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== Review & Decisions ==
== Review & Decisions ==


Mass. Senate came out with a public records reform bill ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S2120 S.2120]) that is better than the awful House version.  [https://digboston.com/foia-bles-critical-mass-records-reform-bill-takes-two-steps-forward-and-one-step-back/ Bay State Examiner has a good review in the Weekly Dig].
Mass. Senate came out with a public records reform bill ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S2120 S.2120], [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1257 S.1257]) that is better than the awful House version.  [https://digboston.com/foia-bles-critical-mass-records-reform-bill-takes-two-steps-forward-and-one-step-back/ Bay State Examiner has a good review in the Weekly Dig].


On Thursday, the 4th at 10am, the Body Cameras bill ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H2170 H.2170]) will have its State House hearing in room B-1 - We support it.
On Thursday, the 4th at 10am, the Body Cameras bill ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H2170 H.2170]) will have its State House hearing in room B-1 - We support it.

Revision as of 21:23, 1 February 2016

Review & Decisions

Mass. Senate came out with a public records reform bill (S.2120, S.1257) that is better than the awful House version. Bay State Examiner has a good review in the Weekly Dig.

On Thursday, the 4th at 10am, the Body Cameras bill (H.2170) will have its State House hearing in room B-1 - We support it.

  • Who can write a testimony for the hearing about why we support it?
  • Who can speak at it?

Campaigns Status

Regional Convention & Contacting Members

  • bestpiggy is calling Boston
  • Lulu is calling Worcester & South
  • srevilak, noe, aquaticonions & jokeefe are finding a location for a regional convention North/West of Boston.

2016 Campaign

2016 Campaign Plan & Task Status

Pirate Pads:

  1. text for campaign site

Candidate Status

  • jokeefe will post blog and send email asking for candidates Tuesday
  • srevilak merging potential candidates into list, starting calling
  • noe not running, jokeefe/noe will encourage others to run in greater-Somerville

PirateCon 2016

  • Location
  • Date

Upcoming Events

  1. 2/4, 10am, Body Cameras bill hearing, State House, room B-1 - We support it. Who can speak at it/write a statement about it?
  2. 2/8, 7pm - 8:30pm, Using Intelligent Algorithms to Design Intelligent Algorithms, The Burren, 247 Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville
  3. 2/11, 6pm - 8pm, Boston Security Meetup: "Where Security Meets Privacy, Government Surveillance and Web", LogMeIn, 333 Summer St, Boston
  4. 2/16, 12pm - 1:30pm, Bruce Schneier on "Security and Privacy in the World-Sized Web.", Berkman, 23 Everett Street, Second Floor, Cambridge - RSVP, live stream
  5. 2/24, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty
  6. 3/19-20, LibrePlanet 2016 conference, MIT Stata Center, Cambridge, Edward Snowden is the keynote speaker
  7. 3/30, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty

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

Participants

  • jokeefe (James O’Keefe, Somerville)
  • igel
  • srevilak (Steve Revilak, Arlington, MA)
  • aquaticonions (Eli Haber, Lexington)
  • bestpiggy (olivia píñeyro, boston)
  • davidd (David van Deijk, Eindhoven, Netherlands)
  • Kendra (Kendra Moyer in Michigan)
  • Bluestreak

Observers

  • Pharyngeal
  • zby

Summary

Saturday campaign meeting went well. Organized calling and button making.

Body worn cameras. Steve offers to write some testimony for why we support H.2170. https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H2170. https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1257

Minutes

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