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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/yP_CCtKg4-Q


== Reports ==
== Reports ==
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=== June Conference ===  
=== June Conference ===  
Scheduled for June 15th, 2025 in the Lavender room at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville
=== Internship candidate ===
Jamie met with him. Checking references.


=== Federal Bills to Review ===
=== Federal Bills to Review ===
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* [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/21/democratic-senators-team-up-with-maga-to-hand-trump-a-censorship-machine/ Senators working on a bill that would repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act]. Section 230 is the primary reason we have freedom of speech on the Internet. [https://www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/hello-youve-been-referred-here-because-youre-wrong-about-section-230-communications-decency-act/ See this explainer]. We have long supported Section 230 implicitly, but we never wrote up a statement why. Including why we support free speech seems important right now, as well.
* [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/21/democratic-senators-team-up-with-maga-to-hand-trump-a-censorship-machine/ Senators working on a bill that would repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act]. Section 230 is the primary reason we have freedom of speech on the Internet. [https://www.techdirt.com/2020/06/23/hello-youve-been-referred-here-because-youre-wrong-about-section-230-communications-decency-act/ See this explainer]. We have long supported Section 230 implicitly, but we never wrote up a statement why. Including why we support free speech seems important right now, as well.
* [https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4569 TAKE IT DOWN Act] / [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/06/trump-promises-to-abuse-take-it-down-act-for-censorship-just-as-we-warned/ Analysis] - Passed the Senate
* [https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4569 TAKE IT DOWN Act] / [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/06/trump-promises-to-abuse-take-it-down-act-for-censorship-just-as-we-warned/ Analysis] - Passed the Senate
* [https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4569 S.4875 - NO FAKES Act of 2024] / [https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/10/no-fakes-a-dream-for-lawyers-a-nightmare-for-everyone-else/ Analysis]


=== Commonwealth Bills to Review ===
=== Commonwealth Bills to Review ===


* Civil Asset Forfeiture reform ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1953 H.1953])
* An Act relative to unregulated face recognition and emerging biometric surveillance technologies ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1538 H.1538])
* An Act relative to unregulated face recognition and emerging biometric surveillance technologies ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1538 H.1538])
* An Act establishing a moratorium on face recognition and other remote biometric surveillance systems ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1385 S.1385])
* An Act establishing a moratorium on face recognition and other remote biometric surveillance systems ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1385 S.1385])
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* An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2687 H.2687])
* An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2687 H.2687])
* Dignity Not Deportations Act ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1588 H.1588] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1122 S.1122])
* Dignity Not Deportations Act ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1588 H.1588] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1122 S.1122])
* Civil Asset Forfeiture reform ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1953 H.1953])
* Right to Repair Bills:
* Right to Repair Bills:
** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H433 H.433] & [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S189 S.189]
** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H433 H.433] & [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S189 S.189]
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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].
=== A reconsideration of Member Meeting Articles ===
We haven't adhered to our [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement Articles of Agreement]'s [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#Article_4.0:_Member_Meetings Member Meetings section] strictly since we have existed, specifically the [ https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Form Form] and [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Time 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


=== United States Pirate Party Issues? ===
=== United States Pirate Party Issues? ===
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=== 2025 Voter Outreach ===
=== 2025 Voter Outreach ===
Leader: Jamie


* <strike>Letters to city election committee/town clerk asking for pirate voters/election dates</strike>
* <strike>Letters to city election committee/town clerk asking for pirate voters/election dates</strike>
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** Donate/join our mailing list
** Donate/join our mailing list


=== 2025 Local Campaigns ===
=== 2025/6 Campaigns ===


Need a leader for this effort.
Leader: Jamie


Actions:
Working on draft schedule.
* Outreach to volunteers:
** Ask them to organize locally
** Ask them to campaign/run
** Ask them to give us their full contact info
** Call potential candidates/supporters
* Videos:
** Selecting campaign
** Planning campaign
** Get on the ballot
** Fundraising
** Voter Id
** GOTV


=== Other To Do ===
=== Other To Do ===
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== Participants ==
== Participants ==
* Eli
* Jamie
* Joe
* Steve


=== Observers ===
=== Observers ===


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Reports
* Nothing beyond what's in the agenda
Boston Dyke March
* Friday June 14th.  Join us to march
June Conference
* We booked the Lavender room @ Arts at the Armory for June 15th.
* Jamie will take a look at the room, and will provide an update.
Fifers day
* Following week
Intern candidate
* Jamie spoke a potential intern candidate.  Went very well.
Federal Bills to review
* Take it down act
* Still talk about repealing Section 230. But no bills yet.
Mass Bills to review
* A number of bills related to civil asset forfeiture reform
Federal Goverment information security (or lack thereof)
* 404 Media reported that members of the Trump administration have been using an archiving communications to a third party service.  Someone hacked into the third party service.
* https://www.404media.co/the-signal-clone-the-trump-admin-uses-was-hacked/
Meeting dates
* Jamie proposes May 11th and May 25th
Voter outreach
* Voter outreach continues. Jamie would like to do a mailing by end of may.
* Jamie has a draft schedule of when things need to be done.

Latest revision as of 17:02, 5 May 2025

Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/

Recording: https://youtu.be/yP_CCtKg4-Q

Reports

Decisions/Endorsements

June Conference

Scheduled for June 15th, 2025 in the Lavender room at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville

Internship candidate

Jamie met with him. Checking references.

Federal Bills to Review

Commonwealth Bills to Review

  • Civil Asset Forfeiture reform (H.1953)
  • 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)
  • Right to Repair Bills:

Here is an etherpad for people to offer suggestions.

United States Pirate Party Issues?

Projects/Events

Pirate News

Leader: Joseph

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

2025 Voter Outreach

Leader: Jamie

  • Letters to city election committee/town clerk asking for pirate voters/election dates
  • Follow ups as necessary
  • Snail Mail supporters in December to tell them about:
    • Conference
    • Call for officer nominees
    • Municipal elections
    • Other events/efforts
    • Donate/join our mailing list

2025/6 Campaigns

Leader: Jamie

Working on draft schedule.

Other To Do

Upcoming Events

Participants

  • Eli
  • Jamie
  • Joe
  • Steve


Observers

Summary

Reports

  • Nothing beyond what's in the agenda

Boston Dyke March

  • Friday June 14th. Join us to march

June Conference

  • We booked the Lavender room @ Arts at the Armory for June 15th.
  • Jamie will take a look at the room, and will provide an update.

Fifers day

  • Following week

Intern candidate

  • Jamie spoke a potential intern candidate. Went very well.

Federal Bills to review

  • Take it down act
  • Still talk about repealing Section 230. But no bills yet.

Mass Bills to review

  • A number of bills related to civil asset forfeiture reform

Federal Goverment information security (or lack thereof)

Meeting dates

  • Jamie proposes May 11th and May 25th

Voter outreach

  • Voter outreach continues. Jamie would like to do a mailing by end of may.
  • Jamie has a draft schedule of when things need to be done.
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