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Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/ | Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/ | ||
Recording: | Recording: https://youtu.be/Z0pBQkRIktg | ||
== Reports == | == Reports == | ||
* [https://www.cambridgeday.com/2025/08/14/about-the-states-pirate-party-ragtag-fighters-for-privacy-transparency-and-election-options/ The Cambridge Day article about the MassPirates came out] | |||
* [https://flipsidenews.net/councilors-block-police-surveillance-technology/ Councilors block police surveillance technology] | |||
== Decisions/Endorsements == | == Decisions/Endorsements == | ||
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* 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: | * 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]) | ** 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]. | Here is [https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MassPirates_2025_Bills_To_Review an etherpad for people to offer suggestions]. | ||
==== Bills We Decided On ==== | ==== 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]) | * 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]) | * 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 === | === Federal Bills to Review === | ||
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== Participants == | == Participants == | ||
* jonoroski | |||
* jokeefe | |||
=== Observers === | === Observers === | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:24, 1 September 2025
Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/
Recording: https://youtu.be/Z0pBQkRIktg
Reports
- The Cambridge Day article about the MassPirates came out
- Councilors block police surveillance technology
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 (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)
- Right to Repair Bills:
- 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 (H.1980)
Here is 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 (H.96/S.36)
- Civil Asset Forfeiture reform (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 (H.2467)
- An Act relative to safe reporting (H.1747)
- An Act relative to sexual assault by an officer (H.2634)
Federal Bills to Review
- Anti-File Sharing bills:
- Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (H.R.791) - ...more
- American Copyright Protection Act (Not yet posted) ...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 (S.1748)
- Pro Codes Act (H.R.4009 ...more
- American Music Fairness Act (H.R.861)
A reconsideration of Member Meeting Articles
We haven't adhered to our Articles of Agreement's Member Meetings section strictly since we have existed, specifically the [ https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Form Form] and 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
- jonoroski
- jokeefe
