March 28th, 2017 IRC Meeting

Projects

Conference

PirateCon 2017 Topics

Topics so far:

• Fact Checking Real News vs. Fake News Using the CRAAP Method
• The need for the voice of the people; The need for democracy
• How storytelling and narrative can help raise awareness to issues around privacy, transparency, and overall civil rights in a digital age
• The power of community around technology, music, and art
• Ranked Choice Voting -- what it is, why it is important, and how the statewide educational campaign is progressing
• badmirror.tv - a personalized video broadcasting system that connects viewers with their local and global communities
• Using the lessons learned from Occupy to build a web-enabled democratic movement and platform for future governance
• Cryptocurrency regulations and its effects on privacy, exchangers, and entrepreneurs and why you should be concerned (Lightning Talk)
• Passing local surveillance ordinances
• Piracy on the Internet
• Independent media/fake news
• breakout groups to develop sections of the Pirate Policy
• How to FOIA

Planks

Previous work in this area: https://github.com/masspirates/planks=== Message board application ===

Projects On Hold For the Moment

First two of these could be topics for future hackathons.

CCTV Camera Map

Looking at organizing a map-a-thon.

Upcoming Events

• 3/29, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
• 3/31, 6-8pm, Privacy at the Border workshop - for International Students, Lamont Forum Room, Lamont Library in Harvard Yard (the corner of Quincy & Harvard St), Cambridge, Facebook event
• 4/1, 2-4pm, Democracy/IT meeting, Arlington. Email info@masspirates.org for the location
• 4/22, March for Science, Boston
• 4/25, 5-8pm, Campaign Workshop, Holyoke Public Library Community Room, 250 Chestnut St, Holyoke
• 4/26, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
• 4/29, PirateCon (details forthcoming)
• 4/29-30, 9am-5:30pm, MassAlliance Grassroots Campaign Training, Western Massachusetts
• 5/5, 5-7pm, LGBT-focused Cryptoparty, Make Shift Boston, 549 Columbus Ave, Boston
• 5/6-7, 9am-5:30pm, MassAlliance Grassroots Campaign Training, Greater Boston
• 5/9, Massachusetts Pirate Party 7th Anniversary
• 5/14-21, Together Boston, Cambridge
• 5/17, Chelsea Manning's Release Date
• 5/20, 10am-4pm, March Against Monsanto
• 5/21, noon-6pm, Together Boston Cryptoparty, Together Boston space, 614 Massachusetts Ave. #203, Central Sq., Cambridge
• 5/31, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
• 6/3, 5-7pm, LGBT-focused Cryptoparty, Make Shift Boston, 549 Columbus Ave, Boston
• 6/10, Boston Pride Parade, Boston
• 6/21, Edward Snowden's Birthday
• 6/28, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville

See: 2017 calendar