March 23rd, 2025 Meeting
From Mass Pirate Wiki
Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/
Recording:
Reports
Decisions/Endorsements
Free Mahmoud Khalil Statement
Posted as a Captains Statement, but not formally approved.
Events to table at?
- Tesla Takedowns or other nonviolent protests opposing Trump/Musk efforts to gut our government?
- 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:
Here is an etherpad for people to offer suggestions.
United States Pirate Party Issues?
Projects/Events
Pirate News
Suggest recording next week over Big Blue Button and focus on the audio.
Video portion would be to display the articles as we discuss them.
Also, extract the audio and put it up at archive.org & podcast distribution networks.
2025 Voter Outreach
No update
2025 Local Campaigns
No update
Other To Do
Upcoming Events
Participants
- Eli
- Jamie
- Steve
Observers
Summary
Reports
- Cambridge had a city council meeting, re: approval of Surveillance Ordinance reports. Not clear if they were approved.
