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= Suggested topics =
== Resisting anti-trans propaganda ==
Will the Party be doing anything more in this regard? It would be a great opportunity to educate more ppl, help them understand the medical & scientific issues behind gender identity & gender affirming care (esp as Boston Medical Center was targeted with threats of violence by anti-trans extremists).
* Invite someone from trans resistance or other org to talk about how we can help protect trans people
* training in privacy/security
* privacy/security documents (zines?)
** leave community/medical centers/colleges/high schools
** offer to speak at high schools
* reach out LGBTQ+ student orgs at high school/colleges
* train the trainers
Leader: reach out to two volunteers and mailing list
Joe will look up contact info for student orgs
Jamie will contact trans resistance folks
Events:
* June 10-11, [https://www.bostonprideforthepeople.org/ Boston Pride Parade]
* June 2X?, [https://www.transresistancema.com/ Trans Resistance March]
== Security/Privacy Training ==
* Threat Modeling
* Using Signal
* Comparing other messaging services
* Using Tor
* On-line identity protection
** What are you sharing and to whom?
** What apps are spying on you and how to prevent?
* Data broker lookup
* Managing passwords
* In-person security
** Who is recording what?
** What cameras are around you
* Protecting your credit rating
* Check out PeerBlock/NOSTR
Email people to help with topics
Get a list together of what documents we have
Have a single site with all docs
How to videos?
== Defining a gun control/legislation/ownership position ==
* Gather good data
* Suggestion that Mass. has good laws
** required training done by a third party such as the hunting community
*** training costs money, but then so do guns and ammo
** keeping guns secured when not in use
* respecting the cultural element
** issue when guns are used as a means of intimidation - [https://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article272343448.html Example]
=== What are good sources of data? ===
* Mass. Firearms School
* Joe will provide additional info
* School shootings research
* break down of gun deaths
* Other quality data sources
=== Change the narrative? ===
Eliminate gun deaths/all violent deaths
* 50+% of gun deaths are suicides
* all violent deaths are a failure
* dealing with root causes
** economic injustice
** mental health
** etc.
== Running for office ==
Reach out to potential candidates to see what training they need
Emailing -> Calling candidates
Customizing what info they based offices available
Cap $500/year to each candidate. Yearly limit across candidates.
Provide
* flyers to candidates. Is a contribution to candidates if every volunteer can get them? Ask OCPF
* video training
* in-person training
* focus training on organizing and sustaining post election
Schedule trainings in different parts of the commonwealth
= Highlights =
= Highlights =

Latest revision as of 13:17, 18 February 2023

Suggested topics

Resisting anti-trans propaganda

Will the Party be doing anything more in this regard? It would be a great opportunity to educate more ppl, help them understand the medical & scientific issues behind gender identity & gender affirming care (esp as Boston Medical Center was targeted with threats of violence by anti-trans extremists).

  • Invite someone from trans resistance or other org to talk about how we can help protect trans people
  • training in privacy/security
  • privacy/security documents (zines?)
    • leave community/medical centers/colleges/high schools
    • offer to speak at high schools
  • reach out LGBTQ+ student orgs at high school/colleges
  • train the trainers

Leader: reach out to two volunteers and mailing list

Joe will look up contact info for student orgs

Jamie will contact trans resistance folks

Events:

Security/Privacy Training

  • Threat Modeling
  • Using Signal
  • Comparing other messaging services
  • Using Tor
  • On-line identity protection
    • What are you sharing and to whom?
    • What apps are spying on you and how to prevent?
  • Data broker lookup
  • Managing passwords
  • In-person security
    • Who is recording what?
    • What cameras are around you
  • Protecting your credit rating
  • Check out PeerBlock/NOSTR

Email people to help with topics

Get a list together of what documents we have

Have a single site with all docs

How to videos?

Defining a gun control/legislation/ownership position

  • Gather good data
  • Suggestion that Mass. has good laws
    • required training done by a third party such as the hunting community
      • training costs money, but then so do guns and ammo
    • keeping guns secured when not in use
  • respecting the cultural element
    • issue when guns are used as a means of intimidation - Example

What are good sources of data?

  • Mass. Firearms School
  • Joe will provide additional info
  • School shootings research
  • break down of gun deaths
  • Other quality data sources

Change the narrative?

Eliminate gun deaths/all violent deaths

  • 50+% of gun deaths are suicides
  • all violent deaths are a failure
  • dealing with root causes
    • economic injustice
    • mental health
    • etc.

Running for office

Reach out to potential candidates to see what training they need

Emailing -> Calling candidates

Customizing what info they based offices available

Cap $500/year to each candidate. Yearly limit across candidates.

Provide

  • flyers to candidates. Is a contribution to candidates if every volunteer can get them? Ask OCPF
  • video training
  • in-person training
  • focus training on organizing and sustaining post election

Schedule trainings in different parts of the commonwealth

Highlights

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