September 29th, 2022 IRC Meeting

Projects

Party Conference & Elections

• October 8th. noon-5pm tentative
• Registration: https://masspirates.org/crew/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=77
• Speaker sign up: https://masspirates.org/crew/forms/speak-our-2022-party-conference
• Speakers:
  • Micky signed up
  • USPP folks signed up
  • Ranked choice voting
• Elections set for Nov. after election day

Schedule

• noon - Introductions and chat
• 12:30pm - 2023 Planning
• 1:30pm - Starting local chapters
• 2:30pm - Greg Dennis Voter Choice MA
• 3pm - Mitch from USPP
• 4pm - Agaric

Planning for 2023 Local Elections

• https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPP2023LocalElections

Video Newsletter/Podcast

Leader: Joseph

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

Other To Do

• Application to PPI

Upcoming Events

• Party Conference, October 8th. Conference Registration
• Boston Anarchist Bookfair, November 12-13. Apply to Present by Sept. 22

Participants

• jokeefe (James O’Keefe, Somerville)
• srevilak (Steve Revilak, Arlington)
• Joe (Joseph Onoroski, Lowell)

Observers

• davidd
• hvxgr
• slerman

Summary

Party conference and elections

• Have schedule finalized

Pirate news

• On for the usual time on Sunday

Minutes

 
21:05 <~jokeefe> Agenda:
        https://masspirates.org/wiki/September_29th,_2022_IRC_Meeting
21:05 <~jokeefe> ids
21:06 <~jokeefe> James O’Keefe, Somerville
21:07 < srevilak> Steve Revilak, Arlington
21:08 <~jokeefe> Party Conference & Elections
21:09 <~jokeefe> Put some of a draft schedule on the agenda
21:09 < srevilak> Looks good so far, just need to fill earlier slots
21:10 <~jokeefe> yes
21:12 <~jokeefe> What about:
21:13 <~jokeefe> noon - Introductions and chat
21:13 <~jokeefe> 12:30pm - 2023 Planning
21:13 <~jokeefe> 1:30pm - Starting local chapters
21:13 <~jokeefe> 2:30pm - Greg Dennis Voter Choice MA
21:13 <~jokeefe> 3pm - Mitch from USPP
21:13 <~jokeefe> 4pm - Agaric
21:13 <~jokeefe> ahoy joe
21:13 < Joe> Ahoy, sorry for late
21:13 <~jokeefe> discussing the conference schedule
21:13 <~jokeefe> Suggesting:
21:13 <~jokeefe> noon - Introductions and chat
21:13 <~jokeefe> 12:30pm - 2023 Planning
21:13 <~jokeefe> 1:30pm - Starting local chapters
21:13 <~jokeefe> 2:30pm - Greg Dennis Voter Choice MA
21:13 <~jokeefe> 3pm - Mitch from USPP
21:13 <~jokeefe> 4pm - Agaric
21:14 < srevilak> That works
21:14 < Joe> Joseph Onoroski, Lowell
21:15 < srevilak> hi Joe
21:15 < Joe> Hi Steve
21:15 < srevilak>
        https://masspirates.org/wiki/September_29th,_2022_IRC_Meeting
21:15 < srevilak> we were going over conference schedule
21:17 <~jokeefe> Does that schedule for for you, Joe?
21:18 < Joe> it does
21:19 <~jokeefe> Mitch from USPP’s session is called: Why Pirate
        Parties are the best choice for the everyman.
21:19 <~jokeefe> ok. Will post it and announce
21:20 <~jokeefe> Sorry, Joe. I never head back from the ACLU gentleman
        you mentioned
21:21 < Joe> I figured.  It's ok.  Sorry my contact didn't work out.
21:21 < Joe> I am sure that they are busy at the moment.
21:22 <~jokeefe> Perhaps we can have them on Pirate News
21:23 < Joe> Sounds like a good idea.  Who is the last speaker?
21:23 <~jokeefe> BTW: Micky offered a relaxing gathering place outside
        Boston should we want to have an event there. Will send details in email
21:23 <~jokeefe> Micky from Agaric (https://agaric.coop/)
21:24 < Joe> We also have a small spot in Lowell too!!!
21:24 <~jokeefe> They are a software development cooperative
21:24 <~jokeefe> Thanks, Joe
21:26 <~jokeefe> Pirate News on Sunday? What should we talk about?
21:27 < Joe> Yes, there are a few topics that are hot atm.
21:28 < Joe> Gun ban stuff is big in the court system atm, esp in CA
21:28 < srevilak> Hurricane Ian?
21:28 < Joe> 500 year storm is a good one too, I have family friends we
        have not been able to contact.
21:29 <~jokeefe> Hope they are ok.
21:29 <~jokeefe> Ukraine is heating up and then there is this
        https://www.techdirt.com/2022/09/29/that-time-the-former-white-house-photographer-was-threatened-by-a-copyright-troll-over-his-own-public-domain-photo/
21:30 < Joe> That is the elephant in the room.  WW3
21:32 <~jokeefe> I believe the US military has been amassing more data
        on people gathered by companies
21:32 < Joe> How likely will it be? We did give a solid response(US)
        to them (Russia). Plus it really depends on how it goes down, there are
        a lot of moving technical aspects to this that makes it hard to give a
        predictable answer.
21:33 < Joe> It would be an easy one to talk about for hours.
21:33 < Joe> I'
21:33 < Joe> I'm not sure we really want our focus on it.
21:34 <~jokeefe> There is much else to discover. Could briefly talk
        about the sham elections
21:35 <~jokeefe> There is this one too
        https://www.techdirt.com/2022/09/26/san-francisco-legislators-approve-bill-giving-cops-live-on-demand-access-to-private-security-cameras/
21:36 <~jokeefe> We can sort it out Sunday. Anything else you want
        to discuss?
21:36 < srevilak> nothing here
21:36 < Joe> I'm content with all the content.
21:37 <~jokeefe> BTW: here is the US military spying story:
        https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3pnkw/us-military-bought-mass-monitoring-augury-team-cymru-browsing-email-data?utm_source=motherboard_twitter
21:37 <~jokeefe> Shall we adjourn, then?
21:38 < srevilak> sounds good
21:38 < srevilak> will post transcript
21:38 < Joe> Aye