March 27th, 2014 IRC Meeting

Decisions

1. Plan for 5/9 Fundraiser
   1. Performers
   2. DJ
   3. Logistics
   4. pad
2. Events to organize?
   1. April 19, Stop TTIP Protest - Seems to be mostly Germany & Poland
3. Events to attend?
   1. March Against Monsanto, Boston (Bluestreak, you got this?)
   2. April 26th, noon, Jobs Not Jails: Rally to End Mass Incarceration and Fund Job Creation, Boston Common

Tasks & Events

1. April 12th PAX Cryptoparty
2. 2014 Campaign
   1. Status - 2 candidates gathering signatures
3. May 9-10, http://www.securitybsides.com/w/page/73115456/BSidesBoston2014 Security Bsides Boston], Calling for papers
4. May 17th Together Boston Festival
5. May 18th Together Boston Cryptoparty, General Assembly, Boston
   1. Looking for hands on trainers
6. May 24th Boston Security Conference - James speaking at it
7. May 24th, March Against Monsanto, Boston
8. September 2014 Conference - Need location & date
9. Tech Issues
   1. CiviCRM - Jamie recommends we get a version of this setup for us and point masspirates.net at it.
   2. BitPay
   3. Voter registration app
10. Support, Outreach & Finances
    1. Finance update
    2. Event checklist

Participants

• srevilak (Steve Revilak, Arlington, MA)
• Lulu (Lucia Fiero, Medway)
• jokeefe (James O'Keefe, Somerville)
• davidd
• ANONinMass
• Garret
• noe

Observers:

• ageis
• zby

Summary

5/19 Fundraiser. Narrowing down the list of potential performers.

TTIP protest. We decide not to organize a local event. We'd rather focus on gathering signatures for our two candidates.

March against Monsanto. Bluestreak to bottom-line pirate presence.

PAX Cryptoparty will be informal. jokeefe will put out a call for pirates to attend.

Jobs Not Jails rally. srevilak will bottom-line pirate presence.

Meeting Minutes

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[9:03pm] jokeefe: agenda - http://masspirates.org/wiki/March_27th,_2014_IRC_Meeting [9:03pm] davidd: keep it up folks, have a pleasant one [9:03pm] Lulu: Sleep tight! [9:03pm] jokeefe: you two davidd, gotta ? for you [9:03pm] jokeefe: NL Pirates participating in the 4/19 TTIP protests? [9:04pm] jokeefe: meanwhile at the meeting - Decisions [9:04pm] jokeefe: ooops ids - James O'Keefe, Somerville [9:04pm] Lulu: Lucia Fiero, Medway [9:04pm] srevilak: Steve Revilak, Arlington, MA [9:05pm] jokeefe: Plan for 5/9 Fundraiser - any update? [9:05pm] Lulu: Noe and Joe may come too... late [9:05pm] jokeefe: hopefully [9:05pm] srevilak: no 5/9 update from me, sorry [9:06pm] Lulu: I can't remember what the last thing I reported was! [9:06pm] Lulu: No Kendra... [9:06pm] Lulu: OK to enlist Sarah? [9:06pm] srevilak: Lulu: sure [9:06pm] Lulu: Also, the light photo guy has not got back to me. [9:06pm] Lulu: Capioera group still very interested [9:07pm] jokeefe: I emailed step about his DJ friend. cc'd you [9:07pm] jokeefe: any further on logistics? [9:08pm] Lulu: We need to write a proposal. I will start it and invite folks to edit it. [9:08pm] Lulu: For the Cap group. [9:08pm] jokeefe: k [9:09pm] Lulu: If we have Chance, Cap, Mark and Light photo guy, I think that will cover it. [9:09pm] Lulu: I will ask Sarah C if we can use the Library for the photos [9:09pm] Lulu: BUT [9:09pm] Lulu: Jason and I are doing NOTHING Pirate this weekend except collecting sigs. [9:10pm] jokeefe: What about the other bands who were interested such as the one Kendra recommended? [9:10pm] jokeefe: a good idea [9:10pm] Lulu: I will update the Berklee post [9:10pm] Lulu: with our new date. [9:10pm] Lulu: And tell the acts we like about the change. They may have other bookings [9:10pm] jokeefe: could just email the folks who contacted us [9:11pm] jokeefe: ok, thanks [9:11pm] Lulu: I'll do both if I can find the time. [9:11pm] Lulu: Certainly after the weekend. [9:11pm] jokeefe: Monday? [9:11pm] jokeefe: I can email the bands if you want [9:11pm] Lulu: Duh [9:12pm] Lulu: COULD YOU? [9:12pm] Lulu: Jason is only home for the weekend this week [9:12pm] Lulu: *does little dance of thankfulness* [9:13pm] jokeefe: ok, will find contact info send for review and then email them. [9:13pm] jokeefe: Next - Events to organize? - Stop TTIP Protest [9:13pm] srevilak: I like the idea of doing protest + campaigning [9:13pm] jokeefe: I recommend against this since we may still have to gather sigs and there is much to do [9:14pm] Lulu: Jason and I are in total agreement: Getting the kids on the ballot has to be priority #1 [9:14pm] srevilak: In that case, could use TTIP as a talking point while signature gathering [9:15pm] jokeefe: of course [9:15pm] jokeefe: agreed to not do it? [9:15pm] srevilak: agreed [9:15pm] jokeefe: or I should say not organize it? [9:15pm] Lulu: IDK one sec [9:16pm] Lulu: Garret is loggin on [9:16pm] Lulu: maybe he is interested [9:16pm] jokeefe: well that could change things [9:16pm] ANONinMASS joined the chat room. [9:16pm] jokeefe: ++bandwidth [9:16pm] Garret joined the chat room. [9:16pm] jokeefe: hey ANONinMass & Garret [9:16pm] ANONinMASS: hello guys! [9:16pm] Lulu: Hi Bry [9:16pm] Garret: hi! i remembered! [9:16pm] Garret: [9:16pm] Lulu: LOL [9:17pm] Garret: yay memory. *cough* anyways... [9:17pm] • srevilak waves to ANONinMASS and Garret [9:17pm] Lulu: So the question on the table: [9:17pm] ANONinMASS: hey Steve! [9:17pm] Lulu: jokeefe sir? [9:17pm] Garret: (there's a table?) [9:17pm] jokeefe: Euro Pirates organizing anti-TTIP protest on Sat. 4/19 [9:17pm] srevilak: http://stopttipprotest.wikia.com/wiki/Stopttipprotest_Wiki [9:17pm] jokeefe: you folks interested in organizing such an event? [9:18pm] Lulu: I am, but if Joe doesn't have his sigs yet I may not attend! [9:18pm] Lulu: LOL [9:18pm] Garret: that's the free trade thingy? [9:18pm] Lulu: BUT... sig could be collected for Noe at it [9:18pm] jokeefe: Alternatively, you two want to run as Pirates in the Nov. election? [9:18pm] Lulu: Nafta on steroids [9:18pm] jokeefe: aye! tis [9:18pm] Lulu: Getting all up in your IP bidness [9:19pm] jokeefe: corp. rights > people rights [9:19pm] Lulu: Garret has forsworn candidacy but... [9:19pm] Garret: hmm.. i'll rage against some free trade [9:19pm] jokeefe: we are focusing on getting candidates on ballot got til 4/29 [9:19pm] Lulu: Would you like to run Bry? [9:19pm] Garret: i'm no candidate, i'm not nice enough and don't play well with others. [9:20pm] Lulu: I have to agree. But we still love you! [9:20pm] jokeefe: arrr be the truth of a sort [9:20pm] ANONinMASS: no thanks, not sure im quite ready for that step [9:20pm] Lulu: Sure you are! [9:20pm] Garret: Bry's a nice guy [9:20pm] Garret: lol [9:20pm] jokeefe: he is. so corp. free trade protest - want to organize? [9:20pm] ANONinMASS: u gtuys havent seen me mad lol [9:20pm] Lulu: Well, you are more than capable, but if you aren't willing... I understand. [9:21pm] Lulu: OK so FB page/blog post [9:21pm] Lulu: act-ma [9:21pm] Lulu: Where? park Street? [9:22pm] jokeefe: BTW: agenda at http://masspirates.org/wiki/March_27th,_2014_IRC_Meeting [9:22pm] Garret: Saturday... Park St is a decent spot for a Sat [9:22pm] Garret: i don't want to organize, no. i'm actually heavily engaged in two other projects as we speak....... [9:23pm] Garret: i'll lend myself to the cause, but i can't organize [9:24pm] Lulu: ANONinMASS can you? [9:24pm] Lulu: Organize? [9:24pm] jokeefe: why don't we do this. lets put out a call to see who wants to run with it, and see who is willing. if no one interested, then it doesn't get done. [9:24pm] ANONinMASS: i cant even make it to boston righht now. the blue beast is almost K.I.A. [9:24pm] jokeefe: sorry man [9:24pm] ANONinMASS: the kingpins are shot and limits me to my area [9:25pm] srevilak: I'm happy to stand around park street with a sign saying "Stop TTIP, Vote Pirate" [9:25pm] jokeefe: right, getting more out is what helps and we got sigs to get [9:26pm] jokeefe: calling it - not enough interest. moving on [9:26pm] jokeefe: March Against Monsanto, Boston (Lulu, you got this?) [9:26pm] Lulu: Yes. [9:27pm] Lulu: Again, I will start putting it together after the weekend. [9:27pm] Lulu: I don't think I have act-ma posting privileges though [9:27pm] jokeefe: thank you. [9:27pm] Lulu: MAM is big and important. [9:28pm] Lulu: Gotta get people out there. [9:28pm] jokeefe: we can talk about act-ma offline [9:28pm] jokeefe: aye [9:28pm] Lulu: Hopefully it won't rain! [9:28pm] ANONinMASS: I will help spread the word about MAM [9:28pm] jokeefe: thanks [9:28pm] Garret: The MAM will populate itself, more or less [9:28pm] ANONinMASS: anything I can do creating flyers and such [9:28pm] Garret: just a matter of making sure people know something will happen [9:28pm] Lulu: I will ping you when blog and eco med is ready ANONinMASS [9:29pm] jokeefe: I think we are set for April 12th PAX Cryptoparty since it is informal - will put a call out for it along with the one on 5/18 [9:29pm] Lulu: You too G [9:29pm] Lulu: I won't have time to organize any of it, but I will be a passive supporter. [9:29pm] jokeefe: Garret you should come to that event [9:29pm] Lulu: AJ drags me all over Pax until I cry [9:29pm] Lulu: Yes, G, you can get in free. [9:29pm] Garret: meh [9:29pm] ANONinMASS: ^ lol [9:30pm] Lulu: Just saying [9:30pm] noe joined the chat room. [9:30pm] jokeefe: hi noe [9:30pm] jokeefe: anyone going to Jobs Not Jails: Rally to End Mass Incarceration and Fund Job Creation? [9:30pm] srevilak: I'm going to JNJ [9:30pm] jokeefe: agenda at http://masspirates.org/wiki/March_27th,_2014_IRC_Meeting [9:31pm] noe: hi jamie, hi all! [9:31pm] srevilak: I'll bottom-line JNJ participation [9:31pm] jokeefe: brb - Lulu you have the wheel [9:31pm] Garret: first i've heard of JNJ [9:32pm] Lulu_ joined the chat room. [9:32pm] srevilak: Garret: http://jobsnotjails.org/jnj/ [9:32pm] Lulu_: My Mac is acting up, imagine that. [9:33pm] Garret: maybe [9:33pm] Garret: if i'm free, i'll show up [9:33pm] srevilak: thx Garret [9:33pm] noe: if i'm free, i'll also go [9:33pm] Lulu_: Hi there! [9:33pm] noe: april 26 seems so far away [9:33pm] Lulu_: It's my berfday [9:34pm] Lulu_: [9:34pm] srevilak: noe: signature gathering on Sunday? [9:34pm] Lulu left the chat room. (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) [9:35pm] noe: srevilak: signature gathering Sunday 3/30 11am-1pm Ball Square [9:35pm] srevilak: noe: will be there [9:36pm] Lulu_: GL you guys [9:36pm] Kendra joined the chat room. [9:36pm] Garret: i workin sundays [9:36pm] noe: Lulu_:  ! Hi maybe we should have bday cake on the common with you at JNJ? [9:37pm] Lulu_: Aw, you're sweet! [9:38pm] Lulu_: Akshlly I'll bring the cake [9:38pm] Lulu_: To thank ppl for coming out [9:38pm] noe: Garret: is cool, i've been doing classes on Saturdays and have been missing those events [9:39pm] srevilak: Lulu_: talked to joe a few days ago, and offered to help with signatures. off-line, send me some dates when you'll be gathering [9:39pm] Lulu_: I will tell you now we want to go out Sat [9:39pm] Lulu_: Come out to Bellingham? [9:39pm] Lulu_: I will email you [9:39pm] Lulu_: And thanks [9:39pm] srevilak: Happy to head out to Bellingham. Tied up on Sat from 11:00 - 13:00 [9:40pm] Lulu_: OK well we will play it by ear! [9:40pm] Lulu_: You might have to (gasp) keep your phone on!