March 10th, 2019 Boston Regional Meeting - Revision history

Jokeefe at 02:18, 11 March 2019

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	** Increasing harm reduction policies.		** Increasing harm reduction policies.
	** Less punishment, more restorative justice		** Less punishment, more restorative justice
	* What would we implement in our first 100 days of achieving power?
	** Citizen surveys of police and school systems and municipal government (13 and older)		=== What would we implement in our first 100 days of achieving power? ===
	** End solitary confinement
	** Fair pay for fair work (even prisoners)		* Citizen surveys of police and school systems and municipal government (13 and older)
	** Open government additions		* End solitary confinement
	*** Removing exemptions of the open meeting law for all three branches of government		* Fair pay for fair work (even prisoners)
	*** Actual enforcement of open meeting law and FOIA		* Open government additions
	*** All data paid for by the public should be on-line and machine readable/searchable (with personal privacy exceptions) That includes all branches of government		** Removing exemptions of the open meeting law for all three branches of government
	*** No scanned documents without OCR		** Actual enforcement of open meeting law and FOIA
	*** All bills have to be voted on in committee		** All data paid for by the public should be on-line and machine readable/searchable (with personal privacy exceptions) That includes all branches of government
	*** All votes have to list who the individual votes		** No scanned documents without OCR
	*** Reduce the power of house speaker/senate president		** All bills have to be voted on in committee
	*** Remove legislative loopholes (no votes in out of session periods). Spell out limits on emergency sessions.		** All votes have to list who the individual votes
	*** Require bills only include content relevant to the original purpose of the bill		** Reduce the power of house speaker/senate president
	** Full decriminalization of private consensual activities and implement effective harm reduction strategies.		** Remove legislative loopholes (no votes in out of session periods). Spell out limits on emergency sessions.
	** Change the law to use IRV/RCV		** Require bills only include content relevant to the original purpose of the bill
	** Fully fund the MBTA and all public transit systems		** Expand whistleblower protections (suggested after the meeting)
	** Pass net neutrality bill		* Full decriminalization of private consensual activities and implement effective harm reduction strategies.
	** Have a mock budget with taxes and spending		* Change the law to use IRV/RCV
	*** Include money for energy conservation fund		* Fully fund the MBTA and all public transit systems
	*** Solar credit?		* Pass net neutrality bill
	** Close the fusion centers		* Have a mock budget with taxes and spending
	** Stop any support for ICE and other related agencies. Prohibit county sheriffs from helping ICE		** Include money for energy conservation fund
	** Try to increase competition in oligopolies esp. media		** Solar credit?
	** Promote training for creating cooperative operations and tomorrow’s leaders (e for all?)		* Close the fusion centers
	* What would we implement in our first year of achieving power?		* Stop any support for ICE and other related agencies. Prohibit county sheriffs from helping ICE
	** Restorative justice approach for minors		* Try to increase competition in oligopolies esp. media
	** Implementing changes based on survey results		* Promote training for creating cooperative operations and tomorrow’s leaders (e for all?)
	** Within the first year exonerate and wipe records of all private consensual crimes
	** Basic right education		=== What would we implement in our first year of achieving power? ===
	** Fund the development of public transit in Mass.
	** Development of high speed broadband in Mass.		* Restorative justice approach for minors
	** License requirement		* Implementing changes based on survey results
	*** law students have to teach kids their rights		* Within the first year exonerate and wipe records of all private consensual crimes
	*** psychology students to help homeless		* Basic right education
	** Education		* Fund the development of public transit in Mass.
	*** Expand financial decision making/responsibilities education		* Development of high speed broadband in Mass.
	*** Teaching labor rights and struggles		* License requirement
	*** Bring back home economics and food preparation		** law students have to teach kids their rights
	** Require state (MEMA) and municipalities do a climate change/storm risk assessment		** psychology students to help homeless
	*** Must include food security, housing, transportation		* Education
	* What would we implement longer term?		** Expand financial decision making/responsibilities education
	** Decentralize federal/state government to county/regions and municipalities		** Teaching labor rights and struggles
	*** Reconstitute county governments to make them elected and able to solve regional problems		** Bring back home economics and food preparation
	** Removal of laws that no longer apply especially if they are harmful to individual rights		* Require state (MEMA) and municipalities do a climate change/storm risk assessment
	** Expand the ballot initiative and direct democracy. Institute a people’s veto		** Must include food security, housing, transportation

			=== What would we implement longer term? ===
			* Decentralize federal/state government to county/regions and municipalities
			** Reconstitute county governments to make them elected and able to solve regional problems
			* Removal of laws that no longer apply especially if they are harmful to individual rights
			* Expand the ballot initiative and direct democracy. Institute a people’s veto

	== Attendance Statistics ==		== Attendance Statistics ==

Jokeefe at 02:11, 11 March 2019

2019-03-11T02:11:11Z

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	== Main Ideas for Discussion

	* What differentiates us from other parties/groups?		* What differentiates us from other parties/groups?
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	** Expand the ballot initiative and direct democracy. Institute a people’s veto		** Expand the ballot initiative and direct democracy. Institute a people’s veto

	= Attendance Statistics =		== Attendance Statistics ==

	* 7 people a1tended in all		* 7 people a1tended in all

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	** Removal of laws that no longer apply especially if they are harmful to individual rights		** Removal of laws that no longer apply especially if they are harmful to individual rights
	** Expand the ballot initiative and direct democracy. Institute a people’s veto		** Expand the ballot initiative and direct democracy. Institute a people’s veto

			= Attendance Statistics =

			* 7 people a1tended in all
			* 6 activists, 2 supporters
			* 6 people participated in the discussion, 1 person observed
			* 6 men, 1 women
			* 0 people of color

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Boston Meeting 3/10/2019

== Main Ideas for Discussion

* What differentiates us from other parties/groups?
** What are we focusing on?
** Where are we going?
** How to we reach out to more people?
* Platform
* How to run

== What differentiates us from other parties/groups? ==

* Focused on personal privacy
** Tends to be defensive, though
** Counter are cryptoparties and other means to show people how to protect themselves
* People first
* Focused on democratic decision making
* Non-electoral efforts
** Cryptoparties
** Mesh Networking
** Break light clinics
** Ask for other ideas at meetings/on-line

== Platform changes ==

* Housing first
** everyone has a place to live, providing stability and improving state of mind
** not solely focusing on people who are homeless, but recognizing the increasing cost of housing
* Education reform (but not the neoliberal kind)
** Fix the infrastructure of our schools
** Use technology (only where needed?)
** Centering on student empowerment and help for students to succeed at what they are good at and support them where they have challenges
* Criminal justice
** reducing policing and incarceration
** Increasing harm reduction policies.
** Less punishment, more restorative justice
* What would we implement in our first 100 days of achieving power?
** Citizen surveys of police and school systems and municipal government (13 and older)
** End solitary confinement
** Fair pay for fair work (even prisoners)
** Open government additions
*** Removing exemptions of the open meeting law for all three branches of government
*** Actual enforcement of open meeting law and FOIA
*** All data paid for by the public should be on-line and machine readable/searchable (with personal privacy exceptions) That includes all branches of government
*** No scanned documents without OCR
*** All bills have to be voted on in committee
*** All votes have to list who the individual votes
*** Reduce the power of house speaker/senate president
*** Remove legislative loopholes (no votes in out of session periods). Spell out limits on emergency sessions.
*** Require bills only include content relevant to the original purpose of the bill
** Full decriminalization of private consensual activities and implement effective harm reduction strategies.
** Change the law to use IRV/RCV
** Fully fund the MBTA and all public transit systems
** Pass net neutrality bill
** Have a mock budget with taxes and spending
*** Include money for energy conservation fund
*** Solar credit?
** Close the fusion centers
** Stop any support for ICE and other related agencies. Prohibit county sheriffs from helping ICE
** Try to increase competition in oligopolies esp. media
** Promote training for creating cooperative operations and tomorrow’s leaders (e for all?)
* What would we implement in our first year of achieving power?
** Restorative justice approach for minors
** Implementing changes based on survey results
** Within the first year exonerate and wipe records of all private consensual crimes
** Basic right education
** Fund the development of public transit in Mass.
** Development of high speed broadband in Mass.
** License requirement
*** law students have to teach kids their rights
*** psychology students to help homeless
** Education
*** Expand financial decision making/responsibilities education
*** Teaching labor rights and struggles
*** Bring back home economics and food preparation
** Require state (MEMA) and municipalities do a climate change/storm risk assessment
*** Must include food security, housing, transportation
* What would we implement longer term?
** Decentralize federal/state government to county/regions and municipalities
*** Reconstitute county governments to make them elected and able to solve regional problems
** Removal of laws that no longer apply especially if they are harmful to individual rights
** Expand the ballot initiative and direct democracy. Institute a people’s veto

March 10th, 2019 Boston Regional Meeting - Revision history

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