September 28th, 2025 Member Meeting - Revision history

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	* 10-3-5, [https://masspirates.org/blog/2025/09/28/abolition-and-alternatives-conference-aac-next-weekend/ Abolition and Alternatives Conference (AAC) 2025]		* 10-3-5, [https://masspirates.org/blog/2025/09/28/abolition-and-alternatives-conference-aac-next-weekend/ Abolition and Alternatives Conference (AAC) 2025]
			* 11/1-2, [https://bostonanarchistbookfair.org/ 2025 Boston Anarchist Book Fair], Cambridge Community Center

	== Participants ==		== Participants ==

Jokeefe at 19:50, 28 September 2025

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	== Upcoming Events ==		== Upcoming Events ==

			* 10-3-5, [https://masspirates.org/blog/2025/09/28/abolition-and-alternatives-conference-aac-next-weekend/ Abolition and Alternatives Conference (AAC) 2025]

	== Participants ==		== Participants ==

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	== Decisions/Endorsements ==		== Decisions/Endorsements ==

	A Massachusetts Data Privacy Bill ~~([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2619 S.2619]) passed the Mass. Senate unanimously.~~		=== Massachusetts Data Privacy Bill ===

			A Massachusetts Data Privacy Bill ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2619 S.2619]) passed the Mass. Senate unanimously. It:
	It:

	* Bans the sale of sensitive data, including location data; and		* Bans the sale of sensitive data, including location data; and

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	== Decisions/Endorsements ==		== Decisions/Endorsements ==

	~~=== United States Pirate Party Issues? ===~~		A Massachusetts Data Privacy Bill ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2619 S.2619]) passed the Mass. Senate unanimously.


	~~== Projects/Events ==~~		It:

	~~=== 2025 Voter Outreach ===~~		* Bans the sale of sensitive data, including location data; and
			* Imposes meaningful data minimization on companies collecting our personal information.

			However, the amendments on the following issues failed:

	~~Leader: Jamie~~		* A private right of action;
			* Shore up worker protections;
			* Expand the sensitive data provisions.

			Industry tried to remove the data minimization provisions, but those amendments failed.

	~~Based on Mass. Election Division data~~, ~~we have 721 voters. Alec is contacting all of the municipalities that have not fulfilled our public records request~~.		The bill goes to the House for consideration where it could die, be watered down or even flipped to be worse than now.

	~~=== 2026 Campaigns ===~~		Do we want to advocate for this bill, and if so, are there changes we would like introduced?

	~~Leader: Jamie~~		=== United States Pirate Party Issues? ===

	~~Jamie and Alec drafted a [[2026 Campaign Plan]] for review and approval.~~		== Projects/Events ==

	=== Pirate News ===		=== Pirate News ===
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	* Pirate news recording scheduled for every other Sunday, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed		* Pirate news recording scheduled for every other Sunday, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed

			=== 2026 Campaigns & Voter Outreach ===

			Leader: Jamie

			Based on Mass. Election Division data, we have 721 voters. Alec is contacting all of the municipalities that have not fulfilled our public records request.

			Jamie and Alec drafted a [[2026 Campaign Plan]] for review and approval. Final version will be done this week.

	=== Commonwealth Bills to Review ===		=== Commonwealth Bills to Review ===

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New page

Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/

Recording:

== Reports ==

== Decisions/Endorsements ==

=== United States Pirate Party Issues? ===

== Projects/Events ==

=== 2025 Voter Outreach ===

Leader: Jamie

Based on Mass. Election Division data, we have 721 voters. Alec is contacting all of the municipalities that have not fulfilled our public records request.

=== 2026 Campaigns ===

Leader: Jamie

Jamie and Alec drafted a [[2026 Campaign Plan]] for review and approval.

=== Pirate News ===

Leader: Joseph

* Pirate news recording scheduled for every other Sunday, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed

=== Commonwealth Bills to Review ===

* An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3749 H.3749] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2438 S.2438])
* An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2687 H.2687])
* Dignity Not Deportations Act ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1588 H.1588] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1122 S.1122])
* Right to Repair Bills:
** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H433 H.433] & [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S189 S.189]
** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H398 H.398]
** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1278 H.1278] (Hearing occurred)
* Decrim Sex Work Bills from https://bswac.org/. Emailed Rikki and Desmond their thoughts on them as they are the most up to date on the issue:
** An Act to promote the health and safety of people in the sex trade ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1980 H.1980])

Here is [https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MassPirates_2025_Bills_To_Review an etherpad for people to offer suggestions].

==== Bills We Decided On ====

Endorsed:

* An Act to provide accountability in the use of biometric recognition technology and comprehensive enforcement ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H96 H.96]/[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S36 S.36])
* Civil Asset Forfeiture reform ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1953 H.1953])
* H.1973. An Act protecting personal security. We support the bill, and its senate counterpart.
* S.1731. An Act to promote transparency of facial recognition and driver's license photos. Not great, but we'll support it, because it sucks less than the status quo.
* H.1946/ An Act to implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology. We support the warrant requirements, and the bills provisions for transparency and reporting.
* An Act to study the decriminalization of sex work ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2467 H.2467])
* An Act relative to safe reporting ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1747 H.1747])
* An Act relative to sexual assault by an officer ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2634 H.2634])

=== Federal Bills to Review ===

* Anti-File Sharing bills:
** Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/791/text H.R.791]) - [https://torrentfreak.com/new-bill-aims-to-block-foreign-pirate-sites-in-the-u-s-250129/ ...more]
** American Copyright Protection Act (Not yet posted) [https://torrentfreak.com/unveiled-new-u-s-anti-piracy-bill-acpa-proposes-alternative-site-blocking-path/ ...more])
** ... more on the bills at https://torrentfreak.com/fears-of-overblocking-unite-critics-of-u-s-pirate-site-blocking-bill/
* Kids Online Safety Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1748/text S.1748])
* Pro Codes Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4009/text H.R.4009] [https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/23/congress-wants-to-let-private-companies-own-the-law/ ...more]
* American Music Fairness Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/861/text H.R.861])

=== A reconsideration of Member Meeting Articles ===

We haven't adhered to our [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement Articles of Agreement]'s [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#Article_4.0:_Member_Meetings Member Meetings section] strictly since we have existed, specifically the [ https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Form Form] and [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Time Time] sections. Meetings have met weekly and bi-weekly (our current form) and not twice a year each over six weeks.

Rework them to:

* Have a section on conferences (possible spring/fall, at least one a year)
* Rework the member meetings to be on-line at least once a month
* Set when elections for the pirate council is and that we can elect people at a conference or on-line by secret ballot

Working on a draft document at https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPPRevisedMemberMeetingsArticles

=== Other To Do ===

== Upcoming Events ==

== Participants ==

=== Observers ===

== Summary ==