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=== What do we need / What do we have? ===
=== What do we need / What do we have? ===
== Why Run as a Pirate? ==


== Tasks ==
== Tasks ==
=== Why Run as a Pirate? ===
* revise platform


=== Reaching Out to Supporters ===
=== Reaching Out to Supporters ===
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== Who leads up what? ==
== Who leads up what? ==


== Summary ==
=== What are our goals? ===
* More candidates than last time
* Better support for candidates
** Web site - votepirate.us
** How-tos
*** Pick an office
*** Get on Ballot
*** Run ...
* More press attention
* Expand number of chapters
* Expand volunteer network
=== What do we need / What do we have? ===
People
=== Why Run as a Pirate? ===
Campaign issue ideas
* Innovation/Competition
** Ban non-compete agreements
** Oppose video/film subsidies
** Setup Single payer healthcare for all
** Making all public higher education free
** Raising up spending on K-12 education
** Stream-line process to setup a business
*** especially for cooperative businesses?
*** Recognition of L3C corporations
** Basic Income? / Right to a job?
* Automatically put all state records on-line with ability to exempt/Fixing Public Records
* Improve transportation
** Remove all tolls on the pike and elsewhere
** Fixing the MBTA
*** make it focus on transporting people
*** so it is more sustainable financially
*** better supports the needs of people
*** main goal seems to be catching fair evaders & people who assault bus drivers
*** Remove the big dig debt from the t's books
* Municipal broadband
* Legalize / tax all drugs / treat as public health issue
* Education
** No for-profit charter schools
*** no wall street folks making money off the backs of our children
* Taxes
** Increase taxes on rich - See [http://www.itep.org/pdf/whopaysreport.pdf]
=== Tasks ===
* Update CiviCRM to meet our needs
** SSO? /openid?
** How to search blank fields
** smart groups for people w/o email or phone
** find out how to get people to update their contact info
** Embedded signup forms in blog/other site (CSS issues?)
** Video Game Company Tax Credit petition (jokeefe)
** geo tagged / smart lists for regions (jokeefe)
* After cleaning up list, call people to setup regional meetings
** Need sign up sheet for regional organizers
** Put out calls for regional organizers
** Start calling for organizers in late Dec/early Jan
* Regional meetings in early/mid January - February
** Get access to regional lists to organizers
** Need regional meeting pages / votepirate.us
*** Need people to sign up for meetings
*** Get details on meetings
== Next Meetings ==
== Next Meetings ==


The next meetings will be Sunday, Dec. 6 and .  Both will be at Regina Pizzeria in Allston.
The next meetings will be Sunday, Dec. 6 at Regina Pizzeria in Allston and Saturday, Dec. 19th at a location determined by a poll. srevilak will post the poll.

Revision as of 17:42, 15 November 2015

Participants

Attending:

Discussion

Before the discussion, please review the following documents:

What are our goals?

What do we need / What do we have?

Why Run as a Pirate?

Tasks

Reaching Out to Supporters

  • reach out to supporters:
    • ask to organize/volunteer/recommend candidates

Identifying Candidates

  • videos:
    • why run
    • how to run set
  • mentor & support candidates

get candidates on the ballot

Who leads up what?

Summary

What are our goals?

  • More candidates than last time
  • Better support for candidates
    • Web site - votepirate.us
    • How-tos
      • Pick an office
      • Get on Ballot
      • Run ...
  • More press attention
  • Expand number of chapters
  • Expand volunteer network

What do we need / What do we have?

People

Why Run as a Pirate?

Campaign issue ideas

  • Innovation/Competition
    • Ban non-compete agreements
    • Oppose video/film subsidies
    • Setup Single payer healthcare for all
    • Making all public higher education free
    • Raising up spending on K-12 education
    • Stream-line process to setup a business
      • especially for cooperative businesses?
      • Recognition of L3C corporations
    • Basic Income? / Right to a job?
  • Automatically put all state records on-line with ability to exempt/Fixing Public Records
  • Improve transportation
    • Remove all tolls on the pike and elsewhere
    • Fixing the MBTA
      • make it focus on transporting people
      • so it is more sustainable financially
      • better supports the needs of people
      • main goal seems to be catching fair evaders & people who assault bus drivers
      • Remove the big dig debt from the t's books
  • Municipal broadband
  • Legalize / tax all drugs / treat as public health issue
  • Education
    • No for-profit charter schools
      • no wall street folks making money off the backs of our children
  • Taxes
    • Increase taxes on rich - See [1]

Tasks

  • Update CiviCRM to meet our needs
    • SSO? /openid?
    • How to search blank fields
    • smart groups for people w/o email or phone
    • find out how to get people to update their contact info
    • Embedded signup forms in blog/other site (CSS issues?)
    • Video Game Company Tax Credit petition (jokeefe)
    • geo tagged / smart lists for regions (jokeefe)
  • After cleaning up list, call people to setup regional meetings
    • Need sign up sheet for regional organizers
    • Put out calls for regional organizers
    • Start calling for organizers in late Dec/early Jan
  • Regional meetings in early/mid January - February
    • Get access to regional lists to organizers
    • Need regional meeting pages / votepirate.us
      • Need people to sign up for meetings
      • Get details on meetings

Next Meetings

The next meetings will be Sunday, Dec. 6 at Regina Pizzeria in Allston and Saturday, Dec. 19th at a location determined by a poll. srevilak will post the poll.

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