school population [9:37pm] srevilak: they're recommendations will likely become one or more warrant articles in Jan [9:38pm] srevilak: Went there tonight to listen, so I understand the issue, and can relay info to people in my precinct [9:38pm] jokeefe: Thanks, Kendra. What is the link? [9:39pm] jokeefe: Sounds like a good plan, srevilak [9:42pm] jokeefe: I don’t have anything else to report. Anyone else? [9:43pm] Bluestreak: Kendra do you have the link to that pdf? [9:43pm] Kendra: https://masspirates.org/wiki/File:MPP_Fall_Winter_2015_Newsletter_2.sla [9:44pm] Bluestreak: That is not a pdf [9:44pm] Bluestreak: Warning: This file type may contain malicious code. By executing it, your system may be compromised. [9:44pm] Kendra: I can add it now [9:44pm] Bluestreak: Yay! Thank you! [9:44pm] jokeefe: thank you [9:46pm] jokeefe: srevilak - we decided to have the 12/19 meeting at Pizzeria Regina. Does 3-5pm work for folks? [9:46pm] srevilak: wors for me [9:46pm] srevilak: works for me [9:48pm] Bluestreak: Me too! [9:49pm] jokeefe: not hearing any objections, so will advertise that time [9:51pm] jokeefe: last check if anyone wants to bring anything up [9:52pm] jokeefe: moving to adjourn. 2nd? [9:52pm] Kendra: The file is uploaded. It might have some spatial errors. Winter_2015_Newsletter_(PDF).pdf‎. Looked all right in Scribus though. [9:52pm] Kendra: aye to adjourn [9:53pm] srevilak: aye to adjourn [9:53pm] jokeefe: thanks, Kendra [9:53pm] Kendra: nite all [9:54pm] Kendra left the chat room. (Quit: Web client closed) [9:54pm] aquaticonions left the chat room. (Quit: Web client closed) [9:54pm] bestpiggy: nightguys [9:54pm] Bluestreak left the chat room. [9:54pm] bestpiggy left the chat room. (Quit: Web client closed) [9:54pm] wkearn left the chat room. (Quit: Web client closed) [9:54pm] jokeefe: I have the notes

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