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Revision as of 20:46, 1 May 2019
Review
Officer/Pirate Council Elections
| Office | Choice | Winner(s) | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | James O'Keefe | * | 18 |
| First Officer | Steve Revilak | * | 11 |
| Joseph Onoroski | 5 | ||
| Abstain | 2 | ||
| Quartermaster | Joseph Onoroski | * | 16 |
| Abstain | 2 | ||
| PR/Media Director | Joseph Onoroski | * | 16 |
| Abstain | 2 | ||
| Activism Director | Malt Schlitzmann | * | 16 |
| Abstain | 1 | ||
| None of the Above | 1 | ||
| Swarmwise Director | Christine (Christopher) Reynolds | * | 15 |
| Abstain | 3 | ||
| Web/Info Director | Christine (Christopher) Reynolds | * | 15 |
| Abstain | 3 | ||
| Arbitrators | Steve Revilak | * | 5 |
| James O'Keefe | * | 12 | |
| None of the Above | 1 | ||
| Representatives to the US Pirate Party | Joseph Onoroski | * | 10 |
| Malt Schlitzmann | * | 5 | |
| Abstain | 2 | ||
| None of the Above | 1 |
jokeefe will schedule a follow up meeting with new elected folks and volunteers.
Worcester Pirate Meetup
Decisions/Endorsements
Projects
Goals for Q2:
- Organize meetups
- Organize election
- Organize Fundraiser(s)
- Organize candidate trainings
- Revise platform
Regional Meetings
Video Newsletter
- Next pirate news recording?
- Make a video supporting the European Pirates in the upcoming EU election?
Mesh Net
Cryptoparties
Tech/Outreach
- need to schedule a May meeting
- find discussion/voting system
- update blog theme
- update civicrm software
- set up torrents for PirateCon videos (creynolds)
- post remaining audio for PirateCon talks (srevilak)
Election Campaigns
Bills to make the Film Credit Permanent
HD388 would make the film tax credit permanent. It is supposed to expire in 2023. The bill has 100+ signatures this time around. There isn't a hearing date for it yet.
Action items:
- Tell our supporters how to oppose it
- Look out for a hearing date
- If possible, reach out to other groups to organize a lobby day
Update Platform
Tabled Projects
These have been on our agenda for a long time. How do we make them a reality?
Boston Sex Worker Petition
Non-pirate guest speakers
Sargon of Akkad
Bearing
CCTV camera map
Computer Donations
https://piratenpad.de/p/MassPiratesComputerDonations
Video Newsletter guest speakers
FOSS Tutorials
Worcester farm group is interested in having some FOSS tutorials. Perhaps:
- how to do basic labels in GIMP,
- work through a few sample spreadsheets related to seed cost and
- similarly applicable real-world situations, depending on the needs of the group
Basically how to do graph design & product management with open source tools. Malt will put together a one paragraph description of what we need and we can mail it out to ask pirates to help.
Upcoming Events
- 5/7, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting, Industry Lab, 288 Norfolk St, Cambridge
- 5/14, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 5/18, 10:30am-1:45pm, Somerville-area Pirate Meetup, Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave., Somerville
- 5/21, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 5/23-26, European Parliamentary Elections, #VotePirate
- 5/28, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 6/4, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 6/11, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
- 6/22, 11am-4pm, Holyoke Pirate Meetup, Board Room, Holyoke Public Library, Holyoke
Participants
Observers
- ChanServ
- igel[m]
- hvxgr
- davidd
- Mikaela_Suomalainen
- bonelesspepsi[m]
- 0FRAAAAC8
Summary
- Agreed to support the Stop & Shop Strikers. jokeefe will ask Moses to write a statement
- Will record the next pirate news show on Sunday, 8pm.
- Agreed to push the date that ballot are due back two days to 4/27.
