March 23rd, 2025 Meeting

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

Recording:

Decisions/Endorsements

Events to table at?

• June 13, 2025 Boston Dyke March Table - Cost is $40-60
• June 21, 2025 Boxborough Minutemen Fifers Day Table - Cost is free.

Bills to Review

Jamie needs to update the numbers, add links and email members asking for suggestions.

• Location Shield Act (H.86 / S.197) - Hearing in early April
• An Act relative to unregulated face recognition and emerging biometric surveillance technologies (H.1538)
• An Act establishing a moratorium on face recognition and other remote biometric surveillance systems (S.1385)
• An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems (H.3749 / S.2438)
• An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance (H.2687)
• Dignity Not Deportations Act (H.1588 / S.1122)
• Civil Asset Forfeiture reform (H.1953)
• Right to Repair Bills:
  • H.433 & S.189
  • H.398
  • H.1278

Here is an etherpad for people to offer suggestions.

Projects/Events

Pirate News

Leader: Joseph

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

2025 Voter Outreach

• Letters to city election committee/town clerk asking for pirate voters/election dates
• Follow ups as necessary
• Snail Mail supporters in December to tell them about:
  • Conference
  • Call for officer nominees
  • Municipal elections
  • Other events/efforts
  • Donate/join our mailing list

2025 Local Campaigns

Need a leader for this effort.

Actions:

• Outreach to volunteers:
  • Ask them to organize locally
  • Ask them to campaign/run
  • Ask them to give us their full contact info
  • Call potential candidates/supporters
• Videos:
  • Selecting campaign
  • Planning campaign
  • Get on the ballot
  • Fundraising
  • Voter Id
  • GOTV