June 11th, 2015 IRC Meeting

Reports

1. Surveillance
   1. USA Freedom Act
   2. Section 702
2. Fast Track legislation
3. Other reports

Tasks

Event Planning

1. Jun. 12, 6:30pm, Sign/Float making for Boston Pride Parade, Somerville
2. Jun. 13, Boston Pride Parade - Sign up form Facebook event- blog post up, have asked for volunteers in email as well
3. Jun. 21, 4-6pm, Pirate Council Meeting, Regina Pizzeria, 353 Cambridge St, Allston
4. Jun. 25, 6-9pm, Cryptoparty, Parts & Crafts, Somerville
5. July 11, morning, IT Meeting, where?
6. Summer, INEAS org cryptoparty?
7. July/Aug, Pirate Picnic, Georges Island?, need poll & sign up form (asking for what people will bring)
8. Sep. 19 & 20, Freedom Rally - Sign up form - have asked for volunteers in email as well, need blog post by July/Aug

Upcoming Events

1. Jun. 12, 6:30pm, Sign/Float making for Boston Pride Parade, Somerville
2. Jun. 13, Boston Pride Parade
3. Jun. 20, Foreclosure advocacy group hack-a-thon
4. Jun. 21, 4-6pm, Pirate Council Meeting
5. Jun. 25, 6-9pm, Cryptoparty, Parts & Crafts, Somerville
6. July 11, morning, IT Meeting
7. Jul. event?
8. Aug. event?
9. Sep. 19 & 20, Freedom Rally
10. Oct. event?
11. Nov. event?
12. Dec. event?

Every Thu., Digital Fourth meeting, 11:20am-1:30pm, Voltage Cafe, Third Street, Cambridge

Participants

• jokeefe (James O'Keefe)
• noe (Noelani Kamelamela, Somerville)
• srevilak (Steve Revilak, Arlington, MA)
• itspara
• aquaticonions

Observers

• davidd
• Pharyngeal
• Techrev
• Wiel_
• zby

Minutes

 
21:00 < jokeefe> ahoy srevilak
21:00 < srevilak> hi all
21:01 < jokeefe> agenda -
        https://masspirates.org/wiki/June_11th,_2015_IRC_Meeting
21:02 < jokeefe> ids - James O’Keefe, Somerville
21:02 < noe> Noelani Kamelamela, Somerville
21:02 < srevilak> Steve Revilak, Arlington, MA
21:04 < jokeefe> Reports - Surveillance bills
21:04 < jokeefe> USA Freedom Act passed with a majority of MA delegation
        supporting it
21:05 < jokeefe> hi itspara
21:05 < jokeefe> house just voted to defund Section 702
21:05 < srevilak> jokeefe: that's good news.  Hopefully we're as lucky
        with FTTA
21:06 < jokeefe> yes
21:07 < noe> :)
21:07 < jokeefe> FTTA vote is tomorrow.  every rep is against it except
        maybe Moulton
21:10 < jokeefe> house voting to prevent FCC from implementting net
        neutrality rules, but probably won’t get past senate
21:10 < jokeefe> any other reports?
21:13 < jokeefe> Event planning
21:14 < jokeefe> Tomorrow, 6:30pm, Sign/Float making for Boston Pride
        Parade, Somerville
21:14 < noe> i'll see you tomorrow!  i'll bring the swag
21:14 < jokeefe> srevilak, you bringing the boat piece by tomorrow?
21:14 < srevilak> jokeefe: will do
21:14 < jokeefe> do you want me to come by and pick it up?
21:15 < noe> i'll probably have it at work.  i hope the post office is
        sincere and actually has the swag otherwise i'll be sad tomorrow.
21:15 < srevilak> I can bring it over after work
21:16 < jokeefe> great
21:17 < jokeefe> I have some post board from last year.  anyone able to
        bring materials by tomorrow?
21:17 < srevilak> At the very least, I have markers, black acrylic paint,
        orange spraypaint
21:18 < noe> I hope to be loaded with swag.
21:18 < jokeefe> yay!
21:20 < jokeefe> I have paints and maybe some markers
21:21 < jokeefe> 5 people said they would march with us on facebook
        (not including noe & me)
21:22 < noe> whoo!
21:22 < jokeefe> 11 maybes
21:22 < aquaticonions> ahoy
21:22 < noe> so, maybe 20-ish?  not bad
21:22 < noe> i hope maybe other pirates are already marching, its a hard
        year to choose, actually.
21:23 < noe> Its the 45th anniversary, so every single group I'm a part
        of is marching
21:23 < noe> Including my work.
21:24 < jokeefe> ahoy aquaticonions
21:25 < jokeefe> plus at least four more
21:25 < jokeefe> who signed up on-line
21:26 < jokeefe> so over ten at least
21:27 < noe> more than the March Against Monsanto  :)
21:28 < jokeefe> true
21:29 < jokeefe> srevilak and I have to show up before 10am, to get
        badges.
21:30 < jokeefe> everyone else by 11:30 or so
21:30 < noe> i'll be there with bells on
21:30 < jokeefe> should know assembly area by tomorrow
21:30 < jokeefe> ring a ling
21:31 < noe> ring dem bells!  i'm also excited about finally meeting as
        a Pirate Council.  :D  it'll be nice to see people in person.
21:32 < jokeefe> yes
21:32 < noe> does anyone know how planning for the Cryptoparty on the
25th is going?
21:32 < jokeefe> don’t know.  email Halley.
21:32 < jokeefe> BTW: Jun. 21, late afternoon, Pirate Council Meeting,
        Regina Pizzeria, 353 Cambridge St, Allston
21:33 < jokeefe> Speaking of cryptoparties.  What about one in July?
21:36 < noe> weekend of the 25th?
21:37 < noe> I'll be out of town for the 4th, but in town for the rest.
21:37 < srevilak> Where would we do this?  Who to work with?
21:38 < jokeefe> So many possibilities: ACLU, makerspaces, libraries
21:39 < noe> is this related to INEAS?  I think they're located in
        Cambridge, did we want to focus on spaces in Cambridge?
21:40 < jokeefe> it is a possibility
21:42 < jokeefe> srevilak, any word from Worcester folk?
21:44 < srevilak> jokeefe: haven't contacted anyone in worcester.
        Didn't realize it should have been on my todo list
21:44 < jokeefe> I am happy to call, but I don’t have his info
21:45 < jokeefe> ahoy bestpiggy
21:45 < noe> i can call people if someone needs calling.
21:45 < bestpiggy> hi all sorry im late, im managed to get hit by a bike
        on a sidewalk
21:45 < srevilak> ouch :(
21:45 < srevilak> hope you're okay
21:45 < noe> ahoy bestpiggy.  hope you're doing ok.
21:46 < bestpiggy> thanks, im alive, just a little scratched and bruised.
21:47 < jokeefe> glad it wasn’t worse.  hope you feel better soon
21:47 < bestpiggy> thanks alot guys!
21:49 < jokeefe> srevilak, do you  have the Worcester gentleman’s
        contact info?
21:49 < srevilak> jokeefe: no.  Just the web site url
21:49 < srevilak> if you could contact, that'd be great
21:50 < jokeefe> ok, would you send it to noe and I and we can see about
        contacting him?
21:51 < jokeefe> last thing - when do we want to have the Pirate Picnic
        and where?
21:52 < noe> we should do it sometime between the last two weeks of July
        and the first two weeks of August.
21:52 < srevilak> jokeefe, noe: http://www.stonesoupworcester.org/
21:53 < noe> I think colleges will have orientation starting by the 3rd
        week of August.  when does elementary/high school start again?
21:53 < jokeefe> oh, I was talking about the guy from Worcester who
        attended the Danger!Awesome cryptoparty
21:53 < noe> srevilak:  thanks
21:53 < jokeefe> noe, after labor day
21:53 < aquaticonions> High school starts last week of august
21:53 < aquaticonions> mine anyways
21:54 < aquaticonions> If we could do pirate picnic the week of August
2nd that would be awesome
21:54 < srevilak> oh - that fellow from worcester.  Will send you his
        contact info
21:55 < noe> Yes, we should do it before school(s) start.
21:55 < noe> I like August 2nd.  Seconded!
21:56 < jokeefe> thanks srevilak
21:57 < noe> (ouch, 4 more minutes!)  do we have other things we need
        to talk about tonight?
21:57 < srevilak> aug 2 works for me too
21:57 < jokeefe> August 2nd, will see if any objections.
21:57 < jokeefe> where? Georges Island again?
21:58 < srevilak> I like Georges Island
21:59 < jokeefe> Might want to start earlier or have an advance team to
        make sure we get a good space with shade
22:00 < jokeefe> well we are at time, will see what others think
22:01 < jokeefe> motion adjourn, is there a 2nd?
22:01 < srevilak> 2nd
22:01 < aquaticonions> 2nd
22:01 < jokeefe> all in favor?
22:02 < srevilak> aye
22:02 < aquaticonions> aye
22:02 < jokeefe> aye
22:02 < srevilak> will post notes
22:02 < jokeefe> any opposed?
22:02 < jokeefe> thanks, srevilak
22:03 < noe> night all!
22:03 < jokeefe> motion passes